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The White Horse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopExcellent1
Adnams - Southwold BitterGood2
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - White Horse Summer AleGood2
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideAcceptable1
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Acceptable1
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version)Not Tried0
Black Sheep - Best BitterNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - SeasiderNot Tried0
Picture 1. The White Horse, Chilham, Kent

Visits Details

19 May 2012 (Ian)
Such a pretty village so I came up the hill for a pint
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - White Horse Summer Ale3.80GoodNice hoppy golden beer
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
23 Aug 2011 (Andrew)
Been a long time since I've been here. It's a nice walk from the train station and through Chilham to the pub. There were a handful of people in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - White Horse Summer Ale3.80GoodA nice toasted nut and grapefruit hop flavour. Certainly good enough for me to have 3 of them.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
22 Jul 2011 (Alenomore)
We stopped off here after our Kent b/f session. A truly delightful part of Kent that deserves more attention for another day. Plenty of tourists coming and going. And the pub itself was a real gem. (And not being a Shep's pub, I should of enquired as to why they were selling Master Brew here?).
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80ExcellentTwo pints of this devoured.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
27 Mar 2010 (Wittenden)
Busy with people eating lunch;the first stop on our attempt at the Stour Valley Walk
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70GoodFirst out of the pump, but had that Adnams tang.
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
02 Dec 2007 (Ian)
Although it was raining, the pub was still very full on a Sunday lunchtime. I got a lovely barrel chair by the real fire in the rear bar and sat reading my book, being happy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10AcceptableGetting towards the end of the barrel, I thought, ok bitter.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70AcceptableI don't remember it being this dark. Tasty, less yeasty than I remember, but still a decent bitter.
13 Oct 2007 (Ian)
I haven't been here for years which is a shame as this is such a pretty village. The pub is tucked away in the corner of the main square, opposite the manor house, just in front of the church. Central bar serves 3 rooms with a public bar at the rear, a side room and the main bar. Lighter colours in the main bar with a snug traditional feel in the rear bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00ExcellentGood character, typical Harvey's. Bit more malt than hoppy and I would happily drink this all night.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider4.30Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
20 Jan 2006 (Andrew)
Arrived about 9pm and there were a handfull of people in. It was quite smokey on one side of the bar but on the other it was a bit better and had the benefit of a loverly warming real fire.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10AcceptableThere was nothing wrong with this but I think it was near the end of the barrel. It had a quite deep and harsh bitterness to it and none of the usual flowery hop zing that a 'top of barrel' pint might have. Still, it was good to see it on.
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version)4.30Not Tried
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried

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About The White Horse

The pub sign. The White Horse, Chilham, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent6
Good10
Acceptable5
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Chilham, Kent, CT4 8BY.

Found in the village square (The Square), right next to the church, this is an ancient and beautiful pub boasting a very large fire place. 4 handpumps.

We have visited this pub 17 times, seen 27 different beers and tried 16 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT4 8BY