Westerham Special Bitter Ale "1965"
| Halfway House | Brenchley, Kent | 12 Jan 2013 |
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| The County Hotel | Ashford, Kent | 20 Mar 2011 |
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| Blythe Hill Tavern | Forest Hill, Greater London | 14 Mar 2011 |
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| The Flower Pot | Maidstone, Kent | 02 Mar 2011 |
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| Old Eden Inn | Edenbridge, Kent | 13 Nov 2010 |
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| Weald of Kent Ploughing Match 2010 | Frittenden, Kent | 18 Sep 2010 |
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| East Malling Beer & Cider Festival 2010 | East Malling, Kent | 04 Sep 2010 |
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| Sissinghurst Castle Smallholders Fair | Sissinghurst, Kent | 22 Aug 2010 |
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| Kent Beer Festival 2010 | Canterbury, Kent | 24 Jul 2010 |
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| The Humphrey Bean | Tonbridge, Kent | 20 Jun 2010 |
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| Rose & Crown | Halstead, Kent | 21 Jul 2009 |
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| The Churchill Tavern | Ramsgate, Kent | 05 Apr 2009 |
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| The Harvest Moon | Orpington, Greater London | 23 Dec 2008 |
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| SIBA Hop Farm Beer Festival 2008 | Paddock Wood, Kent | 29 Aug 2008 |
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| King & Queen | East Malling, Kent | 29 Dec 2007 |
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| The Rake | Southwark, Central London | 29 Nov 2006 |
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| White Cliffs Beer Festival 2005 | Dover, Kent | 04 Feb 2005 |
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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.
Halfway House, Brenchley, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | Not Tried | 12 Jan 2013 | |
| ChrisE |  | 16 Apr 2011 | |
| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 12 Apr 2011 | |
| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 30 Dec 2010 | |
| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 16 Nov 2010 | |
| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 22 Jun 2010 | |
| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 25 Mar 2010 | |
| thebrewingman | | 04 Mar 2010 | A very fruity bitter. Does not taste as strong as it is. (Advertised at 4.8%). |
| Dubbel | Not Tried | 26 Apr 2009 | |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 20 Mar 2011 | Great condition with hedgerow fruits over solid toffee sweet and dry malts. 2 out of 2 excellent pints. I'm on a roll |
Blythe Hill Tavern, Forest Hill, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | Not Tried | 14 Mar 2011 | |
| ChrisE |  | 14 Mar 2011 | |
The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro |  | 02 Mar 2011 | but alas ran out |
| Angie | Not Tried | 27 Feb 2011 | |
| Pedro | | 27 Feb 2011 | |
| Angie | Not Tried | 27 Jan 2011 | |
Old Eden Inn, Edenbridge, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Pedro | | 13 Nov 2010 | |
Weald of Kent Ploughing Match 2010, Frittenden, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| thebrewingman | Not Tried | 18 Sep 2010 | |
| Wittenden | | 18 Sep 2010 | A good mid brown best bitter:fruity and moderately bitter. |
East Malling Beer & Cider Festival 2010, East Malling, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Alenomore | | 04 Sep 2010 | My favourite ale from Westerham. |
Sissinghurst Castle Smallholders Fair, Sissinghurst, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | Not Tried | 22 Aug 2010 | unfortunately this ran out before I could try it. |
Kent Beer Festival 2010, Canterbury, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Alenomore | | 24 Jul 2010 | Top condition. |
The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Martin the Mildman | | 20 Jun 2010 | Now shown at 4.8% on pumpclip. A fruity and full bodied premium bitter with good malt and hop balance. My score 15/20. |
Rose & Crown, Halstead, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Dubbel | Not Tried | 21 Jul 2009 | |
The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Blair | | 05 Apr 2009 | I liked this a lot. Nearly the perfect beer to be drinking on a warm spring evening. Smooth and hoppy with anice malty finish. |
The Harvest Moon, Orpington, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Dubbel | Not Tried | 23 Dec 2008 | Mick was supping this when we arrived and gave it an "8" on his scoring sheet. |
SIBA Hop Farm Beer Festival 2008, Paddock Wood, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Blair | | 29 Aug 2008 | Lots of hops, full bodied ale with loads going on. |
King & Queen, East Malling, Kent
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| Andrew | Not Tried | 29 Dec 2007 | |
The Rake, Southwark, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian |  | 29 Nov 2006 | Deep copper colour with no head. Fruit, malty bitter. Reasonable hop, bit syrupy on the malt. |
White Cliffs Beer Festival 2005, Dover, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Andrew | | 04 Feb 2005 | I liked it although others though it tasted of vegetables. |
| Ian | | 04 Feb 2005 | |
5.00% ABV.
A bitter to commemorate the year 1965 when the Black Eagle Brewery closed, Winston Churchill passed away and Robert Wicks was born. Brewed to a similar recipe that Bill Wickett used for his parting brew. Northdown hops give a clean, refreshing full bodied flavour for which English ales are famous. East Goldings for flavour and aroma..
We have tried this beer 16 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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