Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Best Bitter

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 Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	02 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	02 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	01 Dec 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	30 Nov 2012
Alenomore		13 Jul 2012	On form again.
Pedro		12 Jul 2012
Pedro		07 Oct 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	23 Feb 2011
Pedro		22 Feb 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	03 Jul 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	30 Jun 2010
Angie	Not Tried	28 Jun 2010
Pedro		28 Jun 2010
Dosser	Not Tried	24 Jun 2010

The Grape & Grain, Crystal Palace, Greater London

Jolly Drayman, Gravesend, Kent

Kent Green Hop Beer Festival 2012, Canterbury, Kent

Halfway House, Brenchley, Kent

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Six Bells, Woodchurch, Kent

The Leading Light, Faversham, Kent

Bull Inn, West Malling, Kent

The Rum Puncheon, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	22 Mar 2012
Magnus Greel		15 Jan 2011	Marmalade hint paired with subtle red berry fruits with a light but semi dry finish.
ChrisE		15 Jan 2011	A malty flavoursome best bitter.

The Bedford, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman	Not Tried	06 Jan 2012
thebrewingman		09 Dec 2011
thebrewingman	Not Tried	02 Dec 2011
Alenomore	Not Tried	22 Oct 2011
Martin the Mildman	Not Tried	29 Aug 2011

The Swan, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		08 Dec 2011	Never been a fan of thus beer but this was good. Good deep brown malts.

The Three Mariners, Hythe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	30 May 2011
Ian	Not Tried	28 May 2011
Ian		31 May 2010	Green apple on aroma, malts are a bit unintegrated. Malts don't taste fully brewed out. No real hop presence. New brewery that needs a bit of work I think.

Nevill Bull, Birling, Kent

The Dovecote Inn, Capel-le-Ferne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		04 Mar 2011	Very tasty bitter.

Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent

The Royal Oak, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		08 Dec 2010	A bitter that tastes like bitter used to taste.

Drakes, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		10 Oct 2010	Slightly darker but still good.
Pedro		09 Oct 2010
Dosser		09 Oct 2010
Pedro	Not Tried	07 Oct 2010

Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent

The Crown, Otford, Kent

Opera House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Smallhythe Place Beer and Music Festival 2010, Smallhythe, Kent

East Malling Beer & Cider Festival 2010, East Malling, Kent

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

Sissinghurst Castle Smallholders Fair, Sissinghurst, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		22 Aug 2010	Another new one for me: I'd heard mixed views on this, but found it a perfectly acceptable Best Bitter-good dark amber colour, fruity and not too sweet. I could definately make this a regular.

The Spotted Dog, Smarts Hill, Penshurst, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		19 Jul 2010	Sweet malty best bitter.

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

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		12 Jun 2010	A new brewery from Tunbridge Wells. I know nothing about further details for the new listing here, but someone else out there might edit further no doubt.
Pedro		12 Jun 2010
Martin the Mildman		12 Jun 2010	Quite dry and bitter tasting traditional style bitter. A little too one dimensional for my taste. My score 14/20.