Triple fff Moondance

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 Townhouse, Petersfield, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		09 Aug 2025	Head and lacing, very good, and lasting, good, on this Hampshire best bitter from Four Marks. A dry fruity first bite. A moreish bitterness rising and a hoppiness winning over aided by its American Cascade hops. A fruit-infused hoppiness sailing off into the sunset. This one follows one of Triple fff's original recipes and has been brewed since the outset in 1997. Badged as a bitter, it is also referred to as a pale ale on the brewery's website. So, perhaps for want of a better description, it should be called a pale bitter? Pleasantly bitter it was for me alongside its pervading hoppy sweetness. It was accoladed by CAMRA as their Supreme Champion Beer of Britain, attaining Bronze, in the Great British Beer Festival of 2006 and this was achieved alongside some 22 other awards.

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		22 Mar 2025	Served with superb head and lacing. A dry bitter first hit on this Alton-based brewery's best bitter, and brewed south of Basingstoke. A pronounced fruity mouthfeel giving it a touch of sweetness and with a bitterness soon gathering pace. A moreishly dry aftertaste lingered. .

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

The Fox Revived, Norwood Hill, Surrey

The Clement Attlee (formerly Craft Beer Co.), Limehouse, Greater London

Artillery Arms, Southsea, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		14 Jan 2017	An amber-coloured, well-balanced Bitter.

The Railway Arms, Alton, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	09 Jan 2016
HSB	Not Tried	30 Mar 2012
thebrewingman	Not Tried	29 Oct 2011
ChrisE		08 Oct 2011
ChrisE		15 Jan 2010	Amber coloured and hoppy

London Tavern, Attleborough, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		25 Dec 2015

Morgan Arms, Bow, Greater London

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Red Herring, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		18 Aug 2015	Diacetyl. Beer was changed but not without a bit of a struggle.

The Hope Tap, Reading, Berkshire

The Hyde Tavern, Winchester, Hampshire

Three Horseshoes (formerly The English Partridge; Three Horseshoes), Bighton, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		11 Dec 2014	No condition.

The Sun, Carshalton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		30 Aug 2014	Cold and very slightly hazy but quite acceptable.

The Crabtree, Hammersmith, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		30 Aug 2014	Bright and very tasty.

Craft Beer Co., Brighton, East Sussex

The Lyric, Soho, Central London

The Bree Louise, Euston, Central London

Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House), Addiscombe, Greater London

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	07 Dec 2013
Dosser	Not Tried	28 Oct 2013
Tobes		26 Oct 2013
HSB		07 Sep 2013	Almost the last pint out but still very good.
Tobes	Not Tried	06 Sep 2013
Pedro		01 Jan 2011

The Southwark Tavern, Southwark, Central London

Princess of Wales, Blackheath, Greater London

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	05 Sep 2012
Mick		05 Sep 2012	Nice pint, good balance of malt and hops, really good.

Plough & Harrow, Oad Street, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		07 Apr 2012

The Chequers, Laddingford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		02 Oct 2011

The Rising Sun, Twitton, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		19 Aug 2011

The Malt Shovel, Horsham, West Sussex

The King's Head Inn, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		17 Feb 2011	An excellent well rounded amber bitter with good balance of hop and malt. Let down a little by being served too cold here. My score 16/20 with B for quality.

Cow & Plough, Oadby, Leicestershire

16th Bridgnorth Beer Festival, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

The Wheatsheaf, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		17 Sep 2010

The Swan Inn (old entry now superseded), Wittersham, Kent

2nd K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2010, Tenterden, Kent

Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		05 Jun 2010

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		29 Mar 2010	Very decent best bitter. I like the biscuit malts on the finish especially.

The Spotted Cow, Lower Bourne, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		20 Mar 2010	A mid brown "best bitter":well hopped , with peachy overtones followed by a bittersweet finish.Any sweeter and it would be cloying. As it was it was very drinkable.

The Masque Haunt, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		20 Jan 2010	A liitle on the cold side, but a good best bitter.

Crabble Corn Mill Beer Festival 2009, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		22 May 2009	Complex bitter with lots of hops and citrus. I was really impressed.

Rose & Crown, Halstead, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		14 Feb 2009	Copper gold, crystal clear, big fruity malty malts, detectable orange rind and gooseberries with a lengthy spicy tail. Beer of the day.

Ashford Rugby Club Beer Festival 2005, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		04 Sep 2005	Dark copper colour, no head. Sweetish nose with spicey hop bit of golden syrup, bit sweet. Spicey hop on end with a little brown sugar?