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Beer Brewery Score ABV Date Pub Location Notes
Flying Shuttle Thwaites 10 4.6% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Dark and rich with chocolate and treacle flavours
Slater's On The Pull Eccleshall 10 5.2% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Haymaker Hook Norton 9.5 5.0% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Inferno Oakham 9.5 4.0% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Genuine rich caramel flavour comes through strongly especially at the finish
Smokey Pete Caledonian 9.5 4.3% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of vanilla on the nose and palate give way to subtle smoky peat finish
Almoner Ale Cambridge Moonshine 9 6.8% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Augustinian Ale Nethergate 9 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Cotswold Lion Hook Norton 9 4.2% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton Hint of peach or ripe pink grapefruit on the palate dry bitter finish
Hooky Gold Hook Norton 9 4.2%
Malt Shovel Gaydon
Sneck Lifter Jennings 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
Trade Winds Cairngorm 9 4.3% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
BeeWyched Wychwood 8.5 4.2% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber colour, citrus nose, subtle honey flavour and sweetness, subtle hoppy finish, retains its quality throughout the pint
Black Abbot Idle 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!
Black Bee Phoenix 8.5 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Very dark and slightly chocolaty with hints of honey in the aroma and flavour.
Bowler Strong Ale Langton 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!
Brampton Golden Bud 8.5 3.8% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Golden and hoppy bitter with strong citrus notes
Bush Berry Porter Barons 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!
California Pale Ale Firestone Walker 8.5 4.5% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Hoppy at first with hints of fruit and toffee
Chocolate Drop Caledonian 8.5 3.8% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth with chocolate flavour coming through strongly.
Constantine York 8.5 3.9% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Dark amber colour, caramel on the nose, smooth slightly sweet flavour with a hint of raisins
Cornish Cream St Austell 8.5 3.6% May 06 Merrymoor Mawgan Porth Shouldn't really be here; not a cask ale!
Da Crai Fox 8.5 3.0% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Peach and citrus flavours
Dark Lord Batemans 8.5 5.0%
Baron Hinckley
Dry Stout O'Hanlon's 8.5 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Rich smoky flavours
Eastgate Bitter Westwood 8.5 4.2% Sep 08 Church Inn Ludlow
Elagabalus Milton 8.5 7.5% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Festival Special full flavoured Imperial stout with dark fruits and vanilla.
ESB Fuller's 8.5 5.5% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Gold Butcombe 8.5 4.7% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Gold Exmoor 8.5 4.5% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley
Gouden Carolus Ambrio Anker 8.5 8.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Challenging and full-flavoured with rich fruitiness of Christmas pudding
Gravediggers Mild Church End 8.5 3.8% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Very dark colour, with chocolate and roast malt flavours
Halcyon Daze Old Cottage 8.5 5.3% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, strong grapefruit flavour. Ideal for hot summer days.
Inclined Plane Langton 8.5 4.2% Jul 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing beer with gentle flavour and good dry hoppy finish.
Irish Coffee Church End 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
Jesters IPA Batemans 8.5 3.5% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater Caramel on the palate bitter finish
Kingsdown Special Ale Arkell's 8.5 5.0% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley
Little John Inn Ale Little John 8.5 3.8% Mar 09 Little John Hathersage Golden colour, slightly fruity with vanilla on the nose and the palate.
Mild Blackfriars 8.5 3.4% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Stewed prunes and caramel flavours.
Mompessons Gold Oakham 8.5 5.0% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, floral aroma, elderflower and grapefruit flavours
Moonshine Abbeydale 8.5 4.3% Aug 07 Cheshire Cheese Castleton Pale straw colour with a hint of grapefruit
Nutty Black Thwaites 8.5 3.3% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London Genuinely chocolate-like flavour. Previously known as Dark Mild.
Old Hooky Hook Norton 8.5 4.6%
Malt Shovel Gaydon
Old Peculier Theakston 8.5 5.6% Dec 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Pale Ale Epic 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
Punt Gun Fox 8.5 5.9% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Raspberry Fool Caledonian 8.5 4.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Copper coloured with a subtle but clear hint of raspberry and a caramel malty finish
Raucous Reindeer Oakham 8.5 4.0% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Light golden-brown colour, underlying maltiness with a hint of elderflower sweetness and flavour
Rosey Nosey Batemans 8.5 4.9% Dec 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon Dark Christmas beer with complex rich flavours and hops evident throughout
Schiehallion Harviestoun 8.5 4.8% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw coloured larger beer, retains a nice head and has flavour of sweet ripe grapefruit
Slater's Queen Bee Eccleshall 8.5 4.2% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Subtle hints of honey and caramel with a slight hoppiness in the finish
Slater's Supreme Eccleshall 8.5 4.7% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley
Spriggan Ale Skinner's 8.5 3.8% Jun 09 Skinner's Stand Royal Cornwall Show Golden-yellow colour, hoppy flavour with hints of citrus and vanilla
St Edmund's Greene King 8.5 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden coloured with hints of vanilla on the nose and distinct caramel notes in the flavour
Three Shires Millstone 8.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Yellow colour, slightly bitter, citrus and hop flavours
Tinsel Toon Mordue 8.5 4.3% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth, dark and hoppy
Tokyo Black Yo-Ho 8.5 5.0% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark porter-style beer with a brown head and complex flavour including bitter chocolate and roasted malts.
Top Notch Brains 8.5 4.4% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Flavour of chocolate and coffee comes through
Vicar's Ruin Church End 8.5 4.4% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Straw coloured best bitter, hoppy flavours and malty finish
Wainwright's Thwaites 8.5 4.1% Jul 08 Lodore Hotel Lodore Pale straw coloured, thick white head. Sophisticated delicately floral, slightly sweet and slightly hoppy
Wobbly Bob Phoenix 8.5 6.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
XPA Caledonian 8.5 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, hints of elderflower and grapefruit flavour, pleasant hoppy finish
1863 Hydes 8 3.5% Sep 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
3B Arkell's 8 4.0%
Baron Hinckley
5 Nottingham 8 5.2%
Baron Hinckley
Admiral's Ale St Austell 8 5.0% Jun 09 Travellers Rest Trevarrian Dark golden-brown colour, hints of vanilla and apple fruitiness, subtle hop finish
Ale and Spicy Rooster's 8 3.9% May 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured beer with a hit of lemony citrus and a hop finish
Amarillo Crouch Vale 8 5.0% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Banana Bread Beer Wells & Young's 8 4.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Barn Owl Cotleigh 8 4.5% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber colour with a lasting head, slightly smoky with a hoppy finish
Barnstormer Bath 8 4.5% Aug 06 Hare on the Hill Bristol Dark brown colour with hints of caramel
Best Bitter Arkell's 8 3.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Very tastey for a weak beer
Best Bitter Theakston 8 3.8% May 07 Newborough Arms Bontnewydd A hint of pears in the flavour
Bishops Finger Shepherd Neame 8 5.0% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Previously scored less!
