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Brewery Beer Score ABV Date Pub Location Notes
Abbeydale Absolution 7.5 5.3% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Abbeydale Arson 7 4.4% May 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant with a hint of smoke in the flavour.
Abbeydale Moonshine 8.5 4.3% Aug 07 Cheshire Cheese Castleton Pale straw colour with a hint of grapefruit
Abbeydale Mother's Ruin 8 5.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley Dark and strong
Abbeydale Smoked Porter 7.5 4.8% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark full bodied and full flavoured
Acorn Barnsley Bitter 6.5 3.8% Aug 07 Cheshire Cheese Castleton Intriguing - hints of vanilla on the nose and flavours akin to coffee
Adnams Bitter 6.5 3.7% Oct 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Adnams Broadside 8 4.7% Mar 08 Malt Shovel Gaydon When it's good it's very good but I have been very disappointed sometimes.
Adnams Explorer 7.5 4.3% May 07 Snowdonia Parc Waunfawr Hints of Elderflower
Adnams Gunhill 8 4.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Ruby-brown colour, hints of toffee in the flavour coupled with a very subtle smokiness
Adnams Old Ale 7 4.1% Nov 08 Malt Shovel Gaydon Dark brown colour hints of beefy Bovril
Adnams Regatta 7 4.3% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Ales of the Unexpected Bodecea's Revenge 7.5 4.3% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark, smooth, slightly fruity with roasted malt flavours.
All Gates Cape Beer 8 4.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light golden colour, easy drinking with grapefruit and hop flavours and bitter finish
All Gates Hannibal Nectar 7.5 4.8% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Smells like honey and Janet says it tastes like nectar!
All Gates Nightmare on Ale Street 8 5.3% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light golden colour, easy drinking with grapefruit and hop flavours and bitter finish
All Gates Reverend Ray 7.5 4.6% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Very drinkable with a hint of caramel and slight sweetness.
Anker Gouden Carolus Ambrio 8.5 8.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Challenging and full-flavoured with rich fruitiness of Christmas pudding
Anker Gouden Carolus Blond 7.5 5.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Archers Christmas Pud 7 4.2% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant and fruity
Archers Crystal Clear 7.5 5.0% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, slightly sweet with a hint of lemon and a slight buscuity flavour leading to a subtle hop finish.
Archers Golden 7.5 4.7% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing, pale gold colour, fruity and sweet.
Archers Harvest Ale 8 4.8% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Vanilla on the nose and on the palate with a subtle hoppy finish
Archers His Lordship's Whisky Beer 6.5 5.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Burton water eggy smell. Darker than other whisky beers.
Archers IPA 7.5 4.2% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley Previously 6.5 12/10/06 Britannia Inn
Archers Old Frostie 7.5 3.8% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley Christmas Beer
Archers Road Hog 7.5 5.0% May 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly smoky and fruity!
Archers Seaside Special 6 3.8% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of saltiness and apple on the palate, brief malty finish
Arkell's 3B 8 4.0%
Baron Hinckley
Arkell's Best Bitter 8 3.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Very tastey for a weak beer
Arkell's Kingsdown Special Ale 8.5 5.0% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley
Arkell's Moonlight 8 4.5% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, malty with a slight hop bitterness. Hints of caramel and banana on the palate
Art Art Brut 7.5 4.4% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Arundel Castle 6.5 3.8% Oct 07 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Arundel Sting in the Tail 7.5 4.7% May 09 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured with a flavour reminiscent of Belgium beer like Leffe
Arundel Summer Daze 7 4.7% Aug 06 Baron Hinckley Lilly flavour
Backyard Brewhouse Hobs Hole 8 4.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Traditional mild
Backyard Brewhouse Nipin 7.5 4.6% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light and crisp with hints of vanilla
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) First Gold 6 4.0% Jun 06 Wellington Arms Basingstoke
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) Hopping Hare 7.5 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Fresh and slightly citrusy but not sharp.
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) Pickled Partridge 8 4.6% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Buscuity, nutty and fruity with hoppy, bitter finish
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) Tanglefoot 7 4.9% Jun 06 Wellington Arms Basingstoke Deep gold colour, fruit and malt flavours with floral notes. Gets better as you get down the glass!
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) Toad's Croak 8 3.8% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Tawny colour with hints of caramel
Bank Top Flat Cap 7 4.0% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Banks & Taylor Black Dragon Mild 7.5 4.3% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Almost black with a ruby hue, black treacle on the nose, liquorice and dried- fruit flavours, roast finish.
Banks & Taylor Dragon's Gold 6.5 5.2% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Banks & Taylor Dragonslayer 6 4.5% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured, citrusy hop flavoured bitter
Banks & Taylor Golden Fox 7.5 4.1% Jan 09 Baron Hinckley Very drinkable, pale straw coloured, has hints of sweet grapefruit flavour and a gentle hop finish
Banks & Taylor SPA 7 4.5% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley
Banks's Bostin 6 4.2% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Banks's Chocolate Mild 6 4.2%
Baron Hinckley
Banks's Hanson's Mild Ale 3 3.4% May 07 Showdonia Parc Waunfawr
Banks's Old Baily 7 4.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Biscuity malt flavour and fruit notes
Banks's Salute 7 4.1% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Banks's Winter Ale 7 4.5% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of rich fruit with hops and a hint of spice in the finish
Barngates Mothbag 8 3.6% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Golden coloured with caramel on the nose and the palate. Refreshing with a bitter finish
Barngates Westmorland Gold 7 4.2% Oct 07 Badger Bar: Glen Rothay Hotel Rydal
Barons Black Wattle Original 8 4.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Rich amber colour, pleasant nutty flavour
Barons Bush Berry Porter 8.5 4.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Deep dark brown with a pale brown head. Smooth, subtle roasted malt flavour. You can taste tomato when you know it's there!
Batemans 4 Point 2 7 4.2% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Golden coloured beer with a dense white head, hoppy and fruity on the palate, subtle bitterness in the finish.
Batemans Blackbeard 6 3.6%
Baron Hinckley
Batemans Combined Harvester 7 4.4% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber colour, gentle bitterness, malt and grain flavours, quite dry
Batemans Dark Lord 8.5 5.0%
Baron Hinckley
Batemans Dragon's Den 7 4.1% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Deep golden colour, hops and citrus flavours dominate
Batemans Eastern Promise 8 4.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, hints of citrus and spice, hoppy finish
Batemans Hooker 6 4.5% Feb 08 Malt Shovel Gaydon Previously scored 4 at the Town House, Ely.
Batemans Iron Lady 7 4.1% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured malty best bitter
Batemans Jesters IPA 8.5 3.5% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater Caramel on the palate bitter finish
Batemans Rosey Nosey 8.5 4.9% Dec 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon Dark Christmas beer with complex rich flavours and hops evident throughout
Batemans Spring Goddess 7.5 4.2% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Score 4.5 and didn't finish it April 08, same pub!
