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Kent Beer Festival 2005 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - White Dwarf |  | 2 |
| Rooster's - Cream |  | 1 |
| Grand Union - Liberty Blonde | | 2 |
| Verhaeghe - Echte Kriek | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | | 1 |
| Newby Wyke - HMS Revenge | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | | 1 |
| Grainstore - Rutland Panther |  | 1 |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Lentebier | | 1 |
| Grand Union - Gold | | 1 |
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - Rainbow Chaser | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 4 |
| Wickwar - Coopers' | | 1 |
| Grand Union - One Hop Williamette | | 1 |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Adriaan | | 1 |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Bitter | | 1 |
| Newby Wyke - Summer Session Bitter | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Bewitched | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Special | | 1 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar |  | 1 |
| Ringwood - Razorback | | 1 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - 3 Sisters Scottish Ale (Atlas range) | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Berrow - S'port | | 1 |
| Larkins - Traditional | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Wheat Beer | | 1 |
| Brewster's - Belle Star | | 1 |
| 1648 - Original | | 2 |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Augustinian |  | 1 |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - King Billy | | 1 |
| Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!! | | 1 |
Visits Details
23 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Day 3 of the festival and the Saturday lunchtime session. This has now been extended all day until the beer runs out. A lot of the beers had gone on the Friday evening, but there was still enough to keep you interested. Here with Mark, Darren and Brian from Blakes in Dover
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Had a second barrel on so I had to try it didn't I? I love the grapefruit in this. |
| Grand Union - Liberty Blonde | 4.20 | | Again a second barrel of this was on and as I liked it so much the day before, I had it again. Very good, especially the hops |
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - Rainbow Chaser | 4.30 | | I had been waiting for this to come on. Dark gold in colour, good hop and malt aromas, Good balance, hoppy finish, sharp pioneer hop aromas |
| Wickwar - Coopers' | 3.50 | | Dark gold, almost nutty aroma, goodish balance, some lightish white flesh fruit flavours, fruity finish. Good session bitter and tasty for such a light alcohol beer |
| Newby Wyke - Summer Session Bitter | 3.80 | | Golden, typical summer citrus hoppy session beer. Extremely drinkable but difficult to differentiate from similar beers |
| Grand Union - Gold | 4.20 | | Slightly yeasty aroma, gold beer with some citurs. Hoppy dry finish. Very drinkable and just slightly more individual than the other golden citrus hoppy beers, which is why it gets a better score |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Adriaan | 5.00 | | Yet another of the draught beers from the foreign beer bar. Advertised as a wheat beer it is in fact a gruit beer. Golden opaque with bubblegum aroma, some sweetish fruit, then good long finish. Very refreshing |
| Berrow - S'port | 4.70 | | Dark gold, good malts some hop, fine |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | 4.10 | | Typical citrus bitter, absolutely fine |
| Whitstable - Wheat Beer | 5.20 | | Opaque golden wheat beer, has banana fruit and some lemon, fine but needs something else to match its continental cousins |
| 1648 - Original | 3.90 | | Dark gold, some goodish citric hop aroma. Not a bad session citric hoppy ale |
| Ringwood - Razorback | 3.80 | | Reddish brown bitter with slightly red fruit aroma and some herby hop with hoppy finish. OK but I was a little disappointed, expected more |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Augustinian | 4.50 | | Matly beer with petrol/ethanol aroma and fruity malt. Malt flavour with some hop to balance, bit sweet for me |
22 Jul 2005 (Andrew)
Friday lunchtime and it was fairly busy but not enough that I couldn't get servered straight away most of the time. Far less young folk in today and far fewer women than last night.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Special | 3.90 | | Hoppy bitter but again slightly too liverly |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Golden yellow beer with bitter hops and a subtle marmarlade finish |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | Normally this has a wonderfull syrup hop tasted to it but today it was just liverly |
| 1648 - Original | 3.90 | | Light grapefruit tasting bitter |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - King Billy | 3.60 | | Cloudy |
22 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Day 2 of the festival and the Friday lunchtime session. Oh and it was my birthday. Andrew and I were joined by Martin