Black Bear Beartown 8 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Rich, smooth and chocolaty with a slight tang!
Black Gold Cairngorm 8 4.4% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Black with roast malt flavours accompanied by hints of liquorice and honey
Black Horse Porter White Horse 8 5.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Black Knight Ludlow 8 4.5% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Treacle toffee on the nose, gentle smoky malt flavour
Black Prince St Austell 8 4.0% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Black Wattle Original Barons 8 4.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Rich amber colour, pleasant nutty flavour
Boiling Well Ludlow 8 4.7% Sep 08 Church Inn Ludlow
Bold Forester Ringwood 8 4.2% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Hazelnut-brown colour with hints of caramel on the nose and the palate
Bombardier Wells & Young's 8 4.3% Mar 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon 7.5 The George Castleton 09/08/07
Boneshaker IPA Rooster's / Outlaw 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.
Bonum Mild Dow Bridge 8 3.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark brown, smooth and easy drinking with roast malt and fruity chocolate flavours
Boston Beer Party Tunnel 8 5.6% May 09 Windmill Inn Newbold Verdon
Britannia Inn Special Edition Coniston 8 4.3% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater Dry hoppy finnish
Broadside Adnams 8 4.7% Mar 08 Malt Shovel Gaydon When it's good it's very good but I have been very disappointed sometimes.
CAMRAle Wadworth 8 4.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Hoppy with hints of roast beef
Cape Beer All Gates 8 4.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light golden colour, easy drinking with grapefruit and hop flavours and bitter finish
Cascade Pale Ale Saltaire 8 4.8% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Castle Bitter Conwy 8 3.8% May 07 Black Boy Inn Caernarfron
Centurion's Ghost Ale York 8 5.4% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Chocolate Orange Downton 8 5.8% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Dark colour with strong flavour of Cointreau and chocolate
Chocolate Orange Stout Cambridge Moonshine 8 6.5% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Soft and rounded chocolate, coffee and treacle flavours.
Cocker Hoop Jennings 8 4.6% Mar 08 Lime Kilns Hinckley Refreshing, hoppy and citrusy
Cornish Buccaneer Wooden Hand 8 4.3% May 06 Merrymoor Mawgan Porth
Cornish Knocker Ale Skinner's 8 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Crazy Daze Potbelly Brewery 8 5.5% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London Honey and sweet corn flavours
Crop Circle Hop Back 8 4.2% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Pale straw coloured, delicately fruity flavour with mild dry hop finish
Damson Porter Burton Bridge 8 4.5% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Dark Mild Highgate 8 3.4% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Dark brown colour, nice head, creamy caramel flavours
Dark Mild Jennings 8 3.1% Jul 08 Jennings Castle Brewery Cockermouth Darker than Sneck Lifter but not as strong. Hints of caramel on the palate
Dizzy Blonde Robinson's 8 3.8% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Nice creamy head, refreshing with hints of peaches and pears leading to a lightly hoppy finish
Doble's Dog Wicked Hathern 8 3.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark mild
Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Ale Wye Valley 8 4.2% May 09 Wesley House Winchcombe Golden colour, hop flavours with hints of citrus fruit
Double Century Celebration Ale Thwaites 8 4.8% May 07 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, well hopped with a malty character
Double Header RCH 8 5.3% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale amber colour, complex smoky Sunday roast flavour gives way to malty, slightly bitter finish
Double IPA Stone 8 7.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Peach and citrus flavours with a bitter finish.
Dr Okells IPA Okells 8 4.5% Aug 06 Baron Hinckley
Eastern Promise Batemans 8 4.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, hints of citrus and spice, hoppy finish
Elysian Bitter Cambridge Moonshine 8 4.2% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Festivity Bath 8 5.0% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Smooth and dark with a creamy head. Vanilla on the nose, hints of caramel on the palate
Fine Raisin Beer Cains 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!
Fisherman's Tale Shardlow 8 4.9%
Baron Hinckley
Frostbite Shardlow 8 5.5% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown Christmas beer with vanilla and popcorn flavours
Fruit Beer Ecaussinnes 8 5.0% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Very strong fruit sherbet/cream soda flavor
Goats Milk Church End 8 3.8% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Pale gold colour gentle hop finish
Golden Ale St Peter's 8 4.7% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Light golden colour, fully flavoured with a hint of vanilla and gentle hop finish
Golden Promise Caledonian 8 4.4% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Smooth and slightly sweet with flavour of vanilla
Golden Thatch Old Cottage 8 4.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet and nutty with hints of caramel and vanilla flavour.
Goodwill O'Hanlon's 8 4.8% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Seasonal brew for Christmas
Gunhill Adnams 8 4.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Ruby-brown colour, hints of toffee in the flavour coupled with a very subtle smokiness
Hartley's XB Robinson's 8 4.0% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Subtle flavours of fruit and hops with a hint of bitterness
Harvest Ale Archers 8 4.8% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Vanilla on the nose and on the palate with a subtle hoppy finish
Heligan Honey Skinner's 8 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Light refreshing bitter with a hint of honey.
Helter Skelter Oakham 8 5.0% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Pale gold in colour with soft citrus and malt flavours
Highland Whisky Ale Highgate 8 4.4% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Deep amber colour, flavours of treacle, liquorice and burnt caramel.
Hobs Hole Backyard Brewhouse 8 4.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Traditional mild
Honey Bee Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) 8 4.2% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Gold colour, floral nose, citrus on the palate, dry hoppy finish
Honey Bole Jennings 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
Honey Trap Skinner's 8 3.8% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, gentle flavour with floral and citrus notes, nice hop finish. Very drinkable.
Hooky Bitter Hook Norton 8 3.6% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hop On Langton 8 4.4% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Chestnut coloured, slightly sweet and slightly fruity with a hop finish
HSD St Austell 8 5.0% Jun 06 The Falcon St Mawgan Hicks Special Draught
Iceberg Titanic 8 4.1% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley Nice thick white head, creamy smooth bitter
Inferno Morgans / Dow Bridge 8 5.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Chestnut brown colour with hints of dark caramel flavour
Jack O'Legs Tring 8 4.2% Jan 09 Baron Hinckley Copper coloured. Roast malt flavour with a hint of fruit and a malty finish
Jaipur Thornbridge 8 5.9% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
JCB Wadworth 8 4.7%
Baron Hinckley
JHB Oakham 8 3.8% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Jeffrey Hudson Bitter. Pale coloured, pleasant hoppy ale with a gentle bitterness
Jurassic Dorset 8 4.7% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Pale colour, slightly fruity and hoppy flavour.
Keel Over Skinner's 8 4.2% Jun 09 Skinner's Stand Royal Cornwall Show Amber coloured, slightly fruity, refreshing and easy drinking.
