Shivering Sands Spring Tide

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.

Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

St Mary's Chapel Bar (formerly The Chapel), Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		10 Oct 2026	Presented with very good head and lacing on this ultra pale ale from brewing set up in the summer of 2020 in the middle of Covid at Maple Leaf Business Park in Manston near Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent and named after the legendary wartime Maunsell sea forts that stand shivering out in the Thames Estuary. A hoppy fruited first bite on this pale straw-golden hued ale. A dry resinous note going down my neck-alley. A hoppy sweet bitterness rising from a pale-grained malt with just a gentle whisper of toasted nuttiness and bready biscuit. A very lightly fruited hoppiness prevailing from its trio of modern green pocket-bomb hops, Simcoe behind a resinous pine bite and woodiness, Citra exploding like a barrow-boy's fruit cart with sharp grapefruit, lime and tropical zest, and Centennial behind its floral punch and lemon peel. For me an aroma of squashed lemons, bitter grapefruit rind and fresh, summery orchard greenery. A crisp, citrus-forward prickle on my swigs that danced across the tongue with a lip-smacking bitterness before the sailing downwards. Served in good nick.

The Magnet (formerly The Magnet Micropub), Broadstairs, Kent

Two Sawyers, Woolage Green, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		24 Aug 2025	Fresh on
Jack William		09 Jun 2024	Light and refreshing

The Pub Herne Bay, Herne Bay, Kent

Two Sawyers, Pett, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		01 Jun 2024	Session pale. Good condition. A bit earthy on flavour.

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	16 May 2024
Jack William	Not Tried	19 May 2023
Jack William		29 May 2022	Badged as a UPA, Ultra Pale Ale - straw coloured with good body and a very good hoppy bite.

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

The Freed Man, Walmer, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		04 Sep 2023	A light refreshing session ale with citrus undertones.

Old Bay Alehouse, Minnis Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		21 Apr 2023	Pale hoppy with a bitter kick for this outstanding nectar in faultless condition!

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Red Lion, St Peter's, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		29 Aug 2021	A new beer for me. Clear, pale gold. Well served. Hoppy, and very similar to Dark Star hophead.

The Pub Ramsgate, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		28 Aug 2021	Hoppy light refreshing session ale from this up and coming brewery.