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Just a list of what I've tried since about 1995 May.

Brewer	Brew	ABV	Packages	Where/When	Comments
?	Crab Rat	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-08-18
?	Dragonslayer	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-08-11	good
?	Pitchford	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-07-23
ABC (Aylesbury Brewery)	Best Bitter		d	Bk Horse Gt Linford 1997-07-12
Adnams	Broadside	6.3%	b	Tesco 2002-10-11	dark, good
Adnams	Broadside	4.4%	d	nr Thrapston 1996-08-06
Adnams	Gunhill	4.0%	b	Tesco 2010-01-08	good
Adnams	Regatta	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-06-29	ok
Adnams	Southwold Bitter	3.7%	d	Kings Head, Wadenhoe, 1996-08-06
Adnams	Suffolk Strong Ale	4.5%	b	Tesco 1997-11-19	hoppy
Adnams	Suffolk Strong Ale	4.5%	c	Tesco 1997-11-19	hoppy
Albani	Odense Classic	?	p	Haderslev 2009-09-15	adequate after a long day
Amstel Brouwerij	Amstel Bier	5%	b	ShenOff 1997-09	Bulmers product masquerading as Dutch
Anglo Dutch	Tabatha the Knackered	6%	g	MKBF 2003-11-13	Dewsbury, good
Anchor	Liberty Ale	5.6%	b		USA
Anchor	Liberty Ale	5.6%	b		USA
Andechs	Doppelbock Dunkel	7.1%	b	mixed case 2008-12-06	very pleasant, but could get that same pleasure with less alcohol
Archers	Golden Ale	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-11-30	Swindon
Arkells	2B	3.2%	g	MKBF 1999-06-11	very good for a 3.2%
Arran	Blonde	5.0%	g	MKBF 2002-11-14	Isle of Arran
Arundel	Gold	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-06	nutty, or off
Arundel	Hard Willie	4.7%	d	Wharf Tavern Hockley Heath 2003-05-06	good (toasted, chocolate, dark)
Arundel	Stronghold	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-09-24	good, dark
Asahi	Super Dry	?	c	JAL 402 London->Tokyo	ordinary
Ash Vine Brewery	Hop & Glory	5%	b	Sainsbury 1997-03
Aviemore	Wild Cat	5.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-04-10
Badger	Blandford Fly	5.2%	b	Tesco 2001-10-27	with ginger
Badger	Dorset Best	4.0%	c	2000-06	it's got alcohol and no widget
Badger	First Gold	4.0%	b	2006-07-30	boring
Badger	Golden Champion Ale	5.0%	b	Tesco 1998-10	(for Tesco?) with elderflower
Badger	Golden Glory	4.5%	b	Tesco 2002-01-05	peach and melon
Badger	Harvester's Ale	2.5%	b	2008-05-29	Special weak refreshing beer, formerly for agricultural workers
Badger	Long Days	4.5%	b	Tesco 2008-07-09	(hint of) raspberry; smell is a little offputting, but not bad for an adulterated beer
Badger	Pickled Partridge Ale	4.5%	b	Tesco 2009-12-13	one was enough
Banks	"Beer"	3.5%	b	1996-08
Banks	Bitter	3.8%	d	Canal 1995
Banks	Mild	3.5%	d	Canal 1995
Banks	No 9	4.2%	p	Moat Hotel, Acton Trussell 2000-05-15	nasty cream beer
Banks and Taylors	Shefford Mild	3.8%	g	MKBF 2008-11-01
Banks and Taylors	SOD	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-09-10	dark, tasty
Banks and Taylors	SOS Shefford Old Strong	5%	b	Tesco 2002-10-15	bc. very unimpressed
Banks and Taylors	SOS	5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-05-04	if it wasn't off, avoid
Bankss	UCB	5.3%	b	1999-05-20	"The Ultimate Curry Beer"
Banks (Barbados)	Bajan	4.7%	b	Tesco 1999-12-08	copy brewed by King and Barnes in UK
Bass	Bass	4.4%	b
Bass	Bass	4.4%	c		still widget-free 1995-08
Bass museum	No 6 Mild	3.9%	g	MKBF 1999-06-09
Batemans	Combined Harvest	4.7%	b	Sainsbury 2001-10-13	wheat, rye, oats and barley - light on taste
Batemans	Dark Lord	5.0%	b	Morissons 2010-06-11	"vegan" not very interesting, some wheat
Batemans	Dark Mild	3.0%	g	MKBF 2002-11-14	nice starter
Batemans	Excalibur	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-03-24	ok
Batemans	Harvest Zest	4.8%	b	Tesco 2002-06-29	with citrus peel, why?
Batemans	Iron Lady	4.1%	b	Wetherspoon 2009-11-08	for Maggie, special for JDW
Batemans	Jewel in the Crown	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-06-04
Batemans	Rosy Nosey	4.9%	b	Morissons 2007-12-15	quite red and full-flavoured with no gimmicks
Batemans	Rosy Nosey	4.9%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-12-01	dark, very nice
Batemans	Victory Ale	6.0%	b	Oddbins CMK 1995-12
Batemans	Winter Wellie	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-01-04
Batemans	XXXB	4.8%	b	sample pack 1995-10
Batham	Mild Ale	3.6%	g	MKBF 1999-06-09-10
Bavik	Ezel	5.8%	b	mixed case 2009-01-17	a white beer, once is enough
Becks	Pils		p	Messe Düsseldorf 2000-05
Becketts	Golden Grail	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-03-20
Beijing Zhongce Beijing Beer Co Ltd	Beijing Beer	4.6%	b	1998-12	"Special beer of state banquet"! lager
Belhaven	80/- Export Ale	3.9%	b	Tesco 2003-11-30
Belhaven	Premium Scottish Export	3.9%	b	mix-pack 1995-10
Belhaven	St Andrews Ale	4.6%	b	Oddbins CMK 1995-12
Belhaven	Twisted Thistle IPA	5.3%	b	Morrisons 2009-01-31	pleasant, bitter
Black Sheep	Golden Sheep	4.7%	b	Tesco 2002-12-13	strong pale ale
Black Sheep	Riggwelter	5.7%	b	Offie 1999-11-21	dark, sharp
Black Sheep	Yorkshire Square Ale	5.0%	b	Morrisons 2010-03-26	Black Sheep Brewery Theakston	Black Sheep Ale	4.4%	b	Oddbins CMK 1995-12
Blitz-Weinhard	Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve	4.8%	b	Tesco 1998-10	Oregon, USA; pale & insipid
Blue Moon	Milk of Amnesia	3.8%	g	MKBF 1998-06-04
Bocq	La Gauloise	8.1%	b	mixed case 2009-01-14	red, tasty, good
Bocq	Triple Moine	7.3%	b	mixed case 2009-01-03	light colour, clean taste, good
Boddingtons	Bitter		d
Boddingtons	Export	4.8%	b	Shenley ol 1995-07-12	widget-in-bottle - avoid!
