The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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18 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Beetlejuice | 4.00 |  | Reddish and malty with a little hop character and a dryish bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Two Hoots | 4.70 | | Strong ruby coloured bitter with bitter and malty flavours balanced by a little hop. Fairly fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Shires - Summer Classic | 4.30 |  | Very pale bitter with a bitter flavour and a crisp hoppy charcater. Dry, hoppy finish. my score 14/20. |
11 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Prospect - 70 Bob | 4.70 | | Strong dark bitter, ruby/brown in colour with a good balance of malt and hop flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Slater's - Columbia Coffee Stout | 5.00 | | A fairly bitter and roasty stout but rather thin for its strength. My score 15/20. |
04 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Crouch Vale - Cluster | 4.20 | | Pale bitter with very good hop charcater. Quite sweet with citrus fruit notes. Fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Slater's - Western American IPA | 5.00 | | Amber strong bitter with a dry, bitter hop character and a dry finish. My score 13/20. |
27 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | | More amber than pale, a lot of biscuity malt in this with some hop balance and a malty finish. My score 15/20. |
| Thwaites - 1807 X | 4.60 | | Sweetish ruby ale with toffee malt notes and little hoppiness. Some fruity sweetness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Newby Wyke - Orsino | 4.00 | | Very pale ale with a dryish malty character and some citrus fruit flavour. Dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Wessex - Smart's Smart Arse | 4.50 | | Sweetish golden ale with some malty bitterness and little hop character. My score 13/20. |
24 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Mainly locals in mid Saturday afernoon.
| Bank Top - Black Beard | 4.50 |  | Dark brown porter style beer with a bittersweet malty flavour. Some hop and fruit in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Pitfield's - Hewitt's Urbane Gorilla | 4.30 | | Well balanced amber bitter with good hop and malt character. My score 15/20. |
| Verulam - Sauvin Extra | 2.80 | | Pale low strength bitter with loads of Nelson Sauvin hops giving lots of tart and fruity goosberry and citrus flavours for such a low strength. My score 14/20. |
20 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - The Laws a Ass | 3.90 | | Birthday special mix of two beers then dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin. Ruby/brown in colour with good hop and malt character but rather thin body. My score 15/20. |
| Marble - Brew W206 | 3.90 | | New unamed brew from Marble to the usual formula, pale and hoppy. Fairly sweet and fruity with citrus notes. Finish is fruity. My score 15/20. |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | | Strong amber bitter with a bitter hoppy flavour and a dry, hoppy finish. Not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
13 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | | An amber bitter with biscuity malt and some hoppiness. Good solid mouthfeel. My score 15/20. |
| Newby Wyke - Peterborough Gold | 4.00 | | Fairly sweet, fruity and hoppy golden beer. Some malt balance and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Haworth Steam - WD Austerity | 3.80 |  | Just shown as Austerity on the pumpclip, this was an unremarkable beer with little hop or malt character and a dry, faintly bitter finish. My score 9/20. |
06 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Old Gaffer | 4.20 | | An oatmeal stout with a deep roast malt flavour and some hoppiness. Smooth mouthfeel. My score 17/20. |
| Binghams - Coffee Stout | 5.00 | | Added coffee beans to give a deeper roasted flavour but also with some sweetness. The finish is drier and roasty. My score 16/20. |
| Weltons - Meteor | 4.60 | | Golden with some malt and a little sweetish hop and fruit. My score 14/20. |
| Northumberland - Mediev'ale | 4.00 | | Bitter amber beer which is just bitter with no supporting flavours. My score 13/20. |
30 Aug 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Wessex - Smart's Best Bitter | 3.80 | | Temporarily brewed at Wessex while new plant in Preston is built. A well balanced bitter with a fairly fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Cotleigh - Old Haka | 4.20 | | Amber malty brew with some hop balance. Sweetish, fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Swallows & Amazons | 3.90 | | Rather bitter and dry golden ale with a dryish hop finish. My score 14/20. |
| London Fields - Hackney Hopstar | 4.70 | | Strong pale ale with a bitter hop character and a dryish, bitter finish. |
| Mighty Oak - Bog Snorkeller | 4.80 | | Amber premium bitter with a sweetish malt character and not much hop flavour. The finish is rather sweet and cloying. My score 14/20. |
16 Aug 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Summer Pudding | 4.30 | | Very pleasant fruity tasting amber beer. Berry fruits dominate with a little hop bitterness. Fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
| Tyne Bank - Silver Dollar | 4.90 | | Strong golden bitter with a bittersweet taste and quite an assertive hop character. The finish is dry. My score 15/20. |
| Empire - Hip Dipper | 4.30 | | Very pale bitter with good hop and malt character to give a well balanced beer. My score 15/20. |
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