The Crafty Alehouse (Free House)
We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub
Visits Details
01 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
I arrived just before 4.30 so I waited outside until the conversion from café to pub was completed just in time for a very punctual opening. I was told that this was the last trading day as the agreement that allowed them to operate was about to expire. They are looking at a number of nearby sites and hope to open again soon.
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | 3.70 |  | |
| Wantsum - Dynamo (superseded by 4.3% version) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Jul 2015 (Tobes)
Promised 5 ales only three as per previous visit. Prices have gone back up again all ales were £3 now £3.30-3.50. Think I'll lay off this place for a few weeks and see how it progresses.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 |  | |
| Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Rock A Hula | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
16 May 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Brief stay soon extended by conversation with the proprietors and locals. There actually seemed to be more interest and conversation about the bottled and canned beers than the real ales.
| Brew By Numbers - 05/06 India Pale Ale Citra & Simcoe (bottle conditioned) | 6.80 | | Heavily sedimented |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | | Went flat |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
16 May 2015 (Tobes)
Only three casks available, ales commonly seen at the Flower pot & Thirsty pig. could do with something a little off the wall. Think I'll give it a miss for a while until the cask options get a little more diverse.
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 |  | |
| Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
15 May 2015 (thebrewingman)
We were the first in shortly after the transformation from cafe to bar. People started drifting in from about 17.30.
| Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | | |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | 3.90 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | |
09 May 2015 (Tobes)
7pm busy inside and out. Prices are now down to £3 a pint on all real ales brining it in line with the Thirsty pig and cheaper than the Flower pot. Great to see 4 local brews, but would be good to see something a bit off the wall to set it apart form the others that offer local beer.
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | 3.80 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
04 May 2015 (ChrisE)
I heard Roger Day mention on the radio that this place had opened so I decided to take a train to Maidstone and give it a try. I arrived at opening time and was the first one in but the ground floor bar soon filled up whilst the downstairs drinking area remained empty. This is a café by day and a pub from 16:30 in the evening with a portable bar counter made up from pallets being brought in.
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | More taste of grapefruit than the tin of segments that I had earlier in the day. |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | A good taste but lacking condition. |
04 May 2015 (Dosser)
Beers need to be cooler. £3.40 for some pints is expensive for a micro round here.
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | |
02 May 2015 (Tobes)
Nice little place in good busy location, plenty of seating nice outdoor space opening on to ally so plenty of room when it warms up. At £3.40 a pint may have to adjust to compete with three other pubs that sell local brews.
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
