| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Hogan Sampling |  | 18 Oct 2024 | Do not know what happened to the 2nd one some 15 minutes later as this was fresh on today but they open on Friday at 2pm so perhaps almost the last out by this time in the late evening. No head or lacing suddenly on the 2nd one. Still a mildly hoppy mouthfeel. Moved onto something else new on after this. |
| Hogan Sampling |  | 18 Oct 2024 | First one presented with excellent head and lacing. It was lightly hoppy in the mouthfeel and new to me this one, a cross between their Fine Light and Best Dark from the tasting notes. |
| Hogan Sampling | | 13 Aug 2024 | Good head at first but would disappear soon after. Sweet tasting bitter with a bitter aftertaste. |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 19 May 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 17 May 2024 | New cask on at very last knockings, slightly fresh perhaps inevitably |
| Philip Pirrip | | 24 Mar 2024 | Great head but a bit bland |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 28 May 2023 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Dec 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 24 Oct 2022 | Fine form |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 23 Oct 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 05 Oct 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 04 Oct 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 23 Jun 2022 | Ran out |
| Philip Pirrip | | 22 Jun 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 21 Jun 2022 | Good basic stuff |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 29 Apr 2022 | Rather flat so a chore to finish |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 Apr 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 10 Apr 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 08 Apr 2022 | Came on at end of session, primarily for tomorrow |
| Philip Pirrip | | 03 Mar 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 03 Nov 2021 | If anything a bit better than yesterday's |
| Philip Pirrip | | 02 Nov 2021 | Good basic mid brown bitter. New cask on, first couple out of the cask |
| Philip Pirrip | | 12 Sep 2021 | What a difference a day makes. After last night's glory today flat and lifeless |
| Philip Pirrip | | 11 Sep 2021 | 4½* I was looking forward to this. A proper beer that knocks all the sadly now ubiquitous Jif lemon juicer beers into a cocked hat as second raters |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 10 Sep 2021 | Came on at last knockings, too late to order one alas |
| Philip Pirrip | | 02 Feb 2020 | Nicely rounded basic jobbie |
| Philip Pirrip | | 17 Nov 2019 | Basic bitter in good form, a quaffable all session ale |
| Philip Pirrip | | 12 Feb 2019 | Good basic English bitter |
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | | 19 Feb 2020 | Badged as Dering Ale.Earthy Tovil goodness.Grand. |
| Magnus Greel | | 22 Feb 2018 | Badged as Dering Ale. Just about drinkable. |
| Wittenden | | 07 Feb 2017 | Peppery rather than earthy.Welcome. |
| Jack William | | 01 Jan 2017 | Badged as Dering Ale - at 3.7 |
| Wittenden | | 24 May 2016 | Plums on the finish. |
| Wittenden | | 25 Apr 2016 | In tiptop condition.Earthy and intriguing. |
| ChrisE | | 14 Jan 2016 | |
| Wittenden | | 27 Jun 2015 | First out: a touch ardent at first, but the sunshine drew out the underlying earthiness. |
| Wittenden |  | 23 Aug 2013 | On pluperfect form tonight. Seems hoppier than before, but still resinous and earthy. |
| Pedro | | 09 Aug 2013 | £3-50/pint |
| Wittenden | | 07 May 2013 | Earthy and peppery. My kind of beer. |
| HSB | | 04 Oct 2012 | |
| Wittenden | | 30 Mar 2012 | Grows on you, this. Earthy hops,old school. Deep, riverlike, reminding me of Paine's of St Neots.English. |
| Ian | | 04 Jul 2010 | Good, but not great. To be honest I was enjoying my chat so much and the anticipation of lunch that I didn't notice this disappear. |
| Ian | | 04 Jun 2010 | Well 3 pints in 35 means this was good. But I got home and had a bottle of 9 month old Orval and it put the whole thing into perspective. Had it better, but Goachers are just so consistently good. |
| Ian | | 09 Jan 2010 | I sat and read The Times by the fire and read the sports pages of the paper, had 4 pints plus a wee nip of whisky just before I left to keep the cold out and was very happy. Beer had some good malt touches, but overall was a very good session bitter. |
| Ian | | 30 Jul 2008 | The first pint was a bit buttery, but the second one was nice, both in very good condition and they slipped down far too easily. |
| Ian | | 10 May 2008 | The first pint wasn't that great, but the second pint was very good. |
| Ian | | 21 Dec 2007 | Apparently this was towards the end of the barrel, but in great condition. Tasty. Never had it in better condition. Head lasted til bottom of pint. Very definite aroma, some minerality in the malt, some hard water, nice bitterness on end. But definitely more malt. Good orange/marmalade flavours. And then after a couple of pints I only had time for a half more and I got a "Frank from the Mogul," half. And then as the four blokes in the back room were leaving, one of them offered me a drink, so I had another half. Nothing tastes as good as free beer. |
