The Flippin' Frog (Free House)
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02 Mar 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit to see how this venue was faring. Soon got my answer, closed with shutter down, no sign of life. At another venue told it had not been open for quite some time now.
21 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Guv Melanie was in top socialising, larfing and giggling form.
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 |  | OK |
| Iron Pier - Porter | 5.30 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - Sha Man | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Now opens on Thursdays. Thriving with customers and noted 2 KeyKeg beer lines have been added and a local Chatham Dockyard distilled gin is sold as is a single malt whisky. The owners have not yet successfully sold the business on. Payment by card now introduced.
| Welbeck Abbey - Tink's Pixie Dust Pale | 3.80 |  | |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour | 4.50 | | Best of the 3 I tried |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | | Poured flat |
14 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit rather ruined by the arrival of a particularly shouty group.
| Kent - French Kiss | 4.90 | | Needed to be cooler to be palatable, a sweet brew |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye | 4.80 |  | Maybe an old clip but blackboarded as 4.8% too. Dire being poured flat and with no condition. No off flavours but a total chore to finish |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
17 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit attempt, thwarted by a sign in the window "Closed for holidays and wedding 12/8-6/9". Apparently it is the licensees tying a French knot, good stuff.
14 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Good banter over some unsolved crossword clues. Neither owner was present tonight.
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay Social | 3.80 | | Intense bitterness |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Same Again | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
22 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Now open Fridays to Sundays only. For sale but not yet sold on. Welcome and conversation to usual high standard.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | |
| Four Candles - Mosaic Extra Pale | 4.10 | | Tongue tingling |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Empower Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
26 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Guvs were away for a Robert Plant / Van Morrison concert in London. Nice quiet friendly haven.
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | | |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - McCanns Green Hop Harry | 3.60 | | Quickly went flat in the glass |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Red Simcoe | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
22 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. The atmosphere was, as always, so friendly here. The Guv intimated a desire to sell up for various life reasons.
| Four Candles - Triple Hop Extra Pale | 4.60 |  | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | 4.00 | | First rate, well balanced professional green hop brew |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Woody's Wag | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Mosaic | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
05 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit in a vain search for a party of obviously early to bed drinkers who had long left for home.
| Boutilliers - Auto-Tech Pilot Porter | 5.00 | | Nourishing dark beer, a style of which Boutilliers are past masters |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Azacca | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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