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The Great Tree (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Green Hop Bramling Cross | | 1 |
| Nottingham - Rock Mild | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Grafty Green Hop | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Dead Good | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Anzac |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Czech Mate | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Deltic Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Fuzz - Stannos Bavarian | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Christmas Pudding Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Comet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Somerset & Dorset Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Oct 2015 (Dosser)
Crowd in for a band. So much happens in this pub its extraordinary. Every club from doggie walking to learn croquet and opera singing!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Green Hop Bramling Cross | 4.50 | | Tasted better here than the one I had at the Wantsum brewery! |
03 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. After my mate's birthday celebrations in The Just Reproach over to here to find it was Spee's here too with a voluminous buffet.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Grafty Green Hop | 4.80 | | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Somerset & Dorset Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
22 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
Early afternoon and just one other customer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham - Rock Mild | 3.80 | | It seemed strange to find this in here as I had spent the previous day touring Nottingham and did not find this anywhere. |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
12 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Soo unusual this place. Hardly anyone in. How do they keep 20 ciders?? Two beers in polypins. How do they keep them cool in this weather? The 2 beers on handpump were fine. Landlord very chatty and pointing out how good his salsa night would be for us. Dont think so.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Dead Good | 4.00 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | In a polypin |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | Not Tried | polypin |
06 Jun 2015 (Dosser)
First visit here. Like Visiting an art gallery with a real ale and cider theme. Unusual clientèle. 27 ciders on sale alongside paintings dresses etc and every game you can think off. Never been in a place like this.3 beers one called polung station which I cannot find. Place looked like an advert for the Green Party.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
28 May 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. First time I have met the renowned landlady. Sooooo many ciders and perries on sale here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Anzac | 4.60 | | Not sure what to make of the sourish bitterness |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Comet | 4.40 | Not Tried |
22 Jan 2014 (ChrisE)
I had checked the opening times for this pub on various web sites, so I was disappointed to find it closed at about 4.30pm, the times displayed on the door said it "opens at 5pm but it may be worth ringing the doorbell on the other door, I may be in" I did that and it worked, I sat and chatted to the landlady until the barmaid turned up for work a little before 5pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | |
| Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild | 3.80 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Christmas Pudding Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2013 (ChrisE)
Very quiet, my last port of call before catching a train home.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | | |
| Cottage - Golden Arrow | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Stannos Bavarian | 5.00 | Not Tried |
14 Jun 2013 (ChrisE)
Final port of call before heading off to Tenterden for the beer festival.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Deltic Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Apr 2013 (HSB)
Very unusual decor, not my sort of pub at all but good choice of beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Czech Mate | 5.00 | |
About The Great Tree
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
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| 13 |
| 18 |
| 4 |
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The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 7SP.
Formerly known as the Shakespeare (and the One Hundred & Eighty) this pub in Margate Road has been transformed into a genuine free house and arts centre. It is owned by an opera singer Scheherazade Pesante (so some call the pub Spee's) and specialises in local real ales and ciders. No keg beers or lagers are stocked here. 4 handpumps plus a massive range of boxed ciders on offer. By 2018 seems to have been converted into The Little Tree bed & breakfast with occasional The Great Tree events held.
We have visited this pub 26 times, seen 47 different beers and tried 27 of them.
Postcode: CT11 7SP