Years Back – England part 2

• Abbey Ales Chorister
• Ansell’s Mild – Dark mild.
• Archers Best – Creamy and bland.
• Archer’s Ghost Train – Black mild.
• Badger Tanglefoot
• Badger Festive Feasant. ESB 4.5%.
• Bartrams Captain’s Stout – 4.0%.
• Draught Bass
• Beowulf Finn’s Hall Porter. Quite a smokey accent. 4.7%
• Blackdown Ditch Water – Made special for the Canal Inn in Wrantage.
• Black Sheep Special Ale – Last pint in cask. Was fruity and old. Barman resisted my suggestion that it was bad. Won’t be back there.
• Brakespear Bitter.
• Branscome Vale Branoc
• Burton Bridge Thomas Sykes – Barley wine. Alcoholic and sharp. Not matured. Still, it went down quickly. 10.0%
• Butcombe Bitter – Quite bitter.
• Butcombe Double Header – Was off and immediately replaced by another beer.
• Caledonian Santa’s Little Helper – Almost black. Malty start with balanced finish.
• Cotleigh Barn Owl – “Premium ale”. Caramel. Good balance to the

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