4BEERS: W

WADWORTH

6X (4.3%): A copper coloured beer with a malty, fruity nose, and hop in the backgroun. There is a satisfying malty finish.
Bishop's Tipple (5.5%): A smooth, rich bitterness, underpinned by a spicy, citrus finish, from Saaz and Styrian Golding hops. The malt is pale Optic giving a biscuity flavour. A recreated classic, formerly brewed by the now defunct Gibbs Mew, of Salisbury.
Camrale (4%): A deep golden beer pale ale and Crystal malts, and Fuggles and Goldings hops. It was developed in associted with CAMRA as a special for the Autumn 2008 beer festival at J D Wetherspoon. (29-10-08)
Fairport Five (5%): A golden ale with citrus and gooseberry aromas and peppery bitterness, from Saaz and Stryian Goldings hops.
George and the Dragon (4.5%): A pale ale produced under the Manns brand to a receipe of the now defunct brewery, with a firey amber hue and crisp, tangy taste. The hops are WGV.
Henry's IPA (3.6%): Gentle malt and light hoppiness create this popular session bitter. The bitter aftertaste becomes biscuity.
Horizon (4%): A pale golden beer introduced in 2007 — something of a departure in terms of style for Wadworth. Light and easy drinking with a citrus hop aroma and crisp, tangy finish, delivered through Cascade, Fuggles and Styrian Goldings hops.
JCB (4.7%), Malt 'n' Hops (4.5%, September), Old Timer (5.8%, Winter)
Pusser's Spearfish (5%): Developed jointly with Pusser's Rum, there is a gentle rum aroma to the brew, with dark, unrefined cane sugar adding deep sweetness. It is hopped with Fuggles and Goldings.
Summersault (4%, Summer), Usher's Best Bitter (3.8%)

---

WALSH'S BAKEHOUSE

Bakehouse Bitter (3.8%), Bun in the Oven (3.8%), Fired Up (4.1%), Flying Top (4.4%), Old Gridlap (5%), Rock 'n' Roll (4.2%), Two Llocks (4%), Walsh's Warmer (5%)

---

WAPPING

Bitter (3.6%), Bow Sprit (3.6%), Summer Ale (4.2%), Stout (5%), Winter Ale (6.5%)

---

WARRIOR

Sitting Bull (5%): Mid-brown with an appley aroma, fruity taste and dry finish.

---

WARWICKSHIRE

Churchyard Bob (4.9%): A deep brown full flavoured bitter, with a grainy, chocolatey aroma and roast malt on the palate. There is a sweet, fruity finish with a hint of bitterness. (26-05-10)

---

WEAR VALLEY

4REGULAR BEERS
Amos Ale (4.2%), Auckland Glory (3.8%), Blue Gentian (4%), Eastgate (4.2%), Excalibur (4.5%), Hamsterley Dark Ale (4.2%), Mild-ly Grand (3.5%), Tindale Tipple (4%), Weardale Bitter (3.7%)

4SEASONAL BEERS
Auckland Ale (4.3%, September and October), Death by Chocolate (4.6%, January to March), Hamsterley Gold (5%, June to November), Wear Three Kings (4.5%, December), Wear Wolf (4.3%, October), Weardale Blonde (4%, April and May), Weardale Wheat (4.3%, June and July)

---

WEETWOOD

Ambush (4.8%), Best Bitter (3.8%), Cheshire Cat (4%), Eastgate Ale (4.2%), Oast House Gold (5%), Old Dog Premium Bitter (4.5%)

