The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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04 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Gordon Wonder | 4.40 |  | Birthday special - a mix of two hoppy Brodie's beers and then dry hopped for even more hoppiness. So it was a very hoppy pale beer, rather hazy from all the hop oils with a strong citrus hop taste. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Clever Cleggs! | 3.90 | | Well balanced traditional bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Shepherd Neame - Dragonfire | 4.50 |  | A sharpish hop character to this with some malt balance. My score 14/20. |
27 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Boggart - Mild Mannered | 3.40 | | Fairly dry, malty dark brown mild with a dryish slightly tart finish. My score 15/20. |
| Marble - Mild of the Times | 3.60 | | Black mild with bitter chocolate malt flavours with only a hint of hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| Pictish - Citra | 4.50 | | Very pale and citrussy with mainly hop flavopurs and little malt balance. Dry, citrus finish. My score 15/20. |
| Green Jack - Excelsior | 4.00 | | Golden ale with a bitter character and a dryish, bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| Weltons - Lionheart | 4.40 | | Unbalanced bitter taste dominates leading to a dry hoppy finish. My score 12/20. |
20 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Maxim - Boxing Hare | 4.10 |  | Very chocolatey stout with some roast malt bitterness and a good choclatey finish. My score 18/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Mudshark | 3.90 | | Birthday special - hoppy and citrussy with good malt balance and a dry, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
13 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Hop Back - English Hop Medley | 4.00 | | Pale gold and very hoppy but also with good malt balance to make a good quaffing bitter. My score 16/20. |
| Salopian - Treasure Trove | 4.00 | | Pale beer with a strong fruity citrus hop taste from American hops. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Browned Off | 4.00 | | Light brown election special beer with a picture of the PM on the pumpclip. Mainly malt flavours with a little hop in the finish. My score 15/20. |
06 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Old Mill - Traditional Mild | 3.40 | | Very good malt character to this traditional brown mild with low hop rate and a dryish finish. My score 16/20. |
| Bank Top - The Most Worshipful Lord Mayor of Croydon | 6.00 | | A birthday special - dry hopped version of Leprechaun Stout. A full bodied smooth and malty stout with a dryish hoppy finish. My score 17/20. |
| Marble - Brew W43 | 4.70 | | Excellent juicy, hoppy, fruity, citrus flavours abound with good malt balance, a smooth mouthfeel and a lingering citrus hop finish. My score 17/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City 51st State | 4.70 | | Very pale and very hoppy with a sharp, dry citrus taste. My score 15/20. |
30 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Pitfield's - 1850 London Porter | 5.00 | | Good robust porter with strong roast and chocolate malt character and good hop balance. My score 16/20. |
| Harwich Town - The Essex | 4.00 | | Pale golden ale with good citrus hop character and a dry, bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Wear 3 No.9 Bobby Gurney | 4.00 | | Golden bitter with a dry, bitter character. Slight hoppiness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
16 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Oxfordshire Ales - Neck 'n Neck | 3.70 | | Quite a malty amber bitter with toffee and biscuit flavours and a little hop balance. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Arkwright's - Run of the Mill | 4.10 | | Quite dry and bitter traditional bitter. Not much malt character and a dry, bitter finish. My score 13/20. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Tyne 4 No.3 John Beresford | 4.40 | | Pale and fairly bitter beer with little malt character and a sharpish dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Liverpool Organic - Festivale 30 | 5.10 | | Strong amber bitter with a bitter hop character but little malt balance. My score 14/20. |
09 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Sharp's - Six Hop | 3.80 | | Hoppy but not overly so with a good malt balance. My score 15/20. |
| Rooster's - Apres Ski | 4.30 | | Pale and hoppy with good malt balance. My score 15/20. |
| Weltons - Triple Crown | 4.20 | | Well balanced copper coloured bitter. My score 15/20. |
02 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Brain Wave | 3.10 | | Low alcohol but certainly not low on taste, an excellent citrus hop character balanced with a little maltiness. My score 16/20. |
| Mauldons - Micawber's Mild | 3.50 | | Fairly dry and roasty mild with just a hint of sweetness. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Barber Shop | 3.80 | | Dark bitter with a fruity hop character and a fruity aftertaste. My score 15/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Cocktail Ale | 4.20 | | Birthday special ale, amber coloured with chocolate malt character and a little hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| Toll End - Black Bridge | 4.60 | | Golden ale, not black, with a strong toffee/caramel flavour bordering on diacetyl. Little hop character to speak of. My score 13/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Alcopop | 4.20 | | Another birthday special, this one more bitter with a dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
23 Feb 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Rebellion - Kick Start | 4.20 | | Sweetish and full bodied amber ale with good hop and malt balance. My score 16/20. |
| Empire - Worm Charmer | 4.30 | | Traditional bitter with some hop bitterness but also good malty balance. Dry, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
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