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The Mayflower (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Georges - Old Southendian PorterExcellent1
Crouch Vale - Brewers GoldExcellent2
Georges - Cockleboats Best BitterExcellent5
Green Jack - Lurcher StoutExcellent1
Georges - Bell End BitterExcellent1
Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla PorterExcellent1
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Leigh on Sea - Legra PaleExcellent1
Mersea Island - OysterExcellent1
Crouch Vale - Yakima GoldGood1
Mighty Oak - The Old Man and The SeaGood1
Georges - Wallasea WenchGood1
St Austell - Proper JobNot Tried0
Brentwood - Marvellous Maple MildNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's IslandNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's RedwoodNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Maxim - Double MaximNot Tried0
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Chapel Street PorterNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Adnams - Mosaic Pale AleNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Woodforde's - WherryNot Tried0
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%)Not Tried0
Tryst - EKG East Kent GoldingsNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - ZephyrNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Picture 2. The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Visits Details

17 Jun 2022 (Magnus Greel)
Early afternoon to early evening with a few FEG members on a hot summer's day hence many folk milling about in a good selection of pubs and eating establishments along this golden half a mile or so.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00ExcellentI can't recall having a bad pint of this?
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80ExcellentHas lost it's hoppy bite for a more yeasty, bready experience.
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00ExcellentNot the bland malty English bitter I was expecting - peppery fruity flavoursome with a pleasant dryness.
Leigh on Sea - Legra Pale3.80ExcellentRefreshing hoppy session ale
Georges - Old Southendian Porter4.10ExcellentSilky smooth smokiness with a dash of chocolate and coffee. Yum!
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
23 Oct 2017 (ChrisE)
Monday afternoon, about a dozen of us arrived at about 12:00 and stayed for a few hours. I decided to try the fish and chips which were very good.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Excellent
Green Jack - Lurcher Stout4.80Excellent
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00Excellent
Georges - Bell End Bitter4.10ExcellentBespoke house beer.
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr4.40Not Tried
11 Aug 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-afternoon on a Friday and Old Leigh is packed. Every table taken here, inside and outside. Swarming with children.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mersea Island - Oyster5.00ExcellentA particularly good, smooth, black Stout.
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Tryst - EKG East Kent Goldings3.90Not Tried
23 Jul 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Early afternoon. The bar was full of people eating fish and chips, so I sat out in the breezy garden with a view of the estuary.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mighty Oak - The Old Man and The Sea4.10GoodAn oily, black Stout.
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%)4.60Not Tried
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
06 Jan 2016 (ChrisE)
Not too many people about on a January afternoon so we sat in comfort and enjoyed what we could see of the views on a cloudy and overcast day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter4.60Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold4.20Not Tried
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
19 Nov 2015 (HSB)
12:00 First stop on a tour round the LTS railway network. Four others in. The barmaid had worked at the Rochford beer festival on Tuesday. Bit of a busman's holiday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00ExcellentVery flavoursome. More a red ale than a best bitter.
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold4.20Good
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter4.60Not Tried
Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
04 Oct 2015 (Stephen Harris)
I resist the fish & chips here (my custom goes to the excellent take-away part of Simply Seafood at the other end of the street) and sit in the relatively secluded back garden.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00GoodA dark coppery sort of colour. Malty and fruity.
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Maxim - Double Maxim4.70Not Tried
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Chapel Street Porter5.90Not Tried
26 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening meet up with Friday Evening Group who had been in situ for hours. I can imagine this venue being good on a wet and windy and cold winter's evening but tonight was draughty (nay windy) inside with overpowering vinegar fumes from fish and chips on every second table.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00Excellent
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
Brentwood - Marvellous Maple Mild3.70Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Oliver's Island3.80Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Redwood4.00Not Tried
07 Oct 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I sneaked a quick pint in the suntrap garden here in a break from the Crooked Billet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Georges - Wallasea Wench3.60GoodPale copper colour. A nicely-balanced, quaffable pint with a fairly low hop rate.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold4.20Not Tried
18 Sep 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2110 hours through the door. Main reason for visit to Leigh was to see this pub but told "We're closed". Upon enquiry it seems they close at 2100(ish) in Winter. Pity as, from experiences in other High Street pubs later, there was a lot of business about.
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About The Mayflower

The pub sign. The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EN.

A High Street comfortable bar situated at the rear of the Mayflower Fish & Chips and soft scoop ice cream parlour. South East Essex CAMRA Branch 2014, 2015 & 2016 Pub of the Year. 5 handpumps. Outside riverside seating. The passenger manifest of the Mayflower written on the wall above the rear windows is noteworthy.

We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 28 different beers and tried 13 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SS9 2EN