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The Mayflower (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Leigh on Sea - Legra PaleExcellent2
Mersea Island - OysterExcellent1
Georges - Old Southendian PorterExcellent1
Crouch Vale - Brewers GoldExcellent2
Georges - Cockleboats Best BitterExcellent6
Green Jack - Lurcher StoutExcellent1
Georges - Bell End BitterExcellent1
Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla PorterExcellent1
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Mighty Oak - The Old Man and The SeaGood1
Georges - Wallasea WenchGood1
Crouch Vale - Yakima GoldGood1
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
Mauldons - Silver AdderNot Tried0
Leigh on Sea - Six Little ShipsNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
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
Picture 1. The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Picture 2. The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Visits Details

21 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Very busy for this Saturday mid-afternoon visit but a table and seats to be found quickly and prompt, friendly service from the bar-staff member. It is very well-stocked, with 6 casks on, and is an independently-owned cask-beer house which adjoins their own fish and chip shop.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Leigh on Sea - Legra Pale3.80ExcellentGood head and lacing. On the first sip, a citrus hit and an instantly fruity mouthfeel with a dry finish.
Georges - Cockleboats Best Bitter4.00GoodGood head but minus lacing. Hoppy mouthfeel and lingering bitterness in this local micro-brewery's ale from Great Wakering.
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Proper Job4.50Not Tried
Mauldons - Silver Adder4.20Not Tried
Leigh on Sea - Six Little Ships4.20Not Tried
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 was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40ExcellentHas 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

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About The Mayflower

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

Summary of Beer Scores

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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 12 times, seen 30 different beers and tried 13 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SS9 2EN