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This pub has changed substantially and we are now adding visits to its new page, the The Dead Pigeon
The Northern Seaman (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| G2 - Southern Cross |  | 1 |
| Range Ales - Winter Fire | | 1 |
| Bespoke - Over a Barrel |  | 1 |
| G2 - Orion | | 1 |
| Stockport - Stock Porter | | 1 |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | | 1 |
| Lytham - Berry Blonde |  | 1 |
| Spitting Feathers - Old Wavertonian | | 1 |
| Range Ales - CQB (Close Quarter Battle) |  | 1 |
| Range Ales - Double Tap | | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragon Slayer | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks & Taylor's (B&T) - Plum Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bespoke - Going off half-cocked | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bespoke - Hell's Bells | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bespoke - Running the Gauntlet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cross Bay - Nightfall | Not Tried | 0 |
| Flipside - Random Toss | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lytham - Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lytham - Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lytham - Summer Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Range Ales - Beach Head | Not Tried | 0 |
| Range Ales - Black Ops | Not Tried | 0 |
| Range Ales - Bounty Hunter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Range Ales - Golden Shot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Range Ales - Spring Loaded | Not Tried | 0 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Jester | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - South Island | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Speak Easy IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
05 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Currently closed for major refurbishment and the long intended installation of a brewery in the building's basement. I am agog for a re-opening anon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
27 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Solo guitarist / singer on the upper deck. I echo Stephen Harris's recent post here that this pub would help by properly showing the brewer's name against ALL beers on its blackboard. Tonight the barman told me 1 was a Lytham and 3 were Flipside that I later identified off the web as all being from Bespoke. Cmon get your act together!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bespoke - Over a Barrel | 5.00 | | |
| Lytham - Stout | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bespoke - Running the Gauntlet | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bespoke - Going off half-cocked | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Golden Shot | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Bounty Hunter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bespoke - Hell's Bells | 4.80 | Not Tried |
14 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Thriving with younger folk.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | 4.40 | | Light on the blackcurrant flavouring |
| Flipside - Random Toss | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Spring Loaded | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - CQB (Close Quarter Battle) | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Speak Easy IPA | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Bounty Hunter | 4.50 | Not Tried |
14 Apr 2018 (Stephen Harris)
I was here several hours before PP by the sound of it and he did a much better job than me of deciphering the blackboard which, irritatingly, only lists beer names and not brewers. A brewery is planned for the cellar here but progress was described as “slow”.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Ales - CQB (Close Quarter Battle) | 4.00 | | A golden beer. Completely flat and insipid to the point that I found drinking it a chore. |
19 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening trip. I could not believe the A board offering real ales at £1pp tonight for CAMRA members but it was as true as night follows day. Good chat about other micropubs in Kent and SE London. The barmaid was left with a lot of to dos in SE London.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Ales - Winter Fire | 5.10 | | |
| Stockport - Stock Porter | 4.80 | | Dark and with liquorice overtones |
| Range Ales - Golden Shot | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Jester | 4.20 | Not Tried |
04 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Pity so many beers are poured flat here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitting Feathers - Old Wavertonian | 4.40 | | Tasty but little if any condition |
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Golden Shot | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - South Island | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| G2 - Southern Cross | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Beach Head | 3.70 | Not Tried |
17 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit, some ad hoc mic singing started. Lots of beers on the blackboard were there as they will be on tomorrow!! Had just walked past the 12 Degrees Micropub between The Flippin' Frog and here on Rochester High Street, all signage up but yet to open.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Ales - Double Tap | 4.10 | | Red malty ale, not my style |
| Range Ales - CQB (Close Quarter Battle) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Black Ops | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Range Ales - Beach Head | 3.70 | Not Tried |
08 Jul 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until last orders bell. Apparently Range Ales will re-appear next week.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytham - Berry Blonde | 4.10 | | Basically, in words of one and two syllables, as flat as a pancake. However the berry tones did remain through to the end |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragon Slayer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Banks & Taylor's (B&T) - Plum Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Lytham - Summer Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Lytham - Amber | 3.60 | Not Tried |
02 Jul 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-afternoon visit, with a small scattering of customers at the bar and in the garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 - Southern Cross | 4.80 | | Golden and full-bodied. NZ hops. |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Dragon Slayer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Banks & Taylor's (B&T) - Plum Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried |
23 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until late. A couple of Micropub enthusiasts from Essex extolled the virtues of the Farmers Yard in Maldon High Street. Last one to leave but before closing time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 - Orion | 3.80 | | |
| Cross Bay - Nightfall | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Northern Seaman
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 4 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Rochester, Kent, ME1 1DJ.
At the Chatham end of Rochester High Street, originally a shop conversion from former Montys fish and chip shop, into a Micropub. Bar floor is on two levels with a bar counter on the lower floor. Cask ales and real ciders were sold on gravity dispense, served from stillage in a temperature controlled cellar room up 2 steps from the bar. Initially opened on TENs but full licence valid from 29th July 2016. Closed in June 2018 ostensibly to add the brewery in the basement but in July 2018 found boarded up with a notice of forfeiture displayed. Subsequently re-opened as a sports oriented bar called The Dead Pigeon which, after an initial launch with gravity dispensed real ales, has latterly started to emphasise keg, canned and bottled beers with a single handpump for cask ale. After initially being listed on this website under its new name, The Dead Pigeon, and with a number of valid visit entries and beer markings its landlord asked to have the new venue excluded from being listed here in other than by name.
We have visited this pub 22 times, seen 61 different beers and tried 19 of them.
Postcode: ME1 1DJ