Just a list of what I've tried since about 1995 May.
| Brewer | Brew | ABV | Packages | Where/When | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bohemian Granat | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 2007-06-24 | Was either past its best or awful |
| ? | Crab Rat | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-08-18 | |
| ? | Dragonslayer | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-08-11 | good |
| ? | Farmers Glory | 4.5% | d | Caldecott Arms 1995-06-24 | tart |
| ? | Hole Hearted | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-06-16 | OK |
| ? | Money Grabber | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-09-13 | |
| ? | Pendragon | 4.8% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-05-28 | |
| ? | Pickled Ghoulies | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-10-20 | |
| ? | Pitchford | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-07-23 | |
| ? | Pride of Romsey | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-06-04 | |
| ? | Sexy Satsuma | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-10-03 | |
| ? | Triple Gold | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-12-01 | |
| ABC (Aylesbury Brewery) | Best Bitter | d | 1997-07-12 Bk Horse Gt Linford | ||
| Adnams | Broadside | 6.3% | b | Tesco 2002-10-11 | dark, good |
| Adnams | Broadside | 4.4% | d | nr Thrapston 1996-08-06 | |
| Adnams | Regatta | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 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 |
| Amstel Brouwerij | Amstel Bier | 5% | b | 1997-09 ShenOff | 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 | |
| Archer | Summer Ale | 3.6% | d | Hollybush, Redbourn 2002-09-27 | |
| Archers | Golden Ale | 4.7% | d | 1999-11-30 Wetherspoons | 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2003-09-24 | good, dark |
| Asahi | Super Dry | ? | c | JAL 402 London->Tokyo | ordinary |
| Ash Vine Brewery | Hop & Glory | 5% | b | 1997-03 Sainsbury | |
| Aviemore | Wild Cat | 5.1% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-04-10 | |
| Badger | Blandford Fly | 5.2% | b | 2001-10-27 Tesco | 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 | 1998-10 Tesco | (for Tesco?) with elderflower |
| Badger | Golden Glory | 4.5% | b | 2002-01-05 Tesco | peach and melon |
| Badger | Harvester's Ale | 2.5% | b | 2008-05-29 | Special weak refreshing beer, formerly for agricultural workers |
| 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 | SOD | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | 1999-12-08 Tesco | 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 Mild | 3.0% | g | MKBF 2002-11-14 | nice starter |
| Batemans | Excalibur | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-03-24 | ok |
| Batemans | Harvest Zest | 4.8% | b | Tesco 2002-06-29 | with citrus peel, why? |
| Batemans | Jewel in the Crown | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-12-01 | dark, very nice |
| Batemans | Victory Ale | 6.0% | b | Oddbins CMK 1995-12 | |
| Batemans | Winter Wellie | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-01-04 | |
| Batemans | XXXB | 4.8% | b | 1995-10 sample pack | |
| Batham | Mild Ale | 3.6% | g | MKBF 1999-06-09-10 | |
| Becks | Pils | p | 2000-05, Messe Düsseldorf | ||
| Becketts | Golden Grail | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| Belhaven | St Andrews Ale | 4.6% | b | Oddbins CMK 1995-12 | |
| 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 |
| Black Sheep Brewery Theakston | Black Sheep Ale | 4.4% | b | Oddbins CMK 1995-12 | |
| Blitz-Weinhard | Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve | 4.8% | b | 1998-10 Tesco | Oregon, USA; pale & insipid |
| Blue Moon | Milk of Amnesia | 3.8% | g | MKBF 1998-06-04 | |
| 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 | |
| Bon Rawd Brewery | Singha | 6% | b | Royal Thai, Stony, 2000-07-07 | Thailand |
| Bosteels | Kwak | 8% | b | Belgian | |
| Bosteels | Tripel Karmeliet | 8% | b | 2002-02-17 Safeway | Buggenhout, Belgium; wheat, oats and barley |
