A selection of some of the guest beers seen in the SAWS area this year.( As reported via the CAMRA beer scoring system using WhatPub.) Hopefully it will give you a flavour of the pubs in which you may find these ‘rarer’ ales. If you have an interest in any particular beer or brewery, let us know via the comment box at the bottom of the page.
| Brewery | Beer | Venue Name | VenueTown | Visit Date |
| Arkell’s | Arkle Ale | Masonic Arms | Shrewsbury | 04/05/2016 |
| Backyard | Lionheart | Shrewsbury Hotel | Shrewsbury | 14/07/2016 |
| Big Hand | Pit Head Porter | Butchers Arms | Wern | 25/11/2016 |
| Black Brook | Breakfast | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 15/10/2016 |
| Blakemere | Old & Filthy | Cock & Greyhound | Whitchurch | 28/02/2016 |
| Brecon Brewing Ltd | Goal | Miners Arms | Priest Weston | 24/06/2016 |
| Castle Combe | Carols ’round the Cross | Abbey | Shrewsbury | 30/12/2016 |
| Chapel Brewery | Angels Share | Jack Mytton Inn | Hindford | 04/06/2016 |
| Chapel Brewery | Miracle | Shrewsbury Hotel | Shrewsbury | 08/11/2016 |
| Chapel Brewery | Silver Chalice | Montgomery’s Tower | Shrewsbury | 12/04/2016 |
| Cheshire Brewhouse | Hop Lab Amarillo Rye | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 30/07/2016 |
| Clark’s | Crafty Dribbler | Fox Inn | Oswestry | 26/06/2016 |
| Clun | Solar | Dog Hangs Well | Ludlow | 10/11/2016 |
| Coastal | Hercules | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 05/08/2016 |
| Conwy | Honey Porter | Last Inn | Hengoed | 25/11/2016 |
| Cottage | Tiger Moth | Plough Inn | Weston Rhyn | 26/05/2016 |
| Cwrw Iâl | Whipa Snapper | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 30/07/2016 |
| Derby | Tutti Frutti | Armoury | Shrewsbury | 05/07/2016 |
| Elland | Cyprium | Fox Inn | Oswestry | 28/04/2016 |
| Elland | Twisted Pearl | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 29/03/2016 |
| Erddig | Squires Best | Wilfred Owen | Oswestry | 27/02/2016 |
| Gorgeous Beer Co | Golden Bitter | Rose & Crown | Ludlow | 12/09/2016 |
| Holden’s | 101 Black Pale Ale | Dolphin | Shrewsbury | 05/03/2016 |
| Holden’s | Red By Night | Rose & Crown | Ludlow | 31/10/2016 |
| Ness Ales | Hoppyton Arp | Black Horse Inn | Maesbrook | 25/02/2016 |
| Isca | Dawlish Bittter | Bull in the Barne | Shrewsbury | 14/01/2016 |
| Jennings | Digadig | Red Barn | Shrewsbury | 13/11/2016 |
| Kelham Island | Coffee Porter | Rose & Crown | Ludlow | 29/09/2016 |
| Leatherbritches | Ginger Helmet | Abbey | Shrewsbury | 11/07/2016 |
| Liberation | Golden Mild | Masonic Arms | Shrewsbury | 14/10/2016 |
| Mallinson’s | Pacific Cascade | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 20/02/2016 |
| Muirhouse | Chocolate & Orange Mild | Dolphin | Shrewsbury | 07/05/2016 |
| North Yorkshire | Prior’s Ale | Rose & Crown | Ludlow | 24/10/2016 |
| New Brew | APA | Bricklayers (AF) | Shrewsbury | 29/12/2016 |
| New Brew | New India IPA | Bricklayers (AF) | Shrewsbury | 24/12/2016 |
| New Brew | New India IPA | White Hart | Ellesmere | 10/09/2016 |
| New Brew | Nova Gold | Bricklayers (AF) | Shrewsbury | 24/12/2016 |
| Pictish | Alchemists Gold | Three Fishes | Shrewsbury | 24/08/2016 |
| Pictish | Little Gem | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 23/04/2016 |
| Plassey | Cwrw Tudno | Wilfred Owen | Oswestry | 09/04/2016 |
| Plassey | Red Hop Poker | Black Bear | Whitchurch | 27/05/2016 |
| Plassey | Red Hop Poker | Dickin Arms | Loppington | 19/08/2016 |
| Plassey | Ruddy Rudolf | Sun Inn | Welshampton | 05/01/2016 |
| Robinsons | Robin Bitter | Olde Boote Inn | Whittington | 10/01/2016 |
| Rowton | 1966 | Prince Of Wales | Shrewsbury | 05/11/2016 |
| Rowton | Area 51 | Wheatsheaf (Frankwell) | Shrewsbury | 15/07/2016 |
| Rowton | Atlas | Fox & Hounds | Shawbury | 10/11/2016 |
| Rowton | High Pheasant | Fox & Hounds | Shawbury | 11/01/2016 |
