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The Woolpack (Greene King)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Oakham - InfernoExcellent2
Greene King - XX Dark MildExcellent1
Mordue - U.S. Pale AleExcellent1
Butcombe - Christmas StepsGood1
Bishop Nick - 1555Not Tried0
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)Not Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Old OriginalNot Tried0
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Bitter (was Kimberley Bitter)Not Tried0
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (now use 4.2% entry)Not Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Golden HenNot Tried0
Greene King - St Edmund'sNot Tried0
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - GoodwillNot Tried0
Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Kimberley ClassicNot Tried0
Hydes - Original BitterNot Tried0
Robinsons - UnicornNot Tried0
Springhead - Roaring MegNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark MildNot Tried0
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Wadworth - BoundaryNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Woolpack, Chelmsford, Essex

Visits Details

07 Jun 2016 (Magnus Greel)
Late afternoon we were the only customers in this superb back street local.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mordue - U.S. Pale Ale4.50Excellent
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Springhead - Roaring Meg5.50Not Tried
Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Kimberley Classic4.80Not Tried
Greene King - St Edmund's4.20Not Tried
Greene King - St Edmund's4.20Not Tried
Greene King - XX Dark Mild3.00Not Tried
Wadworth - Boundary4.00Not Tried
11 Feb 2012 (HSB)
Quiet
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Inferno4.00Good
11 Feb 2012 (ChrisE)
Saturday about mid day, and fairly quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Inferno4.00Excellent
Robinsons - Unicorn4.20Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Old Original5.20Not Tried
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Bitter (was Kimberley Bitter)3.90Not Tried
Hydes - Original Bitter3.80Not Tried
Greene King - XX Dark Mild3.00Not Tried
Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark Mild3.70Not Tried
Greene King - Morland Old Golden Hen4.10Not Tried
23 Dec 2011 (Stephen Harris)
Very crowded and quite boisterous.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - XX Dark Mild3.00ExcellentA lovely, rich, dark mild.
Butcombe - Christmas Steps4.20Good
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)4.40Not Tried
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Bitter (was Kimberley Bitter)3.90Not TriedBrewed by Greene King
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (now use 4.2% entry)5.00Not TriedBrewed by Greene King.
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Goodwill4.80Not Tried
Greene King - Morland Old Golden Hen4.10Not Tried
Bishop Nick - 15554.30Not TriedFrom the new Essex brewery established by Nelion Ridley.

About The Woolpack

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good2
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0DN.

This is a Greene King tied house in Mildmay Road, selling a full range of that brewery's products, plus three handpumps for guest beers. Traditional separation of public and lounge bars. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2010, 2011 & 2019.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 20 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CM2 0DN