Kent Beyond the Pale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden	Not Tried	27 Apr 2024
Wittenden		12 Jun 2021	4.5 in my book.Nettley hops,oilly hop loveliness.Grand.

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		03 Apr 2024	4½* Exceptional with an addictive bitterness making two mandatory

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		31 Mar 2024	Top quality hoppy beer.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		31 Mar 2024	Holding up well after a few days on
Philip Pirrip		29 Mar 2024	Same as yesterday, deliciously bitter
Philip Pirrip		28 Mar 2024	Addictively bitter pale in top notch condition

Ale House in the Middle of our Street (formerly NauticAles), Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		30 Mar 2024	In great condition.

The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		27 Mar 2024	£4.20 for a lovely hoppy beer

The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		26 Mar 2024	£4 a pint.

Furlongs Ale House, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Archie14		19 Jun 2021	Delicious dry strong pale of the finest order 👍

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		16 Jun 2018	Not as citrusy as normal.4 beers on.
Philip Pirrip		03 Oct 2015
Mick		18 Aug 2012	Super hoppy pale ale.

The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 Apr 2018
Philip Pirrip		31 Dec 2015	Unfined. I found this more oily on the lips than the usual clean tasting BTP
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	21 Aug 2015
Philip Pirrip		19 Aug 2015	Not at its usual crisp best - hazy
Philip Pirrip		04 Apr 2015	Lived up to its name
Philip Pirrip		27 Dec 2014	Heady brew with hop oils giving body
Philip Pirrip		10 May 2014
Philip Pirrip		22 Mar 2014	Oh dear oh dearey dearey me - 5* for this beer on consecutive visits
Philip Pirrip		22 Feb 2014
Philip Pirrip		11 Jan 2014	Good but raw

The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		17 Apr 2018	Top notch nick

The Kings Arms, Waterloo, Central London

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick	Not Tried	28 May 2016	Not ready to serve, disappointing, a great beer.
Andrew	Not Tried	11 May 2016
Mick		16 May 2015	Super pale ale in perfect condition.
Brian		09 Feb 2013	Really excellent pale ale. Sherbet, citrus and nettle.
Mick	Not Tried	22 Sep 2012

Parrot, Canterbury, Kent

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2016, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		05 Feb 2016	Very nice, good hops but so smooth.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Feb 2016

The Cellars Alehouse, Maidstone, Kent

Pelt Trader, City, Central London

The Robert Pocock, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		12 Sep 2015	Marked down from 4* for a slight metallic nose

The Black Robin, Kingston, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		04 Jul 2015	I agree with Mick, the best beer on show - a bit of a cross between Hophead and Jaipur.
Mick		03 Jul 2015	Excellent, pale and very hoppy. Best beer of the day for me.

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 May 2015

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2015, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		06 Feb 2015
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	06 Feb 2015

The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		16 Aug 2014	Wonderfully dry with a slightly nutty flavour and lingering bitter hoppy aftertaste. Barrel finished shortly after - could well have rated 5 stars earlier?

Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	22 Jul 2014
Ian		22 Jan 2014	Not at it's best a little bit of rubber.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Nov 2012
Ian		30 Nov 2012	I kept seeing this pure clear gold beer with a thick frothy head being served to other clients, and thought "I must have a bit of that". Best beer of the evening, I had a half and then a pint. Cracking condition. Sweetish pale malt and then lovely hops over the finish. Pretty damn fine beer.
Philip Pirrip		30 Nov 2012	Best of the evening by far. Excellent but one would find it hard to often fault Kent beers

Ravensbourne Arms, Lewisham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		13 Jul 2014	End of cask. Replaced with good grace once the murkiness was pointed out
Philip Pirrip		04 May 2014
Philip Pirrip		04 May 2014

The Kings Arms, Upper Upnor, Kent

6th K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2014, Tenterden, Kent

Bull Inn, West Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Judy G Garland		02 Oct 2013
Pedro		27 Dec 2012
Pedro		24 Nov 2012	Superb
Pedro		13 Aug 2012
Dosser		11 May 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	10 May 2012

Somerset Arms, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		07 Jul 2013	Rather more fruity and less harsh that I recall from past pints

Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 Jun 2013

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		31 May 2013

The Flying Boat, Dartford, Kent

Jolly Drayman, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		11 Nov 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	10 Nov 2012

East Malling Beer & Cider Festivals 2012 and 2013, East Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		01 Sep 2012

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	15 Aug 2012
Pedro		14 Aug 2012
Pedro		12 Aug 2012	Had a few !
Pedro		29 Mar 2012
Pedro		20 Jan 2012
Pedro		19 Jan 2012
Pedro		11 Jan 2012
Pedro		31 Dec 2011	Again I had the last one before it ran out !
Alenomore		31 Dec 2011	An over-hopped version of the Pale. And superb too.
Pedro	Not Tried	30 Dec 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	29 Dec 2011	Had this at the brewery recently and it was great so looking foward to trying this tonight
Pedro		29 Dec 2011

Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway Beer Festival 2012, Sittingbourne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		07 Jul 2012	One of there best ales.
oz11		07 Jul 2012	Best of the day.

4th K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2012, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		16 Jun 2012	The first really "overhopped" beer of the day. Splendid!

The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

Six Bells, Woodchurch, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Feb 2012
Ian		18 Feb 2012	Good hoppy beer.
Pedro		17 Feb 2012

The Berry, Walmer, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		17 Feb 2012	Clear pale gold with lasting white head. Looks good. Looks in good condition. Touch of yeast on aroma. Some citrus intense hop on aroma. Its a tasty strong blond ale. Good leafy hop on finish. Aroma has a little farmyard on the yeast. Hops on finish are good. Pretty good but I would rather have a touch more malt backbone. Hoppy as hell. Some sweet alcohol.

Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		10 Feb 2012

Red Lion, Leytonstone, Greater London

Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		19 Jan 2012	Ramped-up version of the pale, with even more hops.

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		12 Jan 2012	Strong pale bitter with good citrus hop character and a dryish bitter finish. My score 15/20.