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The Little Gem (Goacher's)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider |  | 1 |
| Smiles - Heritage |  | 1 |
| Gale's - Trafalgar Ale | | 1 |
| Batemans - Middle Wicket |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Regatta |  | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Skinner's - Heligan Honey | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider | 4.30 | | Pale gold, thin white head. Typical blond citrus hoppy beer, bit soapy to start and apparently on the way out according to the barman, but I thought this was excellent. Nice gooseberry, grapefruit and nettle hop aromas with more floral hop later. Excellent, with some yeast in the aroma too |
| Gale's - Trafalgar Ale | 4.20 | | Copper brown colour with lasting beige head. Good hoppy best bitter with some caramel/toffee flavour. Very drinkable. Nice malt nose and good balanced session beer |
| Smiles - Heritage | 5.20 | | Ruby coloured. Rich malt flavour with plums and strawberries on the aroma. Sweetish but pleasant. Good ruby beer with some chocolate and bitterish hops on the end with more strawberry fruit. Nice |
| Batemans - Middle Wicket | 4.20 | | Copper colour. Apple, floral hop aroma with more green apple in the mouth, some herb. Refreshing with good yeasty flavours |
| Adnams - Regatta | 4.30 | | Golden ale. Thin white head which goes quickly. some hop/yeast aroma, thin in mouth, yeast floral hop finish, some orange fruit and citric hop flavours but served too cold and overall a little thin |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Heligan Honey | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Little Gem
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 1 |
| 13 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7AX.
In High Street and just as the name suggests, this is a little gem. The third of Goacher's tied houses. Two room pub with main room and bar on ground floor and split level balcony upper room with view over the ground floor. Lots of exposed original wood beams and white washed walls. Sadly closed in 2010 and all thought was lost but Goacher's Brewery has purchased and refurbished the venue with a re-opening date of Monday 28th June 2021. Real ales served through 2 handpumps on the bar counter and from 2 or 3 chilled casks on gravity dispense on the bar back.
We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 16 different beers and tried 11 of them.
Postcode: ME20 7AX