Lancaster Bomber Thwaites 8 4.4% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Hints of apple and peach
Landlord Timothy Taylor 8 4.3% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Lead Dog Ale Yukon 8 5.5% May 09 Baron Hinckley Dark ruby colour with a pale brown creamy head and smooth malty flavour
Legger's Ale Wye Valley 8 4.6% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Little John Milestone 8 5.0% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Tawny colour, clever balance of roasted malt flavour with a nutty finish
London Porter Fuller's 8 5.4% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Long Hop Marston's 8 4.0% Aug 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Pale gold colour, caramel and slupha on the nose, gentle caramel flavour
Lorimer's Cask Larger Caledonian 8 4.5% Jul 08 Swinside Inn Swinside Very pleasant with a nice hoppy finish
Mayfly Shardlow 8 4.8%
Baron Hinckley
Mazey Ale Skinner's 8 3.8% Jul 08 Skinner's Brewery Truro Peaches on the nose and hints also on the palate
Men of Norfolk Chocolate Stout Iceni 8 6.2% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Bitter with a hint of bovril.
Mild Theakston 8 3.5% May 07 Newborough Arms Bontnewydd
Mistletoe Magic York 8 4.8% Jan 09 Open Arms Coventry Deep dark ruby colour with smooth roast malt flavours
Monkey Nells Bragdy'r Nant 8 5.8% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Dark, smooth and strong with hints of chocolate
Moonlight Arkell's 8 4.5% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Amber colour, malty with a slight hop bitterness. Hints of caramel and banana on the palate
Mothbag Barngates 8 3.6% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Golden coloured with caramel on the nose and the palate. Refreshing with a bitter finish
Mother's Ruin Abbeydale 8 5.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley Dark and strong
Mumbo Jumbo Hydes 8 4.9% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking for a dark beer. Hints of liquorice and roasted malts
Nelson's Blood Fox 8 5.1% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Nelson's Column Tunnel 8 5.2% Apr 08 Lord Nelson Ansley Smooth complex flavour including hints of chocolate.
Nightmare on Ale Street All Gates 8 5.3% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light golden colour, easy drinking with grapefruit and hop flavours and bitter finish
No. 8 Rugby Brewing Co 8 5.0% Mar 07 Baron Hinckley
Norfolk Nog Woodforde's 8 4.5% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Hoppy dark brown porter with hints of caramel.
Nugget York 8 4.0% Sep 07 Baron Hinckley
Old Thumper Ringwood 8 5.6% Nov 08 Lime Kilns Hinckley Complex full flavoured, hints of caramel, vanilla and liquorice with a hoppy finish
Olde Home Wrecker Milestone 8 4.9% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Chocolaty dark beer
Original Wexford St. Patrick's Greene King 8 4.4% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Nice head of creamy consistency and bright white colour. Hints of vanilla and marshmallow in the flavour.
Pale Ale Zerodegrees 8 4.6% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Rich golden-brown colour with hints of grapefruit and caramel
Pale Rider Kelham Island 8 5.2% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Clean and fresh strong pale ale with fruity flavour and bitter finish.
Paradox Grain Cask Brewdog 8 10.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Dark beer with strong flavour reminiscent of chocolate and prunes
Pickled Partridge Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) 8 4.6% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Buscuity, nutty and fruity with hoppy, bitter finish
Piddle on Holiday Wyre Piddle 8 4.3% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Hint of caramel favour.
Pitch Black Everards 8 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Poachers Pocket Church End 8 3.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Pale coloured malt driven session bitter
Pompey Royal Oakleaf 8 4.5% Jun 09 Baron Hinckley
Port Stout O'Hanlon's 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
Post Horn Coach House 8 5.0% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, gentle caramel flavour, easy drinking
Prancer's Pride Old Cottage 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.
Proper Job St Austell 8 4.5% Jul 08 Travellers Rest Trevarrian Refreshing, pale gold coloured with notable hoppy flavour
Rebellion Mutiny Marlow 8 4.5% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Strongly flavoured dark beer with a hint of liquorice
Red Okells 8 4.7% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Ruby-brown colour, some citrus and floral notes in the flavour
Red Devil Hop Back 8 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Rich Ruby Milestone 8 4.5% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley A slightly fruity note, a hint of vanilla and subtle hoppiness
Rocking Rudolph Hardys & Hansons 8 4.5% Dec 07 Sharnford Arms Sharnford Taste seasonal beer with nice creamy head
Ruddy Glow Lees 8 4.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley A hint of caramel
Rutterkin Brewster's 8 4.6% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Santa's Surprise Shardlow 8 4.8% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking light golden-brown colour with a good head. Flavour has hints of fruit and caramel
Scourers Brew White Horse 8 4.8% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, hints of citrus/grapefruit on the nose and in the flavour. Much enjoyed by Janet, too bitter for me!
Shropshire Lad Wood's 8 4.5% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Six Nations Belhaven 8 4.4% Mar 06 Town House Ely
Slater's Original Eccleshall 8 4.0%
Baron Hinckley
Slater's Shining Knight Eccleshall 8 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Snowdonia Ale Purple Moose 8 3.6% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Summer Conquest Cottage 8 4.0% Jul 09 Nelson Inn Ludlow Easy drinking, golden coloured beer with caramel flavour
Supreme Bitter Northampton 8 5.2% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of grapefruit without the bitterness & verging on banana
Ten Fifty Grainstore 8 5.0% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Flavor has a hint of apples
Toad's Croak Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) 8 3.8% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Tawny colour with hints of caramel
Tom Fool Jennings 8 4.0% Jul 08 Jennings Castle Brewery Cockermouth Seasonal beer for June
Tom Wood's Lincolnshire Legend Highwood 8 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of vanilla and cream soda
Top Banana Caledonian 8 4.1% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Banana cream soda flavour
Top Sail Crouch Vale 8 4.3% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Triple Hop Cains 8 4.5% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Ice cream soda flavour
Twelve Days Hook Norton 8 5.5% Dec 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon Very rich dark beer with spice and fruity Christmas flavour coupled with a thick creamy head.
Twisted Spire Hobson's 8 3.6% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Pale golden colour with gentle hoppy flavour
Uncle Sam's Independence Ale Bend Brewing 8 4.7% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Tight white coloured head, hoppy flavour with a hint of grapefruit
West Coast IPA Phoenix 8 4.6% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, hop aroma and flavour with a hint of vanilla
Wild Blonde Wilds 8 4.5% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley Score of 7 13/06/06
Wild Honey Bitter End 8 5.5% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth Dark gold colour, hints of honey in the flavour
XB Theakston 8 4.6% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
XX Mild Greene King 8 3.0% Mar 06 Prince Albert Ely
XXXB Batemans 8 4.8% May 07 Snowdonia Parc Waunfawr Hint of vanilla flavour
Yona Yona Yo-Ho 8 5.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Some Belgian beer flavour with bitter slightly metallic finish
20 Shardlow 7.5 5.0% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
4-4-2 Greene King 7.5 4.0% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
80/- Caledonian 7.5 4.1% Oct 09 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-brown colour, caramel aroma, gentle flavour with hints of caramel, malt and fruit
Abbot Ale Greene King 7.5 5.0% Jun 06 Baron Hinckley
Abbot Reserve Greene King 7.5 6.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Very full-flavoured Abbot!
