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Wig & Pen (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Humpty Dumpty - Little SharpieGood3
Green Jack - Red RobinExcellent1
Oakham - JHBExcellent1
Wolf - Lupus LupusExcellent1
Humpty Dumpty - SwallowtailGood1
Lacons - AffinityGood1
Tipple's - MoonrocketGood1
Elmtree - Snetterton Scary TreeAcceptable1
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPAAcceptable1
Adnams - Southwold BitterNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Grain - RedwoodNot Tried0
Jo C's - Bitter Old BustardNot Tried0
Lacons - Four KissesNot Tried0
Moongazer (sub-brand of Norfolk Brewhouse) - Hare TodayNot Tried0
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Ruby AleNot Tried0
Oakham - Bishops FarewellNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Winter's - GoldenNot Tried0
Winter's - Helix Extra PaleNot Tried0
Winter's - On The Beer CityNot Tried0
Winter's - RevengeNot Tried0
Wolf - Golden JackalNot Tried0
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!Not Tried0
Wolf - Sly WolfNot Tried0
Wolf - Woild MoildNot Tried0
Woodforde's - Bure GoldNot Tried0
Woodforde's - Royal Norfolks'Not Tried0
Picture 1. Wig & Pen, Norwich, Norfolk
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

30 Aug 2021 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit, table service only at the moment. There were fifteen in our group so we sat outside and watched the world go by. Good friendly service.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie3.80Good
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
Winter's - Helix Extra Pale3.80Not Tried
Moongazer (sub-brand of Norfolk Brewhouse) - Hare Today4.00Not Tried
10 Jun 2016 (Andrew)
Came here in 2001 and it was like a country pub. Now it's like a country pub someone's tried to make into a town pub. Bit of a shame really but that's life.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Elmtree - Snetterton Scary Tree4.50AcceptableBrown bitter with hint of peanut.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Swallowtail4.00Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
Lacons - Four Kisses4.00Not Tried
Wolf - Sly Wolf4.40Not Tried
16 Mar 2016 (HSB)
16:35 Crawl over, stopped here as halfway house on the way back to the station. We were the only customers and the barman indulged our musical tastes with finding our requests on the pub's music system.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Humpty Dumpty - Swallowtail4.00Good
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Grain - Redwood4.80Not Tried
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Ruby Ale4.00Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
28 Oct 2015 (HSB)
17:05 Last stop for two of us. One of our party had a spectacular fall flat on his back but I was in the Gents and missed it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lacons - Affinity4.80Good
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Winter's - On The Beer City4.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
22 Jul 2015 (HSB)
15.00 Post shopping waiting for a mate. Got the pub to myself.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tipple's - Moonrocket5.00Good
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!4.80Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
14 Aug 2014 (HSB)
20:00 Quite busy. More interesting beer choice than usual.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Gold IPA5.00Acceptable
Winter's - Golden4.10Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Jo C's - Bitter Old Bustard4.30Not Tried
Woodforde's - Royal Norfolks'4.50Not Tried
06 May 2014 (HSB)
18:10 Fairly quiet. New furniture, my favourite round table has gone. Shame.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie3.80Good
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Winter's - Revenge4.70Not Tried
Wolf - Woild Moild4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
22 Aug 2013 (HSB)
20:00 Very busy, mainly diners.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Humpty Dumpty - Little Sharpie3.80AcceptableNot as good as it should be
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Not Tried
Wolf - Golden Jackal3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
20 Apr 2013 (ChrisE)
This pub had had a very busy lunch time, and the glass washing machine was struggling to cope with demand. It was a nice sunny day so many people were drinking outside which made it quite comfortable inside. I have only listed one of the beers that were on offer, but there was a very acceptable range to choose from.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wolf - Lupus Lupus5.00ExcellentIn very good condition.
15 Dec 2012 (HSB)
Lunchtime. Busy with diners. Had to sit in the back room.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - JHB3.80Excellent
Green Jack - Red Robin3.80Excellent

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About the Wig & Pen

The pub sign. Wig & Pen, Norwich, Norfolk

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent7
Good8
Acceptable4
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1RN.

Single bar pub with dining room in St. Martin at Palace Plain. Comfortable and friendly.

We have visited this pub 16 times, seen 35 different beers and tried 17 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NR3 1RN