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Ye Olde Thirsty Pig (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version) |  | 1 |
| Mad Cat - EKG Green Hop Rye PA |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Red Sails | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown | | 1 |
| Kent - Porter | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Al Murray, The Pub Landlord's Beautiful British Beer |  | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Ale |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Enigma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Your Country Needs You To Paws For Thought Brown Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Goldings Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Trigger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - Reckless Robin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
05 Sep 2015 (Tobes)
7.30pm Popped in for a quick half whilst waiting for a friend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | 4.50 | | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Reckless Robin | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2015 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Al Murray, The Pub Landlord's Beautiful British Beer | 4.00 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Goldings Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Trigger | 3.60 | Not Tried |
11 Jul 2015 (Tobes)
2nd historic pub stop. Four local ales on offer, always a good level of trade.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Red Sails | 3.90 | | Very surprised, nice ale from sheps! Not seen it before so thought I try it glad I did. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Your Country Needs You To Paws For Thought Brown Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
04 Jul 2015 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Crispin Ale | 4.00 | | Not great, struggle to finish my half |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Enigma | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
03 Apr 2015 (Dosser)
Huge crowd in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale | 4.80 | | Not my sort of beer. |
31 Mar 2015 (oz11)
Evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz | 4.50 | | |
| Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Jan 2015 (Dosser)
Crawl continues
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer | 5.50 | |
22 Nov 2014 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musket - Powder Burn (superseded by 5% version) | 4.50 | | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Oct 2014 (Tobes)
Busy, good crowd, good beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 | | |
| Mad Cat - EKG Green Hop Rye PA | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version) | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Sep 2014 (oz11)
Evening visit for the monthly Maidstone Homebrewers Club meeting.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown | 4.40 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About the Ye Olde Thirsty Pig
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 7 |
| 60 |
| 42 |
| 9 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6LP.
15th century building in Knightrider Street, but has only been a wine bar, then pub in recent years. The upstairs bar is ideal for those who want to escape from fruit machines, etc. CAMRA discount for card carrying members.
We have visited this pub 71 times, seen 142 different beers and tried 90 of them.
Postcode: ME15 6LP