Absolution Abbeydale 7.5 5.3% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Admiral's Reserve Woodforde's 7.5 5.0% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Alton's Pride Triple fff 7.5 3.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown, fully flavoured for its strength, flavour of malt fades to a hoppy bitter finish
Amarillo Gold Saltaire 7.5 4.4% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured wheat beer with smooth citrus flavours
Another Bite of the Cherry Springhead 7.5 4.5% May 09 Baron Hinckley Ruby coloured with distinct but subtle natural cherry flavour
Art Brut Art 7.5 4.4% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Arthur's Wit Church End 7.5 6.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Ashford Thornbridge 7.5 4.2% Oct 08 Elephant & Castle Thurlaston
Autumn Ale Wickwar 7.5 4.6% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Bay Breaker Days 7.5 4.9% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley
Best Ludlow 7.5 3.7% Sep 08 Unicorn Ludlow
Best Bitter Ringwood 7.5 3.8% May 09 Harvest Home Greet Dark golden-brown slightly malty and fruity with gentle bitterness and hoppy finish
Betty Stogs Skinner's 7.5 4.0% May 08 Tredrea Inn Porthcothan Slightly sweet with a hoppy finish.
Bishop's Tipple Wadworth 7.5 5.0% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Golden colour, a hint of sulpha on the nose, refreshing flavour, well hopped
Bitter Hawkshead 7.5 3.7% Oct 07 Langstrath County Inn Stonethwaite Slightly fruity on the palate with a hoppy bitter finish
Bitter Jennings 7.5 3.5% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Bitter Yates 7.5 3.7% Oct 08 Wainwrights Chapel Stile
Bitter and Twisted Harviestoun 7.5 3.8% Oct 07 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Black Bull Bitter Theakston 7.5 3.9% Jul 08 King's Arms Keswick
Black Cat Moorhouses 7.5 3.4% Nov 07 Baron Hiinckley Complex and full of flavour for its low strength. Smoky and yet slightly sweet.
Black Chalice Herold Bohemian 7.5 4.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Dark coloured and pleasant but not strongly flavoured
Black Dog Elgood's 7.5 3.6% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Black Dragon Mild Banks & Taylor 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.
Black Pearl Milestone 7.5 4.3% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley
Blackthorn Ale Thornbridge 7.5 4.4% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Blonde Butcombe 7.5 4.3% Aug 09 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, slightly fruity, hoppy and sweet
Bodecea's Revenge Ales of the Unexpected 7.5 4.3% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark, smooth, slightly fruity with roasted malt flavours.
Bohemian Pilsner Fuglestou 7.5 5.0%
Baron Hinckley
Bonkers Conkers Greene King (Westgate) 7.5 4.1% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-brown colour, smooth and creamy, somewhat Abbot like flavour, malty with a hint of nuts
Bountiful Wychwood 7.5 4.0% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Chestnut coloured, gentle sweetness on the palate and gentle bitterness in the finish. Subtle flavours of malt, fruit and hops
Brew Town Exmoor 7.5 4.0% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking beer with nice malty finish
Broken Leg Bitter Coniston 7.5 3.9% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Mountain Rescue Anniversary beer
Brunel 200 IPA Butcombe 7.5 5.0% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Cascade Bitter Hanby 7.5 4.5% May 08 Baron Hinckley Syrup sponge pudding flavour comes through.
CB1 Best Bitter Cambridge Moonshine 7.5 4.4% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Celebration Ale Conwy 7.5 4.2% May 07 Cwellyn Arms Rhyd Ddu Hint of Bovril flavour
Celtic Gold Spinning Dog 7.5 4.5% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Fresh and fruity with floral tones
Champflower Ale Cottage 7.5 4.2% Jun 09 Queen's Head Minehead Bronze coloured, slightly smoky crème caramel flavour
Chocolate Stout Saltaire 7.5 5.0% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley There are beers that taste more of chocolate without claiming it in the name!
Coffee Porter Meantime 7.5 5.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Coffee on the nose and the palate coupled with roasted malts and hints of vanilla
Colley's Dog Tring 7.5 5.2% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Dark with bright white head. Hoppy finish.
Collie Wobbles Watermill 7.5 3.7% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Cooper's Butt Theakston 7.5 4.3% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden coloured IPA style beer with hop aroma, robust flavour, and bitter, fruit hoppiness
Copper Dragon Skipton 7.5 3.8% Jul 08 Scafell Hotel Rosthwaite Copper coloured with caramel flavour
Crystal Clear Archers 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.
Daffy's Elixir Brewster's 7.5 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, refreshing flavour with hints of citrus and a hoppy finish
Dark Brains 7.5 3.5% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Very dark ruby coloured, subtle chocolate flavours on the palate with slightly smoky dry finish
Dark Hare Bath 7.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Smooth and dark
Dark Island Orkney 7.5 4.6% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Dark ale with complex malty flavour and a slight fruitiness leading to a smoky finish.
Dasher the Flasher Milestone 7.5 4.5% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of roasted malts. Good to the end of the glass.
Dead Funny Church End 7.5 5.1% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Somewhat similar in flavour to Greene King Abbot
Doom Bar Sharp's 7.5 4.0% Jun 09 Merrymoor Mawgan Porth Refreshing, golden-brown coloured, flavour has a hint of marshmallow with hops at the finish
Double Hop Robinson's 7.5 5.0% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Dense creamy head; on the tongue a hoppy bitterness with a hint of fruit
Double Stout Hook Norton 7.5 4.8% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Dark smooth stout, some bitterness and a hint of chocolate
Easy Rider Kelham Island 7.5 4.3% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Eden Pure Sharp's 7.5 4.3% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of malty sweetness and slightly hoppy.
Egg Chaser Chocolate Stout Rugby Brewing Co 7.5 4.8% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Elysian Strong Mild Devil's Dyke 7.5 5.0% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Emmerdale Ale Black Sheep 7.5 4.2% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
England's Glory Highgate 7.5 4.3% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Explorer Adnams 7.5 4.3% May 07 Snowdonia Parc Waunfawr Hints of Elderflower
F.A. Warwickshire 7.5 4.6% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, flavour has hints of caramel and vanilla
Farmer's Stout Bradfield 7.5 4.5% May 07 Baron Hinckley Deep, rich and flavourfull
Filly Drift Ringwood 7.5 4.7% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Bronze coloured bitter, complex flavour with hints of fruit and roast malts
Flying Dutchman Wit Bier Henk Oexman 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.
Fuggles Shepherd Neame 7.5 4.4% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley Hoppy and not too bitter
Gem Bitter Bath 7.5 4.1% Aug 06 Hare on the Hill Bristol
Ginger Bear Beartown 7.5 4.0% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley
Golden Archers 7.5 4.7% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing, pale gold colour, fruity and sweet.