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - White Dwarf | 4.30 | | Whilst the JHB went off the boil, this was still a cracking pint |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | | Andrew, Martin and I all agreed that this was very good indeed. Pale gold, american hop nose, good citric flavour, tasty session beer. |
| Newby Wyke - HMS Revenge | 4.20 | | Dark gold, smell of cascade hops, rich citric hoppy flavour with some raspberry, hoppy dry finish, the kind of beer I like |
| Hopdaemon - Bewitched | 3.70 | | I make no apology for liking ginger flavoured beers, cos I do. This one was amber, smell of ginger nut biscuits, good stem ginger flavour in mouth with some dry hop finish. Nice |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Lentebier | 5.00 | | Good cloudy gold lemony, creamy wheat beer. Very cold and refreshing with nice hoppy acid lemon finish. Nice for a change |
| Grand Union - One Hop Williamette | 4.50 | | Another in a line of what I think is a good idea. It gives you a good impression of what the single varietal hop tastes like. This was gold in colour with blackcurrant and hop nose, sweetish in mouth with lime citrus on end. Good beer |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Not as good as the previous evening by a long chalk |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - 3 Sisters Scottish Ale (Atlas range) | 4.20 | | Mahogany in colour, fruity malt aroma of dark fruits, caramel malts but sharp hop flavour on end throws this beer completely out of balance |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | | Bit bland, which is a shame as it is normally a great favourite of mine |
| Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!! | 4.80 | | Been waiting to have this for ages cos I think it has the best name of any beer in England. Disappointed though. Ruby colour malty fruity nose, alcohol sweet taste, bit odd |
21 Jul 2005 (Andrew)
Thursday night and it was busy where we were sitting but not too bad at the bar (which is the important area obviously). Lots of young folk in, especially girls, which is a bit of a novelty.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Bitter | 3.80 | | Intensly hoppy with some lemon and grapefruit flavours |
| Grainstore - Rutland Panther | 3.40 | | A dark mild like beer with a sweet roasted bitter taste to it |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | | One of my favourite beers but just too lively on this occasion. Very bitter and grapefruity in taste. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Given that this is my favourite beer of all time I was disappointed with its liveliness |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | Badged as Goachers Dark but I think there are the same thing. Anyway it was too lively which was a shame. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | A bit yeasty with some citrus hops in the taste. |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Had a grass like smell to it with an orange/marmalade taste and some hops. |
| Brewster's - Belle Star | 4.80 | | A copper brown beer with initial citrus hops followed by a creamy malt finish. |
21 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Thursday night and the first of my 3 sessions at the Kent beer festival. Located in a cow shed on Merton Farm on the outskirts of the city. Around 70 beers on with a good showing from Kent as well as a Wicked Woman bar, cider and perry and a foreign beer bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale gold, grapefruit nose with creamy feel in mouth and good citric hop finish. The one all the others try to emulate |
| Oakham - White Dwarf | 4.30 | | Found it hard to say which is better, JHB or this. Lemon nose very tangy in mouth good acids. Excellent long dry lemony finish |
| Grand Union - Liberty Blonde | 4.20 | | Golden beer. Aroma of liberty hops, good beer, really like the citric hops, good balance, good in mouth |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | | Rich raspberry aroma, golden beer, bit herby, good mild citric finish. Very nice indeed as all Castle Rock beers are |
| Rooster's - Cream | 4.70 | | Golden with good green hop aroma. Typical Roosters richness in mouth. Very nice if a bit sickly |
| Verhaeghe - Echte Kriek | 6.80 | | Cloudy pink/cherry colour. A whiff of cherry (a bit like the Liefmans Kriek) good sourness, cherries don't overpower it, but not as malty as say Kriek Fantastyck. Still an excellent kriek. Very sour |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Not as it should be, flavours were very dull |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | Smell of molasses, flavour is dry with good mouth feel, finish is dry, just not quite there as a beer. Chewy coffee flavoured malts in this black stout |
About the Kent Beer Festival 2005
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 13 |
| 18 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA.
The annual Kent CAMRA beer festival held in a large cow shed just outside of Canterbury. Great!
We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 37 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: CT4 7BA