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Kent Beer Festival 2015 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the MooExceptional1
Rockin Robin - Reckless RobinExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3Excellent1
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Excellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle ShedExcellent1
Wantsum - Ravening WolfExcellent1
Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish BitterGood1
Attwell's - Bitter Sweet MosaicGood1
Canterbury Brewers - Loco IPAGood1
Woodforde's - WherryAcceptable1
Picture 1. Kent Beer Festival 2015, Canterbury, Kent
Picture 2. Kent Beer Festival 2015, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

23 Jul 2015 (Mick)
So many beers, drink old favourites or try new beers? Decisions, Decisions. Nice to meet up with Andrew, Ian and Nick.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo7.00ExceptionalStunning dark stout full on malt with chocolate, coffee and spice, perfectly balanced with hops. Perfect end to the evening.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 35.00ExcellentNo 3. Old reliable, super.
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10ExcellentClassic IPA
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90ExcellentSuper stuff
Rockin Robin - Reckless Robin4.50ExcellentI like this beer, very drinkable. perfect balance and body.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed4.50ExcellentNice APA, very drinkable, some flovours there I could not quite identify.
Canterbury Brewers - Loco IPA3.90GoodNice, but not as hoppy as it used to be.
Attwell's - Bitter Sweet Mosaic3.90GoodNice enough but a bit lacklustre.
23 Jul 2015 (Andrew)
Walked up with Ian and sat in the cow shed! Had a chat with Mick too. Fun.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter3.80Good
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Acceptableeggy

About the Kent Beer Festival 2015

The pub sign. Kent Beer Festival 2015, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent5
Good3
Acceptable1
Poor-

The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA.

Annual beer festival in a cow shed.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 10 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: CT4 7BA