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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kent - Beyond the PaleExceptional2
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Chinook (brewed at Kent Brewery)Exceptional1
Kent - PorterExceptional1
Canterbury Brewers - ScrumpkinExceptional1
Royal Tunbridge Wells - HellesExcellent2
Pin-Up - Honey BrownExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Wild HopExcellent1
Goacher's - 1066 Old AleExcellent1
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Excellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopExcellent1
Kent - Bulls BollocksExcellent2
Pin-Up - Milk StoutExcellent1
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby MildExcellent2
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Excellent2
Whitstable - Kentish ReserveExcellent1
Daleside - Autumn LeavesExcellent1
Whitstable - Oyster StoutExcellent3
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at WychwoodExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Top BullExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver TopExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopExcellent2
Pin-Up - Natural BlondeExcellent1
Thwaites - Good ElfExcellent1
Whitstable - Native BitterGood1
Goacher's - Real Mild AleGood2
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Golden TicketNot Tried0
Hop Back - Entire StoutNot Tried0
Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Traditional BitterNot Tried0
Goacher's - Gold StarNot Tried0
Wadworth - SwordfishNot Tried0
Goacher's - Fine Light AleNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter WarmerNot Tried0
Kent - Twelfth NightNot Tried0
Colchester - Dark Ruby AleNot Tried0
Westerham - God's WallopNot Tried0
Picture 1. Bull Inn, West Malling, Kent

Visits Details

30 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
Lunchtime and popped back later
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Kentish Reserve5.00Excellent
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80ExcellentRan out
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50Excellent
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Kent - Twelfth Night7.40Not Tried
Colchester - Dark Ruby Ale4.30Not Tried
Westerham - God's Wallop4.00Not Tried
27 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale6.70Excellent
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80Excellent
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40Excellent
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Kent - Twelfth Night7.40Not TriedAvailable beyond the bar on gravity
Colchester - Dark Ruby Ale4.30Not Tried
13 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Excellent
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Excellent
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer5.00Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
10 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Exceptional
Thwaites - Good Elf4.90Excellent
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40PoorNewly on but something very odd about it, but had to rush off
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Wadworth - Swordfish5.00Not Tried
09 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
Lunchtime
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Excellent
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Thwaites - Good Elf4.90Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Wadworth - Swordfish5.00Not Tried
24 Nov 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40ExceptionalSuperb
Hop Back - Entire Stout4.50Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Kent - Bulls Bollocks4.00Not Tried
Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Traditional Bitter3.80Not Tried
17 Nov 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Excellent
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Golden Ticket5.00Not Tried
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Helles5.00Not Tried
Kent - Bulls Bollocks4.00Not Tried
15 Nov 2012 (Alenomore)
19:00 visit. Came here for our local CAMRA branch "business" meeting! A fair crowd of our members took over the spare room on the left of the pub and enjoyed the ales and some quite voiciferous debate this evening. These meetings are usually fairly quiet? We stayed beyond closing and caught the mid-night train....
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80ExcellentTop class. One of there best ales. (We got it early while it lasted!).
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Excellent
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Helles5.00ExcellentGood, but should be better for this abv.
Kent - Bulls Bollocks4.00ExcellentTop class. A lighter version of the Kent Pale. I think that most people here tonite drank a lot of Bollocks as witnessed by all, as it sold out before closing time...
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Not TriedMissed this ale, for one reason or another!
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
15 Nov 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Excellent
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Excellent
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Helles5.00Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Not Triedran out
Kent - Bulls Bollocks4.00Not Tried
27 Oct 2012 (Alenomore)
13:00 visit. I was advised by Pedro in the morning that a beer festival was going on here. Not a disappointment either. Very good in fact. Only visited this nice pub once before, a current 2013 gbg, and has been some 9 times previous. The ales were on a stillage in the unheated room on the left of the pub, which also has a serving hatch and a dartboard. Third measures were also very handy, and all ales were equivalent to £3 a pint. The homemade meat pies and suet pudding specials on offer were very good value at £5 too. Be warned, in attendance was a Kent Messenger reporter! No doubt "mug shots" of two of P&B's regular scribes will appear very soon down this way...!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Porter5.50ExceptionalSuperb as ever.
Canterbury Brewers - Scrumpkin4.60ExceptionalThis was a top ale. Made with real pumpkin. Very spicy, rich notes.
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Chinook (brewed at Kent Brewery)4.30ExceptionalAnother top ale, well hopped, as they all should be.
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10Excellent
Daleside - Autumn Leaves3.40ExcellentPretty good. Went into the main bar to warm up and enjoy the minted lamb suet meal with this one.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Wild Hop4.00Excellent
Pin-Up - Milk Stout4.50Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Top Bull4.00ExcellentVery good too.
Pin-Up - Natural Blonde3.80Excellent
Pin-Up - Honey Brown4.00ExcellentVery good. Only my second sampling of these Pin Up beers.
Kent - Bulls Bollocks4.00ExcellentFinished on this one for todays visit. This was the pubs "house" ale. Very good too. Locally brewed and aptly named I'd say!
Whitstable - Native Bitter3.70Good

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About the Bull Inn

The pub sign. Bull Inn, West Malling, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional16
Excellent124
Good27
Acceptable1
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in West Malling, Kent, ME19 6QH.

Central bar serves smaller room with dartboard and main bar. Very attractive bar with lots of wood, wooden beams and hops hung from the ceiling. Rear patio for good weather and gazebo for smokers. Lots of stripped brickwork. 8 handpumps on bar. Prints of old West Malling / Kent on walls. Perhaps the least spoilt of West Malling's pubs.

We have visited this pub 62 times, seen 128 different beers and tried 96 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME19 6QH