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The Eight Bells (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood |  | 3 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | | 2 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 2 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride |  | 1 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Sep 2023 (Ian)
With Abdrew empty early Saturday lunchtime. It's over 30 degrees Celsius
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | |
09 Sep 2023 (Andrew)
Boiling weather. We sat out the back in a yard I didn't know existed. A good start to our Westgate crawl.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Good condition. Very malty. |
30 Nov 2018 (Jack William)
A genuine old fashioned back street boozer (albeit on the old main London to Dover Road). Friendly welcome.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | | |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried |
28 Mar 2015 (Andrew)
Not been here for years. Gone was the booth seating along the side. The pub was nice inside in a modern airy way.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
30 Sep 2014 (Jack William)
Early evening - I made six customers, average age over sixty - friendly welcome - rap style pop music playing.
Over the road from my old primary school (St Dunstans) - I remember when this was the main London to Dover trunk road - but before I was old enough to get served in here. Still a very traditional, unpretentious "backstreet" pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | | Just about a perfect pint of this old stalwart. |
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | Not Tried |
23 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
16:00 visit. Having missed the City Centre pubs again this trip, we plotted up here for a couple of hours. Good ale and friendly company and amusement in watching some footy and an 8-0 demolition job? The pictures came from Greece, with some interesting holiday adverts coming from a supposedly broke country?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | | Quite refreshing. I think it tastes much better since coming from Bedford. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | | As good as it gets. |
16 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
12:30 visit. Always a pleasure to come to Canterbury and I think the best day to do some pubs is on a Sunday, and I've not been here for some time too. After chatting in the Goods Shed at the bottle shop, I headed here, a genuine back street local, a current 2013 gbg entry and 17 times previous in 1978-83/7/8/2001/2/4-6/8/9/11-2. A nice place, well worth a look, and a pub I first visited in 2006.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood | 3.70 | | In good condition. A more refreshing bitter these days. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Jan 2005 (Ian)
Smallish one bar pub. Upto 4 beers on with Greene King IPA and Fuller's London Pride as standard. Darts are on one side of pub
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
About The Eight Bells
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 3 |
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The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8LN.
A genuine back street local on London Road, often listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. Original embossed windows and adorned with memorabilia. Small walled garden.
We have visited this pub 8 times, seen 6 different beers and tried 5 of them.
Postcode: CT2 8LN