Larkins Green Hop Best

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.

The Bull Inn, Benenden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		11 Nov 2024	Bready bitter earthy malty and head shudderingly resinous complex chewy fare which was a struggle to drink. More Green hop nonsense meaningless to the casual drinker.

Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House), Addiscombe, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		25 Oct 2024	Good not one of the best of the 2024 green hopper crop
Philip Pirrip		23 Oct 2024	Good enough to have a second one
Philip Pirrip		27 Oct 2023	4½* The very best of the 2023 green hop Kentish ales I have tried. Superb condition

The Brickfield Micropub, Swalecliffe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		27 Sep 2024	Last couple of pints in the barrel so the condition was a little lacking, but still, it was a good pint.

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		09 Oct 2021	First Green hop of the year.Those hop oils got my mouth tingling.Gooseberries.

5th Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		23 Oct 2015	Previous year's Beer of the Festival. I found this example to lack the freshness I associate with green hop beers.

Kent Green Hop Beer Festival 2015, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		27 Sep 2015
Andrew	Not Tried	25 Sep 2015
Mick		25 Sep 2015

Queens Arms, Cowden Pound, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		21 Feb 2015	Seemed to be more hoppy after all this time in a cask.

Castle Inn, Chiddingstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		26 Oct 2014	Just a stunning beer.

Kent Green Hop Beer Festival 2013, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		28 Sep 2013