Kent Ron's One In The Wood

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

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		07 Mar 2026	2nd beer of this visit: Served with a very good head and with its lacing persisting throughout on this golden-coloured session pale from Birling, north of West Malling in Kent. A hoppiness in its first bite. Hints of citrus and elderflower rising. A malty biscuity note winning over from its base of Maris Otter pale malt, lending it a dry, malty lingering finish. Kent's Session Pale is here referred to by another name and coined as a tribute to the One Inn the Wood micropub in Petts Wood and the previous owner's grandfather, Ron, who used to ask regulars to "put one in the wood" (meaning to buy him a drink for later) and when he ran a pub in Sittingbourne. Very palatable indeed and well presented.
Hogan Sampling		13 Sep 2025	This Kentish pale from Birling, north of West Malling, came with a good head and lacing and kept this throughout. A dry hoppy first bite. A fruit-infused hoppiness climbing with hints of citrus and elderflower. A dry hoppy fruity note playing out. Very moreish! No doubt another name coined for Kent's Session Pale at 3.7%.