Bodenbach	Bodenbach	5%	b		Belgian
Bodenbach	Grand Cru	6.5%	b		Belgian, fruity
Boggart Hole Clough	Rum Porter	4.7%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30	Excellent, nose like rum&raisin ice cream
Bon Rawd Brewery	Singha	6%	b	Royal Thai, Stony 2000-07-07	Thailand
Bosteels	Kwak	8%	b		Belgian
Bosteels	Tripel Karmeliet	8%	b	Safeway 2002-02-17	Buggenhout, Belgium; wheat, oats and barley
Brains	Merlin's Oak	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-31	ok
Brains	SA	4.2%	b
Brains	SA	4.2%	c		avoid, widget
Brains	SA	4.2%	d	Star Talybont 1995-08
Brakspear	Barnstormer	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-11-02	body and hops
Brakspear	Double Dropped	3.4%	b	Adsa 2009-01-17	excellent for a 3.4
Brakspear	Oxford Gold	4.6%	b	Morrisons 2010-02-26	organic, OK
Brakspear	Special	4.3%	d	Hollybush 2003-09-26	good
Branscombe Vale	Branoc	3.8%	d	Feathers, Budleigh Salterton 2009-09-09	good
Brasserie d'Ecaussinnes	Ultra Ambrée	7%	b	mixed case 2008-12-27	Belgian; despite careful pouring full of floating debris; sipped a bit; tasted OK
Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc	Ambre des Flandres	6.4%	b	Fullers offie WoT 1999-04-03	good, bits
Brauerei Goss	Gosser Beer	5.2%	b	Vienna, 1999-03
Brauerei Goss	Gosser Beer	5.2%	c	Vienna, 1999-03
Brauerei Goss	Gosser Beer	5.2%	p	Vienna, 1999-03
Brew Dog	Punk IPA	6%	b	Tesco 2010-01-08	postmodern classic pale ale it says, and it's good
Brew Dog	Trashy Blonde	4.1%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30
Broughton Ales	Merlin's Ale	4.2%	b	Tesco 1996-12
Brouwerij Moortgat	Duvel	8.5%	b	\theta, from Belgium 1998-06-19	cloudy & frothy, big glass
Buchanan	Original	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-06-01
Budweiser	Budvar	5.0%	b	1997-07	Czech
Budweiser	Budvar Dark Lager	4.7%	b	Morrisons 2008-03-08	Czech, not bad
Buffy's	Polly's Folly	4.4%	g	MKBF 2002-11-14	Norwich
Bush Beer?	Bush Beer	12%	b		Belgian
Butcombe	Gold	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-03-28
Butts	Barbus barbus (a fish)	4.3%	d	Dundas Arms, Kintbury, 1999-05-10	ok
BW?	Top Hat	4.8%	d	Shldr Mutton 1995-09-30	ok
Caffreys	Irish Ale	4.8%	c	local offie 1995-10	typical yukky widget beer
Cains	Bonfire Toffee Ale	5.0%	b	1998-10	with caramel, odd
Cains	Christmas Ale	5%	b	1997-12-25
Cains	Cupids Ale	5%	b	2000-01-31	with ginseng
Cains	Dark Mild	3.2%	c	2001-02-08	piss
Cains	Devilishly Wicked Chocolate Ale	5.0%	b	1999-04	more chocolate than beer, Robert Cain's
Cains	Fine Raisin Beer	5.0%	b	Tesco 2004-02-29	nothing special
Cains	Formidable Ale	5.0%	b
Cains	Formidable Ale	5.0%	c	mix-pack 1995-10	1l can
Cains	Traditional Bitter	4.0%	g	MKBF 1997-07-05	(taste)
Caledonian	Deuchars	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-01-25
Caledonian	Deuchars IPA	4.4%	b	1998-08
Caledonian	Edinburgh Strong Ale	6.4%	b	MK Spmkt 1997-09
Caledonian	Flying Scotsman	4.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-04-28
Caledonian	Flying Scotsman	5.1%	b	Safeway 1997-11-16	Ruby Ale
Caledonian	IPA	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-08-03	excellent on a hot evening
Caledonian	Ones Favourite Bevvy	5.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-05-30
Caledonian	Tempus Fugit	4.4%	b	MK 1997-08	bc, 80/-
Caledonian Brewery	80/- Export Ale	4.1%	b	Shenley Offie 1997-04
Caledonian Brewery	80	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-02-22
Caledonian Brewery	Golden Pale	4%	b	Safeway 1996-04	organic
Caledonian Brewery	Merman XXX	4.8%	b	Tesco MK 1996-06-15
Carlsberg	Carl's Ale	5.2%	p	Slagelse 2008-03-10	not as good as cold lager for that first drink after work; not good enough as an ale
Carlsberg	Elephant Beer	7.2%	b
Castle Eden	Autumn Knights		d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-24
Castle Eden	Challenge	5.5%	b	Tesco 2000-11-04	orange?!
Castle Eden	Fuggles Imperial	5.5%	b	Tesco 1996-07-13	widget - avoid
Castle Eden	Special Ale	5.5%	b	1999-04	celeb return of brewery to local ownership in 1998-11
Castle Eden	Traditional Ale		d	Giffard Park 1995-10
Castle Eden	Summer Knights		d	Wetherspoon 2000-08-09
Castle Rock	Harvest Pale	4.3%	b	Morrisons 2010-01-23	strong flowery bitter taste
Castle Rock	Hemlock	4.0%	g	MKBF 1998-06-05
Cervecerina Modelo SA	Corona Extra	4.6%	b	Stables, SS, 1998-01-28	mexican, ordinary
Charles Wells	Banana Bread Beer	5.5%	b	Tesco 2002-06-19	yes, banana - try once
Charles Wells	Bombardier Bitter	4.3%	b		good
Charles Wells	Bombardier Bitter	4.3%	d		good
Charles Wells	Bombardier Burning Gold	4.7%	b	Asda 2008-02-24	thin and boring
Charles Wells	Eagle Bitter	3.6%?	d
Charles Wells	Fargo	5.0%	b
Charles Wells	Fargo	5.0%	d	X Keys	strong bitter
Cheriton	Diggers Gold	4.6%	g	MKBF 1999-06-11	Hampshire
Chiltern Brewery	John Hampden's Ale	4.8%	b	Tesco 1997-10	(2008) nice, very slight ginger taste
Chiltern Brewery	Three Hundreds Old Ale	5%	b	Tesco 1997-10
Chimay	Chimay Trappist (blue)	9%	b
Chimay	Chimay Trappist (red)	7%	b
Chimay	Chimay Trappist (triple)	8%	b	mixed case 2009-01-09	pleasant, but difficult to pour cleanly
Clarks	Rams Revenge	4.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-11-06	very drinkable
Cobra	Lager	5.0%	b	1997-11	also Jaipur (660ml bottle)
Concrete Cow	Cock and Bull Story	4.2%	g	MKBF 2007-10-30	bc not bad
Concrete Cow	Fenny Popper	4.0%	b	MKBF 2009-10-25	MK local brewery
Concrete Cow	Old Bloomer	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-09-21	nutty, good
Concrete Cow	Old Bloomer	4.7%	g	MK beer fest 2008-10-31	wasn't impressed at all
Coniston	Bluebird Bitter	4.2%	b	Safeway 2001-03-29	bc, says its home is Cumbria, but bottled by Brakspear in Henley
Cornish	Rebellion	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-04-28
Cotleigh	Kookaburra	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-08-31
Cotleigh	Magpie	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-23	darker than expected
Cotleigh	Osprey	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-06-08	nice
Cotleigh	Red-Nose Reinbeer	5.6%	g	MK CAMRA 94
Cotswold	Farm Ale	3.0%	b	gift pack 2010-01-03	just bitter and nothing else, dull
Cottage	Old Freckled Ken	4.5%	g	MKBF 1997-07-05	(taste)
Cottage Brewery	Goldrush	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-04-27	ok
Cottage Brewing	Norman's Conquest	7%	b	Sainsbury 1997-03
Courage	1945 Bitter	5.0%	d	Shoulder of Mutton 1995-05-06	VE-day souvenir
Courage	Best Bitter	4.0%	d
Courage	Best Bitter	4.2%	c
Courage	Directors	4.8%	d
Courage	Directors Live Ale	4.8%	b	Oddbins CMK 1995-12
Craigmill	Cock Sparra Red	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-02-16	Caff liked it
Crouch Vale	Amarillo	5.0%	b	Tesco 2006-07-04	Enjoyed
D'n Schele Os?	D'n Schele Os	7.5%	b		Dutch
Double Maxim	Maximus	6.5%	b	Tesco 2006-03-26	heavy
Double Maxim	Premium brown Ale	4.7%	b	Tesco 2002-11-16	tasty
Daleside	Blonde	3.9%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-08-24	very good
Daleside	Duff	5.0%	b	Tesco 2007-01-29	"From the Gaelic meaning dark"
Daleside	Monkey Wrench Strong Ale	5.3%	b	Tesco 1998-10	Harrogate, dark red, not much flavour
Davenports	Bitter	4.0%	d	Queen Victoria, Bradwell 2003-08-23	nice on a hot day
Davenports	IPA	4.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-11-18
Dave Harvey's	Bronze Ale	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-01-07	strong colour, tasty
De Block	Satan Gold	8%	b	mixed case 2009-01-10	barley and wheat; passable
De Troch	Chapeau Mirabelle	3.5%	b	mixed case 2009-01-24	plum flavoured, incredibly sweet, avoid
DeKonink	Original	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-11-05	not impressed
Duckstein	Copper-gold lager-ale	4.9%	b	Safeway 2002-02-15	Hamburg, beechwood matured
Dupont	Moinette Blonde	8.5%	b	mixed case 2009-01-16	iniviting nose, bitter and floral
Elbrewery	EB Special	5.4%	b	Shenley OL 1997-07-06
Eldridge Pope	Hardy Country Bitter	4.2%	b	Tesco 1997-01-18
Eldridge Pope	Royal Oak	4.8%	b	Tesco
Elgoods	Black Dog	3.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-05-02
Elgoods	Golden Newt	4.6%	g	MKBF 1998-06
Elgoods	Greyhound	5.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-09-07	enjoyed
Erdinger	Weissbier	5.3%	b	Shenley ol 1995-07-09	good, clear
Euro-Sputnik, Watford	Red Raw Ginger Beer	5%	b	Shenley ol 1995-07-27	very red!
