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The Muggleton Inn (Lloyds No. 1 {Wetherspoon sub-brand})

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
RCH - Chocolate Slug PorterExcellent1
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Half MoonExcellent1
Banks's - Saint Archer Brewery Pale AleExcellent1
Whitstable - Pearl of KentExcellent1
Bath Ales - Forest HareExcellent1
Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A.Excellent1
Adnams - Barley MowExcellent1
White Horse - Village IdiotExcellent1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. PepperExcellent1
Inveralmond - MärzenfestExcellent1
Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale)Excellent1
Nelson - Powder MonkeyGood1
Maxim - Ruby MaxGood1
Adnams - Stone Brewing Supremely Self-Conscious Black AleGood1
Camerons - GalacticoGood1
Caledonian - Ishii Brewing Minagof Three Quarter IPAGood1
Marston's - Ballast Point Brewing Even KeelGood1
Thwaites - Coiled SpringAcceptable1
Cotleigh - Lemon AleAcceptable1
Adnams - Stone Brewing Double IPAPoor1
Titanic - CappuccinoNot Tried0
Orkney (Sinclair) - Meridian Best Bitter (Atlas range)Not Tried0
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale AleNot Tried0
Saltaire - Juniper RyeNot Tried0
White Horse - Cheval BlancNot Tried0
Adnams - Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPANot Tried0
Batemans - Hazelnut BrownieNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Nelson - Loose CannonNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Adnams - American Style IPANot Tried0
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)Not Tried0
Wadworth - Bale Breaker Field 41 Pale AleNot Tried0
Banks's - Devils Backbone Independence AleNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Marston's - Ringwood FortyninerNot Tried0
Adnams - The Alchemist EnrapturedNot Tried0
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)Not Tried0
Nelson - Friggin in the RigginNot Tried0
Harviestoun - SchiehallionNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%)Not Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale)Not Tried0
Adnams - GunhillNot Tried0
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)Not Tried0
Wolf - Silver FoxNot Tried0
Adnams - ExplorerNot Tried0
Purity - Saddle BlackNot Tried0
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden AleNot Tried0
Lancaster - Raspberry RoseNot Tried0
Adnams - Fat SpratNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - The World's Biggest LiarNot Tried0
Titanic - Iron CurtainNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

19 Dec 2014 (oz11)
Late afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caledonian - Ishii Brewing Minagof Three Quarter IPA5.00Good
19 Jul 2014 (Tobes)
Yet again ten ales available, this place has upped its game recently.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A.4.60Excellent
White Horse - Village Idiot4.10Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Robinsons - Trooper (superseded by 4.7% version)4.80Not Tried
Banks's - Devils Backbone Independence Ale4.70Not Tried
Adnams - The Alchemist Enraptured5.50Not Tried
26 Apr 2014 (Tobes)
I heard that this pub is now keeping up with its sister the Society rooms at the other end of the town by offering a full compliment of 10 ales.......I wasn't disappointed!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Half Moon4.00Excellent
Banks's - Saint Archer Brewery Pale Ale5.50Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Titanic - Iron Curtain6.00Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%)4.10Not Tried
Orkney (Sinclair) - Meridian Best Bitter (Atlas range)3.90Not Tried
Saltaire - Juniper Rye4.20Not Tried
Adnams - Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPA6.50Not Tried
12 Apr 2014 (oz11)
Afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Inveralmond - Märzenfest4.50Excellent
RCH - Chocolate Slug Porter5.00Excellent
Camerons - Galactico4.20Good
Thwaites - Coiled Spring3.80AcceptableNot really to my taste.
Wolf - Silver Fox4.60Not Tried
Purity - Saddle Black5.10Not Tried
Lancaster - Raspberry Rose4.20Not Tried
25 Jan 2014 (HSB)
13:00 Saturday lunch stop with my family. Packed every table taken and almost entirely diners.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nelson - Powder Monkey4.40Good
Adnams - Stone Brewing Double IPA8.50PoorA travesty of a Californian Double IPA. Sweet, cloying and lacking hops.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner4.90Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin4.70Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%)4.10Not Tried
Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale)4.20Not Tried
15 Jan 2014 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit, I had not been here for a very long time and was pleasantly surprised by the range of beers on offer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale)4.20Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Nelson - Loose Cannon4.30Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried
Adnams - American Style IPA4.80Not Tried
Wadworth - Bale Breaker Field 41 Pale Ale4.80Not Tried
25 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bath Ales - Forest Hare3.90Excellent
Cotleigh - Lemon Ale4.30Acceptable
Adnams - Barley Mow5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Ballast Point Brewing Even Keel4.50Not Tried
White Horse - Cheval Blanc4.70Not Tried
Batemans - Hazelnut Brownie6.30Not Tried
24 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Barley Mow5.00Excellent
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper4.20Excellent
Marston's - Ballast Point Brewing Even Keel4.50Good
Maxim - Ruby Max4.50Good
Adnams - Stone Brewing Supremely Self-Conscious Black Ale5.00Good
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - The World's Biggest Liar4.30Not Tried
Titanic - Cappuccino4.50Not Tried
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale Ale5.20Not Tried
22 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
22:30 visit. Students about meant a fair crowd still in. A LocAle noted too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)4.00Not Tried
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50Not Tried
Adnams - Explorer4.30Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not TriedThe managers good relationship with Adnams continues I note?
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden Ale4.70Not TriedNice to spot one of these LocAle types around town.
Adnams - Fat Sprat3.80Not Tried
10 Aug 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50Not Tried
Harviestoun - Schiehallion4.80Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried

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About The Muggleton Inn

The pub sign. The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional25
Excellent122
Good70
Acceptable19
Poor8

Website.

The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1HJ.

A former insurance office that is now a large two-storey pub badged as a Lloyds No 1. Quieter upstairs but may not be open at all times. Closed late 2023 for a refurbishment re-opening Sunday 12th December 2023.

We have visited this pub 143 times, seen 378 different beers and tried 206 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1HJ