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The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Elland - Red House |  | 1 |
| Rowton - Rowton Bitter | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Ask Jeeves | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Don't Panic | | 1 |
| Foxfield - Stout Progress | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| New-K-Ham (Joint Venture Oakham Ales / Newby Wyke) - Eddie Stone | | 1 |
| Crown - Cab Calloway | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Umpire's Best |  | 1 |
| Fox - Nina's Mild | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | | 1 |
| Sharp's - Honey Spice | | 1 |
| Holden's - Galloping Major | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Unwins Special | | 1 |
| Adnams - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Alehouse - Rudolf | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Sunshine | | 1 |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Wear Nick Sharkey | | 1 |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Mild | | 1 |
| St Austell - Admiral's Ale | | 1 |
| Pitfield's - EKG | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Farmhouse | | 1 |
| AllGates - Bitter Ye Not | | 1 |
| Brewster's - Yvette | | 1 |
| Cotleigh - Albatross | | 1 |
| Ossett - Real Ale Revolution Wheat Beer |  | 1 |
| Otley - O-Mai | | 1 |
| Cathedral - Eight Bells | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - February Gold | | 1 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Lounge Lizard | | 1 |
| Otley - Croes-o | | 1 |
| Prescott - Track Record | | 1 |
| Shaw's - Golden Perle | | 1 |
| Pitfield's - Enemy |  | 1 |
| Rebellion - Mild | | 1 |
| Black Hole - No Escape | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Nutcracker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pitfield's - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Dark Delight | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown - Cab Calloway | 4.90 | | Pale strong bitter with strong hop character, good malty balance and a pleasant finish. My score 16/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Unwins Special | 5.00 | | Golden strong bitter. Strong hop aroma and taste with a little malt balance. Lingering hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Prescott - Track Record | 4.40 | | Dark copper in colour, mainly malt flavours with a quite bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| Cathedral - Eight Bells | 4.80 | | Pale strong bitter. Dry malty flavours dominate with just a slight hoppiness. Short, dry finish. My score 14/20 |
09 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowton - Rowton Bitter | 3.90 | | New brewery formed by ex Hanby brewer. This was a pale bitter with good hop character and loads of biscuity malt going right through to the finish. My score 17/20. |
| AllGates - Bitter Ye Not | 3.90 | | Well balanced gold coloured bitter. My score 15/20 |
| Sharp's - Honey Spice | 4.20 | | Pale in colour, initial burst of citrus hop, then slight honey taste to the finish. Low malt character. My score 15/20. |
| St Austell - Admiral's Ale | 5.00 | | Copper coloured premium bitter. Bitter hop taste and a little maltiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Lounge Lizard | 4.30 | | Gold coloured, bitter but not particularly well balanced. My score 14/20. |
| Cotleigh - Nutcracker | 3.40 | Not Tried |
02 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Ask Jeeves | 3.90 | | Golden, plenty of malt but good hop balance as well. My score 16/20 |
| Foxfield - Stout Progress | 5.70 | | Roast malt dominates with some oat evident. Full body and thick mouthfeel. My score 16/20 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Sunshine | 4.00 | | Well balanced pale bitter. My score 15/20 |
| Otley - O-Mai | 4.30 | | Strange dry taste and not particularly well balanced. My score 13/20. |
24 Apr 2009 (Blair)
I was up in London for a gig so decided to give this place another go. I really enjoyed myself this time around; friendly locals, great beer and a great relaxed atmosphere. Would have liked to of stayed for a session.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Albatross | 6.50 | | Intense strong ale. Rich and very fruity, almost a little overpowering. Overall good. |
15 Mar 2009 (Ian)
I lost track of time. Came here and enjoyed the jazz piano. Fast visit as needed to get home.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otley - Croes-o | 4.20 | | Golden beer. No real head. It's an ok bitter with some hops on the end that are quite earthy. Aroma has some yeast and hop. The hop is bitter on the finish. It's fine even reasonably tasty. Hop on finish is very good in fact. Decent. |
