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Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild

Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild is a traditional English ale originally formulated in the Victorian era and revived for mode...

Classic Strong West Midlands Dark Mild

8.7 Great

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Bathams Best Bitter

Bathams Best Bitter is a traditional English ale produced by Batham's Brewery, a family-operated establishment located i...

Classic Bitter Session West Midlands

8.4 Great

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Timothy Taylor Boltmaker

Timothy Taylor Boltmaker is a classic Yorkshire bitter brewed by Timothy Taylor's at the Knowle Spring Brewery in Keighl...

Award Winning Bitter Session Yorkshire

8.2 Great

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Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted

Bitter & Twisted is a golden blonde bitter produced by Harviestoun Brewery in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Brewed using w...

Session Hoppy Scottish Golden Ale

8.1 Great

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Exmoor Gold

Exmoor Gold is a golden ale produced by Exmoor Ales in Somerset, England. First brewed in the 1980s, it is commonly iden...

Session Somerset Pale Golden Ale

7.9 Good

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Rudgate Ruby Mild

Rudgate Ruby Mild is a ruby-colored dark ale produced by the Rudgate Brewery, located in Tockwith, North Yorkshire, Engl...

Mild Session Dark Yorkshire

7.8 Good

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Timothy Taylor Golden Best

Timothy Taylor Golden Best is a light, golden-colored mild ale produced by the Timothy Taylor brewery in Keighley, West...

Mild Session Yorkshire Golden

7.6 Good

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Harvey's Old Ale

Harvey's Old Ale is a seasonal strong dark ale brewed by Harvey & Son, a family-owned brewery located in Lewes, East Sus...

Traditional Sussex Dark Old Ale

7.6 Good

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Caledonian Deuchars IPA

Caledonian Deuchars IPA is a Scottish India Pale Ale brewed by the Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh. The beer gained sign...

Session Flagship Ipa Scottish

7.6 Good

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Oakham Inferno

Oakham Inferno is a golden ale produced by Oakham Ales, a brewery located in Peterborough, England. The beverage is part...

Session Hoppy Pale Ale Oakham

7.6 Good

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Highgate Dark Mild

Highgate Dark Mild is a traditional English ale brewed by the Highgate Brewery in Walsall, West Midlands. As a classic r...

Mild Traditional Dark West Midlands

7.6 Good

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Brains SA

Premium bitter from S.A. Brain & Co. of Cardiff, Wales, nicknamed 'Skull Attack' or 'Special Ale,' and a flagship produc...

Classic Welsh Cardiff Brains

7.1 Good

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Purple Moose Glaslyn Ale

Purple Moose Glaslyn Ale is a golden ale produced by Purple Moose Brewery in Porthmadog, North Wales. The beer takes its...

Welsh Session Golden Ale Purple Moose

6.7 Fair

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Donnington BB

Donnington BB is a best bitter brewed by Donnington Brewery near Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire, England. The name...

Traditional Bitter Session Gloucestershire

6.5 Fair

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Purple Moose Cwrw Eryri

Purple Moose Cwrw Eryri is a session ale from Purple Moose Brewery in Porthmadog, North Wales. The Welsh name Cwrw Eryri...

Bitter Welsh Session Purple Moose

6.4 Fair

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Joseph Holt Bitter

Joseph Holt Bitter is a traditional cask bitter brewed by Joseph Holt Brewery, the Manchester family brewery founded in...

Traditional Bitter Session Manchester

6.3 Fair

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Rhymney Bitter

Session bitter from Rhymney Brewery in South Wales, reviving a brewing tradition associated with the historic Rhymney Va...

Bitter Welsh Session Rhymney

6.1 Fair

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Brains Bitter

Session bitter from S.A. Brain & Co., Cardiff's brewery founded in 1882, serving as the company's standard everyday drau...

Traditional Bitter Welsh Session

6.0 Fair

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Palmers IPA

Palmers IPA is an English India Pale Ale brewed by Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset. The brewery traces its history t...

Traditional Session Ipa Dorset

5.9 Mediocre

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Sharp's Cornish Coaster

Sharp's Cornish Coaster is a beer produced by Sharp's Brewery in Rock, Cornwall. It is described as a light session bitt...

Traditional Bitter Session Cornish

5.7 Mediocre