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August 2010

Can anyone find a more pathetic branding of a beer as "IPA"?

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 19:27 — DM
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Harveys India Pale Ale is 3.2% alcohol and has very, very little hop character.   There is a caramel - malt flavour but not much e

Hartley's in Goring

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 11:22 — Mark_the_brewer
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Type of review: 
specialist outlet

Reasonable variety of beers, a few ciders and many wines.

rating: 
7

Organic Lager

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 11:06 — Mark_the_brewer
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beer
Brewery: 

Riedenburger

Tastes like an insufficiently matured lager.  Very few good flavours.  Bitter, but almost no hop fragrance.  (In fact, very little smell at all).  No malt at all.

Reviewers rating: 
4

The Riccarton Arms, Currie, near Edinburgh

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 22:23 — DM
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Type of review: 
pub

I found this pub in the Good Beer Guide as I was looking for food whilst working & staying nearby.   I went in on a Monday night & they had one real ale on - the ubiquitous

rating: 
4

The Bridge Inn, Ratho near Edinburgh

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 21:54 — DM
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Type of review: 
pub

£3.80 a pint!   I found the pub in the Good Beer Guide & the pint of Trade Winds from

rating: 
3

The Commercial, Dunfermline

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 21:25 — DM
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Type of review: 
pub

A traditional pub with traditional pub food, very reasonably

rating: 
8

The Black Horse, Bridgnorth

Fri, 06/08/2010 - 22:19 — DM
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Type of review: 
pub

Tired of budget hotels, I searched through the Good Beer Gu

rating: 
9

Hop & Stagger, Bridgnorth

Wed, 04/08/2010 - 21:46 — DM
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Type of review: 
specialist outlet

On a wander around Bridgnorth Castle ruins I found a small off license next to a pub - The White Lion on West Castl

rating: 
9