| Brains | Merlin's Oak | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | |
| Brakspeare | Barnstormer | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-11-02 | body and hops |
| Brakspeare | Special | 4.3% | d | Hollybush 2003-09-26 | good |
| Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc | Ambre des Flandres | 6.4% | b | 1999-04-03, Fullers offie WoT | 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 | |
| Broughton Ales | Merlin's Ale | 4.2% | b | Tesco 1996-12 | |
| Brouwerij Moortgat | Duvel | 8.5% | b | 1998-06-19, \theta, from Belgium | cloudy & frothy, big glass |
| Buchanan | Original | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-06-01 | |
| Budweiser | Budvar | 5.0% | b | 1997-07 | Czech |
| Budweiser | Budvar Dark Lager | 4.7% | b | 2008-03-08 Morrisons | 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | 1995-10 mix-pack | 1l can |
| Cains | Traditional Bitter | 4.0% | g | 1997-07-05 MKBF | (taste) |
| Caledonian | Deuchars | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-01-25 | |
| Caledonian | Deuchars IPA | 4.4% | b | 1998-08 | |
| Caledonian | Edinburgh Strong Ale | 6.4% | b | 1997-09 MK Spmkt | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2003-08-03 | excellent on a hot evening |
| Caledonian | Ones Favourite Bevvy | 5.2% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-05-30 | |
| Caledonian | Tempus Fugit | 4.4% | b | 1997-08 MK | bc, 80/- |
| Caledonian Brewery | 80/- Export Ale | 4.1% | b | 1997-04 Shenley Offie | |
| Caledonian Brewery | 80 | 4.1% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-02-22 | |
| Caledonian Brewery | Golden Pale | 4% | b | Safeway 1996-04 | organic |
| Caledonian Brewery | Merman XXX | 4.8% | b | 1996-06-15 Tesco MK | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2000-08-09 | ||
| Castle Rock | Hemlock | 4.0% | g | 1998-06-05 MKBF | |
| 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 | ||
| Charles Wells | Bombardier Bitter | 4.3% | d | ||
| 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 | 1997-10 Tesco | |
| Chiltern Brewery | Three Hundreds Old Ale | 5% | b | 1997-10 Tesco | |
| Chimay | Chimay Trappist (blue) | 9% | b | ||
| Chimay | Chimay Trappist (red) | 7% | b | ||
| 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 2007-10-25 | MK local brewery |
| Coniston | Bluebird Bitter | 4.2% | b | 2001-03-29 Safeway | bc, says its home is Cumbria, but bottled by Brakspear in Henley |
| Cornish | Rebellion | 4.8% | d | 2001-04-28 Wetherspoons | |
| Cotleigh | Kookaburra | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-08-31 | |
| Cotleigh | Magpie | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-10-23 | darker than expected |
| Cotleigh | Osprey | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-06-08 | nice |
| Cotleigh | Red-Nose Reinbeer | 5.6% | g | MK CAMRA 94 | |
| Cottage | Old Freckled Ken | 4.5% | g | 1997-07-05 MKBF | (taste) |
| Cottage Brewery | Goldrush | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-04-27 | ok |
| Cottage Brewing | Norman's Conquest | 7% | b | 1997-03 Sainsbury | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2003-02-16 | Caff liked it |
| D'n Schele Os? | D'n Schele Os | 7.5% | b | Dutch | |
| Double Maxim | Maximus | 6.5% | b | 2006-03-26 Tesco | heavy |
| Double Maxim | Premium brown Ale | 4.7% | b | 2002-11-16 Tesco | tasty |
| Daleside | Blonde | 3.9% | d | 2003-08-24 Wetherspoons | very good |
| Daleside | Duff | 5.0% | b | 2007-01-29 Tesco | "From the Gaelic meaning dark" |
| Daleside | Monkey Wrench Strong Ale | 5.3% | b | 1998-10 Tesco | Harrogate, dark red, not much flavour |
| Davenports | Bitter | 4.0% | d | 2003-08-23 Queen Victoria, Bradwell | nice on a hot day |
| Davenports | IPA | 4.0% | d | 2007-11-18 Wetherspoon | |
| Dave Harvey's | Bronze Ale | 4.5% | d | 2003-01-07 Wetherspoons | strong colour, tasty |
| DeKonink | Original | 5% | d | 2003-11-05 Wetherspoons | not impressed |
| Duckstein | Copper-gold lager-ale | 4.9% | b | 2002-02-15 Safeway | Hamburg, beechwood matured |
