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Red Lion (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| White Horse - Wayland Smithy |  | 1 |
| Cottage - Battle of Britain | | 1 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter |  | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher |  | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Harvest Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Mini Cooper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Silly Mid Whippet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Warwickshire - Darling Buds | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Dream Catcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Kentish Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
20 Oct 2012 (Pedro)
Early evening - nice chat with Kim and bar-staff Lianne.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Kentish Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
30 Sep 2012 (Pedro)
Remembered having a good chat with licensee Kim, that I decided I needed to go back again and see her.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Battle of Britain | 4.50 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2012 (Pedro)
Late afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | |
| White Horse - Wayland Smithy | 4.40 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Original | 3.60 | Not Tried | Ran out |
26 May 2012 (Wittenden)
We'd been selling plants at Badlesmere's Medieval Fair:It was very hot and I needed a pint.Much banter concerning Bob Dylan and leather hotpants:two subjects to pique one's curiosity.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | A great example of a solid english bitter. |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | | Very flavoursome mid brown session bitter:great East Anglian malt,tempered by esoteric hops:seaweed and gooseberries.Grand stuff. |
| Warwickshire - Darling Buds | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Dream Catcher | 4.10 | Not Tried |
19 Jul 2009 (Andrew)
Surprisingly I've never been here before. I drive past it quite often on my way back to my parents but I've never actually been in. I think I always used to think this was the Ringlestone Inn (which clearly it's not). Don't know why I thought that. Anyway, it's a nice pub. Kind of L-shaped and nicely done out with a pool table at one end. The garden is large with a big copper beach tree.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher | 4.00 | | Pale orange yellow. Very thin head. Smelt of wet slat and clay. Sharp citrus orange bite. Tangy with short lived finish. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Mini Cooper | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Silly Mid Whippet | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Aug 2005 (Ian)
August Bank Holiday Monday and my 4th pub. They were having a BH festival. Unfortunately I missed the beer festival part but they still had several tents in the garden selling fortunes and jewellery. Also tent hosting live music. I was there when a 4 piece Ghanaian band were playing and very good they were too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | Excellent session beer and refreshed me after my cycling. Good yeasty flavour with nice floral hops. Not quite as good as the pint in the Sun Inn |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Harvest Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About the Red Lion
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 15 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Badlesmere, Kent, ME13 0NX.
On the A251 halfway between Challock and Faversham in Ashford Road. Good place for music. Good community pub in the heart of the village.
We have visited this pub 16 times, seen 44 different beers and tried 22 of them.
Postcode: ME13 0NX