Batemans Strawberry Fields 7.5 4.2% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Strawberry start bitter finish
Batemans XB Bitter 7.5 3.7% Jun 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon Just a hint of vanilla and cream soda flavour
Batemans XXXB 8 4.8% May 07 Snowdonia Parc Waunfawr Hint of vanilla flavour
Bath Barnstormer 8 4.5% Aug 06 Hare on the Hill Bristol Dark brown colour with hints of caramel
Bath Bath SPA 6 3.7% Aug 06 Hare on the Hill Bristol Special Pale Ale
Bath Dark Hare 7.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Smooth and dark
Bath Festivity 8 5.0% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth and dark with a creamy head. Vanilla on the nose, hints of caramel on the palate
Bath Gem Bitter 7.5 4.1% Aug 06 Hare on the Hill Bristol
Beartown Bearly Literate 6 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Beartown Black Bear 8 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Rich, smooth and chocolaty with a slight tang!
Beartown Ginger Bear 7.5 4.0% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Bees Honey Ale 7.5 5.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Bees Navigator 7.5 4.5% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Bees Wobble 6.5 5.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Belhaven Six Nations 8 4.4% Mar 06 Town House Ely
Bell's Joseph Hansom IPA 7 5.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Easy drinking festival special
Bend Brewing Uncle Sam's Independence Ale 8 4.7% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Tight white coloured head, hoppy flavour with a hint of grapefruit
Bend Brewing Wild Blue Yonder 7 4.8% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber colour, crisp bitterness, dry finish
Beowulf Noble Bitter 7 4.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Bitter and dry with hops in the flavour rather than the finish
Bitter End Lakeland Bitter 7.5 3.8% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth A very dark bitter with roasted malt flavours prominent
Bitter End Lakeland Pale Ale 7.5 4.0% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth
Bitter End Wild Honey 8 5.5% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth Dark gold colour, hints of honey in the flavour
Black Country Ales Pig On The Wall 4 4.3% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Black Hole Black Hole Bitter 7 3.8% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Pale amber colour, balance of malt and hop flavours with a hint of fruit
Black Sheep Best Bitter 6.5 3.8% Aug 07 Nag's Head Castleton
Black Sheep Emmerdale Ale 7.5 4.2% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
Blackfriars Mild 8.5 3.4% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Stewed prunes and caramel flavours.
Bradfield Farmer's Stout 7.5 4.5% May 07 Baron Hinckley Deep, rich and flavourfull
Bragdy'r Nant Monkey Nells 8 5.8% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Dark, smooth and strong with hints of chocolate
Brains Bitter 7 3.7% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Brains Dark 7.5 3.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Very dark ruby coloured, subtle chocolate flavours on the palate with slightly smoky dry finish
Brains Merlin's Oak 7.5 4.3% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking chestnut-brown coloured beer with malty, slightly sweet and nutty flavour
Brains Reverend James 7.5 4.5% Mar 06 Prince Albert Ely 25/7/06 Baron, Hinckley, same score
Brains SA 6 4.2% Aug 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Brains SA Gold 7 4.7% May 08 Baron Hinckley Pale beer, bitter with hints of citrus fruit
Brains Top Notch 8.5 4.4% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Flavour of chocolate and coffee comes through
Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) Bitter 5 3.4% Jul 06 Gaydon Inn Gaydon Previous score 7.5 in a better pub
Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) Honey Bee 8 4.2% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Gold colour, floral nose, citrus on the palate, dry hoppy finish
Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) Organic Blonde 7.5 4.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley Good flavour but subtle
Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) Oxford Gold 7 4.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, zesty without being bitter, hoppy finish
Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) Pride of the River 6 4.0% Feb 09 Black Horse Sheepy Magna
Breconshire Brecknock Best 6 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Breconshire Night Beacon 3 4.9%
Baron Hinckley
Breconshire Ramblers Ruin 7 5.0%
Baron Hinckley
Brentwood Heavenly Body 6.5 4.3% Sep 08 Ashby Road Sports Club Hinckley
Brewdog Paradox Grain Cask 8 10.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Dark beer with strong flavour reminiscent of chocolate and prunes
Brewdog Zeitgeist 7 4.9% Jul 09 Nelson Inn Ludlow Black larger!
Brewster's Daffy's Elixir 7.5 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, refreshing flavour with hints of citrus and a hoppy finish
Brewster's Rutterkin 8 4.6% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Bristol Beer Factory Red 6.5 3.8% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Dark somewhat red colour with fruit flavours
Budelse Budels Alt 7 4.8% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Dutch beer
Buntingford A Little Bitter Science 7 3.9% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Chinook and Willamette hops.
Burton Bridge Bridge Bitter 7 4.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Burton Bridge Damson Porter 8 4.5% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Burton Bridge Santi-Freeze 6.5 4.5% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley
Burton Bridge Stairway to Heaven 6.5 5.0% Oct 09 Baron Hinckley Dark golden colour, predominantly hoppy flavour, bitter finish
Butcombe Bitter 5.5 4.0% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Copper coloured bitter with Burton water sulpha smell
Butcombe Blonde 7.5 4.3% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, slightly fruity, hoppy and sweet
Butcombe Brunel 200 IPA 7.5 5.0% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Butcombe Gold 8.5 4.7% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Butcombe Old Vic 6.5 4.2% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Bronze colour with a reddish hue, hints of spice and fruit flavour followed by a malty finish
Cains Bock 6.5 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant but flavours are too subtle.
Cains Dragon Heart 6 5.0% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Cains Fine Raisin Beer 8 5.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Janet really likes this beer with flavour of California raisins but its not so much to my taste!
Cains Triple Hop 8 4.5% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Ice cream soda flavour
Cairngorm Black Gold 8 4.4% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Black with roast malt flavours accompanied by hints of liquorice and honey
Cairngorm Trade Winds 9 4.3% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Caledonian 80/- 7.5 4.1% Oct 09 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-brown colour, caramel aroma, gentle flavour with hints of caramel, malt and fruit
Caledonian Ale Lang Syne 7 4.6%
Baron Hinckley
Caledonian Campbell, Hope & King Double Amber 4 4.6% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley Seasonal ale October November
Caledonian Chocolate Drop 8.5 3.8% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth with chocolate flavour coming through strongly.
Caledonian Deuchars IPA 7 3.8% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Caledonian Golden Promise 8 4.4% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Smooth and slightly sweet with flavour of vanilla
Caledonian Lorimer's Cask Larger 8 4.5% Jul 08 Swinside Inn Swinside Very pleasant with a nice hoppy finish
Caledonian Raspberry Fool 8.5 4.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Copper coloured with a subtle but clear hint of raspberry and a caramel malty finish
Caledonian Rebus 20 7 4.4% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Caledonian Santa's Little Helper 6.5 3.9% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Caledonian Smokey Pete 9.5 4.3% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of vanilla on the nose and palate give way to subtle smoky peat finish
Caledonian Top Banana 8 4.1% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Banana cream soda flavour
Caledonian XPA 8.5 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, hints of elderflower and grapefruit flavour, pleasant hoppy finish
Cambridge Moonshine Almoner Ale 9 6.8% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Cambridge Moonshine CB1 Best Bitter 7.5 4.4% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Cambridge Moonshine Chocolate Orange Stout 8 6.5% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Soft and rounded chocolate, coffee and treacle flavours.
