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The Freed Man (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Haunted Beauty |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Evening Gleams (collaboration with Verdant) |  | 1 |
| Titsey - North Downs Gold | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | | 1 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout) | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | | 1 |
| Shivering Sands - Searchlight IPA | | 1 |
| Kent - California Leaning | | 1 |
| Time and Tide - Walmer Patchwork Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Northdown - Pale Ale Mary | | 1 |
| Stonehenge - Great Bustard | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | | 1 |
| Shivering Sands - Spring Tide | | 1 |
| Kent - Cobnut | | 1 |
| Fownd - Seven Crowns | | 1 |
| Hop Fuzz - American | | 1 |
| Shivering Sands - Timeball | | 1 |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild En Plus |  | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Cosmic Jive | | 1 |
| Milestone - Doilem |  | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Old Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titsey - Green & Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northdown - Tidal Pool | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Caravan (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
09 Apr 2026 (Jack William)
Early doors visit for our bus pass group of 5. Very welcoming, good session and happy for us to bring in food from the chippy next door.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Top condition, good body for a 3.8 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Oatmeal Stout | 4.80 | | Complex flavours to savour. |
| Fownd - Seven Crowns | 4.50 | | Very acceptable pale ale |
24 Jul 2025 (Jack William)
On my way back from the Zetland - fancied a non-Sheps ale. Disaster, no real ale due to technical problems in the cellar (not with their lovely old beer engine pumps). May be out for a couple of weeks. A micro with no real ale - what is the world coming to?
Had to settle for a keg pale ale”Polari” - it was ok.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
18 Feb 2025 (Jack William)
Lunchtime cycle pit stop on my way home from Deal. Half a dozen in, pleasant as always.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titsey - North Downs Gold | 4.20 | | A beautiful light golden ale in top condition. |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Caravan (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
09 Jan 2025 (Jack William)
Lunchtime bus-pass visit. 9 of us. Very pleasant session. We had soaked it up with rather good chips from next door.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout) | 4.50 | | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | |
| Pig & Porter - Cosmic Jive | 3.40 | | Condition ok but rather lacking in bod. |
26 Oct 2024 (Dosser)
First real ale in 30 days after Tenerife and with a blood test beckoning. Camra Saturday crawl around Walmer and Deal.13 of us. So far. 3 ales on, lots of Green hops and shivering sands to come on later.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | | A good pint to start with at £4.10 a pint. |
09 May 2024 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit - bus pass outing. Six of us enjoyed a good session with excellent fish and chips brought in. Hadn’t noticed the huge whale jaw bone before - found on the beach by the landlord apparently. Chap in a George Best t-shirt bemoaning Man Utd’s recent form. Both he and the t-shirt looked a bit worse for wear.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | 4.70 | | A wonderfully rich, creamy stout |
| Shivering Sands - Searchlight IPA | 4.20 | | A lovely pint. |
| Shivering Sands - Timeball | 4.30 | | |
| Milestone - Doilem | 4.50 | | Just a taster - the cartoon of Trump on the pump clip nearly put me off - the murkiness of this “hazy” pale ale did. |
09 Nov 2023 (Jack William)
Bus pass Thursday group visit to this old favourite. 8 of us at just after noon, a friendly welcome and we enjoyed fish and chips from next door as well as a good variety of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | 4.00 | | Beautiful “brown ale” pint. |
| Northdown - Pale Ale Mary | 4.00 | | |
| Titsey - Green & Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Northdown - Tidal Pool | 4.60 | Not Tried | Didn’t go down well with others due mainly to its soupy appearance. There’s unfined and there’s opaque. |
11 Oct 2023 (Jack William)
Late afternoon, very well patronised at least a dozen in. Good to see this micro thriving, I think it’s one of the best and still true to the original micro ethos.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Evening Gleams (collaboration with Verdant) | 4.20 | | Beautiful pint, rich and full bodied American Red Rye IPA. |
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Sep 2023 (Magnus Greel)
One of the few micro pubs that are not only open all day but on Mondays too so we took advantage of this and and enjoyed a lunchtime session working our way through the menu!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Haunted Beauty | 6.50 | | 'Scarily' moorish delicious silky smooth nectar with hints of roasted coffee and chocolate. Tentatively ordered just a half for the road but could have easily downed a pint or three.. |
| Kent - California Leaning | 5.00 | | A full-on, hoppy IPA with grapefruit and other citrus fruit flavours topped off with characteristic bitterness, pine and resin. |
| Stonehenge - Great Bustard | 4.80 | | Deliciously fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. |
| Shivering Sands - Spring Tide | 3.80 | | A light refreshing session ale with citrus undertones. |
09 Feb 2023 (Jack William)
Lunchtime bus-pass outing. 7 of us had the pub to ourselves until 1:30 when a few locals turned up. Good variety of ales and excellent service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Hop Fuzz - American | 4.20 | | |
| Time and Tide - Walmer Patchwork Pale Ale | 3.70 | | An unfined and cloudy, fruity beer with a good body for a low strength beer. |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild En Plus | 6.50 | | Badged at 7.0%. Sickly sweetness rather spoiled it. Our octogenarian member managed a full pint however. |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried |
About The Freed Man
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 29 |
| 23 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Walmer, Kent, CT14 7NX.
End of terrace (once the Walmer Sub Post Office and latterly a former Solar Energy Equipment) shop conversion in Dover Road. A Micropub, which first opened to the general public on Saturday 23rd January 2016, with perhaps a fuller range of alcoholic products than the usual Micropub. Cask ales are served through an ancient refurbished 4-way cash-register style handpump beer engine. Has free Wifi and often plays recorded music.
We have visited this pub 30 times, seen 92 different beers and tried 55 of them.
Postcode: CT14 7NX