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2 | Beer list | |||||
3 | Just a list of what I've tried since about 1995 May. | |||||
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5 | Brewer | Brew | ABV | Package | Where/When | Comments |
6 | ? | Crab Rat | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoon 2002-08-18 | |
7 | Abbeydale | Daily Bread | 3.8% | g | MK Beer Fest 2017-10-20 | |
8 | Abbeydale | Deception | 4.0% | g | MK Beer Fest 2017-10-20 | |
9 | ABC (Aylesbury Brewery) | Best Bitter | 3.5% | d | Black Horse, Gt Linford 1997-07-12 | |
10 | Adnams | Broadside | 6.3% | b | Tesco 2002-10-11 | dark, good |
11 | Adnams | Broadside | 4.4% | d | nr Thrapston 1996-08-06 | |
12 | Adnams | Ease Up IPA | 4.6% | b | Adnams Holkham 2018-07-29 | hoppy |
13 | Adnams | Explorer | 5.0% | b | Adnams Holkham 2018-08-07 | "East Coast Blonde" with US hops, weak |
14 | Adnams | Ghost Ship | 4.5% | b | Gift 2016-04-12 | ok but not much taste |
15 | Adnams | Gunhill | 4.0% | b | Tesco 2010-01-08 | good |
16 | Adnams | Lighthouse | 3.4% | b | Adnams Holkham 2018-08-05 | ok |
17 | Adnams | Regatta | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoon 1999-06-29 | ok |
18 | Adnams | Sole Star | 2.7% | b | Morrisons 2013-04-13 | not bad for the low alcohol |
19 | Adnams | Southwold Bitter | 3.7% | d | Kings Head, Wadenhoe, 1996-08-06 | |
20 | Adnams | Southwold Bitter | 4.1% | b | Adnams Holkham 2018-07-31 | ok |
21 | Adnams | Suffolk Strong Ale | 4.5% | b | Tesco 1997-11-19 | hoppy |
22 | Adnams | Suffolk Strong Ale | 4.5% | c | Tesco 1997-11-19 | hoppy |
23 | Albani | Odense Classic | 4.6% | p | Haderslev, Denmark 2009-09-15 | adequate after a long day |
24 | Aldi | Yorkshire Bitter | 4.8% | b | Adi 2022-12-26 | good, "in partnership with the Black Sheep brewery" |
25 | Amstel Brouwerij | Amstel Bier | 5.0% | b | Shenley offie 1997-09 | Bulmers product masquerading as Dutch |
26 | Anglo Dutch | Tabatha the Knackered | 6.0% | g | MK beer fest 2003-11-13 | Dewsbury, good |
27 | Anchor | Liberty Ale | 5.6% | b | USA | |
28 | Andechs | Doppelbock Dunkel | 7.1% | b | mixed case 2008-12-06 | very pleasant, but could get that same pleasure with less alcohol |
29 | Archers | Golden Ale | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoon 1999-11-30 | Swindon |
30 | Ardwen | IPA | 6.5% | b | charity sale 2023-03-26 | bc, France, artisanal, quite good |
31 | Arkells | 2B | 3.2% | g | MK beer fest 1999-06-11 | very good for a 3.2% |
32 | Arran | Blonde | 5.0% | g | MK beer fest 2002-11-14 | Isle of Arran |
33 | Arundel | Gold | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoon 1999-06 | nutty, or off |
34 | Arundel | Hard Willie | 4.7% | d | Wharf Tavern, Hockley Heath 2003-05-06 | good (toasted, chocolate, dark) |
35 | Arundel | Stronghold | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoon 2003-09-24 | good, dark |
36 | Asahi | Super Dry | c | JAL 402 London->Tokyo | ordinary | |
37 | Ash Vine Brewery | Hop & Glory | 5.0% | b | Sainsbury 1997-03 | |
38 | Aviemore | Wild Cat | 5.1% | d | Wetherspoon 2001-04-10 | |
39 | Aylesbury Brewhouse | El Nino | 4.9% | g | MK beer fest 2010-10-14 | chilli infused, enjoyed this one |
40 | Backyard | The Hoarde | 3.9% | g | MK beer fest 2013-10-19 | Walsall |
41 | Badger | Blandford Fly | 5.2% | b | Tesco 2001-10-27 | with ginger |
42 | Badger | Cranborne Poacher | 5.7% | b | Sainsbury 2018-12-07 | very red and fruity nose like cherryade |
43 | Badger | Dorset Best | 4.0% | c | 2000-06-01 | it's got alcohol and no widget |
44 | Badger | First Gold | 4.0% | b | 2006-07-30 | boring |
45 | Badger | Fursty Ferret | 4.4% | c | Ocado 2010-11-23 | not bad |
46 | Badger | Golden Champion Ale | 5.0% | b | Tesco 1998-10 | (for Tesco?) with elderflower |
47 | Badger | Golden Glory | 4.5% | b | Tesco 2002-01-05 | peach and melon |
48 | Badger | Harvester's Ale | 2.5% | b | 2008-05-29 | special weak refreshing beer, formerly for agricultural workers |
49 | Badger | Hopping Hare | 4.4% | b | Sainsbury 2017-05-29 | triple-hopped, all bitter no body, 2021-07-29 was 4% (b) |
50 | Badger | Long Days | 4.5% | b | Tesco 2008-07-09 | (hint of) raspberry; smell is a little off-putting, but not bad for an adulterated beer |
51 | Badger | Pickled Partridge Ale | 4.5% | b | Tesco 2009-12-13 | one was enough |
