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Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2013 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kirkby Lonsdale - Ruskin'sExcellent1
Brightside - Best BitterExcellent1
Round Tower - CotterExcellent1
Mighty Oak - Yule Love HerExcellent1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordExcellent1
Robinsons - Old TomExcellent1
Humpty Dumpty - Lemon & GingerExcellent1
Deverell's - Rock 'n' RollaPoor1
Moorhouse's - Black Cat MildNot Tried0
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Rudgate - Ruby MildNot Tried0
Oakham - Bishops FarewellNot Tried0
Triple fff - Alton's PrideNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - Brewers GoldNot Tried0
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & WarthogNot Tried0
Palmers - Tally Ho!Not Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy RiderNot Tried0
Moorhouse's - Blond WitchNot Tried0
Famous Railway Tavern - Crab & Winkle MildNot Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurNot Tried0
Elgood's - Cambridge BitterNot Tried0
Nelson - Friggin in the RigginNot Tried0
Okell's - BitterNot Tried0
Bradfield - Farmers BitterNot Tried0
Phoenix - Monkeytown MildNot Tried0
Bank Top - Dark MildNot Tried0
Bank Top - Flat CapNot Tried0
Skinner's - Betty Stogs BitterNot Tried0
Blue Anchor - Spingo MiddleNot Tried0
Blue Anchor - Spingo SpecialNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - AmarilloNot Tried0
Burton Bridge - Thomas Sykes Old AleNot Tried0
Palmers - 200 Premium AleNot Tried0
Teignworthy - Xmas CrackerNot Tried0
Famous Railway Tavern - Bladderwrack StoutNot Tried0
Wentworth - Oatmeal StoutNot Tried0
Nelson - Powder MonkeyNot Tried0
Nelson - Trafalgar BitterNot Tried0
RCH - Hewish IPANot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Pitfield's - Eco WarriorNot Tried0
Boggart - Dark MildNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Bingle JellsNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde MildNot Tried0
Concertina - Bengal TigerNot Tried0
Concertina - Club BitterNot Tried0
Concertina - Old Dark AtticNot Tried0
Felstar - Good KnightNot Tried0
Tryst - Brockville PaleNot Tried0
North Yorkshire - Lord LeeNot Tried0
North Yorkshire - Prior's AleNot Tried0
Bradfield - Farmers Belgian BlueNot Tried0
Nelson - Loose CannonNot Tried0
Burton Bridge - Bramble StoutNot Tried0
Brampton - Impy DarkNot Tried0
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Son of Sid - Muck Cart MildNot Tried0
Dunham Massey - Chocolate Cherry MildNot Tried0
Shalford - Stoneley BitterNot Tried0
Thwaites - Nutty BlackNot Tried0
Pitfield's - Red AleNot Tried0
Elland - Beyond the PaleNot Tried0
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the MooseNot Tried0
Exeter - Avocet AleNot Tried0
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)Not Tried0
Kirkby Lonsdale - RadicalNot Tried0
Derventio - CleopatraNot Tried0
Ilkley - Mary JaneNot Tried0
Yeovil - RubyNot Tried0
Ha'Penny - London StoneNot Tried0
Oakham - CitraNot Tried0
Shalford - 1319 MildNot Tried0
Great Newsome - Frothingham Best BitterNot Tried0
Elland - 1872 PorterNot Tried0
Red Fox - BitterNot Tried0
Farmer's Ales (Maldon Brewing) - Puck's FollyNot Tried0
Kirkby Lonsdale - MonumentalNot Tried0
Liverpool Organic - Kitty WilkinsonNot Tried0
Brampton - Golden BudNot Tried0
Amber Ales - Chocolate Orange StoutNot Tried0
Brampton - Best BitterNot Tried0
Mersea Island - Lion BitterNot Tried0
Outstanding - Pushing OutNot Tried0
Dunham Massey - Winter WarmerNot Tried0
Brentwood - Winter WarmerNot Tried0
Prospect - Nutty SlackNot Tried0
Brentwood - GoldNot Tried0
Saffron - Littlebury LighthouseNot Tried0