| Elbrewery | EB Special | 5.4% | b | 1997-07-06 Shenley OL | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2003-09-07 | enjoyed |
| Erdinger | Weissbier | 5.3% | b | 1995-07-09 Shenley ol | good, clear |
| Euro-Sputnik, Watford | Red Raw Ginger Beer | 5% | b | Shenley ol 1995-07-27 | very red! |
| Everard | Mild | 3.3% | |||
| Everard | Old Original | 5.x% | d | Shenley offie (bad) | |
| Everards | Tiger | 4.2% | b | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| Everards | Sly Fox | 4.0% | d | Wetherspoon 2007-04-25 | hint of ginger |
| Everards | Tiger | 4.2% | d | 2003-08-10 Wetherspoons | |
| 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 | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| 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 | 1996-05-10, Brienon, F | good (650ml bottle) |
| Fischer | Desperados | 5.9% | b | 2007-09-11, Annecy, F | with tequila, worth a try |
| Flowers | Original | d | |||
| Frederick Robinson | Fredericks | 5.0% | b | 1998-05 Waitrose | |
| Frederick Robinson | Old Tom | 8.5% | b | 2008-02-24 Asda | dark and flavoursome |
| Freeminers | Best | 4.0% | d | Star Talybont 1995-08 | |
| Freeminers | Resolution | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 |
| 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 | 1998-03 Fuller's OL | added honey |
| Fullers | Honey Dew | 5% | b | 2002-10-18 Tesco | 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 | 1996-08-11 NB White Stork | |
| Gales | Festival Mild | 4.8% | g | MKBF 1999-06 | |
| Gales | HSB | 4.8% | c | 1998-06 Shenley Offie | 440ml no widget |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Beast | 6.6% | b | 2002-11-08 Tesco | dark and flavoursome |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Exmas | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-12-24 | average |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Fox | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-02-03 | good |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Gold | 4.5% | d | 2002-09-15 Wetherspoons | |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Gold | 5.0% | b | 1997-08 Tesco | Somerset |
| Golden Hill Brewery | Exmoor Wildcat | 4.4% | d | 2002-10-13 Wetherspoons | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-02-26 | |
| Hampshire | Ironside | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-01-04 | |
| Hampshire | King Alfreds | 3.8% | g | MKBF 1999-06-11 | Romsey, Hants |
| Hancocks | HB | ? | d | 1998-05-14 Weeping Cross | |
| Hardys and Hansons | Frolicking Farmer | 4.2% | d | 2000-08-09 Wetherspoons | |
| Hardys and Hansons | Olde Trip | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-07-30 | |
| Harriestown | Bitter and Twisted | 3.8% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-02-22 | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-01-09 | |
| Harriestown | Turnpike | 4.1% | d | Wetherspoons 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" |
| Henry Weinhards | Blackberry Wheat | 5.3% | b | 1998-04-26 Tesco | USA |
| Henry Weinhards | Private Reserve | 4.8% | b | 1998-04-26 Tesco | bottling 137, USA |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | 2007-10-24 Morrison | Joseph Holt of Manchester, with maple |
| Hook Norton | Best Bitter | 3.4% | d | 1997-06-18 Old Hat, Preston Bisset | |
| Hook Norton | New Inn Special | 3.8% | d | 2000-04-30 New Inn, Norton Junction | (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 | Wetherspoons 2002-11-03 | |
| Hopback | Pickled Santa | 6% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-12-22 | |
| Hopback | Spring Zing | 4.2% | b | Tesco 2008-06-19 | bc, with lemongrass and corriander |
| Hopback | Summer Lightning | 5.0% | b | 1997-06 | bc, lively, good |
| Hopback | Summer Lightning | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-03-07 | a favourite |
| Hopback | Winter Lightning | 5.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-01-13 | hint of ginger? not a winner, but enjoyed 2003-01-01 |
| Hopback | Thunder Storm | 5% | b | 1998-05 Waitrose | wheat beer, but not bad |