Everard	Hazy Daze	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-08-25	Cloudy wheat beer, not pleasant
Everard	Mild	3.3%
Everard	Old Original	5.x%	d	Shenley offie	bad
Everards	Sly Fox	4.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-04-25	hint of ginger
Everards	Tiger	4.2%	b	mix-pack 1995-10
Everards	Tiger	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-08-10
Everards?	Triple Gold	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-12-01
Exe Valley	King of Beers	4.6%	g	Beehive, Bradford-on-Avon 2003-09-04	had two beers on gravity
Federation Brewery (NE)	Export	4.4%	b	mix-pack 1995-10
Felinfoel	Double Dragon	4.2%	b	Tesco 2006-04-06	good
Felinfoel	Double Dragon	4.2%	d	Star, Talybont, 1995-08
Fenland	Doctor's Orders	5.5%	g	MKBF 1998-06-04
Fischer	Alsace	6%	b	Brienon, F 1996-05-10	good (650ml bottle)
Fischer	Desperados	5.9%	b	Annecy, F 2007-09-11	with tequila, worth a try
Flowers	Original		d
Frederick Robinson	Fredericks	5.0%	b	Waitrose 1998-05
Frederick Robinson	Old Tom	8.5%	b	Asda 2008-02-24	dark and flavoursome
Freeminers	Best	4.0%	d	Star Talybont 1995-08
Freeminers	Resolution	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-11-18
Frog Island	Croak & Stagger	5.8%	d	Bell Bh 1997-01-19	Northampton, good
Frog Island	Croak & Stagger	5.8%	g	MKBF 2003-11-14	good
Frog Island	Natterjack	4.8%	d	Shldr of Mutton 1995-07-22	good
Frog Island	Shoemaker	4.2%	d	1996-04 Bell Beachampton	good
Frog Island	That Old Chestnut	4.6%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30
Fulgsang	Blackbird	4.8%	b	2009-09-15 Haderslev	brewery name is birdsong in Danish
Fullers	1845	6.3%	b	Fullers Grove Hill 1995-10	bc, 150th anniversary in 1995
Fullers	1998 Vintage Ale	8.5%	b	1999-02	bc, #06323, strong flavour
Fullers	Chiswick Bitter	3.5%	b
Fullers	Discovery	4.2%	b	Tesco 2006-03-08	blonde beer, with wheat
Fullers	ESB	5.9%	b		550ml bottle
Fullers	Golden Pride	8.5%	b	Fuller's offie Hemel 1996-08	300ml bottle
Fullers	Honey Dew	4.3%	b	Fuller's OL 1998-03	added honey
Fullers	Honey Dew	5%	b	Tesco 2002-10-18	organic, added honey and cranberry, why?
Fullers	India Pale Ale	4.8%	b	1995-12-01
Fullers	London Pride	4.7%	b
Fullers	London Pride	4.7%	c	from ~1976
Fullers	London Pride	4.7%	d		a favourite
Fullers	Old Winter Ale	5.3%	b	Fullers Grove Hill 1995-10
Fullers	Red Fox	4.3%	b	1998-12	tawny red ale, toasted oats, Challenger hops
Fullers	Summer Ale	3.9%	b	NB White Stork 1996-08-11
Gales	Festival Mild	4.8%	g	MKBF 1999-06
Gales	HSB	4.8%	c	Shenley Offie 1998-06	440ml no widget
Golcar	Dark Mild	3.4%	g	MKBF 2008-11-01	Huddersfield
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Beast	6.6%	b	Tesco 2002-11-08	dark and flavoursome
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Exmas	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-12-24	average
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Fox	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-02-03	good
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Gold	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-09-15
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Gold	5.0%	b	Tesco 1997-08	Somerset
Golden Hill Brewery	Exmoor Wildcat	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-10-13
Gordon	Highland Scotch Ale	8.6%	b
Great Oakley	Gobble	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-05-02	quite acceptable
Great Oakley	Tail Shaker	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-01-24
Great Oakley	Wagtail	3.9%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31
Great Oakley	Wot's Occurring	3.9%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-04-02	very acceptable first pint, subtle flavour
Greene King	Abbot Ale	5.0%	c
Greene King	Abbot Ale	5.0%	d	from 1982	nice
Greene King	Black Baron	4.3%	d	Grebe, 94 (3.7%?), Cricketers 95-11 (off)
Greene King	IPA	3.6%	c		cans widget-free 1995-08
Greene King	IPA	3.6%	d	from 1982	excellent staple
Greene King	King's Champion	3.8%	d	Cricketers 1995-08-08	a bit sweet
Greene King	Mad Judge	4.2%	d	Cricketers 1995-09-26
Greene King	St Edmund	5.5%	b	1998-11
Greene King	Strong Suffolk Vintage Ale	6.0%	b	1997-07	#189171, aged 2y, powerful, by 1998-09, not numbered
Greene King	Suffolk Springer	6.0%	b	Morrisons 2010-01-15	dark red, very good
Guinness	Guinness		p
Guinness	Guinness		b
Guinness	Guinness Original	4.3%	c	1995-10-03	no widget, more bitter
Hall & Woodhouse	Tanglefoot	5.0%	b		H&W aka Badger Brewery
Hall & Woodhouse	Toad's Croak	3.8%	b	Asda 2008-03-18	Not too bad for a 3.8
Hampshire	Gold Reserve	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-02-26
Hampshire	Ironside	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-01-04
Hampshire	King Alfreds	3.8%	g	MKBF 1999-06-11	Romsey, Hants
Hampshire	Pendragon	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-05-28
Hampshire	Pride of Romsey	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-06-04
Hancocks	HB	?	d	Weeping Cross 1998-05-14
Hardys and Hansons	Frolicking Farmer	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-08-09
Hardys and Hansons	Olde Trip	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-07-30
Harvey's	Sussex best	4.0%	d	Cherry Tree Ticehurst 2010-08-29	Adequate
Harviestoun	Bitter and Twisted	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-02-22
Harviestoun	Hoptoberfest	4.0%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30	Green (unkilned) hops
Harviestoun	Liberation Champion Ale	4.7%	b	1999-06	Clackmannanshire
Harviestoun	Old Engine Oil	6.0%	b	2000-11-12	small bottle, sipping beer
Harviestoun	Old Engine Oil	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-04-03	dark. very pleasant final pint
Harviestoun	Ptarmigan 85/-	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-01-09
Harviestoun	Turnpike	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-05-06
Heather Ale	Fraoch	5.0%	b	Safeway 2001-03-26	heather instead of hops, C16 Scots recipe
Hefeweiss	Wheat Beer	4.9%	b	Tesco	"from a long-est family brewery in Bavaria"
Hell	The Beer from Hell	4.9%	b	smkt 1998-02-11	lager-type with taste - Slovakian
Heller	Schlenkeria Rauchbier	5.1%	b	2008-11-27	Smoke beer, strong tasting, nose reminded of Bavarian smoked cheese
Henry Weinhards	Blackberry Wheat	5.3%	b	Tesco 1998-04-26	USA
