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The Milk House (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Level Best |  | 4 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 6 |
| Three Acre - Hazy Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - All the World is Green | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) |  | 1 |
| Bedlam - Phoenix Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Gun - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twisted Wheel - Opus | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Oct 2025 (Wittenden)
We’d come for a family meal.Busy with an ebullient trade.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | | Pushing 5 stars, two of the best pints I’ve drunk all year. Dark biscuity malt and intense willowy hops. |
| Pig & Porter - All the World is Green | 4.80 | | Resinous , grassy session Green Hop IPA. |
20 May 2025 (Wittenden)
Surprisingly busy on a late May Tuesday evening: we’d come for a family meal.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | | Orange peel to the finish. |
| Twisted Wheel - Opus | 4.20 | Not Tried |
04 May 2025 (Wittenden)
A brief mid dog-walk visit mid Sunday afternoon.
Comfortably busy with a varied trade.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | | Top notch dry stalwart.Arboreal and spice. |
| Twisted Wheel - Opus | 4.20 | Not Tried |
15 Feb 2025 (Wittenden)
Family meal on a cold and gloomy Saturday evening;not as busy as we'd remembered it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | | This was a go-to beer in the nineties:I'm pleased to say it's as good or better.Biscuity malt,peppery hops and a long dry finish. |
| Gun - Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried |
18 Feb 2023 (Wittenden)
Mid evening on a February Saturday, we'd come for a family meal.Busy in bar and dining room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Acre - Hazy Pale Ale | 4.60 | | On the tropical spectrum. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Very ordinary. |
09 Apr 2022 (Wittenden)
Saturday evening:busy with drinkers and diners.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Grainy. Second pint better than first. |
| Bedlam - Phoenix Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
01 Apr 2022 (Wittenden)
Busy on a wintry Friday evening. We came for a family meal and sat in the booth with the large scale OS map from yesteryear.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Bedlam - Phoenix Pale Ale | 3.90 | | Thin, a bit tired. |
21 Aug 2021 (Wittenden)
Early Saturday evening,family meal. More folk outside than in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Grainy. |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | | Drinkable, but "sharp" sprang to mind. |
21 Jun 2021 (Wittenden)
Family meal in the early evening on a wet and windy Longest Day.Busy in the dining room;several groups of drinkers in the marquee.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | The sole cask beer policy comes up trumps: this was in cracking form. |
22 May 2021 (Wittenden)
We came for a celebratory meal: plenty of diners and perspex screens.I didn't note many drinkers, though they could have been in the big marquee in the yard.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Improved as the evening proceeded, revealing a hidden level of spicy goodness.The only cask beer available. |
About The Milk House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 47 |
| 21 |
| 10 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Sissinghurst, Kent, TN17 2JG.
Large 16th century village pub, with the familiar Whitbread Fremlins pebbledash. A large public bar, together with a room laid up for dining to your left as you go in through the imposing front door. Previously known as The Bull Inn closed for several years then completely revamped and re-opened on 20th September 2013 as The Milk House. Run by same people as The Barrow House in Egerton.
We have visited this pub 62 times, seen 56 different beers and tried 40 of them.
Postcode: TN17 2JG
This pub was formally know as the The Bull Inn.