Updated 19/Jul/2000
| 1
| Archers
| H R H
| 1
| 4.3%
| A Tribute to the Queen Mother, from Swindon
| Wiltshire
|
| 2
| Arkell's
| 3b
| 1
| 4.0%
| Swindon's finest
| Wiltshire
|
| 3
| Banks & Taylor
| Midsummer
| 1
| 3.5%
|
| Befordshire
|
| 4
| Barnsley
| Barnsley
| 1
| 3.8%
| eponymous!
| South Yorkshire
|
| 5
| Bateman
| Summer Swallow
| 1
| 3.9%
|
| Lincolnshire
|
| 6
| Beartown
| Wheat Bear
| 1
| 5.0%
|
| Cheshire
|
| 7
| Black Sheep
| Best Bitter
| 1
| 3.8%
| Rich flavoursome ale from Masham, brewed by the real Theakston
| North Yorkshire
|
| 8
| Black Sheep
| Riggwelter
| 1
| 5.9%
| Recipe for legless sheep...the new peculier
| North Yorkshire
|
| 9
| Black Sheep
| Yorkshire Square Ale
| 1
| 5.0%
| New ale from Paul Theakston's Masham Brewery
| North Yorkshire
|
| 10
| Brains
| Reverend James
| 1
| 4.5
| More tea vicar? Or perhaps another hit on the original James Williams IPA?
| South Glamorgan
|
| 11
| Brakspear
| Premium
| 1
| 4.1%
| Based on one of the classic ales of England, amber colour, hops and malt
| Oxfordshire
|
| 12
| Burtonwood
| Top Hat
| 1
| 4.8%
| Deceptively light, sweet, soft and slightly nutty flavour
| Cheshire
|
| 13
| Butts
| Jester
| 1
| 3.5%
| to be confirmed
| Berkshire
|
| 14
| Camerons
| Strongarm
| 1
| 4.0%
| Creamy headed northen bitter with distinctive ruby hue.
| Cleveland
|
| 15
| Cannon
| Cannon Pride
| 1
| 4.2%
| Resurected brew, using fuggles and cascade hops, dry aftertaste.
| Northamptonshire
|
| 16
| Clark's
| Golden Harvest
| 1
|
|
| West Yorkshire
|
| 17
| Dark Horse
| White Horse
| 1
| 4.6%
| White Horse on a Cloudy Day - Is it a beer, or is it a lager?
Neither - it is a totally organic product made with cereals and natural flavourings.
No finings are added to clarify the beer. The cloudiness is a suspension of cereal product, and certain
| Herfordshire
|
| 18
| Donnington
| Best Bitter
| 1
| 3.5%
| light, malty and delicious, from Hooky's only real rival
| Gloucestershire
|
| 19
| Donnington
| S B A
| 1
| 4.0%
| A malty bitter from Britain's most picturesque brewery
| Gloucestershire
|
| 20
| Donnington
| X X X
| 1
| 3.6%
| Rare and flavoursome mild from the most beautiful brewery in the world.
| Gloucestershire
|
| 21
| Elgood's
| Golden Newt
| 1
| 4.6
| Careful, you know what happened to the newt.... a fragrant beer almost orangey in flavour
| Cambridgeshire
|
| 22
| Federation
| Buchanan's Best
| 1
| 3.6%
| A rare and well balanced bitter brewed for the clubs up North.
| Tyne & Wear
|
| 23
| Frog Island
| Natterjack
| 1
| 4.8%
| Powerful and flavoursome ale from Northampton
| Northamptonshire
|
| 24
| Fuller's
| Summer Ale
| 1
| 3.9%
| Looks like lager, but doesn't taste like it, thank God. Not so malty as usual Fuller's
| London
|
| 25
| Gales
| Butser
| 1
| 3.4%
| Good session bitter, named after a hill! Fuggles and Goldings hops.
| Hampshire
|
| 26
| Goff's
| Jouster
| 1
| 4.0%
| Well balanced drinkable tawny ale
| Gloucestershire
|
| 27
| Hampshire
| Pride Of Romsey
| 1
| 5.0%
| Award winning strong ale.
| Hampshire
|
| 28
| Hampshire
| Pride Of Romsey #2
| 1
| 5.0%
| Two firkins of this fabulous beer on offer!
| Hampshire
|
| 29
| Hardys & Hansons
| Kimberley Classic
| 1
| 4.8%
| Strong & Fruity, proceed with caution.