Cambridge Moonshine Elysian Bitter 8 4.2% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Cambridge Moonshine Harvest Moon Mild 7.5 3.8% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Cambridge Moonshine Moonrakers 6.5 5.0% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Cambridge Moonshine Red Watch 7 4.5% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Camerons Castle Eden Ale 7 4.2% Sep 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Castle Rock Harvest Pale 7.5 3.8% Jul 09 White Lion Bridgnorth Pale straw coloured, pleasant gentle flavour, easy drinking
Church End Arthur's Wit 7.5 6.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Church End Dead Funny 7.5 5.1% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Somewhat similar in flavour to Greene King Abbot
Church End Goats Milk 8 3.8% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Pale gold colour gentle hop finish
Church End Gravediggers Mild 8.5 3.8% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Very dark colour, with chocolate and roast malt flavours
Church End Hairy's Alternative Tipple 7 4.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Amber coloured, hints of Burton water on the nose, pleasant malty bitter
Church End Irish Coffee 8.5 4.6% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Astonishing. Very dark brown with smooth creamy coffee flavour coupled with hints of chocolate
Church End Nieco 7.5 5.0% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Church End Nun's Ale 7 4.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Gentle flavoured hoppy bitter
Church End P Reg 7 4.1% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Church End Pews Porter 7 4.6% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Church End Poachers Pocket 8 3.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Pale coloured malt driven session bitter
Church End Ripped Pocket 7.5 5.3% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Church End Vicar's Ruin 8.5 4.4% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Straw coloured best bitter, hoppy flavours and malty finish
Church End What the Fox's Hat 7 4.2% Apr 08 Lord Nelson Ansley
Clark's Rams Revenge 6 4.6% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Clark's Resurrection Ale 8 3.8% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured, refreshing hoppy beer with a dry finish
Coach House Cromwells 7 4.0% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown colour, pleasant with a hint of celery flavour
Coach House Gunpowder Mild 7 3.8% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Coach House Old Wharf Bitter 8 4.2% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Pale chestnut-coloured, delicate toffee aroma, caramel and malt flavours
Coach House Post Horn 8 5.0% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, gentle caramel flavour, easy drinking
Coniston Bluebird Bitter 7 3.6% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Coniston Bluebird XB 7 4.2% Jul 08 Dog and Gun Keswick Pale, hoppy and bitter-sweet
Coniston Britannia Inn Special Edition 8 4.3% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater Dry hoppy finnish
Coniston Broken Leg Bitter 7.5 3.9% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Mountain Rescue Anniversary beer
Coniston Old Man Ale 7.5 4.2% Oct 09 Three Shires Wilson Place Dark bronzy-brown colour, complex full flavour featuring fruit, hops and malts, gentle bitter finish
Conwy Castle Bitter 8 3.8% May 07 Black Boy Inn Caernarfron
Conwy Celebration Ale 7.5 4.2% May 07 Cwellyn Arms Rhyd Ddu Hint of Bovril flavour
Conwy Honey Fayre 6.5 4.5% May 07 Cwellyn Arms Rhyd Ddu Hint of Bovril flavour
Coors Worthington's Cask Ale 6.5 3.6% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley
Coors (Brains) M&B Brew XI 5.5 3.8% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley Low on flavour
Cotleigh Barn Owl 8 4.5% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber colour with a lasting head, slightly smoky with a hoppy finish
Cotleigh Golden Seahawk 7 4.2% May 07 Baron Hinckley Nice tight head, pleasant finish
Cotleigh Red Nose Reinbeer 7 5.0% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley Roast malt character
Cotleigh Tawny Bitter 7 3.8% Jun 09 Forester's Arms Williton Golden colour, easy drinking, slightly fruity with a hint banana and a dry finish
Cotswold Spring Codrington Royal 7 4.5% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber with a ruby hue, malty with a slight smoky quality and bitterness
Cotswold Spring Dodington Stout 7 4.5% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Cotswold Spring Old English Rose 7.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Floral aroma and fruity flavour
Cottage Champflower Ale 7.5 4.2% Jun 09 Queen's Head Minehead Bronze coloured, slightly smoky crème caramel flavour
Cottage Goldrush 7.5 5.0% May 07 Cwellyn Arms Rhyd Ddu
Cottage Summer Conquest 8 4.0% Jul 09 Nelson Inn Ludlow Easy drinking, golden coloured beer with caramel flavour
Crouch Vale Amarillo 8 5.0% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Crouch Vale Top Sail 8 4.3% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Cumbrian Legend King Dunmail 7 4.2% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile
Cumbrian Legend Langdale 7.5 4.0% Oct 09 Badger Bar: Glen Rothay Hotel Rydal Amber colour, strong fruity and hoppy aroma, bitter hop flavour with hints of citrus, bitter finish
Davenports (Highgate) Busy Fool 7 4.3% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden brown colour, slightly fruity and easy drinking with hints of hops in the finish
Davenports (Highgate) IPA Export 7 4.0% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing
Davenports (Highgate) Original Bitter 7 4.0% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden-brown, easy drinking with nice balance of malt and hops, gentle flavours and subtle hop finish
Davenports (Highgate) Top Brew Deluxe 6 8.2% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Makes an impact. Stilton cheese flavour ahead of the finish
Days Bay Breaker 7.5 4.9% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley
Dent Aviator 7 4.0% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Dent Frolicking Good Beer 7 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley
Dent Frosty Weather 6.5 4.5% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley
Dent Kamikaze 7 5.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Dent Rambler 7 4.5% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Dent Rambrau 7 4.5% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured, easy drinking, weak flavoured beer with hints of honey and fruit
Dent Ramsbottom Strong Ale 6.5 4.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Dent Sheep and Shearful 7 4.5% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Nice head, faint hint of apple
Derventio Et tu Brutus 7 4.5% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley
Devil's Dyke Elysian Strong Mild 7.5 5.0% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Devil's Dyke No. 7 Pale 6.5 4.1% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Donnington BB 6.5 3.6% Aug 08 Snowshill Arms Snowshill Smooth, hint of sweet fruit and slightly hoppy finish
Donnington SBA 7 4.6% Aug 08 Snowshill Arms Snowshill
Dorset Jurassic 8 4.7% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Pale colour, slightly fruity and hoppy flavour.