Henry Weinhards	Private Reserve	4.8%	b	Tesco 1998-04-26	bottling 137, USA
Herold?	Bohemian Granat	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-06-24	Was either past its best or awful
Het Anker	Gouden Carolus Tripel	9%	b	mixed case 2009-01-28	difficult to pour cleanly, strong but simple taste
Highgate	Dark Mild	3.4%	g	MKBF 1999-06-09
Highgate	Highland Whisky Ale	4.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-05-02	fortified with whisky, very good
Highgate	Old Ale	5.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-02-23	dark, fruity
Highgate	Old Ember	6.5%	b	Tesco 2006-03-08	dark
Hoegaarden	Biere blanche	5%	b	Tesco	usual cloudy wheat beer
Hoegaarden	Grand Cru Triple	8.7%	b		Belgian
Holt	Maplemoon	4.8%	b	Morrison 2007-10-24	Joseph Holt of Manchester, with maple
Hook Norton	Best Bitter	3.4%	d	Old Hat, Preston Bisset 1997-06-18
Hook Norton	Hookey Bitter	3.6%	g	MKBF 2008-11-01
Hook Norton	Hookey Gold	4.1%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31	Excellent
Hook Norton	New Inn Special	3.8%	d	New Inn, Norton Junction 2000-04-30	(barmaid said it was brewed by Hook Norton)
Hook Norton	Old Hooky	4.6%	b	1997-10
Hoopers	Ginger Brew	4.7%	b	1997-01	crap, sweet, beer?
Hopback	Crop Circle	4.3%	b	Tesco 2000-04-10	bc
Hopback	Hopbat	4.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-11-03
Hopback	Pickled Santa	6%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-12-22
Hopback	Spring Zing	4.2%	b	Tesco 2008-06-19	bc, with lemongrass and corriander, try it once
Hopback	Summer Lightning	5.0%	b	1997-06	bc, lively, good
Hopback	Summer Lightning	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-03-07	a favourite
Hopback	Winter Lightning	5.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-01-13	hint of ginger? not a winner, but enjoyed 2003-01-01
Hopback	Thunder Storm	5%	b	Waitrose 1998-05	wheat beer, but not bad
Hoskins and Oldfield	Spring Cascade	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-05-04	ok
Houston	Barochan	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-08-07	Renfrewshire, est 1997
Huyghe	Delirium Tremens	8.5%	b	Brussels 2007-09-27	very pretty bottle and excellent sipping beer
Hyde	Henry's Hampton	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-24
Hydes	Anvil Light Mild	3.7%	g	MKBF 1999-06
Hydes	Firkin Fruity	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-09-21	average
Hydes	Bitter	3.8%	d	Cheshire Cheese, Wheelock, 2000-05-12
Iceni	Fen Tiger	4.2%	g	MKBF 2002-11-15	Norfolk
Innis and Gunn	Oak Aged Beer	6.6%	b	Safeway 2003-12-23	Edinburgh, aged 77 days in casks
Itchen	Judge Jeffries	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-06-01	nice
Jacobsen	Brown Ale	6%	b	Korsør, Denmark 2008-09-24	drinkable, in the absence of anything better
Jarrow	Old Cornelius	4.8%	d	Shoulder of Mutton 2003-07-06	very nice
Jennings	Bitter	3.6%	d	Unicorn, Cublington 1997-07-25	average. Cumbrian
Jennings	Cocker Hoop	4.6%	b	Supermarket 2003-10-20
Jennings	Cocker Hoop	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-03-14	good
Jennings	Cross Buttock	4.5%	d	Hop Pole, Limpley Stoke 2003-09-01	good
Jennings	JJ no 1	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-03-26	ok
Jennings	Sneck Lifter	5.1%	b	Safeway 1997-11-23	sneck=latch
Jennings	Sneck Lifter	5.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-02-16	sneck=latch
John Martin (for)	Gordon Xmas	8.8%	b	1999-01	Xmas pack
John Smiths	Bitter	4.0%	c
Jupiler	lager	5.2%	p	Brussels Midi 2007-12-10	lemonade
Kapittel Watou	Blonde	6.5%	b	mixed case 2009-01-15	clear, slightly sweet, good
King & Barnes	Christmas Ale	8.0%	b	1999-01	bc, Xmas pack, light
King & Barnes	Cornucopia	6.5%	b	1999-09-18	bc, with corn, not my taste
King & Barnes	Festive	5.3%	b	1996-03	good
King and Barnes	Mild Ale	3.5%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10
Kingfisher	Lager		b	Jaipur
Kingfisher	Lager		p
Kirin			p	Japan, various
Kirin	Black Beer	?	p	Tokyo Central station	2=heavy!
Kirin	Kirin Beer	4.8%	p	1995-12-01
Kirin	Kirin Ichiban	5.0%	c	JL401 Tokyo->London	"Kirin's Prime Brew"
Kirin	Lager Beer	4.5%	b	Japan	label chinese legendary animal
Kitchen?	Sexy Satsuma	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-03
Konig-Brauerei	Konig-Pilsener	4.9%	b	Holiday Inn Kaarst 1997-06-03
Konig-Brauerei	Konig-Pilsener	4.9%	p	Holiday Inn Kaarst 1997-06-03
La Trappe	La Trappe	6.5%	b		Dutch
Lees JW	Cereal Killer	4.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-04-21
Lees JW	John Willie's	5.0%	b	Tesco 2000-04-06	Manchester Champion Beer
Lefebvre	Floreffe Double	6.3%	b	mixed case 2009-01-26	A dark beer, very satisfying
Leffe (abbey of)	Blonde	6.6%	b	Brussels 2007-12-09	ok
Leffe (abbey of)	Brune	6.5%	b	LeClerk, Tannerres, F, 1996-05	nice
Liefmans	Frambozenbier	5.1%	b		Belgian, Biere a la Framboise
Liefmans	Kriekbier	6.5%	b		Belgian, Biere de Cerises
Lion	Lager	4.2%	b	mixpack 1999-12-25	Sri Lanka
Lobtov	Premium Beer	4.8%	b	mixpack 1999-12-25	Czech
Loddon	Ferryman's Gold	4.8%	b	Tesco 2009-12-22	Oxfordshire, quite light, good
Lowenbrau	Befe Weissbier	5.1%	b	Kaarst, 1997-06-03
Lymestone Brewery	Ein Stein	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2010-02-07	good, bitter
M&B	Brew XI	3.8%	d	Fountain 1996-07-03	average
Maclay	Thrapple Quencher	5.2%	b	Waitrose MK 1998-05	Thistle Brewery, Alloa
Maldons	Moletrap	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon Berkhamsted 2001-05-18
Malonne	Brune	6.3%	b	Mixed case 2008-12-24	Belgian abbey beer, very dark red, surprisingly thin taste
Manns	Brwn Ale	2.8%	b	Asda 2008-12-22	thirst quencher (Ushers)
Mansfield	Bitter	3.9%	d	Lone Tree, Buck 1997-06	off
Mansfield	Deakin's The Golden Drop	4.3%	b	Safeway 1997-10
Mansfield	Old Bailey	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon MK 1999-04-25	ok
Marlow	Rebellion Mutiny	4.5%	d	Plough 1998-05-09
Marston Thompson & Evershed	Summer Wheat Beer	4.2%	b	Tesco? 1997-07	not-bc, clear, ok
Marston Thompson Evershed	Owd Rodger	7.6%	b	Tesco Kingston 1996-12
Marston, Thompson & Evershed	Sundance Ale	5%	b	Tesco 1998-06	Marstons/Tesco/Wetherspoon joint effort
Marstons	Albion Porter	4.8%	b	1995-11-24
Marstons	Burton Strong Pale Ale	6.2%	b	Tesco 1997-02-01	nice
Marstons	Christmas Beer	4.8%	b	s/m 1997-11-11	exploded out of bottle!
