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The Dering Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale |  | 9 |
Visits Details
23 Aug 2013 (Wittenden)
Life can afford many pleasures:one of the greatest is sitting outside the Dering with a pint of Goachers at the end of a muggy and dusty Friday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | On pluperfect form tonight. Seems hoppier than before, but still resinous and earthy. |
09 Aug 2013 (Pedro)
Early evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | £3-50/pint |
11 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. 2145 hours and lights off and door barred despite opening times sign by the door saying open Monday to Saturday 11.30-3.30 & 6-11, Sunday 12-4. Annoying for a long distance destination pub so they must have had a very good reason.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
07 May 2013 (Wittenden)
Sunset on a warm May evening. Captains of commerce were discussing strategies that they failed to understand while enjoying their Goachers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | Earthy and peppery. My kind of beer. |
04 Oct 2012 (HSB)
Excellent country pub, only customers as in at first knockings.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | |
30 Mar 2012 (Wittenden)
Quiet for a Friday evening:we'd come for a family celebration, and discussed psychiatry and Milton.An excellent , unique pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Grows on you, this. Earthy hops,old school. Deep, riverlike, reminding me of Paine's of St Neots.English. |
04 Jul 2010 (Ian)
Just time for one in the main bar before the train home. I sat in the comfy chair talking with a bloke at the bar about Pfizers, work and being made redundant. Sounds depressing, but it was a good pub conversation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Good, but not great. To be honest I was enjoying my chat so much and the anticipation of lunch that I didn't notice this disappear. |
04 Jun 2010 (Ian)
Really busy day at work, lovely sunny day, so I missed most of it. To make up for it I cycled the 30 minute ride out to this most lovely of hunting lodges in the Kent countryside and necked 3 pints in 35 mins. Sat in the garden enjoying the evening sun and Fighting Talk on an MP3 player. Just so happy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Well 3 pints in 35 means this was good. But I got home and had a bottle of 9 month old Orval and it put the whole thing into perspective. Had it better, but Goachers are just so consistently good. |
09 Jan 2010 (Ian)
There used to be an advert about Gordons Ginger Ale being perfect for winter. Well I don't know a better pub for winter. Old hunting lodge, stone flagstones, warm real fire and Goacher's house beer. Fresh barrel had just come on. I also had some bread and cheese as well as a lunchtime snack. Very picturesque.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | I sat and read The Times by the fire and read the sports pages of the paper, had 4 pints plus a wee nip of whisky just before I left to keep the cold out and was very happy. Beer had some good malt touches, but overall was a very good session bitter. |
30 Jul 2008 (Ian)
Got my new bike so wanted to try it out, so I cycled from Ashford to here. I sat out in the garden watching all the commuters coming home and just enjoying the sunshine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | The first pint was a bit buttery, but the second one was nice, both in very good condition and they slipped down far too easily. |
About The Dering Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 6 |
| 22 |
| 17 |
 | 9 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Pluckley, Kent, TN27 0RR.
Old hunting lodge made of stone with Dering windows, a stone's throw from Pluckley railway station. Mostly viewed as a restaurant, but there is a bar on the left hand side. Stone flags on the floor and large real fire. Beer is Goacher's Special badged as Dering Ale. Good quality, well kept. Service can be slow. A lovely pub to visit in the winter with the fire and great in the summer to sit in the garden. Lots of character.
We have visited this pub 43 times, seen 3 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: TN27 0RR