Worsthorne - Old TroutNot Tried0
Saffron - Saffron BlondeNot Tried0
Waen - Festival GoldNot Tried0
Waen - Blackberry StoutNot Tried0
Mithril - A66 (formerly Route A66)Not Tried0
Great Newsome - Sleck DustNot Tried0
Thwaites - Crafty DevilNot Tried0
Blackedge - HoP Pale AleNot Tried0
Bishop Nick - 1555Not Tried0
Owenshaw Mill - Katy's BlondeNot Tried0
Wentworth - Plum Pudding StoutNot Tried0
Wibblers - ApprenticeNot Tried0
Panther - Black PantherNot Tried0
Teignworthy - Neap TideNot Tried0
Colchester - MetropolisNot Tried0
Harwich Town - Bay BitterNot Tried0
Exeter - 'fraid NotNot Tried0
Deverell's - RedemptionNot Tried0
Reedley Hallows - Filly Close BlondeNot Tried0
Oates - OMTNot Tried0
Harwich Town - GangesNot Tried0
Oates - Wild OatesNot Tried0
Thwaites - OriginalNot Tried0
Barlow - Betty’s BlondeNot Tried0
Ha'Penny - London ParticularNot Tried0
Bishop Nick - Ridley's RiteNot Tried0
Brentwood - BBC2Not Tried0
Maldon - Farmer's Golden BoarNot Tried0
Felstar - LightburstNot Tried0
Georges - 200-200Not Tried0
Harwich Town - Bathside BatteryNot Tried0
Harwich Town - Ha'penny MildNot Tried0
Red Fox - Hunter's GoldNot Tried0
Red Fox - Ruby Red MildNot Tried0
Sticklegs - Stour GoldNot Tried0
Barlow - AnastasiaNot Tried0
Yeovil - GloryNot Tried0
Driftwood Spars - Alfie's RevengeNot Tried0
Jacobi - LightNot Tried0
Robinsons - Tom & berryNot Tried0
Nelson - 1805Not Tried0
Chantry - New York PaleNot Tried0
Georges - Excalibur ReserveNot Tried0
Colchester - Winter NightsNot Tried0
Colchester - Brass MonkeyNot Tried0
Stocklinch Ales - Black SmockNot Tried0
Imperial - Imperial BitterNot Tried0
Imperial - Imperial BlondeNot Tried0
Imperial - Irish StoutNot Tried0
Great Heck - Treasure IPANot Tried0
Brampton - Winter Bock Barley WineNot Tried0
Chantry - Black DiamondNot Tried0
Hamelsworde - Spanish StoutNot Tried0
Shalford - Rotten EndNot Tried0
Deverell's - DarksideNot Tried0
Driftwood Spars - Blackheads MildNot Tried0
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)Not Tried0
Wood Street - Yellow Wood IPANot Tried0
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Mayflower GoldNot Tried0
Dominion / Billericay Collaboration - A Mild With No Name!Not Tried0
Dunham Massey - Dunham GoldNot Tried0
Felstar - Old EssexNot Tried0
Ordnance City - SidewinderNot Tried0
Red Fox - Coggeshall GoldNot Tried0
Saffron - Henham HoneyNot Tried0
Yorkshire Brewing Co. - Supernatural BlondeNot Tried0
Lymm - Lymm BitterNot Tried0
S&P - First LightNot Tried0
Lymm - Slitten Brook StoutNot Tried0
Lymm - Bridgewater BlondeNot Tried0
Wentwell - Justice for GingersNot Tried0
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Ice BlueNot Tried0
Brentwood - Plumberry Ruby BeerNot Tried0
Hop Monster (Georges) - Freakshow 9Not Tried0
Dominion - Canada with 7 hopsNot Tried0
Dominion - Yukon Gold 2Not Tried0
Farmer's Ales (Maldon Brewing) - Xmas StoutNot Tried0
Georges - 74 SquadronNot Tried0
Georges - Merry Gentlemen 2012Not Tried0
Georges - Merry Gentlemen 2013Not Tried0
Harwich Town - Xmas BeerNot Tried0
Hop Monster (Georges) - Snake Oil StoutNot Tried0
Indian Summer - Bombay BlondeNot Tried0
Mersea Island - Island GoldNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Wiseman's GoldNot Tried0
Red Fox - Wily Ol' FoxNot Tried0
Round Tower - Shadoxhurst StoutNot Tried0
Round Tower - American Brown AleNot Tried0
Saffron - Chestnut GroveNot Tried0
Shalford - Ebenezer AleNot Tried0
Shalford - Rampant HopNot Tried0
Wibblers - Winter WibbleNot Tried0
Wibblers - Wobbly MoleNot Tried0
Blackedge - I.P.A.Not Tried0
Boggart - First ChristmasNot Tried0
Brass Castle - Best BitterNot Tried0
Brass Castle - Tail GunnerNot Tried0
