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Copper Pottle (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) |  | 3 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 |  | 2 |
| Kent - Kent Golding Bitter or KGB | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale |  | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shivering Sands - Maunsell Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
08 Aug 2026 (Andrew)
I'd just got back from holiday and Gareth pointed out Dark was on at the Pottle. Welcome home.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | Really nice stuff |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
21 Jul 2026 (Andrew)
Very busy. Gavin was on. Good fun.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | Fresh on. And superb. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shivering Sands - Maunsell Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
14 Jul 2026 (Andrew)
More Goachers - it's like a magnet. The pub was busy with the Butchers Arms regulars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | This was really good. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
02 Jul 2026 (Andrew)
The good old Real Ale Finder app pointed out that Goachers Special had come on, so I was straight round. Good number of people in. I ended up having a chat with the landlady who showed me a calendar of the Butchers Arms regulars with no clothes on - but with various objects in the way of their more private endeavours, which was good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Fresh on. Had three and a half pints of this. Lovely. |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried |
30 Jun 2026 (Andrew)
Well Goachers was on so of course I was here. And so were the Butchers Arms locals, including Paul who we had a good chat with. Great pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Great stuff. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried |
20 Jun 2026 (Andrew)
I'd seen that Goachers Dark was on, so a short walk and here I was. Glynn was sitting at the bar drinking Dark, which wonderfully his petitioning had helped get on. And he bought me my pint - what a great bloke.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | Excellent Dark! |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
24 May 2026 (Jack William)
Lunchtime cycle meet. Good table service from the landlord in the garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Kent Golding Bitter or KGB | 4.10 | | Full bodied slightly malty bitter. |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried |
29 Mar 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for my very early afternoon appearance here and to catch up with a SE London micropub's minibus daytrip to this micro followed by the micros of Herne Bay. I went by train and so enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in Herne Bay before the scenic coastal walk of some 30 minutes. A full house for this little micro but prompt and friendly service. It is perhaps the only one or just one of a few micros that suspends opened-up brollies from its ceiling to help absorb customers' voices on the inside. The extended tops of the brollies hanging down is what you see above your head and works very well!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Very good head and lacing on this Ramsgate bitter. A pleasantly dry bitter first hit. A moreishly dry, malty mouthfeel with its bitterness lasting well in the aftertaste. |
| Kent - Kent Golding Bitter or KGB | 4.10 | | Very good head and lacing on this Birling-based bitter, south-west of Snodland, in Kent. A dry first hit from those wonderful Golding and Fuggles' hops used in its making. A hoppy and pleasantly fruity mouthfeel with a moreishly dry hoppiness lingering. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
09 Nov 2024 (Andrew)
Arrived about 7 and it was fairly quiet. By 10 it was busy. Lovely pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | As good as at the Ship in Deal, or the Monti in Ramsgate. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | Not Tried |
06 Sep 2024 (Jack William)
Early doors lunchtime - 3 locals in. Was cycling past, rude not to pop in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | | Fresh pallet, thirsty from cycling - gorgeous. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About the Copper Pottle
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 25 |
| 43 |
| 31 |
 | 9 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Beltinge, Kent, CT6 6ND.
Micropub which opened on Friday 26th June 2015 in Reculver Road in premises formerly Smackerjacks Pet Foods shop. Traditional single storey shop frontage with attractive blue tiles below the front windows. A la Micropub closed on Mondays. Real ales and ciders are served on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room at the rear. Several high tables with high chairs and a couple of low tables and chairs too. Small bar counter in right hand corner. Unisex toilet. There is a rear exit to a small paved smoking area. There is a garden behind which may be available for customers in the future. Beers and ciders are listed on a large wall blackboard.
We have visited this pub 64 times, seen 65 different beers and tried 37 of them.
Postcode: CT6 6ND