The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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28 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy on a Saturday afternoon with locals and pub crawlers.
| Art Brew - Winter Mild | 3.20 |  | A light mild similar to Robbie's Hatter's but better! Very lightly hopped allowing the delicate biscuity malt to shine through. My score 16/20. |
| Anglo-Dutch - Devil's Knell | 4.80 |  | Strong golden ale with a strong citrus hop character. Bitter, citrussy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Lymestone - Stone Cold | 4.70 |  | Unremarkable best bitter with an adequate balance of malt and hop. My score 14/20. |
20 Nov 2009 (Flying.geordie)
Lunchtime and quiet.
| Harvey's - Star of Eastbourne | 5.50 |  | |
| Otley - Columb-O | 4.00 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Top Hat | 4.80 | | |
| Whitstable - Cockle Warmer | 4.70 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Ruby Tuesday | 4.20 | | |
17 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Ruby Tuesday | 4.20 | | Malty red ale with lots of malty flavours and a little hop balance. My score 15/20. |
| Shepherd Neame - Top Hat | 4.80 | | Earthy hop taste to this giving a rather bitter and unbalanced taste. My score 14/20. |
| Whitstable - Cockle Warmer | 4.70 | | Quite a bitter beer with a dry, bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
10 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Crouch Vale - Topsail | 4.30 | | Very good hop character, some maltiness, finish is dry and hoppy. My score 15/20. |
| Weltons - Rucking Good | 4.10 | | Sadly didn't live up to its name, bitter and dry with a dry hop character. My score 13/20. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Wear 3 No.5 George Kinnel | 3.90 | Not Tried | Golden ale, quite sweet with mediocre hop and malt balance. My score 14/20. |
03 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Good turnout of beer samplers/pen testers etc on this Tuesday evening.
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Steel City Life of Brian | 4.80 | | Pale and very hoppy bitter with added lemon zest. Excellent hop character and the lemon zest just adds to the general citrus hoppiness to give a full flavoured and lemony beer. This sample had been cellared for 10 days. My score 16/20. |
| Great Heck - Heck Ale's Brew | 4.60 | | Strong dark bitter with a quite sweet malt character and a good balance of flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Jarrow - Slake | 4.30 | | Quite bitter golden coloured ale. My score 14/20. |
| Art Brew - Hip Hop Green Bullet | 4.30 | | Very hoppy giving a high level of bitterness. Not really my type of beer but well brewed. my score 14/20. |
24 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival in progress on this weekend.
| Ansell's - Mild | 3.40 | | Now brewed by Lees instead of Thwaites and it shows. Now less sweet but more malty with a slight grainy cereal type taste. My score 16/20. |
| Crouch Vale - Batterrrrred Haggis | 4.50 | | A dry hopped mix of Brewer's Gold and Amarillo, so very, very hoppy, with lots of citrus flavours and a long hoppy finish. My score 17/20. |
| Bank Top - Sweeney's | 3.80 | | Well balanced golden ale, just a little more malty than hoppy. My score 15/20. |
| Northumberland - Coffin Dodger | 4.30 | | Traditional best bitter with good bitterness and balance. My score 15/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Munchen Glad Bock | 4.40 | | Darkish and quite fruity with a slight hint of sourness. Thick mouthfeel. Not my favourite style of beer but well brewed. My score 14/20. |
| Hill Island - Palatinate Pint | 4.10 | | Golden and fairly bitter and hoppy. My score 14/20. |
20 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Ploughman's Supper | 3.60 | | Mainly malty mid brown bitter with a good biscuity malt character balanced by a little hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
| Shepherd Neame - Tapping The Admiral | 4.50 | | Interesting beer, rather like drinking strawberry flavoured vanilla ice cream. Probably not to everyone's taste. My score 15/20. |
13 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Rebellion - Liquid Assets | 4.30 | | Bronze/copper in colour, caramel malt is the dominant taste in this with just a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Grain - Harvest Moon | 4.50 | | Golden ale. Slightly dry, fruity appley taste with a hint of biscuity malt. My score 14/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Gammersgill | 4.00 | | Bronze coloured bitter. Lots of bitterness but little balance or depth of flavour. My score 14/20. |
| Hogs Back - BSA (Burma Star Ale) | 4.50 | | Dark bitter, a ruby/brown colour. Not very bitter or hoppy with a slight malty sweetness. My score 14/20. |
06 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat | 4.10 | | Pale golden in colour. Big hop flavour and some malt balance. Short, dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Adnams - Kolsch | 4.20 | | First of Adnam's new continental series, this is a pale German lager style ale with soft hoppiness and biscuity malt. My score 15/20. |
| Hopstar - Bejangled | 4.50 | | Fairly bitter copper coloured bitter. My score 14/20. |
| Ilkley - Darwin's Tipple | 4.50 | | Quite bitter with a slight phenolic taste. My score 12/20. |
29 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Spellchecker | 4.40 | | Excellent smooth, roasty stout with a long malty finish. My score 18/20. |
| Rudgate - Between The Sheets | 4.30 | | Well balanced pale bitter with a slightly dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Wear 3 No.4 Kevin Arnott | 4.40 |  | Hint of fruitiness but dominated by a harsh bitterness that became more phenolic (TCP) down the glass. My score 11/20. |
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