The Wenlock Arms (Free House)
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07 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| First In Last Out (FILO) - Mike's Mild | 3.40 |  | Ruby/brown mild with a dryish, malty character. Low hop rate with a dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Two Roses - Chinook | 4.00 | | Very pale, floral, hoppy ale with good strong hop character. Fairly fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Halfpenny - Four Seasons | 4.30 |  | This is the base beer for the four seasonal beers that are badged from this. Dry and bitter with a bitter hop character and a dry, bitter finish. My score 13/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City Riot In Paradise | 4.70 | | Sulphoury nose, with a "Burton snatch". The start is buttery until the tropical hop flavours come through, continuing to the finish. My score 14/20. |
31 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Morris Traveller | 3.80 |  | Sweetish and malty amber bitter with more of a hoppy finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Sherpa Tenzing | 4.50 | | Hoppy amber bitter with plenty of citrus hop flavour. Rather dry finish. My score 15/20. |
| Rebellion - Twelfth Man | 4.20 | | Amber bitter with a good balance of hop and malt with a fairly bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
17 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | | Pale golden in clour with an excellent balance of malt and hop flavours. The finish is tangy and lingers well. My score 17/20. |
| Crouch Vale - Sterling | 4.10 | | Pale bitter with a smooth balance of malt and hop with some citrus notes. Good clean hoppy finish. My score 16/20. |
10 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Mild | 3.70 | | Ruby/black in colour, lots of chocolate malt in this but also loads of vanilla to give extra sweetness. The finish is if vanilla. My score 17/20. |
| Rebellion - Infinity | 4.20 | | Red coloured bitter with good hop character and a good malty kick. Hoppy finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Model T | 4.50 | | Black of course, in the style of a strong mild. Malt flavours dominate with chocolate and coffee notes. Full bodied with a dryish finish. My score 16/20. |
07 May 2011 (Flying.geordie)
| Westerham - India Pale Ale | 4.80 |  | |
| Green Jack - Albion Mild | 4.00 | | |
| Two Bridges - Stormy Weather IPA | 4.00 | | |
| Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold | 4.20 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Norton Your Nellie | 4.10 | | |
03 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - national_bus_man's 45th Birthday | 3.80 | | Special birthday beer for a Wenlock Arms regular. This was formed from Maldon Gold and Captain Bob and then dry hopped with citra hops to give a superb lemony aroma and taste. Good malt balance and sweetish citrus hop flavours make for a very refreshing beer. My score 16/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Norton Your Nellie | 4.10 | | House beer for the Norton, Cold Norton, Essex. This a fairly malty beer, not particluarly hoppy with a bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
19 Apr 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mallinsons - Light Fandango | 4.50 | | Pale, sweetish and hoppy with good citrus notes. Full bodied fruity citrus hop flavour continuing through to the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Boggart - Extra Rum Porter | 6.40 | | Does what it says, a really strong flavour of rum to this with a real alcoholic punch. The malty porter flavours emerge in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Worsthorne - Foxstones | 3.90 | | Traditional bitter from a brand new Burnley brewery. Good balance of malt and hop and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City Decadent & Desperate | 5.00 | | Pale and very hoppy with juicy citrus hop to the fore giving quite a sweet initial taste to the beer. Full bodied and with a more bitter citrus finish. My score 15/20. |
| Ascot - Single Hop Citra | 4.60 | | Aroma is pungent and citrussy, the flavour is quite bitter and yeasty, holding back the lemony hops somewhat. Finish is dry and bitter. My score 14/20. |
12 Apr 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Small Beer | 2.80 | | Very malty duty busting low strength bitter. Biscuity malt dominates but there is also some hop bitterness for balance. The body is fairly light and the finish is dryish. My score 15/20. |
| Mighty Oak - Mini Cooper | 3.70 | | Malty pale ale with malt dominsting over hoppiness. Sweetish and full bodied with a lingering malty finish. My score 15/20. |
05 Apr 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Leyden - Fruit of the Field | 3.80 | | A clear amber wheat beer brewed with Citra hops to give a juicy, fruity lemon flavour with a pleasant wheaty malt balance. If only all wheat beers were like this. My score 16/20. |
| Burton Bridge - Four Founders | 4.50 | | A well balanced best bitter with good malt character and some hop bitterenss. Fairly malty finish. My score 15/20. |
| Downton - Gem | 4.50 | | A copper coloured bitter with a sharp, piney hop character giving a bitter taste. The finish is dry and bitter. My score 14/20. |
| Crown - Dislocation | 3.80 | | Pale and hoppy with a dryish citrus character. The finish is dry citrus hop. My score 14/20. |
29 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Mighty Oak - Fussbudget | 4.20 | | Very pale and packed with fruity citrus hops. Good balance and full bodied flavour. The finish id of lingering citrus hop taste. My score 17/20. |
| Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold | 4.20 | | Very pale and quite hoppy with good citrus flavour. The finish is of fruity citrus hop. My score 15/20. |
| Hadrian Border - Newburn No.1 | 4.10 | | One of the first brews from the brewery's new site. A well balanced traditional style bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Two Bridges - Across The Pond | 5.00 | | A strong amber bitter with good fruity and citrus hop character from American hops. Full bodied with a sweetish, fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
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