| Hoskins and Oldfield | Spring Cascade | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-05-04 | ok |
| Houston | Barochan | 4.1% | d | Wetherspoon 2001-08-07 | Renfrewshire, est 1997 |
| Hell | The Beer from Hell | 4.9% | b | smkt 1998-02-11 | lager-type with taste - Slovakian |
| Hyde | Henry's Hampton | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-10-24 | |
| Hydes | Anvil Light Mild | 3.7% | g | MKBF 1999-06 | |
| Hydes | Firkin Fruity | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 2003-12-23 Safeway | Edinburgh, aged 77 days in casks |
| Itchen | Judge Jeffries | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-06-01 | nice |
| Jarrow | Old Cornelius | 4.8% | d | Shoulder of Mutton 2003-07-06 | very nice |
| Jennings | Bitter | 3.6% | d | 1997-07-25 Unicorn, Cublington | average. Cumbrian |
| Jennings | Cocker Hoop | 4.6% | b | Supermarket 2003-10-20 | |
| Jennings | Cocker Hoop | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-03-26 | ok |
| Jennings | Sneck Lifter | 5.1% | b | Safeway 1997-11-23 | sneck=latch |
| Jennings | Sneck Lifter | 5.1% | d | Wetherspoons 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1999-12-25 mixpack | Sri Lanka |
| Lowenbrau | Befe Weissbier | 5.1% | b | Kaarst, 1997-06-03 | |
| Lobtov | Premium Beer | 4.8% | b | 1999-12-25 mixpack | Czech |
| M&B | Brew XI | 3.8% | d | 1996-07-03 Fountain | average |
| Maclay | Thrapple Quencher | 5.2% | b | 1998-05 Waitrose MK | Thistle Brewery, Alloa |
| Maldons | Moletrap | 3.8% | d | Wetherspoons Berkhamsted 2001-05-18 | |
| Mansfield | Bitter | 3.9% | d | Lone Tree, Buck 1997-06 | off |
| Mansfield | Deakin's The Golden Drop | 4.3% | b | 1997-10 Safeway | |
| Mansfield | Old Bailey | 4.8% | d | Wetherspoons MK 1999-04-25 | ok |
| Marlow | Rebellion Mutiny | 4.5% | d | Plough 1998-05-09 | |
| Marston Thompson & Evershed | Summer Wheat Beer | 4.2% | b | 1997-07 Tesco? | 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 | 1997-11-11 s/m | exploded out of bottle! |
| Marstons | Double Drop | 5% | b | 2002-11-15 Tesco | double-drop fermentation |
| Marstons | Golden Drop | 5% | b | 2003-10-24 Tesco | some complex mix of hops |
| Marstons | New Fangled | 5.0% | b | 2002-03-09 Tesco | 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 | 1997-03 Sainsbury | |
| Marstons | Pedigree | 4.5% | c | many | a favourite |
| Marstons | Pedigree | 4.5% | d | for ever | superb |
| Marstons | Pridewood Bitter | 4.2% | b | 1997-07-19 (Tesco) | Golding hops from Pridewood, Asperton, Herts |
| Marstons | Single Malt | 4.2% | b | 2001-10-13 Tesco | Golden Promise malt, as for Scotch - dull |
| Marstons | Single Malt | 4.2% | d | 1999-09-11 Blue Bell | so-so? |
| Marstons | Victoria Ale | 4.8% | b | 1995-11-24 | |
| Mauldens | Black Adder | 5.3% | d | 2002-10-10 Wetherspoons | very dark, excellent |
| Mauldons | Cuckoo | 4.3% | d | 2007-04-25 Wetherspoons | good |
| McEwans | Export | 4.5% | c | at 1997-12 500ml no widget | |
| McEwans | No 1 Champion Ale | 7.3% | b | 1997-10 supermarket | Courage, ok |
| McGuinness | Best Bitter | 3.8% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | |
| McMullen | 2000 Special | 4.3% | d | 1999-12-24 Old Beams MK | |
| McMullen | Country Best | 4.3% | d | 1999-08-27 Old Beams MK | hoppy, also recorded at 4.5% on 1999-09-04 |
| McMullen | Gladstone | 4.8% | b | ||
| McMullen | Gladstone | 4.3% | d | 1997-10-30 Old Beams MK | |
| McMullen | Harvest Moon | 5.0% | b | 1996-12-20 Supermarket | |
| 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 | 2003-05-24 Old Beams | ok |
| McMullen | Millennium Ale | 5.0% | d | 1999-06-08 Old Beams | 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 | Pendle Witch | 5.1% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | good |
| Moosehead | Lager | 5% | b | 1999-12-25 mixpack | Canadian |
| Mole | Molegrip | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 2001-10-01 Wetherspoons | |
| Morrells | Trinity | 4.1% | d | 2001-06-03 Wetherspoons | ok |
