Goacher's Green Hop Ale (East Kent Goldings)

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 River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		06 Oct 2026	1st beer of this visit: Fresh on and served with a handsome head and lasting lacing on this gold-coloured green hop ale from Goacher’s Brewery set up in 1983, making it Kent's oldest independent microbrewery, in a former paper mill in the Loose Valley, close to Hayle Mill, Kent, before in 1990 moving to Tovil Green Business Park. A very floral hoppy first bite on this green hop ale that was first brewed in 2015 and where the freshest local green foliage was picked straight from the Kentish bines and rushed to the copper within hours. A hoppy crispness rapidly rising from those virgin East Kent Goldings aroma hops freshly picked and unkilned, delivering for me a floral spice and an earthy, herbal bitterness. Its 100% Maris Otter winter barley malt sourced from traditional floor maltings aiding a sweet digestive biscuit base, and staying as smooth as a silk topper for me. A lingering oiliness on my lips and on the swallow before swishing down my potato trap with a fruity finish. Served in ‘up to the knocker’ top form condition and highly moreish and so another two followed.

Gadds' Beer Shop & Taproom, Broadstairs, Kent

Kent Green Hop Beer Festival 2017, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		22 Sep 2017	Stunning.

Kent Green Hop Beer Festival 2015, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		25 Sep 2015	Great beer. Had a twang of Master Brew about it (but in a good way). Nice Goacher's body with an EKG bite on the end.