The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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10 Jan 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
A good crowd in here for my birthday beer.
| Kent - Martin's 51st State (Coffee Vanilla Porter) | 5.50 |  | Specially produced for my birthday, this was porter with the addition of coffee and three vanilla pods in the cask. This gave a superb combination of bitter roast and sweet vanilla flavours that worked very well together. My score 18/20. |
| Cullercoats - Lovely Nelly | 3.90 |  | Well balanced amber bitter with good bitterness balanced by malt and some hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| Bank Top - Black Bart | 3.70 |  | Amber beer with a rather cloying bittersweet flavour probably from crystal malt. Some hoppiness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
| Lytham - Bailey's Blinder | 4.60 | | Strong amber bitter with a bittersweet flavour. Not much hoppiness bt the finish is quite fruity. My score 14/20. |
03 Jan 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Salamander - Santa Maria | 4.00 | | Well balanced pale bitter with a dryish, bitter hop finish. My sore 14/20. |
| Wentworth - Plum Pudding Stout | 4.70 | | Black stout with some bittersweet fruit flavours amongst the roast malt. Not very hoppy, ths finish is quite dry. My score 15/20. |
| Downton - Baltic Red | 4.20 | | Red in colour and heavily dominated by crystal malt. Faint bittersweet maltiness and very little hoppiness to speak of. My score 13/20. |
27 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Good gathering of beer samplers on a bank holiday Tuesday afternoon after Christmas.
| Rother Valley - Holly Daze | 4.20 | | An amber bitter with a good hoppy bitterness and some fruit in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Flaked Out | 3.70 | | Well balanced hoppy pale ale with good hop bitterness. My score 15/20. |
| Black Paw - Polar Paw | 4.40 | | A dark brown bitter with a bittersweet mix of hop and malt with a lingering bitter hop finish. My score 15/20. |
| Cullercoats - Jack The Devil | 4.50 | | Reddish malty bitter with a sweetish character and little hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| Verulam - Hoppy Hollydaze | 3.80 | | Golden bitter with a hoppy, bitter citrus flavour and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
13 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Worth - Seam Cutter | 4.20 |  | Black stout with good roast malt character and a little hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
| Ascot - Single Hop Galaxy | 4.60 | | Amber premium bitter with a good clean citrus hop character. Hints of tropical fruits leading to a citrus fruit finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Reliant Robin | 3.50 | | Reddish brown dark bitter with a bitter character from both hop and malt. Rather dry and bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
29 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Birthday celebrations for one of the senior regulars filled the pub up well on a Tuesday late afternoon.
| Leyden - Twilight | 4.40 | | Strong black mild style beer with a good malt character and low hopping. Some fruit in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Now Where Did I Put My Stick | 3.80 | | A mix of two of M.O.'s pale and hoppy light bitters and dry hopped too. Very hoppy and quite dry. My score 14/20. |
| Crouch Vale - Astra | 4.10 | | Pale and hoppy with a new hop, similar to Cascade i.e. dry and citrussy. Dry almost astringent finish. My score 14/20. |
22 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Buxton - Wild Boar | 5.70 | | Strong golden bitter with excellent fruity hop character. Sweet, juicy tropical fruit flavours dominate with a good malt base. Long fruity hop finish. My score 17/20. |
| Wilson Potter - Darkness | 4.40 | | A stout slightly lacking in body but roast malt flavours in evidence. Rather dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Wilson Potter - Cascale | 3.70 | | Pale bitter that is quite hoppy and bitter with a dryish, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Norton - Priory Ale | 4.00 | | Reddish coloured beer with little hop character but a bitter malt character. My score 13/20. |
15 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Boggart - Walnut Porter | 5.00 | | Sweetish and nutty brown porter with some toffee malt character. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Hitch | 4.20 | | Pale bitter brewed with new Australian hop Galaxy which I am finding a little harsh and heavy going. Very dry and aromatic with sharp citrus flavours. My score 14/20. |
| Blueball - Indie Girl | 3.80 | | Traditional amber bitter with moderate hop and malt flavours and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
| Spitting Feathers - Ministry of Beer False Economy | 3.80 | | Golden ale with a bitter hop character and a dryish finish. Little malt character. My score 14/20. |
| Robinsons - build a rocket boys! | 4.00 |  | Red coloured beer with a sweetish malty character which fades to a faintly hoppy peppery finish. Little balance or body to this beer. My score 11/20. |
08 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Barney's - Jaggery IPA | 5.30 | | Golden beer with a smooth mix of malt and hop flavours that lingers through to the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Northumberland - Witches & Warlocks | 4.00 | | Amber bitter with a fairly sweet malt character and a faintly hoppy and dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Liverpool Craft - Hop Beast | 4.00 | | More appropriate name would be malt beast, for that is the dominant flavour with hints of toffee and caramel. Just a little hop in the background. My score 14/20. |
01 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Old Banger | 4.30 | | Stout with a full bodied bitter roast malt flavour. There is some berry fruit in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Red Fox - Wild Fox 300 | 4.20 | | Pale bitter with very good American hop character. There is a good malt balance and a fresh clean, hoppy finish. My score 16/20. |
| Oxfordshire Ales - Trick or Treat | 4.20 | | More trick than treat with a rather unbalanced bitter taste without being very hoppy. Dry, bitter finish. Not to my taste. My score 12/20. |
25 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Moonshine (see also Cambridge Moonshine) - Second Quarter | 4.20 | | A black porter with a quite bitter toasted malt character. Some hoppiness leading to a dry finish. My score 15/20. |
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