Kent Kent Golding Bitter or KGB

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		24 May 2025	Good head and lacing on this Birling-based bitter from north of West Malling in Kent but this did not last and neither did the beer. I recall getting the last one out of the barrel but it was still drinkable. A dry bitter first hit. A fruit-infused bitterness rose up. A touch of sourness presented itself in the aftertaste and was not its good self being the last out of the barrel!
Hogan Sampling		23 May 2025	Fresh on this evening and very good head and lacing presented on this Birling-based bitter from north of West Malling in Kent. A moreishly dry hoppy first hit. A pleasant bitterness rising up and shining in the mouthfeel. A lively hoppiness almost exploding on the palate with a full helping of Goldings and Fuggles hops tap dancing throughout their sensory show on the taste buds. A dry hoppy fruitiness then presented itself in the aftertaste. Very moreish and also aided by those Kent malt flavours and so stuck to it!
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	14 Jan 2025
Philip Pirrip		12 Jan 2025	Unusual slight haze
Hogan Sampling		30 Jun 2024	Was very close to last if not last out of barrel and so no longer the perfect pint it had been the day before.

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		18 May 2025
Jack William	Not Tried	15 May 2025

Copper Pottle, Beltinge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		29 Mar 2025	Very good head and lacing on this Birling-based bitter, south-west of Snodland, in Kent. A dry first hit from those wonderful Golding and Fuggles' hops used in its making. A hoppy and pleasantly fruity mouthfeel with a moreishly dry hoppiness lingering.
Jack William	Not Tried	02 May 2024
Andrew		05 Apr 2024	Leafy with very bitter finish

The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		24 Feb 2025	Fine condition, peak head and lacing

The Compass Alehouse, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		15 Feb 2025	In fine form was this hoppy bitter from Birling in Kent with plenty of head and lacing. A very dry mouthfeel lingering with all the hoppiness from the Golding and Fuggles hops. Very moreish!
Philip Pirrip		10 Aug 2024	Vicious bitterness just as I wanted

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		01 Oct 2024	KGB at its very best

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		12 Sep 2024

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

The Radius Arms, Whyteleafe, Surrey