---

WELLS & YOUNGS

4REGULAR BEERS
Courage Best Bitter (4%): A standard session beer with good balance and a bitter aftertaste. The hops are Target.
Directors (4.8%): A full-bodied best bitter with sweet, malty notes balanced by a dry Target hop aroma and flavour.
Wells Bombardier (4.3%): A rich, copper coloured bitter with a smooth, light fruity undertone, leading to robust finish. Made with Challenger and Goldings hops.
Wells Eagle IPA (3.6%): A very drinkanle session beer with a dry-bitter finish, described by Roger Protz as having a "complex finish of bitter hops, nuts and citrus fruits".
Wells John Bull (4.1%), Wells Waggle Dance (4%)
Young's Bitter (3.7%): A refreshing session bitter with a fresh, fruity aroma, light, dry palate and a long bitter finish.
Young's Special (4.5%): Robust, with good malt but citrussy notes too. Dry finish. (DN)

4SEASONAL BEERS
Wells Banana Bread Beer (5.2%)
Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (4.7%): A full-flavoured summer beer Challenger hops balancing refreshing malt. (30-11-08)
Young's Kew Gold (4.8%), Young's Winter Warmer (5%)

4BOTTLED BEERS
Wells Banana Bread Beer (5.2%), Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (4.7%), Wells Bombardier Satanic Mills (5%), Wells Waggle Dance (5%)
Young's Bitter (4.5%): A refreshing session bitter with a fresh, fruity aroma, light, dry palate and a long bitter finish.
Young's Double Chocolate Stout (5.2%), Young's Kew Gold (4.8%), Young's Ram Rod (5%)
Young's Special London Ale (6.4%): A light, fruity, hoppy beer that belies its serious strength. Plenty of orange flavour balanced by some subtle malt. Ridiculously drinkable. (20-02-08)

4DISCONTINUED / UNKNOWN STATUS
John Young's Christmas Ale (4.3%)
Young's Champion Live Golden Beer (5%): Styrian hops, which I'm used to experiencing with Skinner's beers down here in Cornwall, give this bottle-conditioned beer its bite. A refreshing, citrussy, fruity beer with a bitter tang and a satisfying, subtle malt balance. (DN: 26-03-06)
Young's Christmas Pudding Ale (5.5%): Does what it say on the bottle pretty much, but there is an over-riding taste of what I eventually deduced was almond. (DN)
Young's Golden Zest (4.7%), Young's Kew Brew (5%), Young's Light Ale (3.2%), Young's Old Nick (7.2%), Young's St George's Ale (4.3%)

---

WELTONS

4REGULAR BEERS
Export Stout (4.7%), Horsham Bitter (3.8%), Horsham Old (4.6%)
Old Cocky (4.3%): A complex golden beer with a fruity aroma and initial fruitness on the palate that bitters out. Hops are Northdown and WGV.
Old Harry (5.2%), Pride 'n' Joy (2.8%)
Ray's Rauchbeer (4.5%): Based on a German style of smoked beer, this brew has hints of fruit on the palate, with a smokey finish. Brewed for the spring 2009 JD Wetherspoon festival.

---

WENSLEYDALE

4REGULAR BEERS
Black Dub Oat Stout (4.4%), Coverdale Gamekeeper (4.3%), Coverdale Poacher (5%), Foresters Bitter (3.7%), Lidstone's Rowley Mild (3.2%), Semer Water (4.1%)

4SEASONAL BEERS
Beaters' Winter Ale (8%)

4BOTTLED BEERS
Black Dub Oat Stout (4.4%), Coverdale Gamekeeper (4.3%), Coverdale Poacher (5%), Foresters Bitter (3.7%), Lidstone's Rowley Mild (3.2%), Semer Water (4.1%), Sheep Rustler's Nut Brown Ale (4.4%)

---

WENTWORTH

Best Bitter (4.3%), Black Zac (4.6%), Gryphon (5.1%), Gun Park Dark (3.4%), Needle's Eye (3.5%), Oatmeal Stout (4.8%), Rampant Gryphon (6.2%), Venture (3.6%), WPA (4%)

---

WESSEX

Imperial Russian Stoat (9%): Dark brown, with a sulphury nose, rich, sweet fruity taste and a bitter aftertaste.

