Kent Future Hop

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 Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		28 May 2025

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 May 2025	Sour hopping
Hogan Sampling		22 May 2025	My second sampling since Tuesday of this pale from Birling in Kent. Presented with very good head and lacing and lasting. Not surprisingly with it so-named, a hoppy first hit! Less of its explosive hoppy properties as sampled on its premier night on Tuesday. A very pleasant dry and oily hoppiness rising up in the mouthfeel and lingering. Very moreish and so another two followed the first.
Philip Pirrip		21 May 2025	Uses pre-production experimental Kent hops
Hogan Sampling		20 May 2025	Fresh on and my first ever sampling of this Birling-based brewery in Kent's pale called Future Hop. Why so named? Because they are experimenting with new hops from Kent before going into a larger production with them. Good head and lacing was a positive start and lasted throughout. A very dry hoppy first hit with a touch of hoppy oiliness shining through. It was a hoppy explosion on the palate and almost like fireworks going off with a good kick coming from them and lasting well into the aftertaste. Certainly moreish and different to those usual hops I have grown to like and so tried another pint as well and was not disappointed!

The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 May 2025	2nd or 3rd pint out of a new cask on