The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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22 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Landlord's Friend - Mr Cuddles | 4.00 |  | The perfect antidote to very hoppy beers, this is the opposite, pale but very malty with a sweetish biscuity character. Little hop character, with a malty finish. Still no crystal malt though. My score 15/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City Crystal Malt Just Say No | 4.00 |  | Very pale and hoppy with a dry citrus hop character. Slight hint of fruitiness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City CTZ Mid Atlantic Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Very pale and rather hazy probably due to the sheer amount of hop oils! Pungent citrus hoppiness prevails leading to a very dry and astringent hoppy finish. My score 13/20. |
| Hopping Mad - Fruitcase | 4.50 | | Very bitter amber beer. Hop bitterness carries through to the finish. My score 13/20. |
15 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Wentworth - Vanilla Stout | 4.30 |  | Sweet black stout with a good vanilla flavour. Balance is provided by roast malt, leading to a dryish, roasty finish. My score 16/20. |
08 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Dark Star - Hophead Citra | 3.80 | | Probably the best beer to showcase this pungent, aromatic citrus lemon hop so far. Packed full of juicy citrus flavours with a good dose of malt for balance. Far better than the dry citrus taste of standard Hophead. The finish is long and refreshing citrussy hoppiness. My score 17/20. |
| Ulverston - Fra Diavolo | 4.30 | | A dark brown porter style beer with a bittersweet malty character and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Castle Rock - George Green | 4.20 | | Ruby/brown darker bitter with bitter hop flavours and just a hint of malt. Dry, bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
01 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Good buzz in here this evening with a regular's birthday celebrations.
| Crouch Vale - House Dragon | 4.50 | | Birthday special brewery mix made with Brewers Gold and Amarillo and dry hopped. Gives a smooth and rounded hoppy beer. My score 15/20. |
| Art Brew - Frank's Last Stand | 5.80 | | A malty dark strong bitter. Plenty of malt flavour with caramel and toffee notes and some hop in the dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Harvey's - Ration Ale | 2.70 | | Probably the most bitter Harvey's beer I have drunk. Rather thin with no real body to back up the bitterness. My score 14/20. |
| Toad - Dark Side of the Toad | 4.10 | | Reddish and quite bitter with a rather thin unbalanced flavour. Some hop in the finish. My score 13/20. |
22 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Red Fox - Fennec Fox | 4.50 | | Dark amber coloured bitter bursting with hoppiness. The pungent aroma of cat's pee and huge citrus flavour was identified as Simcoe hops. Lingering citrus aftertaste. Very refreshing and flavoursome, my score 16/20. |
15 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Thwaites - Crowning Touch | 4.30 | | Ruby colored bitter with mainly sweet malt flavours with just a hint of hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Brontë - Wuthering Heights | 3.70 | | Amber beer with bitterness derived from malt rather than hops. Not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
08 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | | A malty golden bitter with biscuity malt and some dry hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Rooster's - Juniper IPA | 5.00 | | Strong hoppy amber bitter with good fruity, citrus hop character. Dry hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Brontë - Branwell | 4.00 | | Golden ale with a rather thin body and lacking in much hop or malt flavour. My score 12/20. |
01 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy for a Tuesday with the usual mix of locals and beer samplers.
| Acorn - Apollo IPA | 5.00 | | Pale and hoppy dark golden IPA. Very good hop character and good citrus notes. A little malt balance gives a full bodied flavour. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Alpha Romeo | 4.30 | | Well balanced darker bitter, quite bitter with a fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
25 Jan 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Wolf - Wolf In Sheep's Clothing | 3.70 | | Dark brown mild with a good malty bite and some fruity hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Winter Blonde | 4.00 | | Very pale ale with very good citrus hop character balanced by biscuity malt. Lingering, clean finish. My score 17/20. |
| Hereford - Winter's Ale | 4.50 |  | Amber bitter with little hop character to speak of. A hint of maltiness is not enough to rescue the flavour of this beer. My score 9/20. |
18 Jan 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Rebellion - Mild | 3.50 | | Excellent sample of this dark red/brown mild with sweet bicuity malt and toffee flavours dominating leading to a slightly fruity finish. My score 17/20. |
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