Marstons	Double Drop	5%	b	Tesco 2002-11-15	double-drop fermentation
Marstons	Golden Drop	5%	b	Tesco 2003-10-24	some complex mix of hops
Marstons	New Fangled	5.0%	b	Tesco 2002-03-09	ok
Marstons	Old Empire	5.7%	b	Tesco 2003-12-06	very hoppy
Marstons	Old Empire	5.7%	c	Tesco 2007-04-01
Marstons	Oyster Stout	4.5%	b	Sainsbury 1997-03
Marstons	Pedigree	4.5%	c	many	a favourite
Marstons	Pedigree	4.5%	d	for ever	superb
Marstons	Pridewood Bitter	4.2%	b	Tesco 1997-07-19	Golding hops from Pridewood, Asperton, Herts
Marstons	Single Malt	4.2%	b	Tesco 2001-10-13	Golden Promise malt, as for Scotch - dull
Marstons	Single Malt	4.2%	d	Blue Bell 1999-09-11	so-so?
Marstons	Victoria Ale	4.8%	b	1995-11-24
Mauldens	Black Adder	5.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-10-10	very dark, excellent
Mauldons	Cuckoo	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-04-25	good
McEwans	Export	4.5%	c		at 1997-12 500ml no widget
McEwans	No 1 Champion Ale	7.3%	b	supermarket 1997-10	Courage, ok
McGuinness	Best Bitter	3.8%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03
McMullen	2000 Special	4.3%	d	Old Beams MK 1999-12-24
McMullen	Country Best	4.3%	d	Old Beams MK 1999-08-27	hoppy, also recorded at 4.5% on 1999-09-04
McMullen	Gladstone	4.8%	b
McMullen	Gladstone	4.3%	d	Old Beams MK 1997-10-30
McMullen	Harvest Moon	5.0%	b	Supermarket 1996-12-20
McMullen	Haytime Special Reserve	5.0%	b	Tesco 1998-05
McMullen	Hertford Castle	5.0%	b	1998-12	late hopped, not bad
McMullen	Mayflower	4.6%	d	Old Beams 2003-05-24	ok
McMullen	Millennium Ale	5.0%	d	Old Beams 1999-06-08	good
McMullen	Original AK	3.7%	d	Old Beams 1997-08-05
McMullen	Royal Cheer	5.0%	d	Old Beams 2000-09-22	Queen Mother's 100th
McMullen	Saracens	5.0%	d	Old Beams 1999-02-03	good
McMullen	Winter Ale	5%	d	Old Beams 2000-12-05
Moorhouse	Amber Rambler	4.8%	g	Wetherspoon 2010-04-27	good
Moorhouse	Pendle Witch	5.1%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03	good
Moosehead	Lager	5%	b	mixpack 1999-12-25	Canadian
Mole	Molegrip	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-09-28
Mordue	Workie Ticket	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-11-06
Moretti	Birra Friulana	4.5%	b	Tesco 1995-10-08	Italian lager
Morland	Hen's Tooth	6.5%	b	1999-02	bc, unremarkable
Morland	Tanner's Jack	4.4%	b	1998-10	weak first impression, bitter later
Morrells	Grumpy Cow	4.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-01
Morrells	Trinity	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-06-03	ok
Morrells	Varsity	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-09-08
Morland	Old Speckled Hen	5.2%	b
Museum	Bullion	6.5%	b	Tesco 2002-12-03
Museum	Offilers	4%	g	MKBF 2003-11-14
Murphys	Irish Stout	4.0%	b
Murphys	Irish Stout	4.0%	c
Nailsworth	Town Crier	4.7%	g	MKBF 2007-10-25
Nethergate	April Fool	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-04-15	coriander beer (not very)
Nethergate	Umbel Ale	3.8%	b	Tesco 1997-01-18	coriander beer (not very)
Nethergate	Umbel Magna	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-02-18	dark, good
Nethergate	Old Growler	5.5%	b
Newcastle	Newcastle Brown	4.7%	c		no widget (1995-09)
Newcastle	Newcastle Star	7.5%	b	Tesco 2001-10-29	dark, mild for the alcohol strength
Newquay	Steam Bitter	4.0%	c	1995-08	Whitbread
Nimos	XXXX	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-04-16
Nix Wincott	Old Cock Up	3.4%	d	dark mild; 3 Fyshes	a bit off?
Nix Wincott	Old Nix	6.0%	d	3 Fyshes
Nix Wincott	That	4.9%	d	3 Fyshes
Nix Wincott	Two Henries Bitter	3.9%	d	3 Fyshes
Nix Wincott	Winky's Winter Warmer	6.1%	g	MK CAMRA
O'Hanlons	Firefly	3.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-01-22
O'Hanlons	Old Familiar	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-29
O'Hanlons	Organic Rye Beer	5%	b	Roger 2002-09-21	hmmm
Oakham	3 Witches	4.4%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31
Oakham	Bishop's Farewell	4.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-05-06	pale, excellent
Oakham	Gravity	5.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-11810
Oakham	Helter Skelter	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-05-20
Oakham	Inferno	4.0%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30
Oakham	JHB	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-10-12
Oakham	JHB	4.2%	b	Tesco 2002-12-21
Oakham	Mompresson's Gold	5.0%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03	good
Oakhill	Best Bitter	4.0%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03
Oakhill	Black Magic Stout	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-29	very dark
Oakhill	Mendip Gold	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-06-03	gold, nice
Oakhill	Mendip Twister	6.3%	b	Tesco 2000-04-15	dark, tasty
Oakhill	Yeomans	5%	d	Wetherspoon	ok
Oakleaf	Hole Hearted	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-06-16	OK, from Gosport
Okocim	Full light export	4.1%	b		Poland
Old Brewery, Bradford on Avon	Old Slap & Tickle	4.1%	b	bhs special 1998-12	either off or crap
Old Fart Ltd	Brewers Droop	5%	b	1999-01	bhs Xmas pack
Old Mill	Bitter	3.9%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03
Old Mill	Halloween Surprise	3.9%	g	MKBF 2008-10-31	OK but not a stunner, from Goole
Oldershaw Brewery	Isaac's Gold	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-08-10	Good; from Grantham
Oranjeboom	Premium Lager	5%	b	1996-06-22
Orkney	Dark Island	4.6%	b	Tesco 2003-11-25	odd, try again
Orkney	Northern Light	4%	d	Chequers, Redbourn 2003-07-28	good for a 4%
Orval	Trappist Ale	6.2%	b	mixed case 2008-12-25 (again)	Belgian, OK
Otter	Bitter	3.6%	d	Kings Arms, Otterton 2009-09-06	very good
Otter	Bright	4.3%	d	Feathers, Budleigh Salterton 2009-09-11	very good
Oxfordshire	Marshmallow	4.7%	b	Tesco 2009-12-18	good basic bitter
Palm	Rodenbach	5.2%	b	mixed case 2009-01-22	part young part beer aged in oak casks, very red, would be good on chips
Palmers	IPA	4.2%	g	MKBF 1999-06-11	Bridport, Devon, heavier than the name would suggest
Parsons	Porter	4.5%?	d	Fountain 1996-02-27	thin
Passageway	Redemption	4.0%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03	(taste) rye, different, not keen
Pelforth	Blonde	5.8%	b	Tonnerre, F, 1996-05-09	ok
Pelforth	Brune	6.5%	b	Brienon, F, 1996-05-10	good
Peroni	Gran Riserva	6.6%	b	supermarket 1999-08-24	Rome
Peroni	Nastro Azzurro	5.2%	b	Grovehill offie 1996-03	Italian (Napoli)
Petes	Wicked Ale	5.1%	b		US
Petes	Wicked Summer Brew	4.9%	b	Tesco 1997-11-01
Petes	Wicked Winter Brew	4.8%	b	Tesco 1998-10	amber ale with nutmeg & raspberry flavour, late taste
Phoenix	White Monk	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-03-25
Pig Breweries	Pig	5%	b	1998-12	rye lager - marketing creation?
