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Winemaker's Pub (formerly The Goudhurst Inn) (Hush Heath Estate)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterExcellent1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordExcellent1
Whitstable - Pearl of KentAcceptable1
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun TopNot Tried0
Picture 1. Winemaker's Pub (formerly The Goudhurst Inn), Goudhurst, Kent

Visits Details

01 Aug 2015 (Wittenden)
Now owned by the local and upmarket Hush Heath Vineyards.Friendly but rather clinical.I sat on the terrace reading Draught Copy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50AcceptableArdent golden ale, served fobbingly through a swan's neck. I know today is Yorkshire Day, but Goudhurst is in Kent, for heaven's sake!
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top3.60Not Tried
25 Jul 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Excellent
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Excellent
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried

About the Winemaker's Pub (formerly The Goudhurst Inn)

The pub sign. Winemaker's Pub (formerly The Goudhurst Inn), Goudhurst, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good-
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 1DX.

In Cranbrook Road, previously known as the Chequers Inn then The Goudhurst Inn. Significant restaurant operation. Given new name in 2026 and now run by Balfour Winery.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 6 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 1DX

This pub was formally know as the Chequers Inn.