| Ian | | 20 Nov 2007 | Badged as Dering Ale. I was the first customer in on the stroke of 6pm. The beer was in good condition, but just lacked a certain something. I thought it was a little more caramelly than normal. Didn't stop me sinking 4 pints though. |
| Ian | | 08 Jun 2007 | A little bit buttery for my liking, but I still sank 4 pints. |
| Ian | | 30 Mar 2007 | Very drinkable session bitter. |
| Ian | | 23 Jan 2007 | Very easy drinking session beer. |
| Andrew | | 23 Jan 2007 | I like Goacher's Special and especially here. The initial flavours are of Goacher's Light but the finish is of Dark. What a great beer. |
| Ian | | 06 Jan 2007 | Really quite drinkable. Good typical Goacher's malt and hop flavours. A bit more light than dark in this mixture I thought. |
| Ian | | 23 Dec 2006 | Slipped down like a good session beer should. Nice malt and hop balance. Quite rich in the mouth. |
| Ian | | 30 Jun 2006 | The first pint was disappointing, but then I think that they changed the barrel as the second pint was bright, attractive amber colour, with good head. Malty with hoppy bite on end. This is terrific. It has the Fine Light Ale taste profile of marmalade fruit with earthy hop on end. Breathtaking pint and I think the best pint of Special I've had |
| Andrew | | 23 Dec 2005 | Good mix of Goacher's dark and light with more dark than light I'd say. Loverly |
| Ian | Not Tried | 23 Dec 2005 | Badged as Dering Ale |
| Ian | | 24 Aug 2005 | Badged as Dering Ale. Deep copper, lasting white head. Extremely malty and hoppy. Orange/tangerine fruit, somewhat like candied fruit with smack of bitter hops on end. One of the best pints of this that I've had in a time. Seems to have more of the fine light ale about it than the dark. Distinctive Goacher's aroma and just slightly acidic in the mouth |
| Andrew | | 19 Jul 2005 | Badged as Deering Ale. It had that deep malty hoppyness that I'd expect from Goachers Special with a malty sweet hoppy aftertaste. Slightly tired but still very nice. |
| Ian | | 19 Jul 2005 | Badged as Dering Ale, it was ok but not at its malty hoppy best |
| Ian | | 10 Jun 2005 | Not at its pinnacle but still a good malty session beer with a dry hoppy finish. Malts dominate throughout though |
| Ian | | 26 Mar 2005 | Badged as Dering Ale, this golden malty beer was at the top of its form tonight |
| Ian | | 21 Jan 2005 | As per usual extremely good malty flavour |
| Ian | | 11 Jan 2005 | Good malty body with many flavours |
| Ian | | 24 Dec 2004 | Excellent blend of malt flavours with some hoppiness to balance |
| Andrew | | 24 Dec 2004 | As always a loverly pint |
| Ian | | 17 Dec 2004 | Badged as Dering Ale, this is an excellent mid brown session beer with tasty malt and some bitterness on the end |
| Andrew | | 10 Sep 2004 | |
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | | 03 Feb 2018 | Full of earthy Tovil goodness. |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 07 May 2017 | |
| Andrew | Not Tried | 29 Dec 2015 | |
| Andrew | | 12 Sep 2015 | Lovely combination of light and dark |
| Andrew | | 11 Jan 2015 | Excellent combo of the Dark and Light flavours of Mr Goacher. |
| Philip Pirrip | | 25 Mar 2014 | A beer brewed specially for here and 3 other pubs and sold under their own names |
| Wittenden | | 26 Oct 2013 | The epitome of Goacher's: earthy and dark tasting. |
| Wittenden | | 26 Oct 2013 | Fresh barrel:the earthyness was there, but the freshness and condition held it at bay. |
| Andrew | | 26 Jul 2013 | Rich marmalade with hints of Dark. Lovely. |
| Pedro | Not Tried | 20 Oct 2012 | Labelled as Shipwrecked here. |
| Eddie | | 07 Oct 2012 | Straight from the cask and a superb pint it was indeed :)
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| Stephen Harris | | 27 May 2012 | Perfect condition. Copper-coloured, malty and easy drinking, it really hit the spot. |
| thebrewingman | | 23 Jun 2011 | Known as Shipwrecked here. |
| Andrew | | 08 May 2011 | Touch of bread dough about it. Lot more like Goacher's Light than Dark. |
| Andrew | | 22 Jul 2010 | Reasonable condition. Sharp, orangy, bit roasted too. |
| Andrew | | 02 May 2009 | Fresh and light. Easy drinking. More light than dark. |
| Andrew | | 15 Feb 2009 | Judging by the angle of the barrel this was near the end. It had a high degree of carbonation but once that past I was left with a resinous, slightly 1 dimensional representation of a usually great beer. |
| Andrew | | 20 Jul 2008 | Badged as "Shipwrecked". Perhaps not in great condition (bit of marmite on the aroma and in the mouth) but there was a good dose of Goacher's Dark in this that made it pleasurable. |
| Kevin | | 27 Mar 2008 | Excellent balance of hops and malt. Very well kept and the forth pint tasted as good as the first! |
| Steve | Not Tried | 10 Aug 2007 | |
| Andrew | | 03 Mar 2007 | Badged as "Shipwrecked" this had lots of Goacher's Dark giving it excellent body and a malty, earthy hop finish. Hints of staw and orange peel present too. |
| Andrew | | 21 Jan 2006 | Good and hoppy with a bitter finish and a creamy lingering mouth feel. I detected a slight peaty taste. |
| Ian | Not Tried | 29 Aug 2005 | Badged as their house beer |
| Andrew | | 26 Aug 2005 | Lots of orange with a malt finish. Far more 'light' in this than 'dark' |
| Andrew | | 09 Apr 2005 | More light than dark but still loverly |
| Ian | | 09 Apr 2005 | Dark gold. Bit citric with tart hops and some malt. Slightly creamy in mouth |
| Andrew | | 28 Aug 2004 | |
| Andrew | | 16 Apr 2004 | |