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The New Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Moor - Hoppiness |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | | 1 |
| St Austell - Liquid Sunshine | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Puja | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Cloud Surfer | | 1 |
| Oakham - Tranquility | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day | | 1 |
| Fyne - FyneBank | | 1 |
| Rockin Robin - Rock A Hula | | 1 |
| Isle of Avalon - Sunset |  | 1 |
| Great Heck - Christopher | | 1 |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Mobberley - Boom Juice | | 1 |
| Westerham - Scotney Green Hop (now 4%) | | 1 |
| Lakehouse - Amber Session Ale | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Box Steam - Stoker’s Quench | | 1 |
| Wild Weather - King St Pale | | 1 |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold | | 1 |
| Purity - Pure UBU | | 1 |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | | 1 |
| Triple fff - Ramble Tamble (previously 4.6%) | | 1 |
| Three B's - Bee Thrifty | | 1 |
| Otter - Bitter | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | | 1 |
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Yakima Grande (was Dobbin's Yakima Grande Pale Ale) | | 1 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | | 1 |
| Fuzzy Duck - Cunning Stunt |  | 1 |
| Great Orme - Red Dragon | | 1 |
| Chapter - 11. That Old Rope | | 1 |
| Hop Back - GFB (sometimes GB) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cairngorm - Sheepshagger's Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cairngorm - Nessie's Monster Mash | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Honey Buzzard | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Matchlock Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Trinity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brick - Kinsale Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Newby Wyke - Festive Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brentwood - Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Nor'Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Georges - Empire | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Austell - Trelawny | Not Tried | 0 |
| Piddle (Dorset Piddle) - Piddle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ghost - D.Va | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dancing Duck - Ay Up | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Hopspur | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Dorset Knob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Beerkeepers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Clouded Minds - N253 Oatmeal Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Card - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Four Candles - Green Bullet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bad Seed - Azacca Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - All the Small Things | Not Tried | 0 |
| Frog Island - Natterjack (aka Pale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Donnington - SBA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Hop Twister | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerpot - Red Hunter | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Docker's Delight Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2018 (Jack William)
Friday beer o’clock - lots of comings and goings.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin Robin - Rock A Hula | 4.00 | | Nice bite to this fresh, pale ale. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Westerham - Scotney Green Hop (now 4%) | 4.00 | | A very smooth beer. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - All the Small Things | 3.70 | Not Tried |
24 Aug 2018 (Jack William)
Evening visit to their bank holiday weekend beer festival. Well attended with a lot of comings and goings. I was treated to a whisky by the landlady - on a very nice Yew tray. The craftsman of the trays was also there, “I love Yew” I told him, time to leave ...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | | Good body and cheek-sucking finish. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | | Spot on. |
| Triple fff - Ramble Tamble (previously 4.6%) | 5.00 | | Good balance of malt and hops. |
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Yakima Grande (was Dobbin's Yakima Grande Pale Ale) | 5.00 | | Good, complex hopped pale ale -not quite bright or would have been rated excellent. |
| Great Heck - Christopher | 4.50 | | Very nice dry aftertaste. |
| Wild Weather - King St Pale | 4.20 | | Unfined and quite cloudy - but a good fresh lemony taste. |
| Chapter - 11. That Old Rope | 6.20 | | Disappointed with this - rather bland for a strong American West coast IPA. |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Cairngorm - Sheepshagger's Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Honey Buzzard | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brentwood - Best | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Nor'Hop | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Piddle (Dorset Piddle) - Piddle | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dancing Duck - Ay Up | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Dorset Knob | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Clouded Minds - N253 Oatmeal Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Four Candles - Green Bullet | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Aug 2018 (Jack William)
Early Friday evening - usual mix of locals and suits for this time of the week.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day | 4.30 | | Perfect. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Puja | 6.70 | | Lip-smackingly good. Fresh on as the Viceroy finished. |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | 5.00 | | I had the last pint - and a bit more gratis. Very drinkable - and rated very highly by a number of other customers who bemoaned the end of the barrel. |
| Donnington - SBA | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Trelawny | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Docker's Delight Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
15 Jul 2018 (Jack William)
Early evening- (world cup just finished) but plenty of people here to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Katrina running the pub - free food, music and Jaipur on at “2 bloody 50” a pint.