| Nottinghamshire
|
| 30
| Harveys
| P A
| 1
| 3.5%
| Originally called SUSSEX BITTER, now Pale Ale. A wartime recipe
| East Sussex
|
| 31
| Harveys
| Sussex Best Bitter
| 1
| 4.0%
| one of my (Peter Millar) favourites, a beer to sip and savour
| East Sussex
|
| 32
| Hogs Back
| Summer This
| 1
| 4.2%
| Some of that..?
| Surrey
|
| 33
| Hook Norton
| 13 Days
| 1
| ???%
|
| Oxfordshire
|
| 34
| Hook Norton
| Best Bitter
| 1
| 3.4%
| The Best Bitter
| Oxfordshire
|
| 35
| Hook Norton
| Bitter # 2
| 1
|
|
| Oxfordshire
|
| 36
| Hook Norton
| Generation
| 1
| 4.0%
| Dry, tasty, addictive - latest beer in the range in honour of newest member of the family
| Oxfordshire
|
| 37
| Hook Norton
| Haymaker
| 1
| 5.0%
| flower, fruity and packs the punch its name promises
| Oxfordshire
|
| 38
| Hook Norton
| Haymaker # 2
| 1
|
|
| Oxfordshire
|
| 39
| Hook Norton
| Mild
| 1
| 3.0%
| like it used to be, dark, tasty, surprisingly excellent chilled summer drink
| Oxfordshire
|
| 40
| Hook Norton
| Old Hooky
| 1
| 4.6%
| subtly sweet old-fashioned autumnal ale
| Oxfordshire
|
| 41
| Hook Norton
| Steam
| 1
| 4.0%
| Brewed to comemorate the centenary of the steam engine at thhe brewery
| Oxfordshire
|
| 42
| Hook Norton
| Twelve Days
| 1
| 5.5%
| Dark Strong Sweet, Hooky's Xmas ale
| Oxfordshire
|
| 43
| Hoskins
| Stumped
| 1
| 3.9
| Like most of the English batting order. A lovely beer to quaff whilst waiting to bat.
| Leicestershire
|
| 44
| Oakhill
| Best Bitter
| 1
| 4.0%
| A light and flavoursome bitter from near Bath
| Avon
|
| 45
| Ridleys
| Rumpass
| 1
| 4.5%
| Well balanced and flavoursome
| Essex
|
| 46
| Robinson's
| Whistling Will
| 1
| 4.0
| The real pride of Manchester
| Cheshire
|
| 47
| Shepherd Neame
| Goldings
| 1
| 4.7%
| hoppy!
| Kent
|
| 48
| Shepherd Neame
| Spitfire
| 1
| 4.7%
| Born to commemorate battle of Britain, and may yet win it. Dry, distinctive...
| Kent
|
| 49
| Skinners
| Betty Stogs
| 1
| 4.0
| A pale mid-strength bitter with hoppy overtones.
| Cornwall
|
| 50
| Taylor
| Landlord
| 1
| 4.3%
| Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter.
| West Yorkshire
|
| 51
| Uley
| Old Spot Prize Ale
| 1
| 5.0%
| Fruity redish coloured ale, strong balaced aftertaste of hops and bitterness
| Gloucestershire
|
| 52
| Wells
| Bombardier
| 1
| 4.3%
| good, old-fashioned ale to chew on
| Bedfordshire
|
| 53
| West Berkshire
| Dr Hexters Wedding
| 1
| 4.2%
| Light coloured beer, produced for the wedding of the landlord of the Royal Oak at Wantage.
| Berkshire
|
| 54
| Wolf
| In Sheeps Clothing
| 1
| 3.7%
| Actually Wolf in Sheeps Clothing.... Mild beer, but not a traditional mild...
| Norfolk
|
| 55
| Wood
| Summer That
| 1
| 3.9%
| Some of this?
| Shropshire
|
| 56
| Wychwood
| Shires
| 1
| 3.7%
| Quality local session beer.
| Oxfordshire
|
| 57
| Wychwood
| Special
| 1
| 4.2%
| Fruity local brew. Good hops and malt in the aftertaste
| Oxfordshire
|
| 58
| Wye Valley
| Dorothy Goodbody
| 1
| 4.2%
| Actually Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Summertime Ale - a mouthful, and a splendid one too!
| Worcestershire
|
| 59
| Young's
| Special
| 1
| 4.6%
| Strong, full flavoured bitter. The name special is well deserved.
| London
|
| TOTAL | 59.00
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