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Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild

A strong dark ruby mild at 6% ABV brewed at the Beacon Hotel in Sedgley, West Midlands, revived in 1987 from a Victorian...

Classic Strong West Midlands Dark Mild

8.7 Great

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Bathams Best Bitter

A classic Black Country bitter from Batham's Brewery in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, a family-run brewery established i...

Classic Bitter Session West Midlands

8.4 Great

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Timothy Taylor Boltmaker

Timothy Taylor Boltmaker is a 4% classic Yorkshire bitter from the Keighley-based Knowle Spring Brewery, winner of CAMRA...

Award Winning Bitter Session Yorkshire

8.2 Great

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Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted

A blonde bitter from Harviestoun Brewery in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, that won CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain in 2003,...

Session Hoppy Scottish Golden Ale

8.1 Great

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Exmoor Gold

Exmoor Gold is a golden ale from Exmoor Ales in Somerset, launched in the 1980s and regarded as one of England's early p...

Session Somerset Pale Golden Ale

7.9 Good

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Rudgate Ruby Mild

Ruby-coloured mild from Rudgate Brewery in Tockwith, North Yorkshire, England, a recognised standout in the mild categor...

Mild Session Dark Yorkshire

7.8 Good

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Timothy Taylor Golden Best

Timothy Taylor Golden Best is a light mild ale from the Knowle Spring Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, brewed with P...

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 of Lewes, East Sussex, one of England's oldest fam...

Traditional Sussex Dark Old Ale

7.6 Good

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Caledonian Deuchars IPA

A Scottish IPA from Edinburgh's Caledonian Brewery that won CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain in 2002, becoming one of Scot...

Session Flagship Ipa Scottish

7.6 Good

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Oakham Inferno

Hop-forward golden ale from Oakham Ales in Peterborough, England, part of their acclaimed pale beer range built around e...

Session Hoppy Pale Ale Oakham

7.6 Good

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Highgate Dark Mild

Dark mild from Highgate Brewery in Walsall, West Midlands, England, one of the most celebrated examples of the Midlands...

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

Golden ale from Purple Moose Brewery in Porthmadog, North Wales, named after the Glaslyn River flowing through the nearb...

Welsh Session Golden Ale Purple Moose

6.7 Fair

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Donnington BB

Traditional best bitter from Donnington Brewery near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, one of England's oldest family-r...

Traditional Bitter Session Gloucestershire

6.5 Fair

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Purple Moose Cwrw Eryri

Session ale from Purple Moose Brewery in Porthmadog, North Wales; 'Cwrw Eryri' translates as Snowdonia Ale in Welsh, ref...

Bitter Welsh Session Purple Moose

6.4 Fair

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Joseph Holt Bitter

Traditional cask bitter from Joseph Holt Brewery, a family business founded in 1849 in Manchester, long noted for its co...

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 India Pale Ale from Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset, one of England's oldest family breweries, fou...

Traditional Session Ipa Dorset

5.9 Mediocre

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Sharp's Cornish Coaster

Sharp's Cornish Coaster is a light session bitter from Sharp's Brewery in Rock, Cornwall, one of the lower-alcohol offer...

Traditional Bitter Session Cornish

5.7 Mediocre