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The Muggleton Inn (Lloyds No. 1 {Wetherspoon sub-brand})

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Shingle ShellsExcellent2
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale RiderExcellent1
Adnams - YuletideExcellent1
Banks & Taylor's (B&T) - Santa's SlayerExcellent1
Rudgate - BrewdolfExcellent1
Lymestone - Pudding Stone (superseded by 4.4%)Excellent1
Caledonian - Auld Lang SyneGood1
Elgood's - Spring GoldGood1
Adnams - ExplorerGood1
Banks's - Cereal ThrillerGood1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Corfu Ionian Coffee PorterGood1
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking RudolphGood1
Wolf - Tasmanian WolfGood1
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)Good1
Wadworth - 6X 90th Anniversary AleGood1
Greene King - AbbotAcceptable1
Exmoor - Stag (superseded by 4.8% version)Acceptable1
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Salopian - OracleNot Tried0
Phoenix - Pale MoonlightNot Tried0
Green Jack - Trawlerboys Best BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - LighthouseNot Tried0
Box Steam - Piston BrokeNot Tried0
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)Not Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Flack Manor - Flack CatcherNot Tried0
Skinner's - Jingle KnockerNot Tried0
Wychwood - Bah Humbug! (superseded by 4.3% version)Not Tried0
Caledonian - Brewer's PassionNot Tried0
Exmoor - ExmasNot Tried0
Moorhouse's - Blond WitchNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Greene King - Abbot ReserveNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Adnams - GunhillNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

19 Jul 2013 (Dosser)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Explorer4.30GoodBest of the bunch
Greene King - Abbot5.00Acceptable£1.99 managers special. Not very special.
Exmoor - Stag (superseded by 4.8% version)5.20AcceptableTired
09 Apr 2013 (oz11)
Early afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Elgood's - Spring Gold3.80Good
Banks's - Cereal Thriller4.00Good
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Corfu Ionian Coffee Porter4.50Good
Wolf - Tasmanian Wolf5.00GoodDidn't seem as hoppy as the sample tried at the "Sov." in Petts Wood.
Wadworth - 6X 90th Anniversary Ale6.00Good
Caledonian - Brewer's Passion4.60Not Tried
18 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caledonian - Auld Lang Syne4.50Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)5.60Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Flack Manor - Flack Catcher4.40Not Tried
12 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Shingle Shells3.90Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Phoenix - Pale Moonlight4.20Not Tried
Green Jack - Trawlerboys Best Bitter4.60Not Tried
Adnams - Lighthouse3.40Not Tried
Box Steam - Piston Broke4.50Not Tried
06 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Lunchtime
BeerABVScoreNotes
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Salopian - Oracle4.00Not Tried
27 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
22:15 after work visit. Rammo' with students and a tired real ale selction noted.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Yuletide4.50Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried
Exmoor - Exmas5.00Not Tried
Rudgate - Brewdolf4.40Not Tried
Adnams - Shingle Shells3.90Not Tried
24 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
18:30 visit. I finished work at 18:00 and got dropped off nearby to meet the chaps here. All is ominously quiet at this time, we stayed until 22:00 but it did get busy/noisy by 21:00. Merry Xmas to One & All....
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider5.20ExcellentVery nice. Good to sample this one down south.
Adnams - Yuletide4.50ExcellentAgian, top condition/taste.
Rudgate - Brewdolf4.40ExcellentA nice tasting ale in top condition.
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried
Exmoor - Exmas5.00Not Tried
Adnams - Shingle Shells3.90Not Tried
22 Dec 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Shingle Shells3.90Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Moorhouse's - Blond Witch4.40Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot Reserve6.50Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Rudgate - Brewdolf4.40Not Tried
15 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
18:30 visit. Even worse than our second JD tonite. No ales at all bar a GK offering! I drank Stout and the other two had Smiths...
BeerABVScoreNotes
12 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
22:15 visit. Couple of new ales on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks & Taylor's (B&T) - Santa's Slayer4.00ExcellentMuch better. Good spiced notes.
Lymestone - Pudding Stone (superseded by 4.4%)4.80ExcellentStill in good condition.
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph4.20GoodThe one with the flashing pumpclip? Nothing special.
Skinner's - Jingle Knocker5.50Not Tried
Wychwood - Bah Humbug! (superseded by 4.3% version)4.80Not Tried
Exmoor - Exmas5.00Not Tried
Adnams - Shingle Shells3.90Not Tried

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About The Muggleton Inn

The pub sign. The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional25
Excellent122
Good70
Acceptable19
Poor8

Website.

The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1HJ.

A former insurance office that is now a large two-storey pub badged as a Lloyds No 1. Quieter upstairs but may not be open at all times. Closed late 2023 for a refurbishment re-opening Sunday 12th December 2023.

We have visited this pub 143 times, seen 378 different beers and tried 206 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1HJ