Golden Fox Banks & Taylor 7.5 4.1% Jan 09 Baron Hinckley Very drinkable, pale straw coloured, has hints of sweet grapefruit flavour and a gentle hop finish
Goldrush Cottage 7.5 5.0% May 07 Cwellyn Arms Rhyd Ddu
Good Elf Thwaites 7.5 4.9% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Gouden Carolus Blond Anker 7.5 5.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Grand Slam Rugby Brewing Co 7.5 4.5% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley Hint of vanilla flavor
Green Hop Skinner's 7.5 4.2% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Hannibal Nectar All Gates 7.5 4.8% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Smells like honey and Janet says it tastes like nectar!
Harem Scarem Hydes 7.5 4.7% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Mellow and nice
Hartley's Cumbria Way Robinson's 7.5 4.1% Jul 08 Packhorse Inn Keswick Fruity with a flavour of pears on the palate
e and a slightly bitter finish
Harvest Moon Mild Cambridge Moonshine 7.5 3.8% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Harvest Pale Castle Rock 7.5 3.8% Jul 09 White Lion Bridgnorth Pale straw coloured, pleasant gentle flavour, easy drinking
Heatwave Highgate 7.5 4.1% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Henry Tudor Tunnel 7.5 5.0% May 09 Windmill Inn Newbold Verdon
Herefordshire Owd Bull Spinning Dog 7.5 3.9% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley Hint of apple on the nose, gold colour but tastes like a darker beer having a slightly smokey flavour
Honey Ale Bees 7.5 5.2% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Honey Spice Sharp's 7.5 4.2% Jun 09 Sharp's Stand Royal Cornwall Show Refreshing, slightly cloudy, pale yellow coloured wheat beer
Hooky Dark Hook Norton 7.5 3.2% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
Hopping Hare Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) 7.5 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Fresh and slightly citrusy but not sharp.
Hopping Mad Lees 7.5 3.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Very dark red-brown colour, a hoppy flavour and a roasted finish
Horizon Wadworth 7.5 4.0% Apr 08 Baron
Hinckley Refreshing, slightly sweet, citrusy and hoppy.
IPA Archers 7.5 4.2% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley Previously 6.5 12/10/06 Britannia Inn
John Marston Marston's 7.5 4.6% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Copper coloured with a slight bitterness and a hint of caramel in the flavour
Kerfuffle Highgate 7.5 4.5% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley
King's Champion Warwickshire 7.5 4.6% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking, hoppy
Lady Godiva Warwickshire 7.5 4.2% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw coloured, gentle hoppiness with hints of citrus and vanilla
Lakeland Bitter Bitter End 7.5 3.8% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth A very dark bitter with roasted malt flavours prominent
Lakeland Pale Ale Bitter End 7.5 4.0% Jul 08 Bitter End Cockermouth
Lakeland Stunner Jennings 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
Langdale Cumbrian Legend 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
Late Red Shepherd Neame 7.5 4.5% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Lemon Dream Salopian 7.5 4.5% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas Pale lemon colour, slight hints of lemon on the palate and slightly hoppy finish.
Lifeboat Ale Titanic 7.5 4.0% Nov 06 Baron Hinckley
Lionheart Hampshire 7.5 4.4% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley
Lone Wolf Highgate 7.5 4.3% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Loweswater Grasmoor Dark Ale 7.5 4.3% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Dark red-brown, roasted malt flavours predominate
Malt and Hops Wadworth 7.5 4.5% Oct 08 Elephant & Castle Thurlaston
Mann's St George & the Dragon Wadworth 7.5 4.5% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Nice taste poor smell
McConnell Stout Thornbridge 7.5 5.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Merlin Stout Tomos Watkin 7.5 4.2% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Merlin's Oak Brains 7.5 4.3% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking chestnut-brown coloured beer with malty, slightly sweet and nutty flavour
Midsummer Madness McMullen 7.5 4.0% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London Hint of vanilla flavour
Molly's Stout Hilden 7.5 4.2% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Rich dark smoky roast malt flavour gives way to hints of chocolate and coffee
Monks Habit Nethergate 7.5 4.2% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Mr Scrooge Robinson's 7.5 4.4% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley
Nautical Mild Titanic 7.5 4.8% May 08 Baron Hinckley Light toasted malt flavour with hazel nut finish. April to May only.
Navigator Bees 7.5 4.5% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Nelson's Revenge Woodforde's 7.5 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured, biscuity malt sweetness and hoppy finish.
Nieco Church End 7.5 5.0% Jan 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Nipin Backyard Brewhouse 7.5 4.6% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Light and crisp with hints of vanilla
Nuptu Ale Oakleaf 7.5 4.2%
Baron Hinckley
Old Engine Oil Harviestoun 7.5 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Roasted malt flavours.
Old English Rose Cotswold Spring 7.5 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol Floral aroma and fruity flavour
Old Frostie Archers 7.5 3.8% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley Christmas Beer
Old Growler Nethergate 7.5 5.0% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Traditional porter. Complex flavour including fruit and roasted malts.
Old Man Ale Coniston 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
Old Speckled Hen Greene King 7.5 5.2% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Organic Blonde Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) 7.5 4.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley Good flavour but subtle
Original Everards 7.5 5.2% Oct 08 Elephant & Castle Thurlaston Pleasant, amber coloured and full flavoured
Original Plum Namyslow 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!
Oyster Stout Marston's 7.5 4.5% Sep 07 Lime Kilns Hinckley Not cask ale. Janet says: Very drinkable and slips down nicely!
Paddy'S tout Wychwood 7.5 4.3% Mar 09 Ye Olde Red Lion Market Bosworth Slightly eggy on the nose, gentle roast malt flavours
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!
Piddle in the Sun Wyre Piddle 7.5 5.2% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Hint of honey in the favour.
Pinnacle Blonde Naylor's 7.5 4.3% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Mildly hoppy finish
Platinum Blonde Shardlow 7.5 5.0% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Plum Pudding Lees 7.5 4.8% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour, notable flavour of plums, bitter finish
Praetorian Porter Dow Bridge 7.5 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Strong and dark with roast malt flavours
Premier Bitter Moorhouses 7.5 3.7% Oct 06 Watermill Ings Creamy head and hoppy finish
Quick Fix Highgate 7.5 4.0% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley
Rebellion Smuggler Marlow 7.5 4.1%
Baron Hinckley
Red McAdy Tollgate 7.5 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Red hue to the colour and a hint of marmalade and whisky in the flavour
Redbreast Jennings 7.5 4.5% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of malt, toffee and chocolate
Reverend James Brains 7.5 4.5% Mar 06 Prince Albert Ely 25/7/06 Baron, Hinckley, same score
Reverend Eaton's Ale Shardlow 7.5 4.5% Mar 07 Baron Hinckley First time 8/10, second time 3/10!
Reverend Ray All Gates 7.5 4.6% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Very drinkable with a hint of caramel and slight sweetness.
Ripped Pocket Church End 7.5 5.3% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Road Hog Archers 7.5 5.0% May 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly smoky and fruity!
