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The Chequers Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top |  | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Styrian Goldings |  | 1 |
| Brains - The Rev James Original | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Hancock's HB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
31 Dec 2016 (Wittenden)
Mid afternoon on New Years Eve. Quiet.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | A fortuitous visit, as I realised last night that I hadn't tried this old favourite this year.Delicious pint of this traditional bitter.Flinty East Coast malt,discrete pepperiness. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Nov 2016 (Wittenden)
Pub packed for Smarden's Bonfire Celebrations-just like the old days.No Kentish ales on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Sweetish grains. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out. |
| Brains - Hancock's HB | 3.60 | Not Tried |
24 Apr 2016 (Wittenden)
Quiet mid evening on a spring Monday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | 4.00 | | Uneventful. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Jan 2016 (Wittenden)
Millionaires club evening.We'd been to pick up a car part bought on ebay, and looked in to see how the other half live!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | | Brown and malty.Dull. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2015 (Wittenden)
A few in at builders' o clock on damp Friday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Single Hop Styrian Goldings | 4.40 | | Lacklustre.Rather bland golden base ale didn't set off the hops. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
14 Sep 2015 (Wittenden)
I arrived just before the witching hour of seven thirty on a damp Monday evening.The courses of minor Wealden rivers were debated.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | In better nick than the last time I tried this beer.Spicy,brisk earthiness. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
07 Feb 2015 (Wittenden)
Late afternoon on a grim February Saturday:a few in watching the Ireland/Italy match.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | A good pint of this malty, nutty farmyard classic. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
07 Nov 2014 (Wittenden)
Friday evening:we'd come for a wake for an old friend.Lots of familiar faces in the original public bar of fond memory.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | 4.10 | | Bit too malt led: never thought I'd write that... |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
26 Dec 2013 (Wittenden)
Boxing Day lunchtime: a pre-prandial pint with my father in law.Filling up with drinkers and families.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | A beer of great depth:luscious reassuring malt. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2013 (Wittenden)
Quiet mid evening on a warm October Saturday. A few reprobates sitting outside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | A best bitter with a depth to it. Good stuff |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Chequers Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 7 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
 | - |
The pub is found in Smarden, Kent, TN27 8QA.
White weatherboarded pub in centre of the village in The Street. Pleasant beer garden at rear. Accommodation available. The old public bar is now a restaurant.
We have visited this pub 31 times, seen 33 different beers and tried 25 of them.
Postcode: TN27 8QA