Brightside - Inn CrowdNot Tried0
Dunham Massey - Light MildNot Tried0
Great Heck - Yule TwigNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Get Your KicksNot Tried0
Lytham - Witch WoodNot Tried0
Lytham - Berry BlondeNot Tried0
Mithril - Stuff the KiwisNot Tried0
Owenshaw Mill - Stout 13Not Tried0
Prospect - WhateverNot Tried0
Reedley Hallows - Old Laund BitterNot Tried0
Thwaites - Smoke StackNot Tried0
Whalebone - Truelove PorterNot Tried0
Wood Street - Devil's Walking StickNot Tried0
Blue Anchor - OriginalNot Tried0
Derventio - Mrs ClausNot Tried0
Hartshorns - Floss the BossNot Tried0
Humpty Dumpty - Xmas Crack 2013Not Tried0
Humpty Dumpty - Big SharpieNot Tried0
Jacobi - Winter WarmerNot Tried0
Marlpool - Blind Boris MildNot Tried0
Son of Sid - Raspberry WheatNot Tried0
Stocklinch Ales - Rusty BoilerNot Tried0
Two Beach - Shaldon ShagNot Tried0
Two Beach - Ode AleNot Tried0
Yeovil - Lynx WildcatNot Tried0

Visits Details

20 Nov 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Just seemed to me that the beer quality this year was the best ever.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30ExcellentSeemed almost bland after the heavy hop bitterness of some others
Robinsons - Old Tom8.50ExcellentA warmer before leaving
Humpty Dumpty - Lemon & Ginger4.00ExcellentExactly what it said on the tin (cask label)
Kirkby Lonsdale - Ruskin's3.90ExcellentVery bitter on the tongue
Brightside - Best Bitter4.30ExcellentTongue rasping bitterness
Round Tower - Cotter4.10ExcellentExceedingly bitter
Mighty Oak - Yule Love Her4.10ExcellentSeemed almost spiced. Dark ale with lots of hop oils lingering on the lips. One colleague thought this would be the Beer of the Festival.
Deverell's - Rock 'n' Rolla4.00Poor'orrible caramel smell and taste
Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild3.40Not Tried
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)4.40Not Tried
Rudgate - Ruby Mild4.40Not Tried
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Not Tried
Triple fff - Alton's Pride3.80Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold4.00Not Tried
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & Warthog3.80Not Tried
Palmers - Tally Ho!5.50Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider4.30Not Tried
Moorhouse's - Blond Witch4.40Not Tried
Famous Railway Tavern - Crab & Winkle Mild3.70Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Not Tried
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter3.80Not Tried
Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin4.70Not Tried
Okell's - Bitter3.70Not Tried
Bradfield - Farmers Bitter3.90Not Tried
Phoenix - Monkeytown Mild3.90Not Tried
Bank Top - Dark Mild4.00Not Tried
Bank Top - Flat Cap4.00Not Tried
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter4.00Not Tried
Blue Anchor - Spingo Middle5.10Not Tried
Blue Anchor - Spingo Special6.60Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Amarillo5.00Not Tried
Burton Bridge - Thomas Sykes Old Ale10.00Not Tried
Palmers - 200 Premium Ale5.00Not Tried
Teignworthy - Xmas Cracker6.00Not Tried
Famous Railway Tavern - Bladderwrack Stout4.70Not Tried
Wentworth - Oatmeal Stout4.80Not Tried
Nelson - Powder Monkey4.40Not Tried
Nelson - Trafalgar Bitter4.10Not Tried
RCH - Hewish IPA3.60Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
Pitfield's - Eco Warrior4.50Not Tried
Boggart - Dark Mild4.00Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Bingle Jells5.20Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild3.70Not Tried
Concertina - Bengal Tiger4.50Not Tried
Concertina - Club Bitter3.90Not Tried
Concertina - Old Dark Attic3.90Not Tried