---

WEST BERKSHIRE

Decadence (4.5%)
Dr Hexter's Healer (5%): A strong amber bitter with caramel from the malt and bittersweet hop balance.
Dr Hexter's Wedding Ale (4.1%), Full Circle (4.5%, or 5% bottled), Good Old Boy (4.%)
Maggs Magnificent Mild (3.8%): A good standard mild with plenty of bitterness. (DN)
Mr Chubb's Lunchtime Bitter (3.7%), Old Father Thames (3.4%), Skiff (3.6%), Spiced Porter (4.5%)

---

WESTERHAM

Black Eagle Special Pale Ale (3.8%), British Bulldog BB (4.3%), Finchcock's Original (3.5%), General Wolfe 1759 Maple Ale (4.3%)
God's Wallop Christmas Ale (4.3%): Pale brown, with a malty aroma and taste.
Grasshopper Kentish Beer (3.8%), India Pale Ale — 300th brew (4.8%), Little Scotney Best Bitter (4.3%), Little Scotney Green Hop Harvest Ale (4.3%), Little Scotney Pale Ale (4%), Puddledock Porter (4.3%), Sevenoaks Bitter 7X (4.8%), Summer Perle Golden Ale (3.8%), Westerham Special Bitter Ale 1965 (4.8-5%)

---

WHITE HORSE

Bitter (3.7%), Black Horse Porter (5%), Christmas Ale (4.8%)
Dragon Hill (4.1%): Maris Otter pale malt in this bottle-only beer, offering floral and citrus flavours. A malty and crisp beer with a floery aroma. (brewery notes: 14-05-09)
Epona (4.3%): A mid-brown beer, with biscuity malt complementing Fuggles and Goldings hops. It is named after the Roman goddess of the White Horse. (30-11-08)
Flibbertigibbet (4.3%)
Sarsen Stones (4.6%): A bit hit of flavour — fruity and quite dry with a bitter finish, and just a hint of chocolate and liquorice notes. (DN: 07-04-09)
Village Idiot (4.1%)
Volund's Hammer (5%): Created specially for the autumn 2009 JD Wetherspoon festival, this dark ruby red strong ale has rich caramel and biscuit flavours, with a good bitter finish. Challenger and Fuggles hops are used.
Wayland Smithy (4.4%): A copper-coloured beer with an initial hoppiness, from Bramling Cross and Cascade varieties, and a dry, biscuity taste leading to a fruity finish.

---

WICKWAR

Autumnale (4.6%): A ruby-red seasonal with Maris Otter and Malted barley balanced with Challenger and Fuggles hops. There is a long, dry finish.
BOB (4%): A light brown bitter with nice malt flavours balanced by Challenger and Fuggle hop bitterness which develops in the aftertaste. Oh, and BOB stands for Brand Oak Bitter, apparently.
Christmas Cracker (4.2%), Coopers (3.5%), Cotswold Way (4.2%), IKB (4.5%), Mr Perrett's Traditional Stout (5.9%)
Premium Spring Ale (3.8%): An amber gold beer with fruit flavour and a slightly sweet finish, thanks to Fuggles, Challenger and Cascade hops.
Rite Flanker (4.3%), Spring Ale (3.8%), Station Porter (6.1%), Sunny Daze (4.2%)

---

WILLIAMS BROTHERS

Red (4.5%): Rich ruby red in colour, quite malty, but with lively hops in the background offering some balance. Great for an autumn evening. (DN)

---

WINDIE GOAT

4REGULAR BEERS
Peden's Cove (3.5%), Priest's Wheel (4.3%)

4OCCASIONAL BEERS
Gutter Slab (5.5%), Sheep's Linne (4.5%)

4SEASONAL BEERS
The Dubh (4.6%), Windie Red Red Robin (4.6%)