Two other real ales on as well as the five listed - Azacca and Session IPA - but didn’t note the brewers on these.
This pub just gets better and better.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Would have rated excellent earlier in the day no doubt - but this was on its last legs (at £2.50 a pint it was going quickly. Still packed a punch. |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | Going fast. |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
14 Jul 2018 (Andrew)
Charlie was down and this was our first pub in the Canterbury tour. We sat in the garden and waited for Ian and Martin to arrive.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter - Bitter | 3.60 | | |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Beerkeepers | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Card - Session IPA | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Bad Seed - Azacca Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
29 Jun 2018 (Jack William)
Friday evening visit as I saw they had Oakham’s Tranquility on. Busy with familiar and not-so-familiar faces.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Tranquility | 6.50 | | So drinkable for a strong ale - just a tad on the sweet side or this may have got top marks from me. |
| Fyne - FyneBank | 4.60 | | I was almost dissuaded from tying this as it was described by another customer as having a medicinal flavour. I really liked it - thought it was similar to a peaty malt whisky that had been diluted. yummy. |
| Mobberley - Boom Juice | 3.60 | | A good warm up for the Tranquility. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Newby Wyke - Festive Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Trelawny | 3.80 | Not Tried |
27 May 2018 (Jack William)
Back for the Freeborn Brothers music set on Sunday afternoon of the beer festival. Very good band “Polish Gypsy/Punk/Hobo Trash Band”.
Very busy in the garden, a bit of space on the pub. Great atmosphere.
Some other beers still on from Thursday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor - Hoppiness | 6.50 | | Oh yes - body and flavour superb. |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | | Fresh, nice. |
| Isle of Avalon - Sunset | 4.30 | | Marked up as 5%. Pleasant. |
| Box Steam - Stoker’s Quench | 4.40 | | I have a soft spot for this brewery because of its location near the K&A canal, but this was quite an ordinary malty bitter. |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | 4.50 | | This was 3/4 pint at the end of the barrel - gratis - still a very crisp, clean IPA - surely would have rated excellent at its best. |
| Harvey's - IPA | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Matchlock Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried |
24 May 2018 (Jack William)
Bank Holiday beer festival - excellent choice - about 12 on at a time with about 20 over the weekend - and an appearance from Gadd’s brewer (with her mum!)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Austell - Liquid Sunshine | 3.90 | | Very popular - favourite to be the first to go. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Cloud Surfer | 4.50 | | Superb complex flavours. |
| Three B's - Bee Thrifty | 3.40 | | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | | Selling this off at £3 a pint to make room for more beer festival ales. |
| Fuzzy Duck - Cunning Stunt | 4.30 | | Trad bitter rather lacking the body its strength suggested. |
| Great Orme - Red Dragon | 4.50 | | Red, thin, that’s about it. |
| Castle Rock - Elsie Mo | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Frog Island - Natterjack (aka Pale) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Hop Twister | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerpot - Red Hunter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Back - GFB (sometimes GB) | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cairngorm - Nessie's Monster Mash | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Box Steam - Stoker’s Quench | 4.40 | Not Tried |
03 Apr 2018 (Jack William)
Swift evening visit - eclectic mix of customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold | 5.20 | | Unusual flavour for Oakham’s - not the big hoppy bite, more a mellow, rather sweet ale. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
10 Mar 2018 (Andrew)
Pub 2. A handful in. Lovely interior, friendly staff and great beer line up.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakehouse - Amber Session Ale | 3.90 | | An amber ale. |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brick - Kinsale Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Georges - Empire | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ghost - D.Va | 4.60 | Not Tried |
About The New Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 51 |
| 204 |
| 154 |
| 39 |
 | 7 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1NP.
A narrow terrace house in Havelock Street that was once a Fremlin's pub and now a freehouse. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2017, 2018 and 2022.
We have visited this pub 225 times, seen 505 different beers and tried 276 of them.
Postcode: CT1 1NP