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Maidstone Beer Festival 2005 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Beowulf - Heroes Bitter |  | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Damson Porter |  | 1 |
| Cheriton (see now the entry for Flowerpots) - Pots Ale |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Southdown Harvest Ale | | 1 |
| Inveralmond - Thrappledouser | | 1 |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - English Oak |  | 1 |
| Moor - Old Freddy Walker | | 1 |
| Newby Wyke - Bear Island | | 1 |
| Oakham - Khyber Pass | | 1 |
| Ossett - Pale Gold | | 1 |
| Pilgrim - XXXX Porter | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Whitstable Bitter | | 1 |
Visits Details
03 Sep 2005 (Ian)
Went with Martin to start with and sat in the marquee and then met up with SilkTork and sat in the orchard overlooking the hops, oast house, barn and farm house. Extremely pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Beers were in good nick too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Southdown Harvest Ale | 5.00 | | Dark copper, typical Harveys yeast nose apple fruit, good malt, really nice finish,very distinctive. Excellent beer. Suggested by SilkTork |
| Cheriton (see now the entry for Flowerpots) - Pots Ale | 3.80 | | Used to have this a lot at The Mogul in Dover but haven’t had it in a bit and had almost forgotten how good this beer is. Terrific 3.8% session bitter. Dark gold really nice intense hop aroma, with some aramel and a bit of fruit to carry it through with some red berry fruit flavours and a crisp enjoyable hoppy dry finish. Excellent |
| Mighty Oak - English Oak | 4.80 | | Mid brown good mix of malt and hop, nice hop aroma quite a good mouthfeel, nice dry hop finish. Good best bitter |
| Moor - Old Freddy Walker | 7.30 | | Black colour beige head. Choc/coffee/liquorice aromas, good in mouth with drying finish and some dark fruit. Good strong dark beer which doesn’t allow the strength to over run it. |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | | Ruby colour, bubbly beige head, dark fruity malt aroma with some hop. Good in mouth, bit grainy, with OK finish which is dry. Some acids with a bit more fruit on the end. Not the best Dark Star beer, but still good |
| Burton Bridge - Damson Porter | 4.50 | | Very dark ruby, tan bubbly head, not overly fruity nose, bit tarry, but ok in mouth, nice understated fruit with drying finish. Some coffee, touch of vanilla, damsons kick in later on. Very nice actually |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | | Dark copper with bubbly beige head. Really nice hop nose, good malt balance. Not a bad best bitter. Good in mouth well made. Nice biting hops on end |
| Inveralmond - Thrappledouser | 4.30 | | Dark copper colour, little white head. Hoppy mineral sulphur/spice inmouth with spicey hop finish. Good, very drinkable |
| Oakham - Khyber Pass | 5.50 | | Browny copper, slight haze, Oakham distinctive nose, bit maltier and deeper than their blonde beers. Slightly spicey in mouth, finish is spicey hop |
| Whitstable - Whitstable Bitter | 3.80 | | Copper, thin white head, very perfumed aroma, bit of green apple, ok in mouth some hops on end. Not bad, bit too acidic |
| Newby Wyke - Bear Island | 4.60 | | Slightly hazy gold thin white head, citrus hop with some berry aroma. Spicey hoppy citric finish not quite there and a bit rubbery |
| Ossett - Pale Gold | 3.80 | | Dark gold, some US hop aroma, bit of hay but a bit dull. Hoppy, citrus finish |
| Pilgrim - XXXX Porter | 4.10 | | Black, thinnish beige head. Some coffee, some tar, oily almost in mouth with dry finish. Quite chewy with a bit of caramel but overall too acidic |
| Beowulf - Heroes Bitter | 4.70 | | Pale gold, very hoppy with citrus flavours. However this is a bit metallic and the lemon fruit is a bit soapy. Lets it down |
About the Maidstone Beer Festival 2005
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
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The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3AU.
Annual beer festival held at the Museum of Kent Life just off Junction 6 of the M20. Museum itself is excellent to wander around and the entrance to the museum is included in the beer festival fee. Festival itself is held in a marquee with limited seating, but large grass area outside holds most of the visitors. Around 95 beers plus ciders and perry. Attracts a large proportion of families due to the museum connection.
We have visited this pub once, seen 14 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: ME14 3AU