Felstar - Good Knight5.00Not Tried
Tryst - Brockville Pale3.80Not Tried
North Yorkshire - Lord Lee4.70Not Tried
North Yorkshire - Prior's Ale3.60Not Tried
Bradfield - Farmers Belgian Blue4.90Not Tried
Nelson - Loose Cannon4.30Not Tried
Burton Bridge - Bramble Stout5.00Not Tried
Brampton - Impy Dark4.30Not Tried
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
Son of Sid - Muck Cart Mild3.50Not Tried
Dunham Massey - Chocolate Cherry Mild3.80Not Tried
Shalford - Stoneley Bitter4.20Not Tried
Thwaites - Nutty Black3.30Not Tried
Pitfield's - Red Ale4.80Not Tried
Elland - Beyond the Pale4.20Not Tried
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose4.60Not Tried
Exeter - Avocet Ale3.90Not Tried
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)3.60Not Tried
Kirkby Lonsdale - Radical4.20Not Tried
Derventio - Cleopatra5.00Not Tried
Ilkley - Mary Jane3.50Not Tried
Yeovil - Ruby4.50Not Tried
Ha'Penny - London Stone4.50Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Shalford - 1319 Mild3.70Not Tried
Great Newsome - Frothingham Best Bitter4.30Not Tried
Elland - 1872 Porter6.50Not Tried
Red Fox - Bitter3.80Not Tried
Farmer's Ales (Maldon Brewing) - Puck's Folly4.20Not Tried
Kirkby Lonsdale - Monumental4.50Not Tried
Liverpool Organic - Kitty Wilkinson4.50Not Tried
Brampton - Golden Bud3.80Not Tried
Amber Ales - Chocolate Orange Stout4.00Not Tried
Brampton - Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
Mersea Island - Lion Bitter3.90Not Tried
Outstanding - Pushing Out7.30Not Tried
Dunham Massey - Winter Warmer6.60Not Tried
Brentwood - Winter Warmer4.70Not Tried
Prospect - Nutty Slack3.90Not Tried
Brentwood - Gold4.30Not Tried
Saffron - Littlebury Lighthouse4.20Not Tried
Worsthorne - Old Trout4.50Not Tried
Saffron - Saffron Blonde4.30Not Tried
Waen - Festival Gold4.20Not Tried
Waen - Blackberry Stout3.80Not Tried
Mithril - A66 (formerly Route A66)4.00Not Tried
Great Newsome - Sleck Dust3.80Not Tried
Thwaites - Crafty Devil4.30Not Tried
Blackedge - HoP Pale Ale3.80Not Tried
Bishop Nick - 15554.30Not Tried
Owenshaw Mill - Katy's Blonde3.60Not Tried
Wentworth - Plum Pudding Stout4.70Not Tried
Wibblers - Apprentice3.90Not Tried
Panther - Black Panther4.50Not Tried
Teignworthy - Neap Tide3.80Not Tried
Colchester - Metropolis3.90Not Tried
Harwich Town - Bay Bitter3.60Not Tried
Exeter - 'fraid Not4.00Not Tried
Deverell's - Redemption4.50Not Tried
Reedley Hallows - Filly Close Blonde3.90Not Tried
Oates - OMT3.80Not Tried
Harwich Town - Ganges4.00Not Tried
Oates - Wild Oates4.30Not Tried
Thwaites - Original3.60Not Tried
Barlow - Betty’s Blonde4.00Not Tried
Ha'Penny - London Particular4.00Not Tried
Bishop Nick - Ridley's Rite3.60Not Tried
Brentwood - BBC22.50Not Tried
Maldon - Farmer's Golden Boar5.00Not Tried
Felstar - Lightburst4.00Not Tried
Georges - 200-2003.90Not Tried
Harwich Town - Bathside Battery4.20Not Tried
Harwich Town - Ha'penny Mild3.60Not Tried
Red Fox - Hunter's Gold3.90Not Tried
Red Fox - Ruby Red Mild6.90Not Tried
Sticklegs - Stour Gold3.80Not Tried
Barlow - Anastasia7.50Not Tried
Yeovil - Glory3.80Not Tried
Driftwood Spars - Alfie's Revenge6.50Not Tried
Jacobi - Light3.80Not Tried
Robinsons - Tom & berry4.60Not Tried
Nelson - 18055.00Not Tried
Chantry - New York Pale3.90Not Tried
Georges - Excalibur Reserve7.00Not Tried
Colchester - Winter Nights4.30Not Tried
Colchester - Brass Monkey3.80Not Tried
Stocklinch Ales - Black Smock5.00Not Tried
Imperial - Imperial Bitter3.90Not Tried
Imperial - Imperial Blonde4.00Not Tried
Imperial - Irish Stout4.60Not Tried
Great Heck - Treasure IPA4.80Not Tried
Brampton - Winter Bock Barley Wine6.00Not Tried
Chantry - Black Diamond4.50Not Tried