---

WINDSOR CASTLE

1900 Original Bitter (4.5%), Abdication Ale (4.3%), Amber Moon (4.5%), Cold Turkey (4.4%), Elf's Revenge (4.6%), Gentle Ginger (4.4%), Green Man (4%), Harey Ale (4.6%), Hop Monster (4.3%), IPA (4.%), Jack's Ale (3.8%), Kimber Drop (4.1%), Mellow Yellow (4.3%), Mild (4%), Mud City Stout (4.7%, winter), No Angel (4.5%), One Stop Hop (3.7%), Seventh Heaven (4.7%), Sixth Sense (4.6%), Solar Bear (4.2%), Sprung (4.5%, spring), St George's Bitter (4.4%), Stumbling Badger (4.9%), Thin Ice (4.5%), Worcester Sorcerer (4.3%)

---

WIRKSWORTH

4REGULAR BEERS
Cruckbeam (3.9%), First Brew (4.2%), Sunbeam (4%), T'Owd Man (4.9%)

4OCCASIONAL BEERS
Festival Ale (4.3%), The Mercian (6%)

---

WIZARD

4REGULAR BEERS
Apprentice (3.6%), Black Magic (4%), Bullfrog (4.8%)
Druid's Fluid (5%): Pale, crystal and chocolate malts, wheat, and Challenger, Green Bullet and Northdown whole hops — a long list of ingredients for a complex, strong bitter.
Lundy Gold (4.1%), Old Combe (4.2%)
One for the Toad (4%): A light, golden beer with good hoppy flavour.
(DN: 14-02-08)
Sorcerer (4.3%), White Witch (4.5%)

4SEASONAL BEER
Bah Humbug (5.8%)

---

WOLD TOP

4REGULAR BEERS
Centenary Way Mild (3.5%), Falling Stone (4.2%), Mars Magic (4.6%)
Wold Gold (4.8%): Brewed from a selection of Maris Otter, Wheat and Cara malts, together with Goldings and Styrian hops, to produce a beer with a soft, fruity flavour and a hint of spice. (brewery notes: 17-01-08)
Wold Top Bitter (3.7%), Wolds Way (3.6%)

4OCCASIONAL BEERS
5 Wold Rings (5%), A4 Amber (4.4%), Big Sky Bitter (3.9%), Cracker Black (6%), Keeper's Light (4.5%), Voluptuous Vicky (4.1%)

---

WOLF

Granny Wouldn't Like It (4.8%): An award-winning, ar red, rich and fruity beer, hopped with Goldings. (26-05-10)
Woild Moild (4.8%): A rich and fruity traditional Norfolk mild. Good balance of malt with liquorice bitterness and lots of chocolate malt. Dark ruby-red mild with a long lasting finish. (brewerry notes)

---

WOOD'S

Anniversary Ale (5%), Bonfire Brew (5.4%), Christmas Cracker (6%), Craven Ale (3.8%), Get Knotted (4.7%)
Holy Cow (4.5%): A pale ale with generous quantities of American Cascade hops, giving plenty of citrus on the aroma and taste.
Hopping Mad (4.7%), Old Fireside (5.5%), Pot o' Gold (4.4%), Saturnalia (4.2%), Shropshire Lad (4.5%), Summer That (3.9%), Twist Grip (4.4%), Wheatear (4.5%), Wood's Quaff (3.7%), Wood's Parish (4%)
Wood's Special (4.2%): Wood Brewery's original brew, a bitter with pale crystal and chocolate malts balanced by Fuggles and Goldings hops.
Wood's Wonderful (4.8%, Woodcutter (4.2%)

---

WOODEN HAND

Cornish Mutiny (4.8%): A dark, rich beer with Crystal malt giving a slightly biscuity flavour. Fuggles and Styrian Godlinsg hops are used.
Black Pearl (4.5%): A big hit of chocolate on the aroma leads into a smooth chocolate taste, with some roast flavour coming through. The finish does bitter out a little. (DN: 13-10-08)
Pirate's Gold (4%): A golden bitter with a dry, fruity finish.

