The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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14 Sep 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Kosher Rye | 4.10 |  | Amber coloured bitter brewed with Rye to give a quite bitter and tart taste. My Score 13/20. |
| Dark Horse - Birdie | 4.30 | | Amber bitter with a dryish, bitter hop finish. My score 14/20. |
| Dawkins - 3G | 4.60 | | Strong golden bitter with a piney hop character that is not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
| Slater's - Haka | 5.20 | | Strong golden bitter with a bitter hop character. My score 14/20. |
31 Aug 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet early Tuesday evening after a Bank Holiday.
| Mighty Oak - Barleycorn | 4.00 |  | Golden with a sweet grainy malt flavour and lowish hopping. My score 15/20. |
| Weltons - Tangmere | 3.90 | | Pale bitter with a bitter hop character but little malt balance and a dry, bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| Art Brew - Hip Hop H.A. (Hallertau Aroma) | 4.30 | | Pale bitter with a dry citrus hop flavour. My score 14/20. |
17 Aug 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - West Coast Stout with Vanilla | 4.30 |  | Excellent roasty stout, tempered by sweet vanilla flavour that is perfectly balanced. My score 17/20. |
| Ridgeside - Challenge | 3.90 | | Dry and hoppy bitter with little malt character and a dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Burton Bridge - The Full Monty | 4.50 | | Copper coloured bitter with dryish malt character and a little bitter hop in the finish. My score 14/20. |
14 Aug 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Ridgeside - Black Night | 5.00 | | Black porter style beer with a full bodied bittersweet mix of hoppiness and some caramel/toffee malt flavours. My score 16/20. |
| Pennine (now called Rossendale) - Trail Ale | 3.40 | | Amber bitter with a dryish hop character and a bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| 1648 - Brew 1734 Brown Ale | 5.10 | | Red/brown in colour with strong amber/crystal malt nutty flavours and some hoppiness giving a bittersweet taste. Not entirely convinced by this one. My score 14/20. |
10 Aug 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Fisherman's Sail | 3.80 | | Traditonal amber bitter with good balance of malt and hop and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Weltons - Hurricane | 4.10 | | Golden ale with a bitter hop character, bordering on phenolic. My score 13/20. |
| Two Bridges - Stormy Weather IPA | 4.00 | | Amber coloured bitter with a rather thin flavour that fades to the end. My score 14/20. |
| Weltons - Fury | 4.30 | | Golden ale with a bitter but malty character and a dry finish with a hint of hop. My score 14/20. |
31 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Burton Bridge - Coventry Climax | 4.50 | | It's not often I score a Burton Bridge Gold Medal beer this high. Full of flavour, biscuit and toffee malt flavours but also a good citrus hop character too to give a full flavoured and well balanced beer. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - A Bit O' Summer Bunting | 4.00 | | Sweetish amber bitter with good balance of hop and malt flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Abbeydale - Leviticus | 4.20 | | Very pale bitter with high citrus hop flavour and and dryish, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Sherborne - Lord Quench | 4.40 | | Rather hazy pale bitter with dry hop bitterness. My score 14/20 with B for quality. |
27 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - High Daze | 3.60 | | Pale gold with lots of biscuity malt but also a good citrus hop character. Full flavoured for its strength. My score 16/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - The Fleak | 4.40 | | Quite hoppy golden ale with a strong fruity citrus hop character leading to a bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Tempest - Emanation Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Amber rather than pale with a good hoppy character. Little malt character and a dry, bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mallinsons - Robin Hood's Well | 4.50 | | Very pale bitter where the initial sweetness is replaced with a rather sharp piney hop flavour. Dry, sharp finish. My score 14/20. |
24 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Very quiet at opening time on a Saturday lunch, in fact the staff outnumbered me by 3 to 1! After 1pm locals started drifting in.
| Nook - Raspberry Blonde | 4.50 | | Pale blonde beer with a good base beer of clean crisp citrus hoppiness overlaid with a raspberry flavour giving a refreshing sweet finish. My score 16/20. |
| AllGates - Maori Mild | 3.60 | | A lot of strong flavours in this, strong malt taste and quite hoppy from fruity New Zealand hops. Just a bit too much going on to be called mild. My score 15/20. |
| Rebellion - False Dawn | 4.40 | | Traditional amber coloured bitter, quite dry and hoppy with citrus notes and a notably dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Camerons - Arthur Wharton Ale | 4.00 | | Very pale and rather thin in body with not much going on, some sweetness and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
20 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Collie Wobbler | 4.30 | | Very pale and hoppy bitter with strong citrus hop flavour. My score 16/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Summer Stout | 2.80 | | Full of roast malt and coffee flavours but at that strength a little thin and lacking "stoutness". My score 15/20. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Tyne 4 No.6 Pat Howard | 4.00 | | Golden ale with a bittersweet flavour leading to a rather strange aftertaste. My score 14/20. |
13 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Mild | 3.60 | | Lots of chocolate and coffee malt flavours leading to a slightly dry, fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
| AllGates - One Hop Citra | 4.20 | | Very pale in colour. Distinctive citrus aroma leads to a big citrus hop hit. Quite one sided with little malt balance. My score 15/20. |
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