Piraat	Belgian Beer	9%	b	mixed case 2008-12-27	exploded out of bottle, making pouring cleanly difficult, odd thin taste
Poole	Pickled Pudding	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-12-16
Potbelly	Streaky	3.6%	g	MKBF 2008-11-01	Kettering, light colour for bitter, nice taste
Potton	Village Bike	4.3%	b	Asda 2009-12-25	Potton, Beds; not nasty
Prague Breweries	Staropramen	5%	b	Shenley offie 1996-04	a Bass brand
Prospect	Pickaxe	5%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31	awful
Pschorr-Brau	Weisse	5.5%	b		Munchen
Purity	Mad Goose	5.0%	b	Tesco 2009-12-14	pot boiler; from Gt Alne, Warwicks
Rayments	Special Bitter	4%	d		Greene King link
RCH	Double Header	5.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-07-01	tasty, two locos on label
RCH	East Street Cream	5%	g	MKBF 2003-11-13
RCH	On the Tiles	4.0%	b	1998-12	in bhs Xmas pack, Weston-super-Mare
Rebellion?	Money Grabber	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-09-13
Rebellion?	Pickled Ghoulies	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-10-20
Rebellion	Red	4.5%	b	Tesco 2007-04-02
Rebellion	Smashed	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-11-10
Rebellion	Smuggler	4.1%	g	MKBF 2003-11-13
Rebellion	Totalled	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-03-10	adequate starter
Rebellion	Zebedee	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-04-06
Redruth	Miner Mild	3.6%	g	MKBF 1999-06-09
Regenten	Pils	5%	b	Grovehill offie 1996-03	German
Restalrig	Otter of Leith	4.2%	g	MKBF 1998-06-05
Ridgeway	Blue	5.0%	b	2006-08-01	bc, decent
Ridgeway	Bitter	4.0%	b	gift set 2010-01-03	good
Ridgeway	TVA Thames Valley Ale	3.4%	b	gift set 2010-01-03	OK
Ridley	Witchfinder Stout	4.3%	g	MK CAMRA
Ridleys	Old Bob Strong Pale Ale	5.1%	b	mix-pack 1995-10	2008 brewed by Greene King
Ridleys	Caddies Quencher		d	Wetherspoon 2000-10-19
Ridleys	Rumpus	4.5%	b	Safeway 1997-10
Ringwood	49er	4.9%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-11-30	a good one
Ringwood	Best	3.8%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03
Ringwood	Old Thumper	5.6%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-08-20	excellent
Robinsons	Cumbria Way	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-01-06	nice starter at 1.29GBP/567ml
Robinsons	Pale Ale	4.0%	b	mix-pack 1995-10
Royal	Pilsner	4.7%	b	Korsør, Denmark 2008-09-25	limited choice in the hotel vending machine
Ruddles	Best Bitter	3.7%	c
Ruddles	Bitter	3.5%	b
Ruddles	Bob's Gold	4.7%	b	Safeway 1997-11-23
Ruddles	County	4.9%	b		not as good as it was
Ruddles	County	4.9%	c
Ruddles	Rhubard	4.7%	b	Tesco 2007-12-11	complex taste, amusing for a few sips only
Ruddles	Rutland Independence	6.5%	b	Shenley offie 1996-01-03
Ryburn	Luddite	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-02-11	dark, but taste not heavy
SAB	Castle Lager	5%	b	Shenley OL 1997-02
Safeway	Strong Bitter	4.5%	c
Sainsburys	Biere de Garde	6%	b	1996-04-12
Sainsburys	Blackfriars Porter	5.5%	b	1996-04-12
Sainsburys	Premium Ale	4.8%	b	1997-03
Sainsburys	Trappist Ale	8.0%	b	1997-03	stone bottle
Salopian	Bitter	3.5%	d	Lone Tree, Buck, 1997-06	ok
Salopian	Heaven Sent	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-05-07	good
Salopian	Shropshire Gold	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-05-06	good
Sam Smith	Taddy Porter	5%	b	Tesco 1996-07-06
Sam Smiths	Oatmeal Stout	5%	b
Sam Smiths	Old Brewery Strong Pale Ale	5.0%	b
Sapporo	Black Label	4.5%	c	JL401 Tokyo-> London 1995-05-20
Sarah Hughes	Dark Ruby Mild	6%	g	MKBF 1997-07-03	(taste) amazing
Sharp's	Doom Bar	4.3%	b	Tesco 2006-10-18	Cornish
Sharp's	Doom Bar	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-09-16	Cornish
Shepherd Neame	1698 Celebration Ale	6.5%	b	1998-08-14	300 year old recipe (#461525)
Shepherd Neame	1996 Christmas Ale	6.7%	b	supermarket 1996-12-02
Shepherd Neame	1998 Christmas Ale	6.7%	b	1998-12	with cherry brandy
Shepherd Neame	1999 Christmas Ale	6.7%	b	Tesco 2000-01-16	with almonds
Shepherd Neame	Bishops Finger	5.4%	b
Shepherd Neame	Bishops Finger	5.4%	c
Shepherd Neame	Bitter	3.7%	g	MK Beer Fest 1997-07-02
Shepherd Neame	Early Bird	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-04-25	good
Shepherd Neame	Harry Halfyard	4.5%	b	Tesco 1999-12-01	pot boiler
Shepherd Neame	Kent Gold	6.5%	b	Tesco 1999-12-10	for the millennium
Shepherd Neame	Original Porter	5.2%	b
Shepherd Neame	Premium Master Brew	4%	b
Shepherd Neame	Premium Master Brew	4%	c
Shepherd Neame	Spitfire	4.7%	b		bc
Shepherd Neame	Spitfire	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-12-16
Shepherd Neame	Sun and Planet	6%	b	Tesco 2001-12-14	"Steam Ale" from the mechanism
Shepherd Neame	Whitstable Bay	4.5%	b	Tesco 2001-10-27	ok
Silverstone	Chequered Flag	4.5%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31
Silverstone	Pit Stop	3.8%	g	MKBF 2009-10-31
Skinners	Cornish Knocker Ale	4.5%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	Truro, name from mining
Smiles	April Fuel	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-05-10
Smiles	Heritage	5.2%	b	smkt 1998-04-01
Smiles	Holly Hops	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-12-08
Smiles	Old Russ Ale	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-10-12
Smiles	Old Tosser	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-02-23	ordinary
Springfield	Bare Bones	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2006-07-25
Springhead	Roaring Meg	5.5%	b	Morrisons 2008-05-18	"blonde ... honey citrus aroma"; nothing special in bottle
Springhead	Roaring Meg	5.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2007-11-27	quite acceptable
