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The Woolpack Inn (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Bishop Nick - 1555Excellent2
Bishop Nick - Heresy (was once 4.1%)Excellent1
Witham - No NameExcellent3
Bishop Nick - Witch HuntExcellent2
Camerons - Brown DogGood1
Witham - No NameGood3
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde MildNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Plasticine PorterNot Tried0
Woodforde's - Mardler'sNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Bishop Nick - Martyr IPANot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Nutty HenNot Tried0
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde TripNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Woolpack Inn, Witham, Essex
Picture 2. The Woolpack Inn, Witham, Essex
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

26 Jan 2024 (Magnus Greel)
Late evening friendly locals and a star of landlord expressing a superb dry witty SOH. I sat in the quieter left side bar while a more rowdy affair with folk watching football from the other bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Witham - No Name4.30ExcellentFull bodied traditional bitter with a hint of spice.
Camerons - Brown Dog4.10GoodLuckily just a taster as prompted by the landlord, found this too sweet syrupy and cloying.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
24 Feb 2015 (thebrewingman)
I really like this place - a real pub. Beer is in good nick too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - 15554.30Excellent
Witham - No Name4.30Excellent
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Mardler's3.50Not Tried
13 Feb 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Friday Evening Group meeting at a most friendly pub with a very rural feel. Landlord has had a long association with the former Ridleys brewery people.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - 15554.30Excellent
Bishop Nick - Heresy (was once 4.1%)4.00Excellent
Witham - No Name4.30Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild3.70Not TriedRan out
Mighty Oak - Plasticine Porter4.50Not Tried
26 Oct 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening visit and the pub is busy and boisterous. I go in the bar with marginally less ‘singing’. Some people have clearly been in for a while. Will have to come back another time to get more of a feel for the pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - Witch Hunt4.20ExcellentTop quality, luscious, black Porter.
Witham - No Name5.20AcceptableIs there more than one beer with no name brewed here I wonder? Mine was clearly marked as being 4.3%. It was a straightforward, quaffing Bitter.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip4.30Not Tried
14 Oct 2014 (HSB)
11:30 - 14:45 Yet another gathering of old railwaymen. An excellent time was had by all. A visit to the micro-brewery behind the bar was an added bonus.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bishop Nick - Witch Hunt4.20ExcellentLovely roast flavour.
Witham - No Name5.20Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Morland Old Nutty Hen4.50Not Tried
15 Jul 2014 (HSB)
17:30 30 minute connection at Witham so came here for a swift half of the home brew. Excellent pub will re-visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Witham - No Name5.20Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Bishop Nick - Martyr IPA5.00Not Tried

About The Woolpack Inn

The pub sign. The Woolpack Inn, Witham, Essex

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent7
Good4
Acceptable1
Poor-

The pub is found in Witham, Essex, CM8 2JP.

Interesting old pub, with a rural feel, six minutes walk from Witham railway station on the side away from the town centre in Church Street. Two bars and a further room that appears to have formerly been a shop. The old shop window contains an impressive display of glass soda siphons. Raised area in public bar accommodates a pool table and darts oche. 2 handpumps in public bar, 3 in the saloon but real ales are also served on gravity dispense direct from the cellar. At end of 2014 on the market for sale at £325,000. The pub's micro brewery was fully in view immediately behind the bar but was removed from site and mothballed in early 2015.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 12 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CM8 2JP