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The Rose & Crown (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star |  | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 5 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | | 1 |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - RA (was 4.3%) | | 1 |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter |  | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 5 |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter) | | 1 |
| Keltek - Golden Harvest | | 1 |
| Robinsons - Dizzy Blonde Amarillo Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - SA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
07 Nov 2010 (Andrew)
Here with my folks for lunch. Great atmospheric weather outside with autumn leaves, heavy grey skies, shafts of sunlight and showers. Pub got busy around 2pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Excellent condition. All you'd want from Harveys except, perhaps, for a bit of fruit it can sometimes have. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | Excellent condition. The initial flavours were really good; red berry and tangy malt. The finish was good and hoppy in a pepperynettly way. |
18 Sep 2010 (Andrew)
Here for a meal with my parents. This is one of my favourite pubs in Kent. A few years ago Goacher's Mild was a regular but now they have a rotating guest beer instead. The staff were as friendly and helpful as ever.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Nice pint of Harvey's |
| Keltek - Golden Harvest | 3.60 | | Hazy pale golden colour. Smelt of diacetyl. Buttery lemon flavours. Tart and dry. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
06 Jun 2009 (Wittenden)
The archtypical pub in the woods.As usual, we sat out in the garden,enjoying the fitful sunshine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - RA (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | | I asked the lady behind the bar if they'd got Goachers mild, she said it would be back, but they were revolving milds, and that this was in the mild slot. Not sure if it was a mild, but put me in mind of Rayments AK of many years ago. Golden honey, with an almost butterscotch texture and a suprisingly pronounced hoppy afterburn. Good to historic. |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | 4.40 | | A golden ale which seemed to be a bit tired and unfocussed. When I went back to the bar for replenishments, it was no longer on. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | Unusual for me to pass this one by |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
09 May 2009 (Andrew)
Jane, Isabel and I sat outside in the garden and had some lunch. The sun was shining and the apple blossom and blue bells were out. Great pub this with very friendly staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | | Had smoky bacon crisps about it. Excellent beer. A credit to the mid 3% brigade of beers. |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Lots of fruity esters in this. Real orange peel and mandarin orange juice. Good earthy (but fuity) hop bite on the finish. Top stuff |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
21 Feb 2009 (Andrew)
What a glorious day. The sun was shining and there was no wind so we set off for Perry Wood for a nice walk and a pint. Surprisingly few others had the same idea. The pub was fairly busy but not as much as you see in the summer. We sat out in the garden under the big tree.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Very fruity and in excellent condition. The tell-tale yeast was there but the fruit-cake fruit dominated. Lovely. |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
19 Apr 2008 (Andrew)
Came for lunch with Jane and my parents. It was fairly busy which was good given the weather outside wasn't great. I like this pub and I think they care about their beer. I noticed that the next guest ale is Goacher's Dark. I like Goacher's Dark.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Plenty of coffee with hints of cream. Excellent pint that stayed good to the end. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Dizzy Blonde Amarillo Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | Golden beer. Had a sip of my dad's and it was a honey beer as far as I could tell. Quite nice too. |
05 Apr 2008 (Trevor)
Arrived at 12:30 for lunch with my wife and there were a few people eating. Within 15 minutes the place was nearly full with customers like ourselves having a meal - some even went outside! There was a warm friendly atmosphere and the open hearth wood fire was keeping the place pleasantly warm. The service was good and the food very good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | A smooth ale which went down well - dark but not too heavy. |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | | A fresh lively taste for this golden clear ale. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
02 Mar 2008 (Andrew)
Came for Mother's Day and it was packed. The menu used as many local ingredients as possible and the staff were friendly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Sharp earthy orange peel hops and in excellent condition. Had hints of goacher's light but with a much sharper hop profile. Anyway it was stunning. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Very good condition. The hop-yeast-malt combination in this beer's excellent |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | The top of the pint was a bit sharp (so would have scored an 'okay') but the bottom was coffee, milk and a hint of chocolate (and would have scored excellent). |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
13 Oct 2007 (Ian)
After visiting the 2 pubs in Chilham, Andrew and Jane picked me and Martin up and we all came here for a meal. Very quiet due to the rugby game being on. Good selection of beers and a blackboard telling you the guests coming up.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Excellent mild, not much hop, very mild and a good charcoaly aroma. Good roasted malt flavour with fullness in mouth. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Just a bit warm and bland. |
| Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter) | 4.00 | | Bland bitter. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
13 Oct 2007 (Andrew)
Came for a meal with Ian, Martin and Jane. Quite as England were playing France in the Rugby world cup semi-finals. Friendly pub with a fantastic setting.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | The first pint was off so they changed the barrel. The next 5 pints I had from the new barrel were lovely. Smooth and milky with good roasted malt, hint of smoke and burntness and a very low hoping rate. Missing any chocolate but hey, still a great pint. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
About The Rose & Crown
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 6 |
| 13 |
| 11 |
| 7 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Perry Wood, Kent, ME13 9RY.
Set in a dip between pine covered shingle hills in Crown Hill this has to be one of Kent's prettiest pubs. The garden is worth visiting by itself. The pub gets busy so if you want to eat it may be worth booking.
We have visited this pub 27 times, seen 21 different beers and tried 15 of them.
Postcode: ME13 9RY