52 | Badger | Poacher's Choice | 5.7% | b | mix-pack 2017-01-06 | strong, tasty, drank half of it |
53 | Banks | "Beer" | 3.5% | b | 1996-08-01 | |
54 | Banks | Bitter | 3.8% | d | canal 1995 | |
55 | Banks | Mild | 3.5% | d | canal 1995 | |
56 | Banks | No 9 | 4.2% | p | Moat Hotel, Acton Trussell 2000-05-15 | nasty cream beer |
57 | Banks and Taylors | Dragon Slayer | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoon 2002-08-11 | good |
58 | Banks and Taylors | Fruit Bat | 4.5% | g | MK beer fest 2015-10-14 | |
59 | Banks and Taylors | Plum Mild | 3.8% | g | MK beer fest 2016-10-21 | ok |
60 | Banks and Taylors | Santa's Slayer | 4.0% | d | Wetherspoon 2016-12-18 | good |
61 | Banks and Taylors | Shefford Mild | 3.8% | g | MK beer fest 2008-11-01 | |
62 | Banks and Taylors | SOD | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoon 2003-09-10 | dark, tasty |
63 | Banks and Taylors | SOS | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoon 1999-05-04 | if it wasn't off, avoid |
64 | Banks and Taylors | SOS Shefford Old Strong | 5.0% | b | Tesco 2002-10-15 | bc, very unimpressed |
65 | Bankss | UCB | 5.3% | b | 1999-05-20 | the Ultimate Curry Beer |
66 | Banks (Barbados) | Bajan | 4.7% | b | Tesco 1999-12-08 | copy brewed by King and Barnes in UK |
67 | Bass | Bass | 4.4% | b | ||
68 | Bass | Bass | 4.4% | c | still widget-free 1995-08 | |
69 | Bass | Bass | 4.4% | p | Holiday Inn Birm Air 2017-10-07 | cold and fizzy but salvation in a beer desert |
70 | Bass museum | No 6 Mild | 3.9% | g | MK beer fest 1999-06-09 | |
71 | Batemans | Combined Harvest | 4.7% | b | Sainsbury 2001-10-13 | wheat, rye, oats and barley - light on taste |
72 | Batemans | Dark Lord | 5.0% | b | Morissons 2010-06-11 | "vegan" not very interesting, some wheat |
73 | Batemans | Dark Mild | 3.0% | g | MK beer fest 2002-11-14 | nice starter |
74 | Batemans | Excalibur | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoon 2003-03-24 | ok |
75 | Batemans | Gold | 3.9% | d | The Kensington 2017-05-14 | ok |
76 | Batemans | Harvest Zest | 4.8% | b | Tesco 2002-06-29 | with citrus peel, why? |
77 | Batemans | Iron Lady | 4.1% | b | Wetherspoon 2009-11-08 | for Maggie, special for JDW |
78 | Batemans | Jewel in the Crown | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoon 2002-06-04 | |
79 | Batemans | Rosy Nosey | 4.9% | b | Morissons 2007-12-15 | quite red and full-flavoured with no gimmicks |
80 | Batemans | Rosy Nosey | 4.9% | d | Wetherspoon 2002-12-01 | dark, very nice |
81 | Batemans | Victory Ale | 6.0% | b | Oddbins CMK 1995-12 | good |
82 | Batemans | Winter Wellie | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoon 2000-01-04 | |
83 | Batemans | XXXB | 4.8% | b | sample pack 1995-10 | |
84 | Bath Ales | Gem | 4.8% | b | gift 2014-04-12 | from Warmley, pleasant, but a little bland I thought |
85 | Bath Ales | Golden Hare | 4.4% | b | gift 2012-12-25 | from Warmley, nice light ale with wheat and barley |
86 | Batham | Mild Ale | 3.6% | g | MK beer fest 1999-06-09-10 | |
87 | Bavik | Ezel | 5.8% | b | mixed case 2009-01-17 | a white beer, once is enough |
88 | Becks | Pils | p | Messe Düsseldorf 2000-05 | ||
89 | Becketts | Golden Grail | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoon 2003-03-20 | |
90 | Beer Geek | Great White Geek | 4.5% | g | MK beer fest 2013-10-19 | Aston, W Midlands |
91 | Beijing Zhongce | Beijing Beer | 4.6% | b | 1998-12-01 | "Special beer of state banquet"! lager |
92 | Beeston Brewery | Stirling | 4.5% | b | mixed case 2020-04-05 | bc, very dark red, smooth, almost chocolate |
93 | Beeston Brewery | Worth the Wait | 4.2% | b | mixed case 2020-04-24 | bc, with wheat, good enough |
94 | Belhaven | 80/- Export Ale | 3.9% | b | Tesco 2003-11-30 | |
95 | Belhaven | Craft Pilsner | 4.8% | b | Greene King brewery 2020-04-06 | good |
96 | Belhaven | Grand Slam | 4.0% | d | The Weir, Walton-on-Thames 2015-02-28 | slipped down without really noticing |
97 | Belhaven | Premium Scottish Export | 3.9% | b | mix-pack 1995-10 | |
98 | Belhaven | Robert Burns Brown Ale | 4.1% | d | The Kensington 2019-01-24 | good |
99 | Belhaven | St Andrews Ale | 4.6% | b | Oddbins CMK 1995-12 | |
100 | Belhaven | Twisted Thistle IPA | 5.3% | b | Morrisons 2009-01-31 | pleasant, bitter |