Rocketeer Hydes 7.5 4.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Dark amber colour, gentle, malty, fruity and slightly sweet
Roosters Special Rooster's / Outlaw 7.5 3.9% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Ruby Mild Rudgate 7.5 4.4% Oct 09 Baron Hinckley Dark ruby colour, flavour has a hint of plums, dry finish
Ruddles Best Bitter Greene King 7.5 3.7% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, Abbott like flavour, gentle hop finish
Sarsen Stones White Horse 7.5 4.6% Mar 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber colour, slightly smoky flavour, slightly bitter
Shropshire Lass Wood's 7.5 4.1% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Hints of citrus on the palate with a raw chestnut finish
Silver Adder Mauldons 7.5 4.2% May 09 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured with a tight white head, refreshing hop and citrus flavours and a crisp finish
Six Nations: England Shardlow 7.5 4.9% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Dark golden-brown colour, nice balance of malt flavours with a hint of smokiness
Slater's High Five Eccleshall 7.5 5.0% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley
Slater's Premium Eccleshall 7.5 4.4% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Janet says this might be a guzzling beer!
Slater's Top Totty Eccleshall 7.5 4.0% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Smoked Porter Abbeydale 7.5 4.8% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark full bodied and full flavoured
Somerland Gold Moor 7.5 5.0% May 08 Baron Hinckley Strong flavour in the finish reminiscent of bubble gum.
Special Holden's 7.5 5.1% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley
Special Sharp's 7.5 5.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Spring Goddess Batemans 7.5 4.2% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Score 4.5 and didn't finish it April 08, same pub!
Steenbrugge Blond Palm 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)!
Steerage Titanic 7.5 3.5% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Hint of grapefruit and full of flavour for weak a beer.
Sting in the Tail Arundel 7.5 4.7% May 09 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured with a flavour reminiscent of Belgium beer like Leffe
Strawberry Fields Batemans 7.5 4.2% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Strawberry start bitter finish
Stuff It Titanic 7.5 4.4% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Chestnut-brown colour with subtle chestnut and destinct cranberry flavour.
Summat Special Thwaites 7.5 4.0% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber coloured, hints of cigar smoke on the nose, citrus fruit flavours and subtle bitterness
Sunchaser Everards 7.5 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Pale and slightly peppery with hints of peach in the finish
Sunset Naylor's 7.5 4.2% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet and hoppy.
Ten Fifty Shardlow 7.5
Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Thirst Run Keswick 7.5 4.2% Jul 08 Dog and Gun Keswick
Thirsty Moon Phoenix 7.5 4.6% Sep 07 Baron Hinckley
Throbbin' Robin Highgate 7.5 4.3% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Very palatable Christmas seasonal brew
Tiger Triple Gold Everards 7.5 5.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Deep copper colour with lasting clotted cream coloured head, malty on the nose and the palate.
Tin Hat Tunnel 7.5 5.0% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Chestnut brown, very slightly metallic flavour with a hint of orange!
Tom Wood's Jolly Ploughman Highwood 7.5 5.0% Oct 08 Baron Hinckley
Tom Wood's Old Timber Highwood 7.5 4.5% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Lasting frothy head and bitter flavour with hints of caramel. Rated 8.5 by Janet
Town Crier Hobson's 7.5 4.5% Jul 09 Church Inn Ludlow Golden colour with hints of honey sweetness in the flavour
Tribute St Austell 7.5 4.2% Jun 06 The Falcon St Mawgan
Triple Screw Titanic 7.5 4.5% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Dark gold colour, fresh citrus flavour, lingering bitter finish
Trouble and Strife Robinson's 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
Ubu Purity 7.5 4.5% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking, slightly fruity and hoppy, slight bitterness in the finish
Ugly Sisters Marston's 7.5 4.5% Dec 08 Cross Keys Burbage Good tight head, pleasant flavour and hoppy finish
Umbel Magna Nethergate 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!
Velvet Curtain Titanic 7.5 5.0% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Very dark brown close to black colour, pale brown head. Vanilla, chocolate & coffee on the nose, pleasant bitter fruity flavour
Waggle Dance Wells & Young's 7.5 5.0% Nov 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon A honey beer!
Wicked Witch Marston's 7.5 4.6% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Winter Warmer Wells & Young's 7.5 5.0% Jan 09 Gardner's Arms Alderton Dark golden-brown colour, hints of Christmas pudding and slightly smokiness
XB Bitter Batemans 7.5 3.7% Jun 07 Malt Shovel Gaydon Just a hint of vanilla and cream soda flavour
13 Shardlow 7 4.4% Jul 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
3 Shardlow 7
Jul 06 Baron Hinckley A 2006 World Cup beer
303 AD Hook Norton 7 4.0% Aug 06 Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton
4 Point 2 Batemans 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.
4K Mild Keltek 7 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
A Little Bitter Science Buntingford 7 3.9% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely Chinook and Willamette hops.
Ale Lang Syne Caledonian 7 4.6%
Baron Hinckley
Ambers Ale Tirril 7 4.2% Oct 09 Britannia Inn Elterwater Amber colour, subtle bitter and hoppy after taste
April Fool Nethergate 7 4.1% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly floral, slightly hoppy and somewhat bitter finish.
Arson Abbeydale 7 4.4% May 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant with a hint of smoke in the flavour.
Ashes Ale Marston's 7 4.1% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour and nice hoppy flavours
Atomic Hydes 7 4.9% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Aviator Dent 7 4.0% Oct 08 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Badger's Bum Moorhouses 7 4.0% Oct 07 Badger Bar: Glen Rothay Hotel Rydal
Bavarian Gold Saltaire 7 4.2% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, easy drinking, some subtle fruitiness
Best Bitter Kelham Island 7 3.8% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Best Bitter Warwickshire 7 3.9% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Hint of banana flavour
Billy Boy Poachers 7 4.4% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Bishops Farewell Oakham 7 4.6%
Baron Hinckley
Bitter Brains 7 3.7% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley
Bitter Okells 7 3.7% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley Nice hoppy beer
Black Hole Bitter Black Hole 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 Ice Titanic 7 4.1% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Dark beer lightly flavoured easy drink
Black Sheep Masham 7 4.4% Oct 06 Watermill Ings 6.5 Woodroffe Arms Hope 10/08/07
Black Witch Moorhouses 7 4.2% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Smoky
Blond Smiles 7 3.7% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Vanilla favour
Bluebird Bitter Coniston 7 3.6% Oct 06 Britannia Inn Elterwater
Bluebird XB Coniston 7 4.2% Jul 08 Dog and Gun Keswick Pale, hoppy and bitter-sweet
Brampton Wasp Nest 7 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Bitter
Brewer's Dark Lees 7 3.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Gentle flavour with hints of liquorice, chocolate and malt.
Bridge Bitter Burton Bridge 7 4.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Budels Alt Budelse 7 4.8% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Dutch beer
Busy Fool Davenports (Highgate) 7 4.3% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden brown colour, slightly fruity and easy drinking with hints of hops in the finish
Butty Bach Wye Valley 7 4.5% Sep 08 Unicorn Ludlow
Cambridge Bitter Elgood's 7 3.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley Bitter on the palate with some hoppiness in the finish.