Springhead	Roundhead	4.2%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-06-01	odd
St Austell	Clouded Yellow	5%	b	2000-12-23	vanilla wheat beer, odd
St Austell	Daylight Robbery	4.8%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	Cornwall
St Austell	Hicks Special Draught	5.0%	g	MKBF 1999-06-11	Cornwall
St Austell	Proper Job	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2009-09-13	good
St Austell	Tribute	4.2%	b	Nudefest 2010-06-17	Cornwall, good
St Austell	XXXX Mild	3.6%	g	MKBF 1999-06-09	Cornwall
St Clemens	Classic Pilsner	4.6%	p	Århus 2008-08-05	small Danish brewery
St Clemens	Valnødde-øl	5.0%	p	Århus 2008-08-05	small Danish brewery - walnut flavoured - good
St Peters Brewery	Elderberry Fruit Beer	4.7%	b	Tesco 1997-07-19	Suffolk
St Peters Brewery	Golden Ale	4.7%	b	Tesco 1997-10-25	Suffolk
St Peters Brewery	Ruby Red	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2004-02-10	good
St Peters Brewery	St Peter's Organic Ale	4.5%	b	Asda 2008-03-10	organic maybe, but nothing special to drink
St Stans Brewing Co	Red Sky Ale	5.9%	b	Safeway 1997-11	odd, fuity (355ml bottle)
St Stans Brewing Co	Whistle Stop Pale Ale	4.6%	b	Safeway 1997-11	(355ml bottle)
Stone Kent	Swallow	4.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-06-03
Stonehenge	Danish Dynamite	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2010-07-11	Wiltshire, good
Stonehenge Ales	Heel's Fire	4.3%	d	White House, Newbury, 1999-05-09	ok
Stonehenge Ales	Helstone	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-04-11
Stonehenge Ales	Old Smokey	5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-09	...and it is; dark
Stones	Bitter	3.9%	c
Stumpys	Haven	5.0%	b	2008-03-04	bc Plenty of taste, was cloudy after 24h settle, small brewery nr Southampton
Summerskills	Best Bitter	4.3%	g	MK Beer Fest 1997-07-02	ok
Summerskills	Devon Pils Loutenberg	4.5%	d	Weherspoon 2002-05-19	surprisingly ok
Summerskills	Dune	4.3%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-07-20	ok
Summerskills	Dune Ale	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-05-11
Summerskills	Menacing Dennis	4.5%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	Plymouth
Swale	Kentish Pride	3.8%	g	MKBF 1998-06-05
Tesco	Best Bitter	3.9%	c
Tesco	Bottle Conditioned Ale	5.0%	b	Tesco 2007-12-18	bc, Devon, cloudy even after 2 days settling, not the best
Tesco	India Pale Ale	5.0%	b		Marston Thompson Evershed
Tesco	Mild	3.8%	b
Tesco	Organic Beer	5%	b	1998-01
Tesco	Porter	5%	b		(Marston Thompson Evershed)
Tesco	Stout	4.5%	b	1997-08-02	Marstons
Tetley	Festival Rugby Ale	4.4%	b	Tesco 2002-06-12
Tetley	Bitter		c
Tetley	Bitter		d
The Gap Drinks Company	Viva	4.7%	b	Tesco 1998-07	Chester. "Pure & natural"
The Stroh Brewery	Stroh's	5.0%	b	1998-12	US
Theakston	Old Peculier	5.6%	b	1997-03
Theakston	Best bitter	3.8%	b
Theakston	Best bitter	3.8%	c
Thurn und Taxis	Kristall Weizen	5.3%	b	Tesco 1995-10	standard wheat
Thwaites	Chestnut Dancer	3.7%	b	Morissons 2010-01-24	excellent for a 3.7%
Thwaites	Daniels Hammer	5%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-09-21
Thwaites	Lancaster Bomber	4.4%	b	Tesco 2006-10-18	pleasant
Thwaites	Liberation	5.2%	b	Tesco 2008-12-14	supporting Royal British Legion and OK despite that
Thwaites	Wainwright	4.1%	b	Morrisons 2009-07-27	for the author
Timmermans	Kriek Lambic	4%	b	mixed case 2009-01-20	sweet cherryade (1999-04 b recorded as 5%)
Timmermans	Lambic - Cassis	4%	b		Belgian
Timothy Taylor	Landlord	4.1%	b	Morrisons 2007-12-11	good, though draught is better
Timothy Taylor	Landlord	4.3%	g	MK Beer Fest 1997-07-02	good
Titanic	Longitude	4.4%	d	Wetherspoon 2004-04-14
Titanic	White Star	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-11-17	(end barrel, 0.9pt for price of 1/2)
Tolly Cobbold	RNLI Celebration Ale 1824~1999	4.6%	b	1998-12	for RNLI, 8.5p/bott
Tolly Cobbold	Cobbold's 250	6%	b	Tesco 1996-07-06	250 yrs in Ipswich
Tolly Cobbold	Cobbold's Cardinal	5.2%	b	Tesco 1998-02-25	330ml bot
Tolly Cobbold	Cobnut	4.2%	b	Tesco 1998-06	"rich dark brew"
Tom Wood	Bomber County	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-08-22
Tom Wood	Jolly Ploughman	5.0%	b	Safeway 2000-08-22	Highwood Brewery, Lincs
Tongerlo	Triple	8%	b	mixed case 2009-01-18	light in colour, lots of flavour and bitter
Traquair House	House Ale	7.2%	b	1999-03-28	from Innerleithen, Peebleshire, interesting bouquet
Trent	Mild	2.7%	c
Tring	Jack o'Legs	4.2%	g	MKBF 2003-11-13
Triple FFF	Billericay Dickie	3.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2000-08-01
Triple FFF	Dazed and Confused	4.6%	g	MKBF 2003-11-14
Tuborg	Classic	4.6%	p	Slagelse 2008-03-11	so-so
Tuborg	Pilsener		b	Kaarst 1997-06-03
Urquell	Pilsner	4.4%	b		Czech
Ushers	Bishops Tipple	5.5%	b	Tesco 2002-03-30
Ushers	Founders Ale	4.5%	d	1996-02-17 Shldr Mutt
Ushers	India Pale Ale	5%	b	1998-08
Ushers	Ruby Ale	6.2%	b	Tesco 1998-04-26
Ushers	Summer Madness	4.0%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	Trowbridge
Ushers	UPB (Ploughman's Bitter)	2.8%	c	Shenley OL 1996-04	bilgewater
Ushers	Winter Storm	4%	d	Wetherspoon 2004-01-12	interesting, but not exceptional
Val-Dieu	Blonde	6%	b	Mixed case 2008-12-24	Belgian abbey, tasty, slightly aromatic
Vale Brewery	Black Swan Mild	3.9%	g	MKBF 2009-10-30
Vale Brewery	Grumpling	4.6%	g	MKBF 2007-10-25
Vale Brewery	Halcyon Daze	4.3%	b	Tesco 1998-07	Haddenham, Bucks, bottled "Edgars"
Valerio	Premium Pilsner	5%	b	mixpack 1999-12-25	Italy
Valhalla	Auld Rock	4.5%	g	MKBF 2003-11-14	Shetlands
van de Hoegaarden	De Verboden Vrucht	8.8%	b		Belgium
Vaux	Waggle Dance	5.0%	b	Tesco 1997-01-18	honey beer (not very)
Ventner	Kangaroo	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-07-20	slightly off?
