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The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Colchester - No. 88Good1
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPAGood1
Buntingford - TwitchellGood1
Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel)Good1
Buntingford - EngineerGood1
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please)Not Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0
Theakston - Old PeculierNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)Not Tried0
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at WychwoodNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Cottage - Big BenNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile), Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Picture 2. The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile), Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Visits Details

25 Sep 2014 (ChrisE)
Second pub of the day, we sat in the small bar on the right hand side. There were more beers on offer in the other bar which I have not listed here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Colchester - No. 884.20Good
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
17 Sep 2014 (HSB)
13:45 Third stop of the day and as it turned out best beer choice. The nine of us had one bar to ourselves. A few in the other. A trip to the Gents revealed the pub to be a warren of rooms on a number of levels.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel)5.00GoodTasty porter
Buntingford - Engineer3.90GoodThe CAMRA discount beer of the day.
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
Cottage - Big Ben4.90Not Tried
04 May 2013 (Stephen Harris)
A quick lunchtime pint. Quiet in the lower bar, although there were plenty of people out in the courtyard.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Buntingford - Twitchell3.80GoodGolden and fresh-tasting. Balanced.
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please)4.80Not Tried
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Theakston - Old Peculier5.60Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
30 Jul 2011 (Alenomore)
After the b/f, we stopped here, a former gbg of some 14 years, but only one ale on this visit plus two ciders.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Good

About The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile)

The pub sign. The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile), Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Good5
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The pub is found in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2LD.

Found along North Street in the town. A large street corner pub with sloping outside area. Four handpumps serving two ales and two ciders were on offer.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CM23 2LD