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The Railway (Gray & Sons)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Bishop Nick - Heresy (was once 4.1%)Excellent1
Oakham - Fruit CrumbleExcellent1
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Billericay DickieGood1
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Good1
Partners - GhostGood1
Black Sheep - VeloNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - Yakima GoldNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Oakham - InfernoNot Tried0
Ramsbottom Craft (sometimes branded as Rammy Craft) - Bumble's Honey AleNot Tried0
Skinner's - Splendid TackleNot Tried0
Wibblers - Dengie IPANot Tried0
Woodforde's - SundewNot Tried0
Woodforde's - WherryNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Railway, Billericay, Essex

Visits Details

14 Apr 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Early evening and busy with folk crowding the bar area, our group managed to find a free table at the rear of the cavernous right hand bar. Efficient bar staff coped well with proceedings.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Fruit Crumble4.00ExcellentNot the gloop I expected, instead easy drinking flavours of summer and forest fruits, vanilla custard plus some toffee and caramel notes – all on a complex biscuity malt background.
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40GoodServed far too cold..
Wibblers - Dengie IPA3.60Not Tried
Ramsbottom Craft (sometimes branded as Rammy Craft) - Bumble's Honey Ale4.00Not Tried
02 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening's last stop. Handy for a sprint to the station for a last train or perhaps the one before.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - Heresy (was once 4.1%)4.00ExcellentExcellent condition but just a boring lemon juicer
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Oakham - Inferno4.00Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold4.20Not Tried
Wibblers - Dengie IPA3.60Not Tried
29 Sep 2015 (HSB)
16:50 Made good time to the station so popped in here. First visit since the 1980s. Fairly quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Partners - Ghost4.50Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Skinner's - Splendid Tackle4.20Not Tried
28 Jun 2014 (Stephen Harris)
A charity event going on in here (and throughout Billericay today) has ensured plenty of custom.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Billericay Dickie4.20GoodBrown-coloured, malty bitter. Above average.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Woodforde's - Sundew4.10Not Tried
Black Sheep - Velo4.20Not Tried

About The Railway

The pub sign. The Railway, Billericay, Essex

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good3
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Billericay, Essex, CM12 9BE.

Billericay still has a good selection of high street pubs, and this is the first one you reach coming from the railway station at No.1 High Street. An L-shaped room around the bar, with a yard to the side. 7 handpumps in banks of 5 and 2.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CM12 9BE