| Morrells | Varsity | 4.3% | d | 2002-09-08 Wetherspoons | |
| 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% | b | MKBF 2007-10-25 | |
| Nethergate | Umbel Ale | 3.8% | b | Tesco 1997-01-18 | coriander beer (not very) |
| Nethergate | Umbel Magna | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-01-22 | |
| O'Hanlons | Old Familiar | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-10-29 | |
| O'Hanlons | Organic Rye Beer | 5% | b | Roger 2002-09-21 | hmmm |
| Oakham | Bishop's Farewell | 4.6% | d | Wetherspoons 2007-05-06 | pale, excellent |
| Oakham | Gravity | 5.1% | d | Wetherspoons 2007-11810 | |
| Oakham | Helter Skelter | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-05-20 | |
| Oakham | JHB | 3.8% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-10-12 | |
| Oakham | JHB | 4.2% | b | Tesco 2002-12-21 | |
| Oakham | Mompresson's Gold | 5.0% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | good |
| Oakhill | Best Bitter | 4.0% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | |
| Oakhill | Black Magic Stout | 4.5% | d | 2000-10-29 Wetherspoons | very dark |
| Oakhill | Mendip Gold | 4.5% | d | 2001-06-03 Wetherspoons | gold, nice |
| Oakhill | Mendip Twister | 6.3% | b | 2000-04-15 Tesco | dark, tasty |
| Oakhill | Yeomans | 5% | d | Wetherspoons | ok |
| Okocim | Full light export | 4.1% | b | Poland | |
| Old Brewery, Bradford on Avon | Old Slap & Tickle | 4.1% | b | 1998-12 | bhs special, either off or crap |
| Old Fart Ltd | Brewers Droop | 5% | b | 1999-01 | bhs Xmas pack |
| Old Mill | Bitter | 3.9% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | |
| Old Mill | Bullion | 4.7% | g | 1997-07-05 MKBF | (taste) good |
| 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 | Belgian | |
| 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 | 1997-07-03 MKBF | (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 | 1999-08-24 supermarket | Rome |
| Peroni | Nastro Azzurro | 5.2% | b | 1996-03 Grovehill offie | 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 | 1998-10 Tesco | amber ale with nutmeg & raspberry flavour, late taste |
| Phoenix | White Monk | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-03-25 | |
| Pig Breweries | Pig | 5% | b | 1998-12 | rye lager - marketing creation? |
| Poole | Pickled Pudding | 4.5% | d | 1999-12-16 Wetherspoons | |
| Prague Breweries | Staropramen | 5% | b | 1996-04 Shenley offie | a Bass brand |
| Pschorr-Brau | Weisse | 5.5% | b | Munchen | |
| Rayments | Special Bitter | 4% | d | Greene King link | |
| RCH | Double Header | 5.3% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Red | 4.5% | b | Tesco 2007-04-02 | |
| Rebellion | Smashed | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-11-10 | |
| Rebellion | Smuggler | 4.1% | g | MKBF 2003-11-13 | |
| Rebellion | Totalled | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-03-10 | adequate starter |
| Rebellion | Zebedee | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-04-06 | |
| Redruth | Miner Mild | 3.6% | g | MKBF 1999-06-09 | |
| Regenten | Pils | 5% | b | 1996-03 Grovehill offie | German |
| Restalrig | Otter of Leith | 4.2% | g | 1998-06-05 MKBF | |
| Ridgeway | Blue | 5.0% | b | 2006-08-01 | bc, decent |
| Ridley | Witchfinder Stout | 4.3% | g | MK CAMRA | |
| Ridleys | Old Bob Strong Pale Ale | 5.1% | b | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| Ridleys | Caddies Quencher | d | Wetherspoons 2000-10-19 | ||
| Ridleys | Rumpus | 4.5% | b | 1997-10 Safeway | |
| Ringwood | 49er | 4.9% | d | 1999-11-30 Wetherspoons | a good one |
| Ringwood | Best | 3.8% | g | 1997-07-03 MKBF | |
| Ringwood | Old Thumper | 5.6% | d | 2002-08-20 Wetherspoons | excellent |
| Robinsons | Cumbria Way | 4.1% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-01-06 | nice starter at 1.29GBP/567ml |
| Robinsons | Pale Ale | 4.0% | b | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| 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 | 1996-01-03 Shenley offie | |
| Ryburn | Luddite | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 1996-07-06 Tesco | |
