Leyton Orient Supporters Club (Free House)
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01 Mar 2012 (Stephen Harris)
The first night of a two day beer festival. These spring festivals have become something of an institution, and there is a very good crowd present, gathered from far and wide. This is not quite a complete beer list, I failed to note them all.
| Black Iris - Bitter | 4.30 |  | Tasty, hoppy, best bitter. |
| Abigale - Ridgeway | 3.80 |  | Pale, well-balanced beer with some blackcurrant fruitiness from the Bramling Cross hops. Dry finish. |
| Milltown - Golden Hop | 3.80 |  | Well-balanced, golden, session bitter. |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | 4.10 |  | Decent, malty, best bitter. |
| Cullercoats - Lovely Nelly | 3.90 |  | Very lively barrel. Amber-coloured, well-balanced bitter. |
| Arkwright's - Inspired | 4.10 |  | |
| Ripple Steam - Winter Ale | 5.00 |  | Amber in colour, this beer is spiced (cinnamon and cloves?), but not excessively so. Warming – maybe ginger too? |
| Treboom - Drum Beat Bitter | 3.80 |  | Traditional, copper-coloured bitter. |
| Salopian - Lemon Dream | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| RCH - Double Header | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Ginger Marble | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Bête Noire | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dent - Aviator | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wentworth - Needle's Eye | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - Top Totty | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dunham Massey - Chocolate Cherry Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | Selling very well and voted beer of the festival; somehow I didn’t quite get around to it. |
| Fyne - Hurricane Jack | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Dipper | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Abigale - Samphire | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Golden Ticket | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Liverpool Organic - Josephine Butler | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Liverpool Craft - Icon Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Botanist - Humulus Lupulus | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| By The Horns - Bobby on the Wheat | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Treboom - Kettle Drum | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
18 Feb 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Very busy after the match and casks were being rapidly emptied. But this was not the infamous Binge Drinking, more like Whinge Drinking after yet another inglorious home defeat for the O’s.
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 |  | Sweet, malty mild with a hint of roast. |
| Dent - Dent Porter | 3.80 |  | Dark, smooth, rich and full-bodied. |
| Yates' (Isle of Wight) (some beers brewed at Goddards) - Golden Bitter | 4.00 |  | A gold-coloured, fruity bitter. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger Triple Gold | 5.00 |  | Sweetish bitter with a hint of hops. Nothing special. |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Goddards - Winter Warmer | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Loddon - Hoppit | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - Bitter | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | Brewed by Mighty Oak |
28 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Packed and boisterous with anticipation before the game – long faces all round in my brief post-match visit.
| Plain Ales - Innocence | 4.00 |  | Golden and quite hoppy, but mostly fruity. |
| Mighty Oak - Fangs for the Memories | 3.60 |  | A traditional, copper-coloured bitter with a traditional copper-coloured taste. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Old Cocky | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | Brewed by Mighty Oak. |
| Brains - IPA | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
14 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Busy pre-match session. I had no time for a post-match visit, so this is just a partial beer list.
| Bank Top - Gold Digger | 4.00 |  | A pleasant, well-balanced, golden bitter. |
| Goddards - Winter Warmer | 5.20 |  | Dark, rich and satisfying. |
| Two Roses - Full Nelson | 3.80 |  | A straw-coloured and harshly bitter beer. A little unbalanced to my taste. |
| Bank Top - Old Slapper | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Fyne - Hurricane Jack | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Flaked Out | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
31 Dec 2011 (Stephen Harris)
Not quite the huge crowds of norm, given the evening kick-off and conflicting calls on supporters' time.
| Moorhouse's - Lap Prancer | 4.20 |  | |
| Two Roses - Heron Porter | 4.20 |  | Very good, black porter. |
| Wessex - Smart's Smart Arse | 4.50 |  | |
| Wentworth - WPA | 4.00 |  | Usually a great beer, but something was amiss here - a bit 'green' I think. |
| Stonehenge - Great Bustard | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wentworth - Black Zak | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | Champion beer, and a permanent fixture on the bar here. |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Old Cocky | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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