Milestone Loxley Ale

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.

Trigger's Broom, St Peter's, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		30 May 2026	1st beer of this visit: Very good head and lacing presented on this Cromwell-brewed English blonde/golden bitter from Nottinghamshire, just north of Newark, and where the brewery was set up in 2004. Here served on gravity dispense from the jacketed cask on racking behind the small bar counter. A dry bitter first sweep across my taste buds with a herbal freshness and subtle cedarwood spice. A hoppy bitterness rising from its British Challenger, behind its earthy flavours and subtle citrus and sweet floral hints, and Progress hops, behind its notes of honey and delicate dark fruits such as blackcurrant. A caramelised maltiness, likely to be from Maris Otter or Golden Promise malts, with a subtle honey grassy sweetness sweeping out. Served in fine fettle and superbly priced at just £4.50 a pint. CONTINUED FROM GENERAL COMMENTS ENTRY FOR THIS VISIT: The name of the Four Candles Alehouse was of course based on the Two Ronnies tv comedy sketch featuring Ronnie Barker asking, got any fork 'andles and being given four candles in error by Ronnie Corbett. The sketch is based on Harrington’s hardware shop in Broadstairs and opposite the Sonder pub and close to where Ronnie Corbett had a holiday flat and when Barker came to visit, he got his sketch ideas from nearby Harrington’s. In the case of Trigger’s Broom and the local connection, there was the wonderful Only Fools and Horses’ Christmas special, The Jolly Boys’ Outing, and which took them to nearby Margate by coach, and before they managed to blow it up, and featuring Trigger famously parading a blow-up dolphin around and including on his rides in Dreamland Amusement Park. AT THE TIME OF THIS VISIT, CURRENTLY SHUT ON WEDNESDAYS, OTHER WEEKDAYS OPEN FROM 3PM, AND WEEKENDS FROM 12 NOON.

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		18 May 2024
Jack William	Not Tried	16 May 2024

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Tollemache Inn, Grantham, Lincolnshire

The Wayfarer, Parbold, Lancashire

The Arlington, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 Jan 2015	Perfectly and clear and in excellent nick

Sir Robert Peel, Leicester, Leicestershire

The Pig & Fiddle, Bath, Somerset

Leyton Engineer (formerly Leyton Technical), Leyton, Greater London

Hamilton Hall, City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		05 Sep 2013	Slightly cloudy and becoming stale.

The Electrical Wizard, Morpeth, Northumberland

Astor Community Theatre, Deal, Kent

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

The Sir Norman Wisdom, Deal, Kent

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11	Not Tried	08 Aug 2013
oz11		01 Mar 2012

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

The Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		17 May 2013	Mid brown bitter.
Andrew	Not Tried	16 May 2013
Andrew	Not Tried	11 Jan 2013

The Swan, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		08 Oct 2012

The Dog & Gun, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		07 Oct 2012	A1. Another guest ale.

The Royal Oak, Mersham, Kent

The Ship, City, Central London

The Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge, Kent

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	13 Feb 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	12 Feb 2012
Pedro		10 Feb 2012

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		28 Apr 2008	Bit of fruit and caramel, but this really is a dull pint. Not much to it.

The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		12 Aug 2006	Copper/gold with thin white head. Odd beer. After drinking Thomas Hardy Ale in The Rake it was difficult to get my taste buds working again. Some peach/apricot fruit. Good hop finish, peach carries on to the end. Bit earthy. Hop is good on finish

Behind the Wall, Falkirk, Falkirk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Charles		18 Feb 2006	Can't remember too much about this one except that it was slipping down well. There was another one on but I can't remember what it was.
Charles	Not Tried	17 Feb 2006