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Ye Olde Thirsty Pig (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version)Exceptional1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver TopExcellent1
Rockin Robin - Blizzard of OzExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Strangely BrownExcellent1
Kent - PorterExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle ShedExcellent1
Mad Cat - EKG Green Hop Rye PAExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's AleExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Red SailsExcellent1
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter WarmerExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Al Murray, The Pub Landlord's Beautiful British BeerGood1
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale AleGood1
Mad Cat - Crispin AleAcceptable1
Pig & Porter - Purest GreenNot Tried0
Kent - PaleNot Tried0
Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version)Not Tried0
Kent - CobnutNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Not Tried0
Musket - Flintlock Best BitterNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopNot Tried0
Kent - EnigmaNot Tried0
Tonbridge - TraditionalNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Your Country Needs You To Paws For Thought Brown AleNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Goldings AleNot Tried0
Musket - TriggerNot Tried0
Goacher's - Gold StarNot Tried0
Rockin Robin - Reckless RobinNot Tried0
Picture 1. Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent
Picture 2. Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

05 Sep 2015 (Tobes)
7.30pm Popped in for a quick half whilst waiting for a friend.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed4.50Excellent
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50Not Tried
Rockin Robin - Reckless Robin4.50Not Tried
15 Aug 2015 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50Excellent
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Al Murray, The Pub Landlord's Beautiful British Beer4.00Good
Shepherd Neame - Goldings Ale4.10Not Tried
Musket - Trigger3.60Not Tried
11 Jul 2015 (Tobes)
2nd historic pub stop. Four local ales on offer, always a good level of trade.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale4.30Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Red Sails3.90ExcellentVery surprised, nice ale from sheps! Not seen it before so thought I try it glad I did.
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Not Tried
Mad Cat - Your Country Needs You To Paws For Thought Brown Ale4.50Not Tried
04 Jul 2015 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Crispin Ale4.00AcceptableNot great, struggle to finish my half
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Not Tried
Kent - Enigma5.50Not Tried
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
03 Apr 2015 (Dosser)
Huge crowd in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale4.80GoodNot my sort of beer.
31 Mar 2015 (oz11)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz4.50Excellent
Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version)4.50Not Tried
09 Jan 2015 (Dosser)
Crawl continues
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer5.50Excellent
22 Nov 2014 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version)4.50Exceptional
Kent - Cobnut4.10Not Tried
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20Not Tried
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
18 Oct 2014 (Tobes)
Busy, good crowd, good beer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Porter5.50Excellent
Mad Cat - EKG Green Hop Rye PA4.00Excellent
Kent - Pale4.00Not Tried
Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version)5.00Not Tried
30 Sep 2014 (oz11)
Evening visit for the monthly Maidstone Homebrewers Club meeting.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown4.40Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Purest Green4.50Not Tried

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About the Ye Olde Thirsty Pig

The pub sign. Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional7
Excellent60
Good42
Acceptable9
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6LP.

15th century building in Knightrider Street, but has only been a wine bar, then pub in recent years. The upstairs bar is ideal for those who want to escape from fruit machines, etc. CAMRA discount for card carrying members.

We have visited this pub 71 times, seen 142 different beers and tried 90 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME15 6LP