Beer | Brewery | ABV (%) | Comments | Score:/10 |
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Farmers Glory | Wadworth | 4.70 | Moderate red colour. Rich and malty, very obvious orange peel. Not a session, but strength akin to Broadside. | 8.0 |
Double Chocolate Stout | Wells and Youngs | 5.20 | Multi-medal winning dark ale, with complex rich chocolate malts and full mouthfeel. Quite sweet. Perfect beer to end an evening, or as comfort ale. | 9.0 |
Small Copper | Wentworth | 4.10 | Striking cross between a golden and copper-coloured bitter . Various sour notes. Shows potential | 6.5 |
St Mungo | West Beer | 4.90 | Tight bitterness, light but filling with rounded fizzziness and butter on nose to follow through. A/t is dry bitterness that disappears on tongue (touches sides), but holds and follows through finishing crisp | 8.0 |
Grasshopper Kentish Beer | Westerham | 3.80 | Rich dark ale, slight co2, caramel texture aftertaste. Similar to Shepherd Neames, due (no doubt) to their similar reliance on the Kent hops. | 7.0 |
Guv'nor Cider | Westons | 4.80 | Made with Pierre Marco-White, it's a high tannin cider with light co2 and hazy look. Unremarkable, but drinkable. Better with food, maybe? (e.g. french onion soup, shropshire blue cheese, scotch eggs) | 7.0 |
Westvleteren 12 | Westvleteren | 10.20 | Dark ruby, soft foam, fruit and floral aroma (could be perfume!), strong taste of anything you want it to be. | 9.5 |
Flower Power | Whim | 5.30 | Sherbet nose, lemon zest, bitter after-taste. Light amber in colour, with pangs of crushed paracetamol! | 5.0 |
Dabinett Medium SV | Whin Hill of Norfolk | 6.70 | Good strength, slightly filmic. | 7.0 |
Nightjar | White Park | 4.50 | Aromd of roasted malts starts well, but lack of complex tastes, and watery follow through, is a let down | 6.0 |
Bob | Wickwar | 4.00 | Light and malt tastes, dry bitterness. | 7.0 |
Wilkins Dry | Wilkins | 6.00 | Dry, warm, and soft. Good apple acidity. Fluid taste. | 7.5 |
Alba | William Bros Brewing Company | 7.50 | Tawny brown with spruce flavours and rich malt. The 'pine needle' infusion might appear as a gimmick, but that doesn't stop it been highly drinkable. | 8.0 |
Fraoch | William Bros Brewing Company | 5.00 | Amber ale with moderate malt taste, herbal (heather) flavours, and flora aroma. Good dry finish. | 8.5 |
Kelpie | William Bros Brewing Company | 4.40 | Rich chocolate beer with touch of salt. Claims to be seaweed - could be, but just salt and 'interesting' tastes to my buds. | 7.5 |
Grozet | William Bros Brewing Company | 5.00 | A gooseberry beer. Gimmick, for sure, but as a doubly fermented beer that's half way between light ale and wheat beer is more drinkable that it should be! | 8.0 |
Ebulum | William Bros Brewing Company | 6.50 | Black ale fused with elderberry. High hopes since it's fruity with soft palate and soft roasted malt flavourings. Good in a stew, but confused as a beer with conflicting tastes. | 7.0 |
Medium sweet | Winkleigh | 6.00 | Thin, looks like weak cordial. Boisterous taste. Better as an accompaniment. | 5.0 |
Medium Dry | Winkleigh | 6.00 | Similar to the Winkleigh sweet, but more solid, and flavoursome. Goes well with fish & chips! | 6.5 |
Dubble | Witkap Pater | 7.00 | Strong, solid brown. Like a winter ale, without having the xmas branding. It holds a wet aftertaste. | 8.0 |
Woild Moild | Wolf | 4.80 | Slight chocolate taste, with tight bitterness. Full fizz with big bubbles, but low carbonation follow through which then disapates quickly. Aftertaste is caramel biscuit. By end, it's almost caramel water | 7.0 |
Golden Jackal | Wolf | 3.70 | Hoppy taste with flowers and citrus. Decent, but unremarkable. | 7.0 |
Horsesugar | Wood Street | 3.90 | A light malty taste, without an abundance of hop, by slightly tart. Something to have in halves. | 7.5 |
Cornish Bucaneer | Wooden hand | 4.30 | Golden beer with Maris Otter pale ale, emphasising hop. Full fruit and light cream aroma. Short dry finish. | 7.0 |
Butty Bach | Wye Valley Brewery | 4.50 | Full but understated ale, disipating head, smooth and light with dedicate fizz. | 8.5 |
Dorothy Goodbodys Country Ale | Wye Valley Brewery | 6.00 | Dark ruby, with full head. Mixed malt taste, with floral after notes. | 7.0 |
Dorothy Goodbodys Golden Ale | Wye Valley Brewery | 4.20 | Great aroma of hops and citris, with smooth flow and gentle mouthfeel. Has a few bubbles. Earthy finish | 8.0 |
Dorothy Goodbodys Christmas Ale | Wye Valley Brewery | 6.00 | Golden ruby, full malts, delicate spice aroma. Roast character at side. Could almost be a porter. | 7.5 |
Dorothy Goodbody Wholesome Stout | Wye Valley Brewery | 4.60 | Black, with a full and creamy head. Slightly dry, nutty and chocolate notes on the nose, with a slight thin fizz. | 9.0 |
4x4 | Wye Valley Brewery | 4.40 | Light golden ale, with sparkling fizz. Straight and fresh taste. Good aroma. No a lot of aftertaste. Better than expected for a branded ale. | 7.5 |
Landlords Choice | Wylam | 4.60 | Golden hoppy beer. Akin to Discovery. | 7.0 |