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Ship Centurion (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter |  | 1 |
| Arundel - Castle | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild |  | 7 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pitch Black | | 1 |
| Highgate - Irish Whiskey Ale | | 1 |
| Smiles - Old Tosser |  | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Wild Mule | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Jester IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Valiant | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - SA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
01 May 2013 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit. I ordered a mild before I noticed that all bitters were on offer on Wednesday afternoons, and would have been cheaper than my mild.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 |  | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried |
20 Apr 2013 (Andrew)
I knew they'd have a mild on here and indeed they did. It was busy. We sat and watched "Har" play "Bre" on Sky and tried to guess who "Har" and "Bre" were. We got "Har" right!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
28 Feb 2009 (Blair)
I had a bit of time to kill while waiting for a mate to get to Whitstable, so I grabbed a paper and came here. This is a great pub, with a fantastic atmosphere. I am always left thinking how much better it would be with a more interesting beer lineup. Oh well...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | Yup, really good as usual. Black with roasted malt and chocolate. Good beer. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
13 Feb 2009 (Blair)
Really busy when we got here at about half seven, managed to grab a seat towards the back though. Came here before heading to see a band at the old neptune hoping for a good pint to start the evening. It was not to be unfortunately.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiles - Old Tosser | 4.30 | | This is not a good beer. Sweet with a slight toffee flavour, but that was it. I think dishwater would be a fair dexription of this beer. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
07 Feb 2009 (Blair)
Had a wander around Whitstable for no real reason. It would have been rude not to stop in for a pint. Really busy for around 4 on a saturday. Great, lively atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | Rich, chocolatey with a fair amount of roasted malt. How do they get so much flavour into a 3.6? |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Valiant | 4.30 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2009 (Andrew)
I took Cam and Libby to Whitstable for the morning to enjoy the terrible weather. After a rapid walk around town and along the sea front we came here for a beer. The welcome was very friendly (we were offered free welks and prawns etc. and shown where we could hang our coats up to dry). It's interesting to have been at the 2009 Kent CAMRA pub of the year yesterday (The Butcher's Arms in Herne) and in 2008's winner today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | This is why I came really. It was fine but a little one dimensional (just strongly burnt malt). |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Jester IPA | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
05 May 2008 (Andrew)
After a series of rubbish bus journeys I eventually arrived at Whitstable and met Ian here. The staff and locals were friendly and the beer excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | | Roasted malt with initial flavours of sweet molases quickly replaced by strong bitter roasted flavours |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Wild Mule | 3.90 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2008 (Blair)
Lovely looking pub, then once inside the staff were all very friendly as were the locals. This pub single handedly restored my faith in whitstable.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pitch Black | 4.30 | | It’s dark brown in colour with an aroma of roasted malt. The flavour is also mostly roast with some smokiness and bitterness on the finish. Not bad at all. |
| Highgate - Irish Whiskey Ale | 4.60 | | The aroma is sweet with notes of fruit, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet fruity combined with light notes of whiskey and smoke. Pretty good beer. |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2007 (Andrew)
Here with Jane for the CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year Award ceremony. It was busy with both locals and CAMRA members and after the speeches the price of beer was knocked down to £1.60 a pint!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel - Castle | 3.80 | | I wasn't sure about this for the first few sips but as I got into it the leafy hop flavours really appealed to me. Plenty of that standard Arundel core taste. An excellent beer |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | Milky cold coffee. Very smooth. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
10 Aug 2007 (Steve)
third stop quite busy a few people standing outside in the street which left a lot of room for us rabble to stand inside a couple of germna beers including a wheat one plus two guest ales on handpump by now was all a bit hazy and i cant remember what they were next time I'm in whitstsble i'll visit this establishment more sober
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | excellant quaffing mild this is the other house beer |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | had a few of these just slid down one of the two house beers |
About the Ship Centurion
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1AY.
Very busy High Street pub a lot of German influence with a couple of German beers on draught, including a wheat beer. German food as well. Always has a mild on draught. The pub was CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year 2007.
We have visited this pub 20 times, seen 32 different beers and tried 15 of them.
Postcode: CT5 1AY