Castle Eden Ale Camerons 7 4.2% Sep 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Caudle Bitter Langton 7 3.9% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly hoppy, easy drinking bitter.
Celebration Ulverston 7 3.9% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Golden straw colour, lovely aroma of hops and grapefruit, gentle flavour and gentle bitterness
Chessher Ale Dow Bridge 7 4.5% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Amber coloured gentle bitter with hints of malt and fruit
Christmas Cracker Wickwar 7 4.2% Jan 09 Baron Hinckley Dark golden colour, smooth and malty taste, dry hoppy finish
Christmas Pud Archers 7 4.2% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant and fruity
Codrington Royal Cotswold Spring 7 4.5% Jul 09 Baron Hinckley Dark amber with a ruby hue, malty with a slight smoky quality and bitterness
Combined Harvester Batemans 7 4.4% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber colour, gentle bitterness, malt and grain flavours, quite dry
Cool Amber Milestone 7 6.0% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley Slightly sweet, slightly beefy. Strong flavour matching high ABV. A pint is hard work!
Cornish Mutiny Wooden Hand 7 4.8% Aug 06 Merrymoor Mawgan Porth
Coyote Bitter Wolf 7 4.3% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Crag Rat Jennings 7 4.3% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured, very slightly floral, hints of burnt caramel, bitter finish
Cromwells Coach House 7 4.0% Feb 09 Baron Hinckley Golden-brown colour, pleasant with a hint of celery flavour
Crusader Pilgrim 7 4.9%
Baron Hinckley
Cumberland Ale Jennings 7 4.0% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
CXXX Bitter Elgood's 7 4.2% May 09 Baron Hinckley Light brown coloured with a hop finish and lingering gentle bitterness
Cyclops Milton 7 5.3% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Dark Side of the Moose Purple Moose 7 4.6% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Deck the Halls Titanic 7 4.0% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Slightly citrusy
Deuchars IPA Caledonian 7 3.8% Jan 07 Baron Hinckley
Diddy's Summer Glory Shardlow 7 5.5% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Hints of Popcorn
Directors Bitter Scottish Courage 7 4.8% May 07 Mundy Arms Mackworth near Derby
Dodington Stout Cotswold Spring 7 4.5% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Dragon's Den Batemans 7 4.1% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Deep golden colour, hops and citrus flavours dominate
Dragon's Tail Marston's 7 4.5%
Baron Hinckley
Early Bird Shepherd Neame 7 4.3% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Ennerdale Copper Whitehaven 7 3.8% Oct 09 Three Shires Wilson Place Dark copper colour, gentle flavour with a hint of apples and hops in the finish
Equinox Everards 7 4.2% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Pale gold, easy dringing, lightly hopped and fruity
Et tu Brutus Derventio 7 4.5% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley
Falstaff Warwickshire 7 4.4% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, good head, gentle flavour mildly sweet and hoppy
FBA Evan Evans 7 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly fruity and floral
Festival Pride Festival 7 4.1% Jan 09 Gardner's Arms Alderton Dark golden-brown, rich slightly smoky flavour
Festive Spirits Wychwood 7 4.7% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Nice taste, eggy smell
Fire Fly Bitter O'Hanlon's 7 3.7% Dec 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking, amber coloured, slightly fruity with a hoppy finish
Flat Cap Bank Top 7 4.0% Oct 06 Watermill Ings
Frolicking Good Beer Dent 7 4.5% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley
Full Moon Ystwyth Ales 7 4.5% May 07 Rail Ale Festival WHR Dinas
Gold Ludlow 7 4.2% Sep 08 Feathers Ludlow Hoppy finish
Golden Ale Yates 7 3.9% Oct 09 Wainwrights Chapel Stile Golden coloured, slightly sweet, easy drinking, gentle bitter finish
Golden Bear Warwickshire 7 4.9% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Golden Best Timothy Taylor 7 3.5% Feb 08 Avon Avon Dassett Slightly sweet and hoppy.
Golden Host Jennings 7 4.3% May 09 Baron Hinckley Golden colour, delicate floral flavour with hints of vanilla & caramel
Golden Seahawk Cotleigh 7 4.2% May 07 Baron Hinckley Nice tight head, pleasant finish
Golden Wunder Thwaites 7 4.6% Sep 09 Baron Hinckley Pale golden colour, gentle flavour with subtle sweetness and hints of fruit and hops. Quaffalbe and easy drinking
Gosnold's Glory Greene King 7 4.5% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Dark ruby-brown with a pale coffee coloured head. Said to have fruit and toffee flavours.
Grousebeater Theakston 7 4.2%
Baron Hinckley
Grumpling Premium Ale Vale 7 4.6%
Baron Hinckley
Gryphon Wentworth 7 5.1% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley
Gunpowder Mild Coach House 7 3.8% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Hairy's Alternative Tipple Church End 7 4.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Amber coloured, hints of Burton water on the nose, pleasant malty bitter
High Cross Ale Parish 7 5.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Dark red-brown colour, malt on the nose
Hobgoblin Wychwood 7 5.0% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Dark brown, slightly eggy on the nose, hints of Pontefract cakes on the palate
Hog Rider Slaughterhouse 7 4.0%
Baron Hinckley
Hooker No. 2 Greene King 7 4.3% Oct 07 Baron Hinckley A Rugby World Cup 2007 beer
Hop Twister Salopian 7 4.5% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley Previously scored 6 at same pub
Ice Maiden Harviestoun 7 4.2% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
IPA St Austell 7 3.4% Jul 07 Sheaf of Wheat St Ives Pleasant slightly fruity
IPA Export Davenports (Highgate) 7 4.0% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Refreshing
Irish Whisky Ale Highgate 7 4.4% Mar 08 Open Arms Coventry
Iron Brew Freeminer 7 4.2%
Baron Hinckley
Iron Maiden Morgans / Dow Bridge 7 4.5% Sep 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Amber coloured, gentle smokiness with a hint of malt
Ironside Hampshire 7 4.2% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Creamy
Jackpot Hook Norton 7 3.8% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Golden, easy drinking bitter with a hop finish
Joseph Hansom IPA Bell's 7 5.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Easy drinking festival special
Jouster Goff's 7 4.0% Jan 09 Harvest Home Greet Golden-brown colour, nice balance of malt and hops with a hint of sweetness
Kamikaze Dent 7 5.0% May 07 Baron Hinckley
Keller Bier St Georgen 7 4.9% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Rich golden-brown colour, smooth, creamy, crisp, fresh and slightly hoppy.
King Alfred's Hampshire 7 3.8% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
King Dunmail Cumbrian Legend 7 4.2% Oct 07 Wainwrights Chapel Stile
King Maker Warwickshire 7 5.5% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley Good tight head
Legless Lal's Tring 7 4.5% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Nice slightly nutty flavour.
