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Wetherspoon Watch This page let's real ale drinkers know what ales are on in Spoons and how they taste. A guide to scores:
5. Average
6. Showing signs of promise
7. Perfect

Nice - Must have 1 more pint
8. Really nice - Must have 2 more pints
9. Near perfect
10.

Wolf. Black Wolf6½/10Lured to this slightly out of the way Spoons for this supposed blackcurrant flavoured Wolf beer.A ...
23/07/2026

Wolf. Black Wolf
6½/10

Lured to this slightly out of the way Spoons for this supposed blackcurrant flavoured Wolf beer.
A tenfold improvement on the Norwich Wolf beers.
Fresh on, but blackcurrrant heavily disguised.
Potentially sessionable...

Paul

Jurassic Durdle Door 5% abvDelightfull ale, smooth. Hints of caramel and marmalade Rarely see Jurassic Ales here.Their w...
22/07/2026

Jurassic Durdle Door 5% abv

Delightfull ale, smooth. Hints of caramel and marmalade
Rarely see Jurassic Ales here.
Their website says it Rarely leaves Dorset, and even gives tips on how you travel there wherever you are in hhe UK,
Then another page gives a hint as to where you may find it locally, though this Wetherspoon isn't one of the places.
Not showing on the app, but delighted it turned up

7.5/10

Martin

20/07/2026

After having slagged off the Bell Hotel here in Norwich and informing the shift manager that one of her ales was akin to malt vinegar, I find myself back at the Queen of Iceini Spoons by the river, where my beloved Spoons has redeemed themselves.🤨

After an afternoon of trying to find some CAMRA Good Beer Guide pubs that were actually open on a Monday, and having found some, I'm so pleased to be back in Wetherspoons.

Norfolk is similar to the Isle of Wight.😯
All non-Spoon pubs seem to want to dispense their cask ales from short spouts with no sparklers.
Net result?
Flat and lifeless ale.
That follows a trend which has been my misfortune of experiencing here in Alan Partridge country!

Just to get back to the Queen of Iceini Spoons in Norwich...
Norfolk is neighbouring Suffolk where I think Abbot is brewed.
Abbot has a distinct smell and taste when it's fresh and I've certainly relived that pleasant experience here.
This pint of Abbot outperforming all those CAMRA Good Beer Guide pubs that just can't (or don't want to🤔) seem to serve a pint of real ale with a nice creamy head.😒

Paul

Mauldons. Mole Trap2/10Wolf in Sheep's Clothing3/10Wolf Sirius Dog Star4/10All ales lifeless and in very poor condition...
20/07/2026

Mauldons. Mole Trap
2/10
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
3/10
Wolf Sirius Dog Star
4/10

All ales lifeless and in very poor condition.
The quasimodo style statue in the pub is either trying to ring a bell or trying to flee from the really p**s poor beer.🤨

Paul

Wolf Lavender Honey5/10Way way way over hoppy.Can't even detect a taste of any honey.A mere hint of honey through the n...
20/07/2026

Wolf Lavender Honey
5/10

Way way way over hoppy.
Can't even detect a taste of any honey.
A mere hint of honey through the nose.😏
Disappointing start to my Norwich crawl.😒

Paul

Globe Hotel. King's LynnBishop Nick. Divine8/10Gave this fine ale a 9/10, 5 years ago in Kilmarnock Spoons.This offeri...
19/07/2026

Globe Hotel. King's Lynn

Bishop Nick. Divine
8/10

Gave this fine ale a 9/10, 5 years ago in Kilmarnock Spoons.
This offering not quite as spectacular but still thoroughly enjoyable.
80% of a pint, I know...
Just a faint hint of toffee and caramel.

Paul

Doncaster - The other Spoons!Mr Grundy's. 19145½/10The other interesting ale that I'd never seen before.Another flat a...
18/07/2026

Doncaster - The other Spoons!

Mr Grundy's. 1914
5½/10

The other interesting ale that I'd never seen before.
Another flat and insipid offering with hints of chocolate and blackcurrant.
This will have more to do with this Spoons' dispense method, where they've clearly vented most of the life out of the barrel.🤔

As an aside, a relative I'm travelling with gives this beer 1½/10.😯

I hope things pick up in Norfolk.😌

Paul

The Gate House. DoncasterKeltek. Pilot Gig5/10A go to beer that I went to go and have a pint of!It looked really nice ...
18/07/2026

The Gate House. Doncaster

Keltek. Pilot Gig
5/10
A go to beer that I went to go and have a pint of!
It looked really nice to begin with but then went very flat very quickly.
Never sure if that's because of the beer or detergent in the glass...

Paul

Angel Inn - Wetherby Bradfield World Cup Ale7/10Blonde but not overly hoppy.Sessionable if you're of the mind that Old...
18/07/2026

Angel Inn - Wetherby

Bradfield World Cup Ale
7/10

Blonde but not overly hoppy.
Sessionable if you're of the mind that Old P and Plum Porter are not summer beers.🤔😯

En route to Great Yarmoth via a stop over tonight in Doncaster, so there could be more reviews from deepest darkest Norfolk, dependant on finding new, exciting, regional ales.🤔🧐

Paul

14/07/2026

Having tasted all the Scottish festival ales that took my fancy, I may drift round to the Counting House now for a can of Fierce Iron Brew!
It IS one of the festival cans on the festival leaflet.
At least then, I'm positioned for my bus home.🧐

Paul.

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