Ian Wright: It's just so fundamentally depressing isn't it. I'm beyond annoyance and into the grieving phase I think.
4.2% ABV
N/A IBU
38 Ratings
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery.
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Simon Hall is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
03/02/1983. PLOUGH, WISTANSTOW, Shropshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Nick B is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
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Howard Benjamin is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
Purchased at Three Counties Showground
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Paul Barnett is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
Supprisingly fruity for a bitter, but very nice
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Martin Waldron is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at Ludlow Castle
Richard Jarvis is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
Anniversary brew. Not my go to style but flavourful and a great bitter
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Andrew Cracknell is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at The Quarry
Purchased at the Wood’s Beer Tent, Shrewsbury Food Festival.
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Steve P is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at Untappd at Home
Nice treacle overtones. And the label says it all.
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Ian Grafton is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
Lovely.....thick sweet viscous mouthful and a subtle but persistent bitter finish...yum
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Ian Wright is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at Untappd at Home
Bland with a rather unappealing aftertaste
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Gareth Edwards is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at Untappd at Home
Purchased at Woodfield Stores
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Jonnie Ashley is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
no idea how the original tasted back in 1980 but lovely this time round
Purchased at Woodfield Stores
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Mat Hocking is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd
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An apt first beer of Brexit Britain. A re-release of Wood's first beer from 1980! Welcome to 2021 in Shropshire.
Purchased at Woodfield Stores
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Mat Hocking: You just have to deal with it. The public deception and fear mongering tipped it. And even then it divided the country down the middle
Ian Wright: I think you are absolutely right Mat.
Mat Hocking: I'd say a tad below standard really.
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Purchased at The Wood Brewery
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Dick P is drinking a Special Bitter by Wood Brewery Ltd at Untappd at Home
Special sounds better than slightly below par.
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Ian Wright: 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣I must drink mine soon!
Jake Perks: I was looking for the Facebook "haha" reaction
A bit LCi - 26 February 2010. Me and Dave in Donny. Simon gone. Note says a very good, smooth, toffee bitter.