Ventner	White Spirit	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-11-17
Ventonwyn	Levant Golden	4.0%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	good, Truro
Vilcon	Cascade Ale	5.0%	p	Slagelse 2008-03-12	from Slagelse, Denmark; a competent ale
Vilcon	Trelleborg	6.5%	b	Slagelse 2008-03-12	local brewery in Slagelse, Denmark; dark, strong and tasty; complemented an excellent meal in the brewery-owned restaurant
Wadworth	6X	4.3%	c
Wadworth	6X	4.3%	d
Wadworth	6X export	5%	b	Oddbins CMK 1995-12
Wadworth	Farmers Glory	4.5%	d	Caldecott Arms 1995-06-24	tart
Wadworth	JCB	4.7%	d	Three Magpies, Sells Green 2003-09-02
Wadworth	Henrys	?	d	Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve 2003-09-02
Wadworth	Somersault	?	d	Canal Tavern, Bradford-on-Avon 2003-09-01
Wadworth	Old Timer	5.5%	b	mix-pack 1995-10
Wards	Best Bitter	(medium)	d	Strafford Arms, ~Barnsley
Warsteiner	Premium Verum	4.8%	b	Grovehill offie 1996-03	German
Worthington	1744	4.4%	b	Tesco 2003-12-13	Coors, Burton-on-Trent
Watkins, Thomas	OSB	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-01-13
Watney	Red Barrel		p	Clarion Somerset Hotel, Nashua, NH, USA 1991-12-01	better than Miller Lite
Watou	Bière Blanche	5%	b	mixed case 2009-01-13	not impressed
Wells	Bombardier Satanic Mills	5.0%	b	Tesco 1998-12-31	From the union of Charles Wells and Youngs, nothing to write home about
Wessex Brewers	Rumpy Pumpy	3.9%	b	1998-12	Old Brewery, Bradford on Avon
West Berkshire	Skiff	3.6%	g	MKBF 1999-06-10	Frilsham
Whim	Magic Mushroom Mild	3.8%	g	MKBF 1998-06-04
Whitbread	Best Bitter	3.3%	c	1995-07-27	no widget
Whitbread	Gold Label	10.9%	b	Grovehill OL 1997-02	barley wine (180ml bottle)
Whitbread	Mackeson Stout	3.0%	b	1995-12-01
Whitbread	Winter Royal	5.5%	d
White Horse	Rudolph the Red Nosed	4.8%	b	Morrisons 2009-12-02	flavoursome winter ale
White Horse	Wayland Smithy	4.4%	b	Morrisons 2009-01-30	Oxon, passable
Wickwar Brewing Co	Dogs Hair	4.0%	b	1999-01	bhs Xmas pack
Williams	Midnight Sun	5.6%	b	Tesco 2008-07-19	from Alloa "rich, dark & spicy porter"; quite tasty, chocolate dominates
Williams	Seven Giraffes	5.1%	b	2008-07-13	from Alloa; lemon and elderflowers; OK I suppose
Wintercoat	Bitches Brew	6.5%	d	Sabro Kro 2008-12-02	was cloudy, has some wheat
Wintercoat	Christmas Beer	6.8%	d	Sabro Kro 2008-12-03	Danish local, dark, very good
Wintercoat	ESB	6.2%	d	Sabro Kro 2008-10-07	Danish local, dark, very good
Wintercoat	India Gold IPA	6.3%	b	Sabro Kro 2008-10-20	Danish local, very good
Wintercoat	Vildmoseøl	5.8%	b	Sabro Kro 2008-10-07	bc, Danish local, dark red, exploded out of bottle, good
Wolf	Coyote	4.3%	g	MKBF 1998-06-05
Wolf	Granny Woudn't Like It	4.8%	g	MKBF 1998-06-04
Worthington	1744	4.4%	b	2003-07-11
Worthington	White Shield	5.6%	b	1999-08-08	bc, brewed by King & Barnes
Wood	Christmas Cracker	6.0%	g	MK CAMRA
Wood	Woods Wonderful	4.8%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-09-22
Woodforde	Baldric	5.6%	g	MK Beer Fest 1997-07-02	interesting
Worthingon	Best Bitter		d	Fountain 1996-02
Wychwood	Bah Humbug	5.0%	b	Morrisons 2007-12-14	dark amber colour but unexciting taste, it claims cinnamon and dried fruits
Wychwood	Chariot	4.5%	b	Offie 1999-11-20	almost rose in colour
Wychwood	Circle Master	4.7%	b	Tesco 2000-12-18	organic
Wychwood	Dog's Bollocks	5.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-11-05	more please
Wychwood	Fiddler's Elbow	5.2%	b	Safeway 1997-11-16
Wychwood	Goliath	4.7%	b	Tesco 2000-11-04	660ml tall bottle, otherwise boring
Wychwood	Hobgoblin	5.5%	b	Shenley offie 1996-06-04	buy
Wychwood	Hobgoblin	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-31	?ABV
Wychwood	Old Devil	4.7%	b	Tesco 1997-08-09
Wychwood	Old Father Time Millennium Ale	5.0%	b	Tesco 1999-04	MCMXCIX-MM
Wychwood	Scarecrow	4.5%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-09
Wychwood	She Devil	4.7%	d	Wetherspoon 2001-10-18	potboiler
Wychwood	Three Lions	5%	b	Shenley Offie 1998-06-02	World Cup marketing exercise
Wychwood	Whirligig	4.1%	d	Wetherspoon 2002-05-05	potboiler
Wye Valley	Bitter	3.5%	g	MK Beer Fest 1997-07-02
Wye Valley	Brew 69	5.0%	d	Royal Oak, Pencelli 1995-08	brew-pub in Hereford (2 = pissed)
Wye Valley Brewery	Dorothy Goodperson's Summertime	4.2%	d	"Star" Talybont-on-Usk 1995-08-27	ok
Wyre	Piddle in the Hole	3.8%	g	MKBF 1998-06-04
Yo-Ho Brewing Co	Tokyo Black	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 2008-04-02	dark porter style, good
York	Centurion	5.0%	d	Wetherspoon 1999-11-02
Youngers	Tartan	3.7%	c		well, no widget!
Youngs	Acclaim	4.0%	b	1999-05	with passion fruit
Youngs	Champion	5.0%	b	Tesco 2003-08-22	bc, light and bright
Youngs	Damselfly	5.0%	b	Tesco 1998-07	lager with elderflower
Youngs	Dirty Dick	4.1%	d	1997-09-20 Willington	red
Youngs	Double Chocolate Stout	5.0%	b	Sainsbury's 1997-04	good
Youngs	Double Chocolate Stout	5.2%	d	Wetherspoon 2003-05-21
Youngs	Golden Zest	4.7%	b	2006-08-13	pleasant "Refreshing blonde beer" "Sunshine in a bottle"
Youngs	Kew Gold	4.8%	b	Morrisons 2009-08-21	bc, quite light, donations to Kew for biodiversiy
Youngs	Light Ale	3.2%	b	gift set 2010-01-03	OK
Youngs	Lord's Beer	4.0%	b	Tesco 2002-07-19	undistinguished
Youngs	Ordinary Bitter	3.7%	b	Tesco 2007-12-14	acceptable for a sterile bottled
Youngs	Ordinary Bitter	3.7%	d	drinking it since 1972	a favourite
Youngs	Oregon Amber	4.0%	b	1997-06-21
Youngs	Ram Rod	5%	b	Shenley Off 1996-10-11
Youngs	Ruby Star	5.5%	b	Tesco 2006-12-24	bc, not bad
Youngs	Special	4.3%	b	1998-08-13
Youngs	Special		d
Youngs	Special London Ale	6.4%	b	1999-09-15	bc 'millennium edition'
Youngs	Winter Warmer	5%	b
Youngs	Winter Warmer	5%	d	Caldecotte Arms 1995-12-14
Zywiec	Zywiec Beer	5.5%	b		Poland

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Abbreviations

ABV: alcohol by volume (percent).

b: bottle; c: can; d: pump dispense; g: gravity dispense; p: pressure dispense.

bc: bottle conditioned.

2010-06-20

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