---

WOODFORDE'S

Admiral's Reserve (5%)
Dragon Hall Bitter (4.4%): Pale, Crsytal and Chocolate malts combine with roasted barley and Challenger and Savinjski Goldings hops to create a ruby beer with sweet fruit flavours.
Headcracker (7%), Mardler's Mild (3.5%)
Nelson's Revenge (4.5%): Wonderful hop aroma. Very bitter hop taste rounded off with Maris Otter barley, grown and malted in Norfolk. The hops definitely win the balance contest. A gingerish taste in the background. (DN)
Norfolk Nip (8%)
Norfolk Nog (4.6%): A smooth and rich award-winning old ale, with hints of chocolate, treacle and liquorish. Hops are Progress and Styrian. (30-11-08)
Sundew (4.1%): A light golden ale, with lager malt balanced well with floral Boadicea and Savinjskil Goldings hops.
Wherry (3.8%)

---

WOODLANDS

Gold Brew (5%), Lager Beer (4.1%), Midnight Stout (4.4%), Old Willow (4.1%), Woodlands Bitter (4.4%), Woodlands IPA (4.3%)

---

WYCHWOOD

BeeWyched: A golden, amber-coloured ale, combining powerful honey aromas, a crisp blend of citrus grapefruit flavours from the hops, and a subtle honey background. (Wychwood 27-02-07)
Black Wych (5%), Circle Master (4.7%)
Dirty Tackle (4%): A full-bodied, malty beer with a clean citrus aroma, featuring Crystal and Wheat malts with Challenger and Northdown hops. (25-01-08)
Dog's Bollocks (5.2%): Cara malt and malted wheat combine with Styrian Goldings hops to produce a golden coloured favourite with plenty of fruit in the taste.
England's Ale (4%), Festive Spirits (4.8%), Fiddlers Elbow (4.5%), Firecrest (6%), Goliath (4.2%)
Hobgoblin (4.5%): A warming red-to-dark ale for a stormy, autumnal night. Crystal malt helps gorgeous choclatiness come to the fore. The ABV was dropped from 5.2% to 4.5% in spring 2008 with the aim of making the beer more "sessionable". (DN)
Mad Hatter (4.2%): Cara and crystal malts give a red colour and biscuity flavour, while Fuggles, Goldings and Northdown give an intense hoppiness. A spring 2008 seasonal brew.
Osprey (6.5%)
Regal Lager (4%): A light and refreshing golden brew, made using lager malts and top fermented in the traditional lager style. A summer 2010 special.
Shires Bitter (3.7%)
Wychcraft (4.5%): A very pale blonde beer with a citrus aroma and subtle maltiness balanced by Fuggles, Styrian Goldings and Target hops.

---

WYE VALLEY

Butty Bach (4.5%) This award-winner is Wye Valley’s most popular beer. A burnished gold premium ale with a full bodied, smooth and satisfying flavour. There is plenty of citrus fruitiness. (brewery notes: 06-11-08)
Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (4.6%): Maris Otter pale, Crystal and chocolate malt, with roasted and flaked barley, balanced by a single hope, Northdown, to create a complex and satisfying stout. In its bottle conditioned form it was a silver medal winner in the 2007 Champion Beer of Britain contest.
Fallen Hero (3.8%): Brewed to highlight the work being done by ex-services mental welfare charity, Combat Stress. Brewed with Maris Otter pale and wheat malts and Opal hops, it is a straw coloured beer with a delicate grassy aroma and a dry finish. (brewery notes: 06-11-08)
Summer Stinger (4%): A seasonal for June 2009 made with stinging nettles gathered by Wye Valley staff. (31-05-09)

---

WYLAM

4SPECIALS
Emperor's Flame (4.2%): Produced to commemorate the illumination of Hadrian's Wall in March 2010, this a light, crisp, pale ale, is cold-filtered with a hint of elderflower in the nose and citrus and spice flavours on the palate.

---

WYRE PIDDLE

Polar Piddle (4.2%): A robustly hoppy Christmas special with citrus and spice notes contributing to a bittersweet taste.