04 Mar 2009 (Ian)
I had a meeting in London so came here after work. Sometimes you can come and there isn't much new on, and then you can come in and virtually every beer is from a new brewery and sometimes the beers can be one offs and very good. Sat at bar and just went through as many as I could.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | An all time favourite beer. And it's good, but not perfect. fruit on finish though is stunning. |
| New-K-Ham (Joint Venture Oakham Ales / Newby Wyke) - Eddie Stone | 4.20 | | I seem to remember Dubbel having this and not going over the top on it. It's golden with a thin white head. Good solid sherberty hop aroma. In great nick in mouth. Beautiful sherbert lime falvour. Very impressive. I thought quite Oakhamy. Really drinkable. |
| Fox - Nina's Mild | 3.90 | | Very dark brown, like dark cola, lasting beige head. Decent dark mild, bit of smoke, some dark fruit, some dark choc. Not much hop presence. Bit of sparkle in there. It's good. Very good dark fruit. Extremely tasty. |
| Northumberland - Legends of the Wear Nick Sharkey | 4.30 | | Amber colour with thin off white head. Rather nice sherberty hop aroma over a fairly light bitter. Some fruit salad, malts aren't too solid, but there. It's an ok bitter. Reasonably good sherbert hop and I would have been happy to have this all evening. |
| Pitfield's - Enemy | 4.50 | | Very hazy copper, thin off white head. Tastes ok though. A bitter, but a little bit of acidic/bleach to it. Some tangerine-y fruit. Bit of rubber. Maybe not at its best. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Black Hole - No Escape | 5.20 | Not Tried |
19 Feb 2009 (Ian)
I had some unfinished business from Tuesday when I had been up in London, so decided to come back and this time cycle around the city. Trundled up here from Waterloo East via Utobeer, so was carrying a few bottles in the satchel. Coming up past the London Wall, a fellow cyclist asked me the way to Old Street. Cool, mistaken for a local. Mind you, not too local as I do actually stop for red lights. Pub had a few hardcore people in about 15 minutes after opening. The hot salt beef sandwich as ever kept me going all day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | 5.00 | | Had this with my hot salt beef sandwich and the hops cut through the mustard and gherkins perfectly, such a likeable beer. |
| Adnams - Oyster Stout | 4.30 | | Black, dark beige/tan head. Decent fullish stout. Great roasted slightly toasty stout. Bit of liquorice. Lovely rich stout. Not too subtle, but a decent stout wtih moderate richness. |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Mild | 3.00 | | Ruby, lasting beige head. Some caramel, bit of butter, but nothing too offensive. Nice enough. Good solid mild. Not many hops. Good malts, good condition and impressive for a 3.0% beer. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Downton - Dark Delight | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Alehouse - Rudolf | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Farmhouse | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Red House | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Feb 2009 (Ian)
This was chock full of beer tickers and Burnley Dave was doing cellar runs, so this must be a regular thing on a Tuesday. Really good boozer though. Ended up talking about darts and 1980s Tory politicians.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Don't Panic | 4.20 | | Copper, thin white head. Good fruit. But also good hop on this. To me it's a bit like a low alcohol American Pale Ale. Hoppy American aroma, malts are a little sweet. American hop finish. A low ABV APA. Good though. Big hop for a 4.2% UK beer. |
| Elland - Red House | 4.30 | | Chestnut colour, lasting ivory head. Fresh on, decent malts, lovely, red fruits. OK balancing hop. Quite dry and sparkly. But this is about the red malts. Decent stuff, I like it. Like a proper Amerian red ale/amber ale. A bit like Laurelwood Organic Red, but English. Salty pork chops somewhere here. Bizarre and brilliant. |
| Alehouse - Rudolf | 4.00 | | Christmas in February, isn't that a Lou Reed lyric from the New York album? I like Alehouse, they do interesting beers. This is no exception. It's slightly nettley, oddly hopped, but wild. Some fruit. |
