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The Elm Tree (Charles Wells)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Dark Mild |  | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Golden Fox |  | 1 |
| Great Newsome - Sleck Dust | | 1 |
| Great Orme - Welsh Black | | 1 |
| Grafton - Sir Bors |  | 1 |
| North Yorkshire - Prior's Ale | | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked Hooker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Eagle IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Elixir | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wall's - Northallerton Dark Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otley - Oxymoron | Not Tried | 0 |
| Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| White Park - White Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| XT Brewing - No. 4 Mellow Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
12 Sep 2015 (Stephen Harris)
A brief early evening visit when I found that I had arrived at a different pub to the one where my friends had gathered.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton - Sir Bors | 4.50 | | A rather ordinary, sweetish, golden Bitter. |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Eagle IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - No. 4 Mellow Amber | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
04 Dec 2014 (HSB)
17:00 Busy around the bar. Very friendly atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Orme - Welsh Black | 4.00 | | Far too sweet for me. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Golden Fox | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - Oxymoron | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| White Park - White Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried |
21 Mar 2014 (HSB)
14:00 Our group of eight took over one end. Topics of conversation with the bar man and another customer covered Trappist beers, Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Newsome - Sleck Dust | 3.80 | | |
| North Yorkshire - Prior's Ale | 3.60 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked Hooker | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Dark Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Eagle IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Elixir | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wall's - Northallerton Dark Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
24 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Golden Fox | 4.10 | | Well balanced golden ale with hop bitterness and biscuity malt. My score 15/20. |
25 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy with refugees from Cambridge Beer Festival during the afternoon closure.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Dark Mild | 3.80 | | Sweetish and malty black mild with toffee and nutty flavours. My score 16/20. |
About The Elm Tree
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JT.
Back street pub with small front bar area and a longer room to the side. Despite being a Charles Wells badged house, a good guest ale policy prevails here with some interesting beers and local breweries represented.
We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 20 different beers and tried 6 of them.
Postcode: CB1 1JT