| Rowton | Hookers Tackle | Tilley Raven | Tilley | 18/03/2016 |
| Rowton | Hookers Tackle | Fox & Hounds | Shawbury | 26/02/2016 |
| Rowton | Hookers Tackle | Dog Hangs Well | Ludlow | 17/03/2016 |
| Rowton | Mother Plucking Turkey | Prince of Wales | Shrewsbury | 24/12/2016 |
| Rowton | Rowton Galaxy | Silverton Hotel | Shrewsbury | 17/04/2016 |
| Rowton | Rowton Galaxy | Wheatsheaf | Whitchurch | 13/08/2016 |
| Rowton | Shropshire Star | White Hart | Ellesmere | 16/04/2016 |
| Rowton | Shropshire Star | Fox & Hounds | Shawbury | 26/09/2016 |
| Rowton | Space Walk | Cross Foxes | Shrewsbury | 30/03/2016 |
| Rowton | Star Light | Corbet Arms | Uffington | 03/07/2016 |
| Rowton | Star Light | Stiperstones Inn | Stiperstones | 05/07/2016 |
| Rowton | Star Light | Green Dragon | Little Stretton | 12/08/2016 |
| Rowton | Star Light | Old Three Pigeons | Nesscliffe | 25/02/2016 |
| Salopian | Minds Eye | Three Fishes | Shrewsbury | 31/12/2016 |
| Salopian | Orbital | Three Fishes | Shrewsbury | 30/12/2016 |
| Six Bells | Back To Basics | Nag’s Head | Pontesbury | 11/04/2016 |
| Six Bells | Detox | Fox & Hounds | Shawbury | 15/01/2016 |
| Six Bells | Revive | Admiral Benbow | Shrewsbury | 31/05/2016 |
| Six Bells | ZB | Prince Of Wales | Shrewsbury | 28/05/2016 |
| Slater’s | Ultra | Montgomery’s Tower | Shrewsbury | 01/12/2016 |
| Stonehouse | Polar Express Witbeer | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 28/10/2016 |
| Stonehouse | Ballast Porter | Griffin | Oswestry | 22/12/2016 |
| Stonehouse | Ballast Porter | Vaults | Shrewsbury | 24/12/2016 |
| Swan Brewery | Cygneture Ale | Green Dragon | Little Stretton | 16/08/2016 |
| Swan Brewery | Cygneture Ale | Charlton Arms | Ludlow | 04/06/2016 |
| Swan Brewery | Gold | Crown & Anchor Vaults | Bishop’s Castle | 09/07/2016 |
| Target Brewery | David Hopperfield | Dog Hangs Well | Ludlow | 30/07/2016 |
| Target Brewery | Haughmond Hop | Prince Of Wales | Shrewsbury | 13/08/2016 |
| Target Brewery | Wrekin Giant | Prince Of Wales | Shrewsbury | 03/09/2016 |
| Three Tuns | Faust Banana | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 17/07/2016 |
| Thwaites | Mr John | Red Lion | Ellesmere | 29/06/2016 |
| Waen | Lemon Drizzle | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 16/07/2016 |
| Waen | Pamplemousse | Bailey Head | Oswestry | 16/07/2016 |
| Wentworth | Brewer’s Blonde | Crown Inn | Newcastle-on-Clun | 02/04/2016 |
| Wentworth | Flip Flop | Coach & Horses | Shrewsbury | 15/06/2016 |
| Wentworth | Hop & Glory | Crown Inn | Newcastle-on-Clun | 02/04/2016 |
| White Rose | Hopping Mad | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 16/07/2016 |
| White Rose | Ice Maiden | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 14/01/2016 |
| White Rose | Yorkshire Rose | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 20/04/2016 |
| White Rose | Ziggy Gecko and the beers from Mars | Woodman | Shrewsbury | 28/01/2016 |
| Wood | Rebbling | Navigation Inn | Maesbury Marsh | 27/11/2016 |
| Wood | Rebbling | Abbey | Shrewsbury | 05/12/2016 |
| Wood | Rebbling | Prince of Wales | Shrewsbury | 07/12/2016 |
| Wood | Jonnack | Dog Hangs Well | Ludlow | 24/09/2016 |
NOTE:
The local Brewery taps are not included in this list, they are always likely to have their rarer beers on offer. Such pubs include:
Battlefield – Battlefield Brewery Shop (Shrewsbury)
Clun – White Horse (Clun)
Ludlow – Railway Shed (Ludlow)
Ness Ales – Old Three Pigeons (Nesscliffe)
Offa’s Dyke – Barley Mow (Trefonen) & Olde Vaults (Oswestry)
Salopian – Salopian Brewery Shop (Hadnall)
Six Bells – Six Bells (Bishop’s Castle)
Stonehouse – Stonehouse Brewery Shop (Weston, Oswestry)
The Shropshire Brewer – Red Lion (Longden Common)
Three Tuns – Three Tuns (Bishop’s Castle)
Wood – Plough Inn (Wistanstow)
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