| Rooster's - Farmhouse | 4.30 | | Deep copper, thin white head. Fruity hoppy beer. Good hoppy fruity beer. Fruit is fruit salady, hops are white pepper hop and drying. Anyway, it's good. |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - February Gold | 3.60 | | Pale gold, lasting thick off white head. Slightly sweaty hoppy golden ale. Settles down into a bit of a leafy lime golden beer. |
| Rebellion - Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pitfield's - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
03 Aug 2008 (Ian)
Mid Sunday afternoon and this had a lovely relaxed feel. Chatty locals of all ages. The jazz was excellent especially the clarinet player. Plus the salt beef sandwich was extra thick today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | | Distinctive Hophead aroma and thenthis fuller malier chocolatey flavour and full mouthfeel. Really enjoyable mild. Citrusy limey hop and choc? Lovely combo. |
| Pitfield's - EKG | 4.20 | | I had 2 halves of this just to make sure. Slightly hazy gold, thin white head. Like a golden bitter with subtle tasty hops on finish. Very drinkable, very nice hops and something that draws me to it. No great complexity, but good drinkability. |
| Brewster's - Yvette | 4.80 | | Gold, thin white head. Yep, it’s ok, got a slight surnesss to it. But it’s an alright strongish golden ale. Some drinkability. Good hops and nice peachy fruit. It’s fine, even on a hangover, it was good. |
| Ossett - Real Ale Revolution Wheat Beer | 4.60 | | Pale gold, lating off white head. Took ages to settle. A little lemony and soapy, but rather good. Very Ossett in nature. Alcohol is a little obvious maybe. Syrupy, but fine. |
20 Jun 2008 (Ian)
Fin and Loz from Ratebeer.com were down for the weekend from Merton, Oxon, so we all met up here for some beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Umpire's Best | 4.10 | | Gold, lasting white head. Sherberty hoppy blond beer. This isn’t bad, bit ascetic on the flavour, bit of ginger maybe. Fine. |
| Holden's - Galloping Major | 4.60 | | Copper/gold with thin white head. A pretty good tangeriney strongish beer. Bit of tea. It’s fine, pretty decent flavours. OK. |
| Shaw's - Golden Perle | 4.20 | | Gold, dusty aroma. Some odd almond marzipan. Pretty dull, run of the mill golden beer with a bit of almond. |
| Rebellion - Mild | 3.50 | | I wasn't expecting much and I was right. So, so bad aroma, bad in mouth. Didn't like this at all. |
About The Wenlock Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 9 |
| 183 |
| 267 |
| 225 |
| 25 |
The pub is found in Hoxton, Central London, N1 7TA.
Re-opened Monday 3rd June 2013 after a period of closure for major refurbishment. The corner double door entrance is now open with floor tiles entrance "mat" renovated - these doors carry published opening times, previously always very "flexible". Is now a Ground Floor and Basement operation only as the upper floors are being converted to residential use. 2 very fine large Wenlock Brewery mirrors adorn the walls. 10 handpumps on the front of original horseshoe bar counter in two side-by-side banks of 5. The 2 lighted statues from top of bar overhead have migrated to either end of the mantelpiece over the open fire. A row of 10 keg taps have been introduced. Gents toilet with 2 urinals at Ground Floor level in left hand corner. New stairs customer access to basement for 2 Ladies toilets and a Gents sit-down. The backless piano has been retained but moved from the right hand corner to the left hand corner. Mini boxes of cider for sale at the back of the right hand leg of the bar counter. The pub is now operated by Moontide which offers a 10% discount on real ales for card carrying CAMRA members. HISTORICAL INFORMATION : For a long time THE real ale house in North London. For years run by guvnors Wills and Steve. A battle royale was on in 2012 to save the pub from the developers into whose hands it had fallen. The local council provided some protection but the battle continued. As at November 2012 yet another revised planning application was made to convert the floors above the pub into accommodation leaving the pub to run as a ground floor and basement operation only. Watch this space! Closed for major refurbishment of the ground floor after business on Sunday 3rd March 2013 with opening planned for, perhaps, late April or May 2013. Planning application to convert upper floors to flats was approved by the local Council sometime in early 2013 meaning loss of the first floor facilities - principally the function room. 2017 North London CAMRA branch Pub of the Year.
We have visited this pub 219 times, seen 757 different beers and tried 655 of them.
Postcode: N1 7TA