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Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2014 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Five Hop Belgian |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Topaz | | 1 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | | 1 |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Castell Coch | | 1 |
| City of Cambridge - Boathouse Bitter | | 1 |
| Cullercoats - Brigade IPA | | 1 |
| Dow Bridge - Praetorian Porter | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Pageant Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale (now use separate 3.4% entry) | | 1 |
| Hastings - Best Bitter | | 1 |
| High House Barn (formerly High House Farm) - Matfen Magic | | 1 |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | | 1 |
| Hop Fuzz - Triumph | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 1 |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | | 1 |
| Nine Standards (now brewed at Settle) - Double Standard | | 1 |
| Pheasantry - DA (Dark Ale) | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Unite Pale Ale | | 2 |
| Rebellion - Mutiny | | 1 |
| Rossi & Rossi [R & R Ales] (at Ramsgate Gadds') - Gallant | | 1 |
| S43 (formerly Sonnet 43) - Brown Ale | | 1 |
| Tirril - Old Faithful | | 1 |
| Tring - Blue Jay Brown Ale | | 1 |
| Tring - Bring Me Sunshine | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Yellow Tail | | 1 |
| Westerham - Gold Rush (superseded by 5% entry) | | 1 |
Visits Details
19 Apr 2014 (Baymart)
First Beer Fest as a CAMRA Member. Enjoyed it and was surprised how busy it was.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | Always a good starter! |
| Tring - Bring Me Sunshine | 4.20 | | nearly my favourite of the day |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Tirril - Old Faithful | 4.00 | | |
| Rebellion - Mutiny | 4.50 | | |
| Wantsum - Yellow Tail | 4.50 | | Have a soft spot for Wansum, and my first every yellow tail didn't disappoint. |
19 Apr 2014 (oz11)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | 4.00 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Unite Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| High House Barn (formerly High House Farm) - Matfen Magic | 4.80 | | |
| Westerham - Gold Rush (superseded by 5% entry) | 4.00 | | |
| S43 (formerly Sonnet 43) - Brown Ale | 4.70 | | |
| Dow Bridge - Praetorian Porter | 5.00 | | |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Castell Coch | 4.70 | | |
| Hop Fuzz - Triumph | 4.80 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Tring - Blue Jay Brown Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Topaz | 4.70 | |
19 Apr 2014 (Ian)
Sat in the main hall Saturday lunchtime listening to synchronized ukulele playing. Bizarre. A lot of beer has sold out overnight mind. Then sat overlooking the sea.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullercoats - Brigade IPA | 5.50 | | Good English hopped ipa |
| Elgood's - Pageant Ale | 4.30 | | Fruity decent bitter |
| City of Cambridge - Boathouse Bitter | 3.80 | | Interesting session bitter. |
| Hastings - Best Bitter | 4.10 | | Ok bitter |
18 Apr 2014 (Andrew)
We were fast tracked in via the CAMRA members queue. Got busy quickly but was efficient. Sat with Ian talking about the old days... like middle aged people do.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | This is brewed by the former head brewer of Dark Star. How the hell did he make Hop Head better. The man's a genius! |
| Nine Standards (now brewed at Settle) - Double Standard | 4.70 | | Light smokey austrian cheese. Low hopping. Black. Good condition. |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | Really well crafted golden rich American hopped beer. Too strong for me but a great beer. |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | 3.80 | | Mustard and pepper flavours. Quite sharp on the finish. Light gold colour. |
| Pheasantry - DA (Dark Ale) | 4.20 | | Plum coloured beer. Light soft mouth feel. Low hopping. Hint of perspex. A dark ale. Lovely red fruit aroma. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale (now use separate 3.4% entry) | 3.60 | | Ah. My favorite beer in beer festival quality. |
18 Apr 2014 (Ian)
Sat with Andrew in the quiet room drinking beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Unite Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Excellent condition hop pale biscuit malt and white pepper and Grapefruit finish. |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | 5.80 | | Lovely chocolate sponge cake flavour |
| Rossi & Rossi [R & R Ales] (at Ramsgate Gadds') - Gallant | 6.80 | | Saison yeast sweet red fruits dry finish. Decent. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Five Hop Belgian | 4.70 | | Ok Belgian yeast and hop flavours |
About the Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2014
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
| 8 |
| 15 |
| 7 |
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The pub is found in Margate, Kent, CT9 1HX.
Held Good Friday 18th and Saturday 19th April in the Winter Gardens. The 9th such festival.
We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 30 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: CT9 1HX