Dow Bridge Bonum Mild 8 3.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark brown, smooth and easy drinking with roast malt and fruity chocolate flavours
Dow Bridge Centurion 6.5 4.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Dow Bridge Chessher Ale 7 4.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Amber coloured gentle bitter with hints of malt and fruit
Dow Bridge Onslaught 7 5.6% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Dow Bridge Praetorian Porter 7.5 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Strong and dark with roast malt flavours
Downton Chocolate Orange 8 5.8% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Dark colour with strong flavour of Cointreau and chocolate
Duchy Originals (Wychwood) Organic Ale 7 4.4% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Ecaussinnes Cookie Beer 6 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Cloudy pale gold colour with cinnamon and ginger flavours. Somewhat too sweet.
Ecaussinnes Fruit Beer 8 5.0% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Very strong fruit sherbet/cream soda flavor
Eccleshall Slater's High Five 7.5 5.0% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley
Eccleshall Slater's On The Pull 10 5.2% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Eccleshall Slater's Original 8 4.0%
Baron Hinckley
Eccleshall Slater's Premium 7.5 4.4% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Janet says this might be a guzzling beer!
Eccleshall Slater's Queen Bee 8.5 4.2% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Subtle hints of honey and caramel with a slight hoppiness in the finish
Eccleshall Slater's Shining Knight 8 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Eccleshall Slater's Supreme 8.5 4.7% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley
Eccleshall Slater's Top Totty 7.5 4.0% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Elgood's Black Dog 7.5 3.6% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Elgood's Cambridge Bitter 7 3.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Bitter on the palate with some hoppiness in the finish.
Elgood's CXXX Bitter 7 4.2% May 09 Baron Hinckley Light brown coloured with a hop finish and lingering gentle bitterness
Elgood's Old Wagg 7 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant slightly hoppy flavour
Epic Pale Ale 8.5 5.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, creamy head, somewhat fruity flavour with a hint of grapefruit and some hops in the finish
Evan Evans FBA 7 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly fruity and floral
Everards Beacon Bitter 5 3.8% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley
Everards Equinox 7 4.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Pale gold, easy dringing, lightly hopped and fruity
Everards Hazy Daze 6.5 4.3% Aug 08 Open Arms Coventry Straw coloured clouded wheat beer. Probably good but not to my taste
Everards Original 7.5 5.2% Oct 08 Elephant & Castle Thurlaston Pleasant, amber coloured and full flavoured
Everards Pitch Black 8 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Everards Sleigh Bells 7 4.5% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Pleasant and slightly fruity
Everards Sly Fox 6.5 4.0% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Everards Sunchaser 7.5 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Pale and slightly peppery with hints of peach in the finish
Everards Terra Firma 7 4.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Everards Tiger Best Bitter 5 4.2%
Malt Shovel Gaydon
Everards Tiger Triple Gold 7.5 5.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Deep copper colour with lasting clotted cream coloured head, malty on the nose and the palate.
Exe Valley XXV 4 4.3% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Gold coloured, slightly cloudy, flavour has unusual floral notes, classic hop finish
Exmoor Antler 7 4.0% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Chestnut colour, slightly sweet malty flavour with a hint of caramel and a subtle hoppy finish
Exmoor Brew Town 7.5 4.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking beer with nice malty finish
Exmoor Gold 8.5 4.5% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley
Felinfoel Double Dragon Ale 6.5 4.2% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Malty bitter with fruit flavours reminiscent of children's medicine
Fenland Hereward Wake 6.5 4.2% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Fenland Smokestack Lightning 7 4.2% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Festival Festival Pride 7 4.1% Jan 09 Gardner's Arms Alderton Dark golden-brown, rich slightly smoky flavour
Firestone Walker California Pale Ale 8.5 4.5% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Hoppy at first with hints of fruit and toffee
Fox Da Crai 8.5 3.0% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Peach and citrus flavours
Fox Nelson's Blood 8 5.1% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Fox Punt Gun 8.5 5.9% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Freeminer Iron Brew 7 4.2%
Baron Hinckley
Freeminer Shake Mantle Ginger Ale 7 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly cloudy and flavoured with ginger (but not overly so).
Fugelstou Northway IPA 6.5 4.2% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Fuglestou Bohemian Granat 6.5 5.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Cider / apple overtones
Fuglestou Bohemian Pilsner 7.5 5.0%
Baron Hinckley
Fuglestou Pride of Fulstow 7 4.5% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Fuller's ESB 8.5 5.5% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Fuller's London Porter 8 5.4% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Fuller's London Pride 7 4.1% Mar 06 Fountain Ely
Galbraith's Mr G's Luncheon Ale 8 3.7% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Bronze colour, easy drinking with nice balance of malt and hop flavours
Goff's Jouster 7 4.0% Jan 09 Harvest Home Greet Golden-brown colour, nice balance of malt and hops with a hint of sweetness
Golden Bud Brampton 8.5 3.8% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Golden and hoppy bitter with strong citrus notes
Grainstore Steamin' Billy Bitter 7 4.3% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Grainstore Ten Fifty 8 5.0% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Flavor has a hint of apples
Grasmoor Dark Ale Loweswater 7.5 4.3% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Dark red-brown, roasted malt flavours predominate
Greene King 1966 6 4.3% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
Greene King 4-4-2 7.5 4.0% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
Greene King Abbot Ale 7.5 5.0% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley
Greene King Abbot Reserve 7.5 6.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Very full-flavoured Abbot!
Greene King Boss Hogg Bitter 8 4.1% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour with lasting white head. Malty and full of fruit flavours with a refreshing slightly citrusy finish
Greene King Gosnold's Glory 7 4.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Dark ruby-brown with a pale coffee coloured head. Said to have fruit and toffee flavours.
Greene King Hooker No. 2 7 4.3% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley A Rugby World Cup 2007 beer
Greene King IPA 6 3.6% Mar 08 Prince Albert Ely Tried in three pubs previously and always found it very poor!
Greene King Old Speckled Hen 7.5 5.2% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Greene King Original Wexford St. Patrick's 8 4.4% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Nice head of creamy consistency and bright white colour. Hints of vanilla and marshmallow in the flavour.
Greene King Ruddles Best Bitter 7.5 3.7% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, Abbott like flavour, gentle hop finish
Greene King Ruddles County 6.5 4.3% Feb 09 Red Lion Pinwall
Greene King St Edmund's 8.5 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden coloured with hints of vanilla on the nose and distinct caramel notes in the flavour
Greene King The Diamond 6.5 3.7% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
Greene King XX Mild 8 3.0% Mar 06 Prince Albert Ely
Greene King (Westgate) Bonkers Conkers 7.5 4.1% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-brown colour, smooth and creamy, somewhat Abbot like flavour, malty with a hint of nuts
Hadrian & Border Unicorn Best Bitter 5 4.2%
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Hampshire Ironside 7 4.2% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Creamy
Hampshire King Alfred's 7 3.8% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Hampshire King's Ransom 6.5 4.8% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, bitter finish
Hampshire Lionheart 7.5 4.4% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley
Hampshire Mayhem 7 4.1%
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Hampshire Penny Black 7 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark colour, roasted chocolate malt flavours
Hanby Cascade Bitter 7.5 4.5% May 08 Baron Hinckley Syrup sponge pudding flavour comes through.