Hamelsworde - Spanish Stout4.20Not Tried
Shalford - Rotten End6.00Not Tried
Deverell's - Darkside4.80Not Tried
Driftwood Spars - Blackheads Mild3.80Not Tried
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)4.80Not Tried
Wood Street - Yellow Wood IPA5.10Not Tried
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Mayflower Gold6.50Not Tried
Dominion / Billericay Collaboration - A Mild With No Name!5.50Not Tried
Dunham Massey - Dunham Gold7.20Not Tried
Felstar - Old Essex3.90Not Tried
Ordnance City - Sidewinder4.70Not Tried
Red Fox - Coggeshall Gold4.00Not Tried
Saffron - Henham Honey4.60Not Tried
Yorkshire Brewing Co. - Supernatural Blonde4.10Not Tried
Lymm - Lymm Bitter3.80Not Tried
S&P - First Light4.10Not Tried
Lymm - Slitten Brook Stout4.00Not Tried
Lymm - Bridgewater Blonde4.00Not Tried
Wentwell - Justice for Gingers4.00Not Tried
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Ice Blue4.00Not Tried
Brentwood - Plumberry Ruby Beer4.60Not Tried
Hop Monster (Georges) - Freakshow 94.20Not Tried
Dominion - Canada with 7 hops4.90Not Tried
Dominion - Yukon Gold 29.70Not Tried
Farmer's Ales (Maldon Brewing) - Xmas Stout4.80Not Tried
Georges - 74 Squadron4.00Not Tried
Georges - Merry Gentlemen 20126.00Not Tried
Georges - Merry Gentlemen 20136.00Not Tried
Harwich Town - Xmas Beer4.80Not Tried
Hop Monster (Georges) - Snake Oil Stout5.00Not Tried
Indian Summer - Bombay Blonde4.50Not Tried
Mersea Island - Island Gold4.50Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Wiseman's Gold4.80Not Tried
Red Fox - Wily Ol' Fox5.20Not Tried
Round Tower - Shadoxhurst Stout5.40Not Tried
Round Tower - American Brown Ale4.60Not Tried
Saffron - Chestnut Grove4.80Not Tried
Shalford - Ebenezer Ale4.50Not Tried
Shalford - Rampant Hop4.00Not Tried
Wibblers - Winter Wibble6.00Not Tried
Wibblers - Wobbly Mole11.00Not Tried
Blackedge - I.P.A.4.70Not Tried
Boggart - First Christmas4.00Not Tried
Brass Castle - Best Bitter4.50Not Tried
Brass Castle - Tail Gunner4.00Not Tried
Brightside - Inn Crowd3.80Not Tried
Dunham Massey - Light Mild3.80Not Tried
Great Heck - Yule Twig5.20Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Get Your Kicks6.60Not Tried
Lytham - Witch Wood4.00Not Tried
Lytham - Berry Blonde4.10Not Tried
Mithril - Stuff the Kiwis4.00Not Tried
Owenshaw Mill - Stout 134.10Not Tried
Prospect - Whatever3.80Not Tried
Reedley Hallows - Old Laund Bitter3.60Not Tried
Thwaites - Smoke Stack5.80Not Tried
Whalebone - Truelove Porter4.70Not Tried
Wood Street - Devil's Walking Stick4.20Not Tried
Blue Anchor - Original4.00Not Tried
Derventio - Mrs Claus4.00Not Tried
Hartshorns - Floss the Boss4.60Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Xmas Crack 20137.00Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Big Sharpie5.00Not Tried
Jacobi - Winter Warmer5.00Not Tried
Marlpool - Blind Boris Mild3.50Not Tried
Son of Sid - Raspberry Wheat5.50Not Tried
Stocklinch Ales - Rusty Boiler4.50Not Tried
Two Beach - Shaldon Shag4.20Not Tried
Two Beach - Ode Ale4.20Not Tried
Yeovil - Lynx Wildcat4.30Not Tried

About the Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2013

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent7
Good-
Acceptable-
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Rochford, Essex, SS4 1BU.

The 34th CAMRA South East Essex Beer & Cider Festival. Located in an excellent roomy building a minute or two from the railway station. Held 19 to 23 November 2013. This year the ale bars were designated as Essex, War of the Roses and National.

We have visited this pub once, seen 203 different beers and tried 8 of them.

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Postcode: SS4 1BU