Linda Lear Beer Tunnel 7 3.7% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Copper coloured with sweet citrus flavours
London Pride Fuller's 7 4.1% Mar 06 Fountain Ely
Lord Marples Thornbridge 7 4.0% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Copper coloured and fruity with a bitter finish
Maclir Okells 7 4.4% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Light-coloured, wheat beer with bitter hop finish
Mayhem Hampshire 7 4.1%
Baron Hinckley
Mild Hobson's 7 3.2% Sep 08 Church Inn Ludlow Strong roast malt flavours
Morris-a-Leaping Stanway 7 3.9% Jan 09 Pheasant Inn Toddington Pale golden-brown colour, pleasant, slightly bitter with a hoppy finish
Noble Bitter Beowulf 7 4.0% Sep 09 2nd Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Bitter and dry with hops in the flavour rather than the finish
Nosey Parker Robinson's 7 3.8% May 09 Baron Hinckley Rich golden colour, sweet malt and fruit flavours
Nun's Ale Church End 7 4.5% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane Gentle flavoured hoppy bitter
Old Ale Adnams 7 4.1% Nov 08 Malt Shovel Gaydon Dark brown colour hints of beefy Bovril
Old Baily Banks's 7 4.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Biscuity malt flavour and fruit notes
Old Rooster Shardlow 7 5.2% Feb 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly smoky
Old Slug Porter RCH 7 4.5% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
Old Wagg Elgood's 7 4.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Pleasant slightly hoppy flavour
Onslaught Dow Bridge 7 5.6% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester
Organic Ale Duchy Originals (Wychwood) 7 4.4% Sep 08 Baron Hinckley
Original Naylor's 7 3.9% Jun 09 Baron Hinckley
Original Bitter Davenports (Highgate) 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
Original bitter Hydes 7 3.8% Apr 09 New Plough Inn Hinckley Golden-brown colour, easy drinking, refreshing with subtle bitterness and malty finish
Otter Ale Otter 7 4.5% Jun 09 Queen's Head Minehead
Over and Out Headless 7 4.5% Mar 09 10th Leicester Beer Festival Leicester Traditional stout
Own Sharp's 7 4.4% Jun 09 Merrymoor Mawgan Porth Chestnut brown colour with somewhat Abbott like flavour
Oxford Gold Brakspear (Refresh UK/Wychwood) 7 4.0% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Gold colour, zesty without being bitter, hoppy finish
P Reg Church End 7 4.1% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Pale Gold Ossett 7 3.8%
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Pale Moonlight Phoenix 7 4.2% May 07 Baron Hinckley Pale and slightly fruity
Pedigree Six Marston's 7 6.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Has the Pedigree eggy smell! Slightly hoppy and fruity.
Penny Black Hampshire 7 4.5% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Dark colour, roasted chocolate malt flavours
Pews Porter Church End 7 4.6% Apr 09 Church End Brewery Ridge Lane
Piddle in the Hole Wyre Piddle 7 3.9% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley
Piddle in the Wind Wyre Piddle 7 4.5% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Cheese Doritos on the nose.
Pilsner Hawkshead 7 4.8% Oct 07 Hawkshead Brewery Stavely
Porter Sinebrychoff 7 6.2% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Virtually black beer with a pale brown head. Complex rich flavours, clever but not easy drinking. Oxo on the nose.
Pride of Fulstow Fuglestou 7 4.5% Feb 07 Baron Hinckley
Pride of Pendle Moorhouses 7 4.1% Oct 06 Queen's Hotel Ambleside
Pride of Sheffield Kelham Island 7 4.0% Mar 09 Little John Hathersage Golden colour, slightly fruity, slightly bitter, easy drinking
Prior Piddle John Joule (Coach House) 7 4.8% Oct 06 Baron Hinckley
Pure Blonde Marston's 7 4.2% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley
Quaff Wood's 7 3.7% Apr 07 Baron Hinckley Janet says full and well rounded
Rainbow Chaser Hanby 7 4.3% Jan 07 Baron Hnckley Interesting cider overtones on first tasting
Rambler Dent 7 4.5% Sep 06 Baron Hinckley
Ramblers Ruin Breconshire 7 5.0%
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Rambrau Dent 7 4.5% Aug 07 Baron Hinckley Straw coloured, easy drinking, weak flavoured beer with hints of honey and fruit
Raspberry Wheat Beer Milestone 7 5.6% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley Subtle fruitiness
Rebus 20 Caledonian 7 4.4% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Red McGregor Orkney 7 4.0% Mar 09 12th Bristol Beer Festival Bristol
Red Nose Reinbeer Cotleigh 7 5.0% Dec 06 Baron Hinckley Roast malt character
Red Rogue Highgate 7 3.8% Nov 08 Baron Hinckley Fruity and hoppy notes
Red Watch Cambridge Moonshine 7 4.5% Mar 06 4th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Redwood Old Cottage 7 4.6% Jun 08 Baron Hinckley Easy drinking and uneventful.
Regatta Adnams 7 4.3% Jul 06 Malt Shovel Gaydon
Richard III Tunnel 7 4.1% Sep 08 1st Hinckley Beer Festival Hinckley
Rite Flanker Wickwar 7 4.3% Feb 09 Open Arms Coventry Pale golden-brown bitter
Rock Bitter Nottingham 7 3.8%
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Rye Beer Jennings 7 4.0% Sep 08 Squirrel Ludlow
SA Gold Brains 7 4.7% May 08 Baron Hinckley Pale beer, bitter with hints of citrus fruit
Salute Banks's 7 4.1% Nov 07 Baron Hinckley
SBA Donnington 7 4.6% Aug 08 Snowshill Arms Snowshill
Scapa Special Highland 7 4.2% Aug 07 Great British Beer Festival Earls Court London
Seventy Eight Ringwood 7 4.2% Mar 08 Baron Hinckley Malty with subtle hoppiness
Shake Mantle Ginger Ale Freeminer 7 5.0% Apr 08 Baron Hinckley Slightly cloudy and flavoured with ginger (but not overly so).
Shakespeare's County Warwickshire 7 3.4% Aug 08 Baron Hinckley Pale straw colour, easy drinking, hoppy finish
Sheep and Shearful Dent 7 4.5% Jun 07 Baron Hinckley Nice head, faint hint of apple
Shropshire Gold Salopian 7 3.8% Jul 07 Baron Hinckley Plain but pleasant with a hint of vanilla
Sign of Spring Stonehenge 7 4.6%
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Single Malt Marston's 7 4.2% Apr 09 Baron Hinckley Amber coloured with a thick white head, smooth and mellow to drink
Six Bells Shardlow 7 6.0% Jan 08 Baron Hinckley Dark and pleasantly smoky
Sleigh Bells Everards 7 4.5% Dec 07 Baron Hinckley Pleasant and slightly fruity
Smokestack Lightning Fenland 7 4.2% Mar 08 6th Elysian Beer Festival Ely
Smooth Cool Bitter Robinson's 7 3.8% Aug 07 Bull's Head Castleton Not cask ale. Janet likes smooth beers.