Hanby Rainbow Chaser 7 4.3% Jan 07 Baron Hnckley Interesting cider overtones on first tasting
Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph 8 4.5% Dec 07 Sharnford Arms Sharnford Taste seasonal beer with nice creamy head
Hart Cait-Lin Gold 2 4.2% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Very bitter!
Hart Cartford Gold 3 4.0% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Watery. What little flavour there is poor.
Hart Old Ram 4 5.0% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley
Hart Val(addiction) 7 4.8% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Complex flavour including roasted malts, fruit, and hints of orange, with a bitter finish.
Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted 7.5 3.8% Oct 07 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Harviestoun Gold Rush 6 3.9% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden coloured and bitter
Harviestoun Ice Maiden 7 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Harviestoun Old Engine Oil 7.5 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Roasted malt flavours.
Harviestoun Schiehallion 8.5 4.8% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw coloured larger beer, retains a nice head and has flavour of sweet ripe grapefruit
Harviestoun Top Dollar 7 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Amber in colour delicate zesty flavour
Hawkshead Bitter 7.5 3.7% Oct 07 Langstrath County Inn Stonethwaite Slightly fruity on the palate with a hoppy bitter finish
Hawkshead Brodie's Prime 6 4.9% Oct 07 Hawkshead Brewery Stavely
Hawkshead Lakeland Gold 6.5 4.4% Oct 07 Hawkshead Brewery Stavely
Hawkshead Pilsner 7 4.8% Oct 07 Hawkshead Brewery Stavely
Hawkshead Red 6.5 4.2% Oct 07 Hawkshead Brewery Stavely
Headless Over and Out 7 4.5% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Traditional stout
Henk Oexman Flying Dutchman Wit Bier 7.5 4.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown colour, floral akin to vanilla on the nose, smooth and malty with unusual taste of roses/Turkish delight.
Herold Bohemian Black Chalice 7.5 4.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Dark coloured and pleasant but not strongly flavoured
Hesket Newmarket Haystacks 6.5 3.7% Oct 08 Wainwrights Chapel Stile
Hesket Newmarket High Pike 6 4.2% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Chestnut-brown colour, slightly eggy on the nose malty flavour
Highgate Dark Mild 8 3.4% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Dark brown colour, nice head, creamy caramel flavours
Highgate England's Glory 7.5 4.3% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Heatwave 7.5 4.1% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Highland Whisky Ale 8 4.4% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Deep amber colour, flavours of treacle, liquorice and burnt caramel.
Highgate Irish Whisky Ale 7 4.4% Mar 08 Open Arms Coventry
Highgate Kerfuffle 7.5 4.5% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Lone Wolf 7.5 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Pheasant Plucker 6.5 4.1% Aug 06 Baron Hinckley Emmental cheese finish
Highgate Quick Fix 7.5 4.0% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Red Rogue 7 3.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Fruity and hoppy notes
Highgate Summer Telse 3 4.5% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Highgate Throbbin' Robin 7.5 4.3% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Very palatable Christmas seasonal brew
Highland Scapa Special 7 4.2% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Highwood Tom Wood's Jolly Ploughman 7.5 5.0% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley
Highwood Tom Wood's Jolly Snowman 4 3.6% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Eggy on the nose!
Highwood Tom Wood's Lincolnshire Legend 8 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of vanilla and cream soda
Highwood Tom Wood's Old Timber 7.5 4.5% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Lasting frothy head and bitter flavour with hints of caramel. Rated 8.5 by Janet
Hilden Molly's Stout 7.5 4.2% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Rich dark smoky roast malt flavour gives way to hints of chocolate and coffee
Hobson's Best Bitter 6.5 3.8% Jul 09 Kremlin Clee Hill Deep gold coloured bitter
Hobson's Mild 7 3.2% Sep 08 Church Inn Ludlow Strong roast malt flavours
Hobson's Town Crier 7.5 4.5% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Golden colour with hints of honey sweetness in the flavour
Hobson's Twisted Spire 8 3.6% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Pale golden colour with gentle hoppy flavour
Holden's Golden Glow 6.5 4.4% Mar 08 Prince Albert Ely
Holden's Special 7.5 5.1% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley
Hook Norton 303 AD 7 4.0% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hook Norton Copper Ale 5.5 4.8% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Dark copper colour, complex flavour, bitter finish
Hook Norton Cotswold Lion 9 4.2% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton Hint of peach or ripe pink grapefruit on the palate dry bitter finish
Hook Norton Double Stout 7.5 4.8% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Dark smooth stout, some bitterness and a hint of chocolate
Hook Norton Haymaker 9.5 5.0% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hook Norton Hooky Bitter 8 3.6% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hook Norton Hooky Dark 7.5 3.2% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hook Norton Hooky Gold 9 4.2%
Malt Shovel Gaydon
Hook Norton Jackpot 7 3.8% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Golden, easy drinking bitter with a hop finish
Hook Norton Old Hooky 8.5 4.6%
Malt Shovel Gaydon
Hook Norton Twelve Days 8 5.5% Dec 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon Very rich dark beer with spice and fruity Christmas flavour coupled with a thick creamy head.
Hop Back Crop Circle 8 4.2% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Pale straw coloured, delicately fruity flavour with mild dry hop finish
Hop Back Red Devil 8 4.5%
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Hop Back Summer Lightning 6.5 5.0% Jul 08 Dog and Gun Keswick
Hydes 1863 8 3.5% Sep 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Hydes Atomic 7 4.9% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Hydes Cutty Sark 2 4.1% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Hydes Harem Scarem 7.5 4.7% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Mellow and nice
Hydes Jumpin' Jack 6 4.7% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Hydes Mumbo Jumbo 8 4.9% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking for a dark beer. Hints of liquorice and roasted malts
Hydes Original bitter 7 3.8% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Golden-brown colour, easy drinking, refreshing with subtle bitterness and malty finish
Hydes Rocketeer 7.5 4.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Dark amber colour, gentle, malty, fruity and slightly sweet
Hydes Spin Doctor 7 4.2% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Copper coloured with a smooth malty flavour
Hydes Trojan Horse 6 4.2% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Subtle almost hidden flavours
Iceni Men of Norfolk Chocolate Stout 8 6.2% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Bitter with a hint of bovril.
Idle Black Abbot 8.5 4.5% May 08 Baron Hinckley Black with a pale brown head. Vanilla on the nose. Hints of smoked mackerel, treacle and chocolate!
