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Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) Kentish Best

PubAddressLast Visit Seen
The River Ale HouseEast Greenwich, Greater London06 Jul 2025
Larkins' AlehouseCranbrook, Kent05 Jul 2025
The HaywainBramling, Kent15 May 2025
Carpenters ArmsColdred, Kent06 Dec 2024
The Tankerton ArmsTankerton, Kent08 Aug 2024
Copper PottleBeltinge, Kent30 May 2024
The Rose & CrownStelling Minnis, Kent08 May 2024
The George (formerly The Barrow House, The George Inn)Egerton, Kent17 Jun 2022
The MonumentCanterbury, Kent19 Nov 2021
Royal OakRiver, Kent05 Jul 2021
This Ancient Boro'Tenterden, Kent22 Apr 2021
The Broken DrumBlackfen, Greater London22 Jul 2019

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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Philip PirripNot Tried06 Jul 2025
Hogan SamplingAcceptable06 Jul 2025 Fourth night on really and still some head and lacing to start with on this amber best bitter from Chartham, south-west of Canterbury. It quickly lost this and so many decants became necessary. A dry malty first bite. A moreish bitterness rising. A dry bitter hoppiness lingering alongside the odd malty note or two playing out. It turned out that this bitter did not see out the following evening and so proved greatly more popular than a bitter before it which took the best part of week.
Hogan SamplingGood05 Jul 2025 First night on officially but we have been given the odd pint or two of this since Thursday evening, and just one on Friday. Sill good head and lacing presented and lasting, good. A dry malty first bite on this amber best bitter from Chartham, south-west of Canterbury. A gentle bitterness rising up on my palate alongside the merest hint of caramel. A very moreishly bitter dryness prevailing.
Hogan SamplingGood04 Jul 2025 Second day supposedly on but not advertised as on, on a blackboard until too late as just after 11pm as on, was this amber best bitter from Chartham, south-west of Canterbury. Not as good as its tasting the night before. Was offered it after first bell and as only one pint maximum. Its head and lacing, still good. Lasting, good. A bitter first bite. A malty bitterness rising up and a moreish honey-infused dryness lingering.
Philip PirripGood03 Jul 2025 New cask on, not even advertised on beer boards
Hogan SamplingExcellent03 Jul 2025 Fresh on, not advertised on a blackboard yet, was this amber best bitter from Chartham, south-west of Canterbury, and so very good head and lacing to die for and clinging onto the sides of the glass like a limpet. A dry bitter first hit. A hint of fruitiness rising up, with a gentle sweetness aided by its honey malts, and lingering in its moreish bitterness.
Hogan SamplingExcellent07 Feb 2025 Good head and lacing. Still in very good condition and from first tasting the evening before. A dryish and very bitter, bitter mouthfeel. Nothing sweet about it despite the tasting notes mentioning honey malts. Certainly though a maltiness lingering and highly moreish.
Philip PirripGood06 Feb 2025 Well balanced basic bitter
Hogan SamplingExcellent06 Feb 2025 In very fine form. A head and lacing to die for. A pleasantly hoppy mouthfeel with a dryish bitter aftertaste.
Philip PirripGood18 Aug 2024 Basic mild bittering
Hogan SamplingGood18 Aug 2024 Very moreish and so stuck to it. Malty with a bitter aftertaste and a wonderful head.
Philip PirripAcceptable26 Nov 2023 Lacking the bitterness promised. Pity I had ordered 2 at last knockings!
Philip PirripAcceptable13 Oct 2022 Bland, easily drunk without noticing and this was just that
Philip PirripAcceptable21 Jul 2022 Bordering on poor and alas I had ordered two at last knockings. Real chore to finish them off
Philip PirripGood20 May 2022 Rather more cloying than yesterday's
Philip PirripNot Tried21 Jan 2022 Came on as last orders passed
Philip PirripPoor29 Oct 2021 I would never have guessed this would prove to be the last out of cask!
Philip PirripGood28 Oct 2021 Run of the mill but not exceptional
Philip PirripAcceptable08 Oct 2020 Loss of edge since two days ago
Philip PirripExcellent06 Oct 2020 A sweetish brew in very fine form
Philip PirripGood18 Aug 2019 Good head and lacing

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
WittendenExcellent05 Jul 2025 Deep arboureal flavours.The kind of beer that I thought I enjoyed in the seventies and eighties . In fact it’s a lot better than then.
WittendenNot Tried04 May 2024
WittendenNot Tried20 Jan 2024
WittendenNot Tried04 Mar 2023
WittendenNot Tried30 Jul 2022

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamNot Tried15 May 2025
Jack WilliamNot Tried16 May 2024

Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamGood06 Dec 2024
Jack WilliamAcceptable11 Oct 2023 Not really to my taste.
Jack WilliamExcellent23 Oct 2021 Canterbury Ales have improved considerably in recent months in my view.

The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Magnus GreelNot Tried08 Aug 2024

Copper Pottle, Beltinge, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamGood30 May 2024
AndrewGood16 May 2024 Good condition. Rough hops and malt. Touch too warm.
Jack WilliamGood12 Aug 2021
Jack WilliamNot Tried15 Jun 2021

The Rose & Crown, Stelling Minnis, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamNot Tried08 May 2024

The George (formerly The Barrow House, The George Inn), Egerton, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
WittendenAcceptable17 Jun 2022 Ardent.

The Monument, Canterbury, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamNot Tried19 Nov 2021

Royal Oak, River, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Jack WilliamNot Tried05 Jul 2021

This Ancient Boro', Tenterden, Kent

WhoScoreWhenNotes
ChrisENot Tried22 Apr 2021

The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Philip PirripGood22 Jul 2019

Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) Kentish Best

3.70% ABV.

We have tried this beer 28 times.

We have given this beer an average score of Acceptable to Good.

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