As I prepare to head home for the first time since 2007, I was reminded of the three week beer odyssey that my last trip was in the summer of 2007. Amongst many great moments, pub visits and time spent with friends, I made a careful list of all of the beers that I sampled & made notes on during the visit.
Here’s the full list from just over 4 years ago.
| 6X | Wadworths |
| Abbott Ale | Greene King |
| Admiral’s Ale | St. Austell Brewery |
| Adnams Bitter | Adnams |
| Adnams Bitter | Adnams |
| Adnams Regatta | Adnams |
| Artois Bock | Stella Artois |
| Ashes Ale | Marstons |
| Atlantic IPA | Sharp’s |
| Back Beach | Red Rock |
| Badger | Badger |
| Battle of Britain/300 | The Chiltern Brewery |
| Beechwood Bitter | The Chiltern Brewery |
| Bellhaven Best | Bellhaven/Greene King |
| Best Bitter | St. Peters |
| Betty Stogs | Skinners |
| Bombadier | Wells |
| Brahma | Brahma |
| Brew Town 5% | Cotleigh |
| Bulmers Cider | Bulmers |
| Burton Bitter | Marstons |
| Chalky’s Bite | Sharps |
| Circle Master | Wychwood |
| Clouded Yellow | St. Austell Brewery |
| Cornish Coaster | Sharps |
| Cornish Cream | St. Austell Brewery |
| Cotleigh 25 | Cotleigh |
| Cotleigh Golden Seahawk | Cotleigh |
| Country Bumpkin | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Cumberland | Jennings |
| Dark Star | Dark Star |
| Dartmoor | St. Austell Brewery |
| Devon Glory | Exe Valley |
| Discovery | Fullers |
| Doom Bar | Sharps |
| Double Drop | Marstons |
| Duchy Summer Ale | Duchy |
| Exmoor Ale | Exmoor Ales |
| First Gold | Badger |
| Flowers Best | Flowers |
| Flowers IPA | Flowers |
| Free Beer | St. Austell Brewery |
| Gilt Complex | Surrey Hills |
| Golden Ale | St. Peters |
| Golden Fleece | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Golden Pig | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Goodwill | O’Hanlons |
| Grapefruit Ale | St. Peters |
| Greene King IPA | Greene King |
| HBB | Hog’s Back Brewery |
| Hiiden Pint | Hidden |
| HMS Montague | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Hoegaarden Grand Cru | Hoegaarden |
| HSD | St. Austell Brewery |
| Innis & Gunn Cask Strength | Bellhaven/Greene King |
| Jail Ale | Princetown |
| John Hampden’s Ale | The Chiltern brewery |
| Kingfisher | United |
| Leffe Tripel | Hoegaarden |
| Lord Lieutenant’s Ale | The Chiltern Brewery |
| Malsters Ale | Teignworthy |
| Old Appledore | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Old Brewery Pale Ale | Sam Smith’s |
| Old Empire | Marstons |
| Old Moggie | Teignworthy |
| Old Speckled Hen | Moorland/Greene King |
| Organic Ale | St. Peters |
| Organic Cherry Fruit beer | Sam Smiths |
| Pedigree | Marstons |
| Peroni Gran Reserva | Peroni |
| Pot Wallop | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Proper Job | St. Austell Brewery |
| Ruby Red Ale | St. Peters |
| Ruddles County | Ruddles/Greene King |
| Ruddles Rhubarb | Ruddles/Greene King |
| Sharps Eden | Sharps |
| Sharps Own | Sharps |
| Shepards Ruin | The Big Sheep/County Life/Lundy |
| Ships Sail Ale (The Ship) | Greene King? |
| Single Malt | Marstons |
| Sneck Lifter | Jennings |
| Spring Tide | Teignworthy |
| Summer Solstice | Wells |
| Tanglefoot | Badger |
| TEA | Hog’s Back Brewery |
| Thoroughbred | Thwaites |
| Timothy Taylor Landlord | Timothy Taylor |
| Tinners | St. Austell Brewery |
| Tribute | St. Austell Brewery |
| Well House Ale (Otter Ale) | Otter |
| Weymouth Steam Bitter | Weymouth |
| Whitbread Best | Whitbread |
| Wizard’s Apprentice | Ilfracombe Wizard Ales |
| Worthington White Shield | Coors! |
| Yellow Hammer | O’Hanlons |
| Youngs Bitter | Youngs |
| Youngs Champion Ale | Youngs |
| Youngs IPA | Youngs |
| Youngs Special | Youngs |
Looking back at my notes there were many stand outs for me, but Old Moggie, St. Peter’s Grapefruit, and the Cotleigh beers were amongst the very best. This time I am planning on only being in the UK for about one-third of the time, so it may be difficult to top this list but this will be solo visit, so maybe I can!
Positively stunning!
You liked this beer? Man goes to show ya tastes are subjective.
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I really like St Peter’s beer but not that one so much. Of course it was in 2005.
I date my notebook, when, where, how and who, and a brief review if I feel it is a noteworthy beer. There were 2 weeks in 2005, 10 days in 2007 when I tasted many beers; you can do that with the good beer guide, I find. My bibles are the England (UK), Belgium and Germany, with Lambic land thrown in for good measure.
Nice list, liked most of those….