Idle Coopers 6 4.3% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of Burton water smell, some hop flavours, unpleasant sharp bitter after taste
Idle Cricketer 6.5 4.6% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Darkish brown, slightly cloudy with hints of apple and caramel
Idle Sod 2.5 4.2% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Plasticine on the nose
Interbrew (Badger) Flowers IPA 6 3.6% Jun 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Inveralmond Ossian 6.5 4.1% Jan 09 Baron Hinckley Light golden-brown colour subtle unexciting flavour pleasant notable hoppy finish
Isle of Arran Fireside 6.5 4.7% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley A hint of ginger flavour is detectable
Isle of Purbeck Solar Plower 7 4.3% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Jennings Bitter 7.5 3.5% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Jennings Cocker Hoop 8 4.6% Mar 08 Lime Kilns Hinckley Refreshing, hoppy and citrusy
Jennings Crag Rat 7 4.3% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured, very slightly floral, hints of burnt caramel, bitter finish
Jennings Cumberland Ale 7 4.0% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
Jennings Dark Mild 8 3.1% Jul 08 Jennings Castle Brewery Cockermouth Darker than Sneck Lifter but not as strong. Hints of caramel on the palate
Jennings Golden Host 7 4.3% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, delicate floral flavour with hints of vanilla & caramel
Jennings Honey Bole 8 4.5% Jul 08 Oddfellows Arms Keswick Pale gold colour, nice white head and as name suggests honey flavour comes through noticeably. Seasonal beer for July
Jennings King Fish 6.5 4.3% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber colour inoffensive bitter
Jennings Lakeland Stunner 7.5 3.9% Mar 09 Ye Olde Red Lion Market Bosworth Golden colour and nice white head, slightly floral on the nose, gentle bitterness, hints of citrus fruits, subtle hop finish
Jennings Redbreast 7.5 4.5% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of malt, toffee and chocolate
Jennings Rye Beer 7 4.0% Sep 08 Squirrel Ludlow
Jennings Sneck Lifter 9 5.1% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley The beer that got us hooked on real ale. Dark and rich with hints of black treacle. The 1st swig of a fresh pint is unbeatable
Jennings Tom Fool 8 4.0% Jul 08 Jennings Castle Brewery Cockermouth Seasonal beer for June
Jennings Yan T'yan Tethera 7 3.8% May 08 Milestone Hinckley Easy drinking, low flavour, slightly hoppy.
John Joule (Coach House) Prior Piddle 7 4.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
John Smith's (Scottish Courage) Heritage Ale 5.5 4.2% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Bittersweet flavours
Kelham Island Best Bitter 7 3.8% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Kelham Island Easy Rider 7.5 4.3% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Kelham Island Pale Rider 8 5.2% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Clean and fresh strong pale ale with fruity flavour and bitter finish.
Kelham Island Pride of Sheffield 7 4.0% Mar 09 Little John Hathersage Golden colour, slightly fruity, slightly bitter, easy drinking
Keltek 4K Mild 7 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Keswick Thirst Ascent 7 4.0% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Keswick Thirst Pitch 7 3.8% Jul 08 Scafell Hotel Rosthwaite Toast and nut flavours
Keswick Thirst Preview 7 4.0% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile
Keswick Thirst Quencher 4 4.3% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Sharp with hints of citrus
Keswick Thirst Rescue 5.5 3.7% Jul 08 Scafell Hotel Rosthwaite Pale colour, hoppy flavour with smoky burnt bitterness
Keswick Thirst Run 7.5 4.2% Jul 08 Dog and Gun Keswick
Langton Bowler Strong Ale 8.5 4.8% Jul 08 Baron Hinckley Mid-brown colour with a good head. A nice balance of hops and malts tastes very good to the bottom of the glass!
Langton Caudle Bitter 7 3.9% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly hoppy, easy drinking bitter.
Langton Hop On 8 4.4% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Chestnut coloured, slightly sweet and slightly fruity with a hop finish
Langton Inclined Plane 8.5 4.2% Jul 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing beer with gentle flavour and good dry hoppy finish.
Langton Welland Sunrise 7 4.5% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, gentle fruit flavour with a hint of grapes and a subtle hop finish
Leek Double Sunset 6 5.2%
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Lees Autumn Glow 6.5 4.2% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet fruity flavour and subtle hoppiness
Lees Brewer's Dark 7 3.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Gentle flavour with hints of liquorice, chocolate and malt.
Lees Greengates 2 3.4% Mar 06 Town House Ely
Lees Hopping Mad 7.5 3.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Very dark red-brown colour, a hoppy flavour and a roasted finish
Lees John Willie's 6 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour, slightly fruity on the palate, gentle bitterness, subtle hop finish
Lees Plum Pudding 7.5 4.8% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour, notable flavour of plums, bitter finish
Lees Ruddy Glow 8 4.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley A hint of caramel
Little John Little John Inn Ale 8.5 3.8% Mar 09 Little John Hathersage Golden colour, slightly fruity with vanilla on the nose and the palate.
Loddon Bamboozle 6.5 4.8% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, buscuity flavour, subtle bitterness, hoppy finish.
Ludlow Best 7.5 3.7% Sep 08 Unicorn Ludlow
Ludlow Black Knight 8 4.5% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Treacle toffee on the nose, gentle smoky malt flavour
Ludlow Boiling Well 8 4.7% Sep 08 Church Inn Ludlow
Ludlow Gold 7 4.2% Sep 08 Feathers Ludlow Hoppy finish
Magpie Early Bird 6 4.3% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Marlow Rebellion Mutiny 8 4.5% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Strongly flavoured dark beer with a hint of liquorice
Marlow Rebellion Smuggler 7.5 4.1%
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Marston's Ashes Ale 7 4.1% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour and nice hoppy flavours
Marston's Burton Bitter 6 3.8% Sep 07 Wharf Hinckley Previous scored 7
Marston's Classic Pale 6.5 4.2% Jul 08 Bank Tavern Keswick
Marston's Dragon's Tail 7 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Marston's John Marston 7.5 4.6% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Copper coloured with a slight bitterness and a hint of caramel in the flavour
Marston's Long Hop 8 4.0% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Pale gold colour, caramel and slupha on the nose, gentle caramel flavour
Marston's Merrie Monk 6.5 4.5%
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Marston's Old Empire 6 5.7% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Previously scored 7.5
Marston's Oyster Stout 7.5 4.5% Sep 07 Lime Kilns Hinckley Not cask ale. Janet says: Very drinkable and slips down nicely!
Marston's Pedigree 6 4.5% Sep 07 Railway Hinckley Very variable, previous scores range from 2 to 8!
Marston's Pedigree Six 7 6.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Has the Pedigree eggy smell! Slightly hoppy and fruity.
Marston's Pomp and Circumstance 3 3.8% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Golden colour, eggs and vinegar on the nose, not good to drink!