| 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 | 1997-07-03 MKBF | (taste) amazing |
| Sharp's | Doom Bar | 4.3% | b | 2006-10-18 Tesco | Cornish |
| Sharp's | Doom Bar | 4.3% | d | 2007-09-16 Wetherspoon | 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 | 1996-12-02 supermarket | |
| Shepherd Neame | 1998 Christmas Ale | 6.7% | b | 1998-12 | with cherry brandy |
| Shepherd Neame | 1999 Christmas Ale | 6.7% | b | 2000-01-16 Tesco | with almonds |
| Shepherd Neame | Bishops Finger | 5.4% | b | ||
| Shepherd Neame | Bishops Finger | 5.4% | c | ||
| Shepherd Neame | Bitter | 3.7% | g | 1997-07-02 MK Beer Fest | |
| Shepherd Neame | Early Bird | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoon 2007-04-25 | good |
| Shepherd Neame | Harry Halfyard | 4.5% | b | 1999-12-01 Tesco | pot boiler |
| Shepherd Neame | Kent Gold | 6.5% | b | 1999-12-10 Tesco | 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 | 1999-12-16 Wetherspoons | |
| Shepherd Neame | Sun and Planet | 6% | b | 2001-12-14 Tesco | "Steam Ale" from the mechanism |
| Shepherd Neame | Whitstable Bay | 4.5% | b | 2001-10-27 Tesco | ok |
| Skinners | Cornish Knocker Ale | 4.5% | g | MKBF 1999-06-10 | Truro, name from mining |
| Smiles | April Fuel | 4.8% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-05-10 | |
| Smiles | Heritage | 5.2% | b | 1998-04-01 smkt | |
| Smiles | Holly Hops | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-12-08 | |
| Smiles | Old Russ Ale | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-10-12 | |
| Smiles | Old Tosser | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-02-23 | ordinary |
| Springfield | Bare Bones | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | Wetherspoons 2007-11-27 | quite acceptable |
| Springhead | Roundhead | 4.2% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | XXXX Mild | 3.6% | g | MKBF 1999-06-09 | Cornwall |
| St Peters Brewery | Elderberry Fruit Beer | 4.7% | b | 1997-07-19 (Tesco) | Suffolk |
| St Peters Brewery | Golden Ale | 4.7% | b | Tesco 1997-10-25 | Suffolk |
| St Peters Brewery | Ruby Red | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 1997-11 Safeway | odd, fuity (355ml bottle) |
| St Stans Brewing Co | Whistle Stop Pale Ale | 4.6% | b | 1997-11 Safeway | (355ml bottle) |
| Stone Kent | Swallow | 4.0% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-06-03 | |
| Stonehenge Ales | Heel's Fire | 4.3% | d | White House, Newbury, 1999-05-09 | ok |
| Stonehenge Ales | Helstone | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 2000-04-11 | |
| Stonehenge Ales | Old Smokey | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 1997-07-02 MK Beer Fest | ok |
| Summerskills | Devon Pils Loutenberg | 4.5% | d | 2002-05-19 Wetherspoons | surprisingly ok |
| Summerskills | Dune | 4.3% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-07-20 | ok |
| Summerskills | Dune Ale | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2003-05-11 | |
| Summerskills | Menacing Dennis | 4.5% | g | MKBF 1999-06-10 | Plymouth |
| Swale | Kentish Pride | 3.8% | g | 1998-06-05 MKBF | |
| 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 | 1998-07 Tesco | 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 | Daniels Hammer | 5% | d | Wetherspoons 1999-09-21 | |
| Thwaites | Lancaster Bomber | 4.4% | b | Tesco 2006-10-18 | pleasant |
| Timmermans | Kriek Lambic | 5% | b | 1999-04 | wheat beer + cherry |
| Timmermans | Lambic - Cassis | 4% | b | Belgian | |
| Timothy Taylor | Landlord | 4.1% | b | 2007-12-11 Morrisons | good, though draught is better |
| Timothy Taylor | Landlord | 4.3% | g | 1997-07-02 MK Beer Fest | good |
| Titanic | Longitude | 4.4% | d | Wetherspoons 2004-04-14 | |
| Titanic | White Star | 4.8% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 1996-07-06 Tesco | 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 | Wetherspoons 2000-08-22 | |
