Early evening and somewhat crowded. All tables occupied.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Portobello - Tropical Crush
4.40
Too much fruit and not enough beer for my liking.
Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar
4.00
Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)
3.40
Not Tried
Portobello - Star
4.30
Not Tried
03 Feb 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)
3.40
Not Tried
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild
3.80
Not Tried
Kent - Black Gold
4.00
Not Tried
Caledonian - Auld Lang Syne
4.50
Not Tried
Westerham - Puddledock Porter
4.00
Not Tried
New lower strength - the earlier higher abv blacked out on the clip
14 Jan 2013 (ChrisE)
My first visit here, and I liked it. It was lunch time and I got the impression that there were a lot of regulars here who liked their Ruddles Best.
Bar staff and waiting staff were friendly and chatty, but they could have done with a second person behind the bar.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter
4.10
Amazingly good, very tasty and in near perfect condition. It was just slightly too cold for my taste which prevented me from awarding it five stars.
Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)
3.40
Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Pig
4.80
Not Tried
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Not Tried
Kent - Beyond the Pale
5.40
Not Tried
20 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite a few families in early evening for Curry Club.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Black Wolf (formerly Traditional Scottish Ales (TSA)) - Taking The Pith
5.00
Pale gold and slightly cloudy. Big lemon hit on the first sip then a smoked malt flavour becomes apparent. The dominant flavour is lemon however, but not hoppy citrus flavour. Rather strange. My score 14/20.
10 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
Dartfords second JD and fairly busy. Met a fellow Camra member here too.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA
3.80
Very refreshing in this weather.
Coach House - Innkeepers Special Reserve
4.50
Not Tried
Vale - Grumpling Old Premium Ale
4.60
Not Tried
White Horse - Kicking Off
4.50
Not Tried
05 Jun 2010 (Alenomore)
Busy afternoon visit.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger
5.00
Great to see one of Shep's best ales available in many JD's recently, and this one in top condition. Good range on here too.
10 Apr 2010 (Alenomore)
Early evening visit and not too crowded. Fair range on for the fest.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Budelse - Capucijn
6.00
Another sample, and in tip top condition here too.
Ex Litten Tree premises opened June 2009. Large, airy place, very pleasant. This Grade II listed building was Beadle's car showroom and offices for many years. John Clayton Beadle moved his horse-drawn-vehicle-making business to Spital Street in 1900. In 1910, he added the single-storey car showroom where this pub now is. The workshops at the rear of the showroom included a roller-skating rink which doubled as a meeting venue, with Winston Churchill and AJ Balfour both addressing crowds here. The workshops were demolished in 1998, when the premises were converted into a public house. During the First and Second World War, production at Beadle's was geared to the war effort, including making floats for Sunderland flying boats - one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats in the Second World War. 2 banks each of 5 handpumps on the marble topped bar.
We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 24 different beers and tried 7 of them.