Marston's Pure Blonde 7 4.2% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley
Marston's Single Malt 7 4.2% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured with a thick white head, smooth and mellow to drink
Marston's Sun Bright 6 3.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Good flavour but somewhat cloudy!
Marston's Sweet Chariot 6 4.8% Sep 07 Wharf Hinckley Slightly eggy smell. Previously scored 8.0 at The Baron.
Marston's Ugly Sisters 7.5 4.5% Dec 08 Cross Keys Burbage Good tight head, pleasant flavour and hoppy finish
Marston's Wicked Witch 7.5 4.6% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Masham Black Sheep 7 4.4% Oct 06 Watermill Ings 6.5 Woodroffe Arms Hope 10/08/07
Mauldons Silver Adder 7.5 4.2% May 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured with a tight white head, refreshing hop and citrus flavours and a crisp finish
McMullen Midsummer Madness 7.5 4.0% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London Hint of vanilla flavour
Meantime Coffee Porter 7.5 5.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Coffee on the nose and the palate coupled with roasted malts and hints of vanilla
Mikkel Borg Bjergso Viking's Return 5 4.5% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Smoky bitterness and hints of roasted malt flavour. Too bitter!
Milestone All Rye Paddy 6.5 5.0% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Milestone Black Pearl 7.5 4.3% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley
Milestone Cool Amber 7 6.0% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet, slightly beefy. Strong flavour matching high ABV. A pint is hard work!
Milestone Crusader 6.5 4.4% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Milestone Dasher the Flasher 7.5 4.5% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of roasted malts. Good to the end of the glass.
Milestone IPA (Imperial Pale Ale) 6.5 4.8% May 08 Baron Hinckley
Milestone Lionheart 6.5 4.4% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly smoky with a dry finish.
Milestone Lion's Pride 2 4.0% Aug 06 Baron Hinckley
Milestone Little John 8 5.0% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Tawny colour, clever balance of roasted malt flavour with a nutty finish
Milestone Loxley Ale 6 4.2% Aug 07 Peaks Inn Castleton Both our glasses were dirty at this pub!
Milestone Olde Home Wrecker 8 4.9% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Chocolaty dark beer
Milestone Raspberry Wheat Beer 7 5.6% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Subtle fruitiness
Milestone Rich Ruby 8 4.5% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley A slightly fruity note, a hint of vanilla and subtle hoppiness
Millstone Three Shires 8.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Yellow colour, slightly bitter, citrus and hop flavours
Milton Cyclops 7 5.3% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Milton Elagabalus 8.5 7.5% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Festival Special full flavoured Imperial stout with dark fruits and vanilla.
Moor Somerland Gold 7.5 5.0% May 08 Baron Hinckley Strong flavour in the finish reminiscent of bubble gum.
Moorhouses Badger's Bum 7 4.0% Oct 07 Badger Bar: Glen Rothay Hotel Rydal
Moorhouses Black Cat 7.5 3.4% Nov 07 Baron Hiinckley Complex and full of flavour for its low strength. Smoky and yet slightly sweet.
Moorhouses Black Witch 7 4.2% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Smoky
Moorhouses Premier Bitter 7.5 3.7% Oct 06 Watermill Ings Creamy head and hoppy finish
Moorhouses Pride of Pendle 7 4.1% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
Mordue Geordie Pride 1.5 4.2% Aug 09 Open Arms Coventry Gold colour, slightly sour on the nose, bitter with vinegar hints, lasting bitterness in the mouth
Mordue Tinsel Toon 8.5 4.3% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth, dark and hoppy
Mordue Workie Ticket 6.5 4.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Morgans / Dow Bridge Inferno 8 5.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Chestnut brown colour with hints of dark caramel flavour
Morgans / Dow Bridge Iron Maiden 7 4.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber coloured, gentle smokiness with a hint of malt
Morgans / Dow Bridge Old Codger 6.5 4.4% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Dark straw coloured, easy drinking
Morgans / Dow Bridge Winter Wobbler 5 4.6% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley
Morland Tanner's Jack 6.5 4.4% May 07 Baron Hinckley Pleasant but uninteresting flavour
Morrissey Fox Blonde 6 4.2% Mar 09 White House Hartlepool Red Nose Day 2009. Pale straw coloured, slightly floral on the nose, hints of citrus fruit on the plate, bitter hop finish.
Morrissey Fox Morrissey's Publican 6.5 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber colour, lasting bitter after-taste
Nailsworth The Dudbridge Donkey 6.5 3.6% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Namyslow Original Plum 7.5 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Unusual beer with smell and taste of prunes. Likely to be too sweet for many beer drinkers!
Naylor's Original 7 3.9% Jun 09 Baron Hinckley
Naylor's Pinnacle Blonde 7.5 4.3% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Mildly hoppy finish
Naylor's Sunset 7.5 4.2% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet and hoppy.
Nethergate April Fool 7 4.1% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly floral, slightly hoppy and somewhat bitter finish.
Nethergate Augustinian Ale 9 4.5%
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Nethergate Monks Habit 7.5 4.2% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Nethergate Old Growler 7.5 5.0% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Traditional porter. Complex flavour including fruit and roasted malts.
Nethergate Red Santa 6.5 4.2% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Bitter with dry hoppy finish. Our 400th cask ale! Something more special would have been nice.
Nethergate Umbel Magna 7.5 5.0% May 09 Baron Hinckley Dark red-brown colour, complex flavour with slight hint of roasted malts. Happily no taste of the coriander that's in it!
Northampton Supreme Bitter 8 5.2% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of grapefruit without the bitterness & verging on banana
Nottingham 5 8 5.2%
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Nottingham Bullion 6 4.7%
Baron Hinckley
Nottingham Rock Bitter 7 3.8%
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Oakham Bishops Farewell 7 4.6%
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Oakham Helter Skelter 8 5.0% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Pale gold in colour with soft citrus and malt flavours
Oakham Inferno 9.5 4.0% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Genuine rich caramel flavour comes through strongly especially at the finish
Oakham JHB 8 3.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Jeffrey Hudson Bitter. Pale coloured, pleasant hoppy ale with a gentle bitterness
Oakham Mompessons Gold 8.5 5.0% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, floral aroma, elderflower and grapefruit flavours
Oakham Raucous Reindeer 8.5 4.0% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Light golden-brown colour, underlying maltiness with a hint of elderflower sweetness and flavour
Oakleaf Nuptu Ale 7.5 4.2%
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Oakleaf Pompey Royal 8 4.5% Jun 09 Baron Hinckley
O'Hanlon's Dry Stout 8.5 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Rich smoky flavours
O'Hanlon's Fire Fly Bitter 7 3.7% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking, amber coloured, slightly fruity with a hoppy finish
O'Hanlon's Goldblade 5 4.0% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Wheat beer. Hints of green olives in brine!
