Kent Old Skool

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 Three Pillars, Gravesend, Kent

Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		08 Sep 2024
Jack William		10 Jul 2024	Another fine ale from Kent.
Jack William		03 Oct 2023

The Bouverie Tap, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		17 Aug 2024	I’m rarely disappointed by Kent ales - but this was tired.

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		13 Aug 2024	Everything was right
Philip Pirrip		03 Oct 2023	Excellent condition but not really to my taste

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	17 May 2024	Ran out just as I tried to order
Philip Pirrip		07 Mar 2024	Came at very last knockings, this was first out of the new cask
Philip Pirrip		05 Mar 2023	Basic rather wet dog bitter
Philip Pirrip		26 Nov 2021	A very tasty old style dark bitter. I tried, without luck, to order it initially as a pint of Roan

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		08 Feb 2024	Very well balanced traditional bitter, full bodied, great condition.

The Brickfield Micropub, Swalecliffe, Kent

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Smugglers' Alehouse, New Romney, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		15 Jul 2023	Well served. Highly attenuated (a characteristic of their beers for me). Leafy best bitter.

The Cockpit, Chislehurst, Greater London

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		14 Apr 2023	Basic bitter, did not inspire and soon lost condition and went flat in the glass