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The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Buntingford - Engineer |  | 1 |
| Colchester - No. 88 | | 1 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | | 1 |
| Buntingford - Twitchell | | 1 |
| Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel) | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Big Ben | Not Tried | 0 |
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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester - No. 88 | 4.20 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester - London Porter (Old King Coel) | 5.00 | | Tasty porter |
| Buntingford - Engineer | 3.90 | | The CAMRA discount beer of the day. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Big Ben | 4.90 | Not 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buntingford - Twitchell | 3.80 | | Golden and fresh-tasting. Balanced. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | |
About The Half Moon (Ex Tap & Spile)
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 5 |
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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.
Postcode: CM23 2LD