O'Hanlon's Goodwill 8 4.8% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Seasonal brew for Christmas
O'Hanlon's Original Stout 6.5 4.8% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
O'Hanlon's Port Stout 8 4.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Dark smooth and tasty. Little or no head. Smoky in a nice way with gentle roast malt flavours
Okells Bitter 7 3.7% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Nice hoppy beer
Okells Dr Okells IPA 8 4.5% Aug 06 Baron Hinckley
Okells Maclir 7 4.4% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Light-coloured, wheat beer with bitter hop finish
Okells Red 8 4.7% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Ruby-brown colour, some citrus and floral notes in the flavour
Old Cannon Powder Monkey 3 4.5%
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Old Cottage Golden Thatch 8 4.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet and nutty with hints of caramel and vanilla flavour.
Old Cottage Halcyon Daze 8.5 5.3% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, strong grapefruit flavour. Ideal for hot summer days.
Old Cottage Prancer's Pride 8 4.7% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Creamy head, vanilla ice cream soda flavour. Janet says you'll want big gulps and lots of them.
Old Cottage Redwood 7 4.6% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking and uneventful.
Old Cottage Royal Oak 6.5 4.4% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured, slightly hoppy.
Old Cottage Stout 6.5 4.7% Sep 07 Baron Hinckley
Orkney Dark Island 7.5 4.6% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Dark ale with complex malty flavour and a slight fruitiness leading to a smoky finish.
Orkney Red McGregor 7 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Orkney Skullsplitter 1 8.5%
Britannia Inn Elterwater
Ossett Pale Gold 7 3.8%
Baron Hinckley
Otley OBB 6.5 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Too bitter for me but Janet says it's good!
Otley OPA 6.5 4.6% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley
Otter Otter Ale 7 4.5% Jun 09 Queen's Head Minehead
Palm Palm 7.5 5.0% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown coloured beer with strong apple and pear flavours. Janet enjoyed it, Alan did not!
Palm Steenbrugge Blond 7.5 6.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, smell and taste typical of Belgian beers. I would score lower (6), Janet would score higher (9)!
Palmer Copper Ale 5 3.7% Jun 09 Queen's Head Minehead Copper coloured, good caramel flavours but bad sour smell
Parish High Cross Ale 7 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark red-brown colour, malt on the nose
Parish Special Bitter 6 3.9% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Copper coloured bitter with a slightly sulphurous nose
Phoenix Black Bee 8.5 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Very dark and slightly chocolaty with hints of honey in the aroma and flavour.
Phoenix Pale Moonlight 7 4.2% May 07 Baron Hinckley Pale and slightly fruity
Phoenix Thirsty Moon 7.5 4.6% Sep 07 Baron Hinckley
Phoenix West Coast IPA 8 4.6% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, hop aroma and flavour with a hint of vanilla
Phoenix Wobbly Bob 8.5 6.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Pilgrim Crusader 7 4.9%
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Poachers Billy Boy 7 4.4% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Potbelly Brewery Crazy Daze 8 5.5% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London Honey and sweet corn flavours
Purity Pure Gold 8 3.8% Nov 09 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, citrus on the nose and palate, fruity and refreshing with a hop finish
Purity Ubu 7.5 4.5% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking, slightly fruity and hoppy, slight bitterness in the finish
Purple Moose Dark Side of the Moose 7 4.6% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Purple Moose Glaslyn 6.5 4.2% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale 8 3.6% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
RCH Double Header 8 5.3% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale amber colour, complex smoky Sunday roast flavour gives way to malty, slightly bitter finish
RCH Old Slug Porter 7 4.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
RCH Steam Sleigh 7 3.8% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Hoppy finish
Rhymney Rhymney Export 6.5 5.0% May 09 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-coloured, malty flavour with a hint of Burton water egginess on the nose
Ringwood Best Bitter 7.5 3.8% May 09 Harvest Home Greet Dark golden-brown slightly malty and fruity with gentle bitterness and hoppy finish
Ringwood Bold Forester 8 4.2% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Hazelnut-brown colour with hints of caramel on the nose and the palate
Ringwood Filly Drift 7.5 4.7% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Bronze coloured bitter, complex flavour with hints of fruit and roast malts
Ringwood Fortyniner 6 4.9% Aug 09 Weavers Arms Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour, slightly eggy on the nose, somewhat bland flavour with subtle sweetness.
Ringwood Old Thumper 8 5.6% Nov 08 Lime Kilns Hinckley Complex full flavoured, hints of caramel, vanilla and liquorice with a hoppy finish
Ringwood Seventy Eight 7 4.2% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Malty with subtle hoppiness
Ringwood XXXX Porter 6.5 4.7% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Robinson's Dark Horse 6 4.3% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Robinson's Dizzy Blonde 8 3.8% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Nice creamy head, refreshing with hints of peaches and pears leading to a lightly hoppy finish
Robinson's Double Hop 7.5 5.0% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Dense creamy head; on the tongue a hoppy bitterness with a hint of fruit
Robinson's Hartley's Cumbria Way 7.5 4.1% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Fruity with a flavour of pears on the palate
e and a slightly bitter finish
Robinson's Hartley's XB 8 4.0% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Subtle flavours of fruit and hops with a hint of bitterness
Robinson's Mr Scrooge 7.5 4.4% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley
Robinson's Nosey Parker 7 3.8% May 09 Baron Hinckley Rich golden colour, sweet malt and fruit flavours
Robinson's Old Tom 6.5 8.5% Nov 07 Thomas Lloyd Warwick High strength, strong flavour
Robinson's Smooth Cool Bitter 7 3.8% Aug 07 Bull's Head Castleton Not cask ale. Janet likes smooth beers.
Robinson's Top Tipple 6.5 3.9% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of bubble gum and pears.
Robinson's Trouble and Strife 7.5 4.1% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Pleasant, easy drinking, dark amber colour, hoppy yet sweet. Said to have subtle biscuit and toffee flavours
Robinson's Unicorn 7 4.2% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Robinson's Ward's Best Bitter 6 4.0% Aug 07 Bull's Head Castleton Cask version of this beer seems to be brewed by both Robinson's and Jennings under license from Double Maxim beer Co.
Robinson's Young Tom 5 4.0%
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Rooster's Ale and Spicy 8 3.9% May 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured beer with a hit of lemony citrus and a hop finish
Rooster's / Outlaw Boneshaker IPA 8 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley From the experimental sister to Rooster's brewery this is tangy with grapefruit flavours and not too bitter.
Rooster's / Outlaw Roosters Special 7.5 3.9% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Rudgate Ruby Mild 7.5 4.4% Oct 09 Baron Hinckley Dark ruby colour, flavour has a hint of plums, dry finish
Rugby 1823 6.5 3.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark mild
Rugby Brewing Co Egg Chaser Chocolate Stout 7.5 4.8% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Rugby Brewing Co Grand Slam 7.5 4.5% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley Hint of vanilla flavor
Rugby Brewing Co No. 8 8 5.0% Mar 07 Baron Hinckley