The Robert Pocock (Wetherspoon)
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Photographs of pub sign and frontage are © Copyright David Anstiss and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
Visits Details
23 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit after the Compass had closed.
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Can Kent Brewery do no wrong |
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - Single Hop Minstrel | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | |
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | Deceptive brewing provenance as clip still says Leicestershire despite being brewed in Stockport |
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Ringwood - Fortyniner | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
24 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Last pub in a Gravesend crawl, late evening until last train.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top | 3.60 | | Beautifully rounded |
Whitstable - Kent Coast Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.90 | | |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Bitter | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Wychwood - Drophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | Wychwood never a good bet I find |
Banks's - Park Life | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
15 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief late night visit, clock watching for a last train.
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner | 4.00 | | A snip at £1.99pp |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire Gold (or Spitfire Golden Ale) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
02 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit, soon followed in by several other Compass Alehouse refugees.
Hambleton - Stallion Amber | 4.20 | | |
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
19 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
After The Compass alehouse had closed, visit until late.
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner | 4.00 | Not Tried | Popular tonight cos of Gravesend's close association with Truman's of old perhaps? |
Whitstable - Renaissance | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Freewheel | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
12 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | | |
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Freewheel | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
05 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit after The Compass Alehouse had closed.
Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | A real hop smack from American varieties |
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dirty Dozen | 4.20 | | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Otter - Head | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
08 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit after The Compass Alehouse had closed. A rarely poor range on here tonight.
Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | | Not up to much |
Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | | Ugh, nastily undrinkable. Clear as a bell but a totally tainted taste. Swapped with good grace and taken off sale |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire Gold (or Spitfire Golden Ale) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
14 Jan 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening late visit.
Goddards - Duck's Folly | 5.20 | | |
Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | 4.40 | | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | Returned the pint which was swapped without question but left on sale. Horrible burnt sugar taste. Others after me found it drinkable apparently |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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