Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) Single Hop Kazbek Rye Porter

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
Philip Pirrip		21 Dec 2025	By far best of the evening
Hogan Sampling		21 Dec 2025	Second day on for this Kentish porter, brewed just outside Canterbury at Chartham, with head and lacing still to die for once again. A bitter but mildly fruited first hit with a hint of chocolate leaping up. A dark fruited sweetness emerging with a bitter dryness giving way to a spicy note from its fruity Kazbek hops. A dry, malty flavouring pervading with subtle hints of sherry and porter bobbing up in this fruity concoction. A maltiness tinged with fruitiness hanging on for its final descent. Still very moreish and was proving very popular among other regulars, too!
Hogan Sampling		20 Dec 2025	Fresh on like the Kent bitter and an impressive foaming top to this Kentish porter, brewed just outside Canterbury at Chartham, and lacing clinging on all the way throughout its stunning performance. A very bitter and mildly fruity first bite from this dark porter. A malty and dark fruited sweetness rising. A bitter dryness pervading with a spicy note leaping up from its Kazbek hops noted for their sweet fruited flavourings, suggestive of pineapple, passion fruit, peach and watermelon. A dry, porter-like, flavouring veering up with a sherry note bobbing along. A dry malty bitterness paddling out. Very palatable indeed!

The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

The Coopers Arms, Rochester, Kent

The Three Pillars, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		20 Dec 2025	2nd beer of this visit: Fresh on and exhibiting superb head and lacing and lasting for its sailing out on this Chartham-brewed rye porter from south-west of Canterbury itself. A spicy malted first bite from this creature. Lashings of maltiness climbing up with a caramelised fruitiness winning over aided by its Kazbek hops, originally bred in the Czech Republic and a cross between the traditional Saaz hop and a wild male variety. Spicy hints of Christmas cake with a malty sweetness slithering out.

Furlongs Ale House, Faversham, Kent