| Tom Wood | Jolly Ploughman | 5.0% | b | 2001-03-29 Safeway 2000-08-22 | Highwood Brewery, Lincs |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 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 | 2002-03-30 Tesco | |
| 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 | 1998-04-26 Tesco | |
| Ushers | Summer Madness | 4.0% | g | MKBF 1999-06-10 | Trowbridge |
| Ushers | UPB (Ploughman's Bitter) | 2.8% | c | 1996-04 Shenley OL | bilgewater |
| Ushers | Winter Storm | 4% | d | Wetherspoons 2004-01-12 | interesting, but not exceptional |
| Vale Brewery Co | Grumpling | 4.6% | g | MKBF 2007-10-25 | |
| Vale Brewery Co | Halcyon Daze | 4.3% | b | 1998-07 Tesco | Haddenham, Bucks, bottled "Edgars" |
| Valerio | Premium Pilsner | 5% | b | 1999-12-25 mixpack | 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 | Wetherspoons 1999-07-20 | slightly off? |
| Ventner | White Spirit | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | JCB | 4.7% | d | Three Magpies, Sells Green 20030902 | |
| Wadworth | Henrys | ? | d | Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve 20030902 | |
| Wadworth | Somersault | ? | d | Canal Tavern, Bradford-on-Avon 2003-09-01 | |
| Wadworth | Old Timer | 5.5% | b | 1995-10 mix-pack | |
| Wards | Best Bitter | (medium) | d | Strafford Arms, ~Barnsley | |
| Warsteiner | Premium Verum | 4.8% | b | 1996-03 Grovehill offie | German |
| Worthington | 1744 | 4.4% | b | 2003-12-13 Tesco | Coors, Burton-on-Trent |
| Watkins, Thomas | OSB | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2002-01-13 | |
| Watney | Red Barrel | p | 1991-12-01 Clarion Somerset Hotel, Nashua, NH, USA | better than Miller Lite | |
| Wells | Bombardier Satanic Mills | 5.0% | b | 1998-12-31 Tesco | From the union of Charles Wells and Youngs, nothing to write home about |
| Wessex brewers, Old Brewery, Bradford on Avon | Rumpy Pumpy | 3.9% | b | 1998-12 | |
| 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 | ||
| Wickwar Brewing Co | Dogs Hair | 4.0% | b | 1999-01 | bhs Xmas pack |
| Wolf | Coyote | 4.3% | g | 1998-06-05 MKBF | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2002-09-22 | |
| Woodforde | Baldric | 5.6% | g | 1997-07-02 MK Beer Fest | interesting |
| Worthingon | Best Bitter | d | 1996-02 Fountain | ||
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2001-10-31 | ?ABV |
| Wychwood | Old Devil | 4.7% | b | Tesco 1997-08-09 | |
| Wychwood | Old Father Time Millennium Ale | 5.0% | b | 1999-04 Tesco | MCMXCIX-MM |
| Wychwood | Scarecrow | 4.5% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-10-09 | |
| Wychwood | She Devil | 4.7% | d | Wetherspoons 2001-10-18 | potboiler |
| Wychwood | Three Lions | 5% | b | 1998-06-02 Shenley Offie | World Cup marketing exercise |
| Wychwood | Whirligig | 4.1% | d | 2002-05-05 Wetherspoons | potboiler |
| Wye Valley | Bitter | 3.5% | g | 1997-07-02 MK Beer Fest | |
| 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 | Wetherspoons 2008-04-02 | dark porter style, good |
| York | Centurion | 5.0% | d | Wetherspoons 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 | 2003-08-22 Tesco | bc, light and bright |
| Youngs | Damselfly | 5.0% | b | 1998-07 Tesco | 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 | Wetherspoons 2003-05-21 | |
| Youngs | Lord's Beer | 4.0% | b | Tesco 2002-07-19 | undistinguished |
| Youngs | Golden Zest | 4.7% | b | 2006-08-13 | pleasant "Refreshing blonde beer" "Sunshine in a bottle" |
| Youngs | Ordinary Bitter | 3.7% | b | 2007-12-14 Tesco | 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 | 1996-10-11 Shenley Off | |
| Youngs | Ruby Star | 5.5% | b | 2006-12-24 tesco | bc, not bad |
| Youngs | Special | 4.3% | b | 1998-08-13 | |
| Youngs | Special | d | |||
| Youngs | Special London Ale | 6.4% | b | 1999-09-15 'millennium edition' | bc |
| Youngs | Winter Warmer | 5% | b | ||
| Youngs | Winter Warmer | 5% | d | 1995-12-14 Caldecotte Arms | |
| Zywiec | Zywiec Beer | 5.5% | b | Poland |
ABV: alcohol by volume (percent).
b: bottle; c: can; d: pump dispense; g: gravity dispense; p: pressure dispense.
bc: bottle conditioned.
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