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City Arms
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Street Light Porter |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | | 3 |
| Canterbury Brewers - GB | | 2 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | | 2 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Loco IPA | | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Topaz |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Biggleston's Bird Man |  | 2 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Heresy IPL | | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Christmas Pudding Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Little Red Rye | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Wheat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Helles | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - City Arms | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
07 Aug 2014 (Jack William)
Small handful of drinkers in. Good beer knowledge - Canterbury brewer behind the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | 4.00 | | Great fresh hop taste - excellent condition. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Biggleston's Bird Man | 3.60 |  | Brewer admitted he wasn't happy with this - and it tasted old and stale. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Topaz | 4.70 | Not Tried |
08 Jun 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Late Sunday afternoon call, at a time when the pub was pretty quiet.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Topaz | 4.70 | | Amber-coloured. A slightly jarring mix of sweetish malt and very bitter hop character. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Biggleston's Bird Man | 3.60 | | A Brown Ale with plenty of hops. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
31 Jan 2014 (Brian)
About 16:00, almost full with a mixed crowd of folk.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | 4.50 | | Fruit and body, not at all like a lager. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Heresy IPL | 4.90 | | Served in a jug like I used to drink Double Diamond out of in the Olive Branch back in the day. Not my style any more, too dry, thin lacking any kind of depth. I guess it's how it's supposed to be and it went down easily enough. Better than Skol but only average. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Little Red Rye | 4.50 | Not Tried |
24 Jan 2014 (Andrew)
Quiet. Friendly service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - GB | 4.20 | | Hint of Belgium yeast |
| Canterbury Brewers - Christmas Pudding Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Little Red Rye | 4.50 | Not Tried |
16 Jan 2014 (Andrew)
Quiet. Echos of Jim Vanns leaving-do 8 years ago still haunt this pub for me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - GB | 4.20 | | Very much like Torpedo |
| Canterbury Brewers - Christmas Pudding Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Little Red Rye | 4.50 | Not Tried |
29 Nov 2013 (Brian)
Nicely quiet by the time I arrived mid afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | 4.00 | | Really nice, sweet apricot and bitter nettley finish |
08 Nov 2013 (Brian)
Post haircut visit. A few around the bar mid afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | 4.00 | | Not had this for a while. Excellent, bitter and sweet at the same time. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
23 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
12:00 visit. Quiet this lunchtime but very busy outside with many tourist's.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - City Arms | 3.80 | Not Tried |
22 Feb 2013 (Brian)
Mid afternoon. Nice place to be. Bar staff are young and efficient.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | Surprised that it was still on as the guests seem to come and go. Really excellent stout. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Street Light Porter | 5.80 | | If the oatmeal stout was an excellent then this was an excellent+. I could drink this all day...well except at 5.8% I couldn't, but apart from that it's a superb coffee, chocolate, silky smooth sweet porter. As good here as at the Foundry |
| Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Wheat | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Helles | 4.10 | Not Tried |
17 Feb 2013 (Brian)
About 14:00 on a pleasant Sunday. Half-full, some youngsters, most people my age...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | Really nice. A thin, reedy bitterness and a coffee finish. Jet black with beige head. Perfect condition. |
| Canterbury Brewers - Loco IPA | 3.90 | | I've only had this once before and wasn't impressed. Must of had a bad pint, this was excellent. Big, lemony hit of ..er lemon and new mown grass. Soap suddy head and yellow body. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About the City Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 31 |
| 16 |
| 7 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2JR.
Found in one of the side streets near the Cathedral this is a long single roomed pub popular with drinkers. Had links to Canterbury Brewers at The Foundry at one time but this link has now been severed.
We have visited this pub 46 times, seen 52 different beers and tried 34 of them.
Postcode: CT1 2JR