Bell & Crown (Wellington Pub Company)
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15 Mar 2011 (Brian)
Friendly pub with a mix of locals and tourists. All Kent beer line up. If you know where to look there are plenty of interesting beers to be had in Canterbury these days.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 |  | Another really good beer from Old Dairy. Worth seeking out. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
11 Feb 2011 (Andrew)
I sat by myself at a table opposite the fire and stared into the flames as they shot up the chimney. The atmosphere in this pub feels like a tucked-away community boozer even though its on a street packed with tourists. I really like this pub.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 |  | Deep golden colour but light. Lemon rind flavours with some toasted peanut. Really good stuff. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
01 Feb 2011 (Ian)
Popped in on my crawl round Canterbury. Jukebox as always was good.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 |  | Best beer of the evening. Lightish bitter, but full in mouth, good hop flavours on end. Really interesting drinkable beer. |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
28 Jan 2011 (Andrew)
Met Martin who was in town to enjoy some free time. We sat at the back and had a jolly good time basking under the wintery glow of a blowy sky.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 |  | Bread-dough and tangerines. Nice |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 |  | I had a cold so it wasn't easy to taste beer. ...but what I did detect was some soft nutty malt with some nettley hops. Seemed like a good beer. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
27 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy mid bank holiday afternoon.
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 |  | Excellent balance of malt and hop, with a lingering malty finish. My score 16/20. |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
22 Dec 2010 (Andrew)
About 9pm. There was a live band in who played some songs I recognised but can't name. Sat by the fire and drank my pint rather swiftly as I had a bus to catch.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | Dark brown, milky, sharp and slightly sour. Good stuff. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
20 Dec 2010 (Andrew)
It was the first day of my holiday and we were in Canterbury shopping. Jane had to go off and do something so I went to find some scaffolding to support my credit card. On the way I passed the Bell and Crown. For me this pub has the best interior in Canterbury and also a cracking line-up of beers. I propped up the end of the bar with my back to the real fire. Most of the rest of the pub was empty so I just idly stared out the window at the snow.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 |  | A bit sharp but a great session bitter |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
11 Dec 2010 (Ian)
I always like the music in this pub and the Gimmie Shelter made my day
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 |  | This is now a good standard best bitter. |
11 Dec 2010 (Andrew)
Busy busy busy. The Hopdaemon Dominator smelt of vinegar so they changed the barrel. A group of German's asked Ian to take their photo. People wandered about wondering when they should pay for their drinks. All in all and interesting evening.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 |  | Excellent stuff. Slightly fruity, buscuity brown best bitter. |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 |  | First from a new barrel. Good malts but a bit too clean. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
08 Oct 2010 (Ian)
Likeable pub with a good jukebox even if Andrew can't identify the Beatles.
| Wantsum - Dynamo (superseded by 4.3% version) | 4.60 |  | Just a touch of rubber flavour took away from this being a solid beer. |
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