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The Robert Pocock (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kent - CobnutExcellent1
Kent - ProhibitionExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer TopExcellent1
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dirty DozenExcellent1
Hambleton - Stallion AmberGood1
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - RunnerGood1
Goddards - Duck's FollyGood1
Whitstable - Kent Coast Hoppy Pale AleGood1
Theakston - Old PeculierGood1
Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark MatterGood1
Kent - Black GoldGood1
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Good1
Whitstable - Pearl of KentGood1
Brains - The Rev James OriginalAcceptable1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopPoor1
Marston's - PedigreeUndrinkable1
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please)Not Tried0
Westerham - Single Hop MinstrelNot Tried0
Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%)Not Tried0
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter AleNot Tried0
Adnams - FreewheelNot Tried0
Whitstable - RenaissanceNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Bishops FingerNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - SunchaserNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - ZephyrNot Tried0
Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPANot Tried0
Moorhouse's - Pride of PendleNot Tried0
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - Sixpoint Make It RainNot Tried0
Wychwood - DropheadNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Banks's - Park LifeNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire Gold (or Spitfire Golden Ale)Not Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - TigerNot Tried0
Otter - HeadNot Tried0
Ringwood - FortyninerNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopNot Tried0
Sharp's - Atlantic Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Robert Pocock, Gravesend, Kent
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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Cobnut4.10ExcellentCan Kent Brewery do no wrong
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Westerham - Single Hop Minstrel4.50Not Tried
18 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Black Gold4.00Good
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger4.20Not TriedDeceptive brewing provenance as clip still says Leicestershire despite being brewed in Stockport
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Ringwood - Fortyniner4.90Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
24 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Last pub in a Gravesend crawl, late evening until last train.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top3.60ExcellentBeautifully rounded
Whitstable - Kent Coast Hoppy Pale Ale3.90Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Bitter3.50Not Tried
Wychwood - Drophead3.80Not TriedWychwood never a good bet I find
Banks's - Park Life3.90Not Tried
15 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief late night visit, clock watching for a last train.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner4.00GoodA snip at £1.99pp
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr4.40Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire Gold (or Spitfire Golden Ale)4.10Not Tried
02 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit, soon followed in by several other Compass Alehouse refugees.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hambleton - Stallion Amber4.20Good
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
19 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
After The Compass alehouse had closed, visit until late.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner4.00Not TriedPopular tonight cos of Gravesend's close association with Truman's of old perhaps?
Whitstable - Renaissance3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Freewheel3.60Not Tried
12 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Theakston - Old Peculier5.60Good
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please)4.80Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%)4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Freewheel3.60Not Tried
05 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit after The Compass Alehouse had closed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Prohibition4.80ExcellentA real hop smack from American varieties
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dirty Dozen4.20Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Otter - Head5.80Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Not Tried
08 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit after The Compass Alehouse had closed. A rarely poor range on here tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50AcceptableNot up to much
Marston's - Pedigree4.50UndrinkableUgh, nastily undrinkable. Clear as a bell but a totally tainted taste. Swapped with good grace and taken off sale
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire Gold (or Spitfire Golden Ale)4.10Not Tried
14 Jan 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening late visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goddards - Duck's Folly5.20Good
Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter4.40Good
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80PoorReturned the pint which was swapped without question but left on sale. Horrible burnt sugar taste. Others after me found it drinkable apparently
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA5.00Not Tried
Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle4.10Not Tried
Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain5.00Not Tried

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About The Robert Pocock

The pub sign. The Robert Pocock, Gravesend, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional2
Excellent20
Good29
Acceptable5
Poor2

Website.

The pub is found in Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AH.

Typical town centre Wetherspoon's, named after the printer and publisher who introduced Gravesend's first printing press, in 1786, and opened the town's first library at the back of his high-street shop. At his premises, in High Street, he published illustrated children's books, including Reading Made Easy and, in 1797, The History of Gravesend and Milton - the first history book of Gravesend. Narrow frontage (actual frontage on two separate streets) leads to a large interior on two levels although only one bar serving counter which has 12 handpumps in 2 banks each of 6.

We have visited this pub 48 times, seen 179 different beers and tried 50 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA12 1AH