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The Thomas Ingoldsby (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 1 |
| Elgood's - Double Swan |  | 1 |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Christmas Moon |  | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sleighbell | | 1 |
| Bath Ales - Gem Bitter |  | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | | 1 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Jolly Snowman | | 1 |
| Highgate - Prancer's Pride | | 1 |
| Caledonian - 6 Nations | | 1 |
| Titanic - Eight Bells | | 1 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | | 1 |
| Mordue - Geordie Lad (aka Geordie Pride) | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Good Elff | | 1 |
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | | 2 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gale's - Robins Revenge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mauldons - Bah Humbug | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Coach House - Innkeepers Special Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Camerons - Strongarm | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arundel - Footslogger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Coors - Mitchell's & Butler Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - SA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Summer That | Not Tried | 0 |
| Herold - Psenicne Hefeweizen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Highgate - Summer Telse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
20 May 2006 (Ian)
I had to come to Canterbury as I had some Debenhams vouchers from work (Christmas) that I had to spend. So I bought a pair of work trousers and a jacket (in the sale) and came up here for some breakfast and The Times Saturday samurai su doku. They also just happened to have on 2 beers that I hadn't had yet on the festival, so I had to have them didn't I?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Double Swan | 4.50 | | Gold colour with lasting white head. Good hop on this, nice citric lemon/grapefruit, refreshing summer ale with good biscuit malt base. Very good, very dry hop on end. |
| Bath Ales - Gem Bitter | 4.10 | | Amber colour, lasting beige head. Caramel/toffee bitter with earthy citric finish. Fine, but not exceptional |
04 Mar 2006 (Ian)
Busy Wetherspoon's. I was lucky to get a seat. Normally a good beer range. Like some Wetherspoon's, not so much a pub as a drinking hall. Staff sometimes don't know what beers they have on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian - 6 Nations | 4.20 | | Golden beer with lasting off white head. Soft, but minerally with some sulphur, like many Caley beers. Creamy with citrus finish. Soft, creamy floral, caramel aroma. Soft and eggy in mouth. Finish has some tingle to it |
| Mordue - Geordie Lad (aka Geordie Pride) | 4.20 | | Chestnut with deep lasting beige head. Green apple, bitter. Not a lot else to say. Green apple in mouth, acidic, citric hop finish. Probably not at its best as Mordue is a pretty good brewer. Touch of toffee |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Coach House - Innkeepers Special Reserve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2005 (Ian)
Mid Thursday afternoon. Quite full with limited available seating. Usual mix of winter seasonals on the Wetherspoon list. Sat in the non smoking area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Christmas Moon | 3.80 | | Deep copper with lasting beige head. Lots of malt. Hops are quite soft, but green and herby on end. Bit watery in mouth with more malt. Quite pleasant. Malty session beer |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Gale's - Robins Revenge | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mauldons - Bah Humbug | 4.90 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2005 (Ian)
Pretty full on a Thursday early evening. Good Wetherspoons for beer quality. Lots of late night shoppers
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sleighbell | 4.50 | | Deep copper colour with thin off white head. Lots of toffee, nice red berry fruit. Almost a bit of whisky too and some apple. Nice in mouth with good acids towards the end. Nice sweetish fruit balanced by acids and citrus hops |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | 4.80 | | Dark copper with thin off white head. Fruits are a bit sour which balances the sweetish fruits, some caramel. Quite a bit of green apple. Fine but not really very plummy |
04 Dec 2005 (Ian)
Andrew and Jane had just dropped me off in Canterbury and I had 40 minutes before the next train. As I walked past this pub I saw that it had some Xmas beers on so I wandered in off the street. As the new licensing laws have come in you can now get an alcoholic drink here from 9 a.m. every day!!. So 11.15 on a Sunday was not a problem
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Jolly Snowman | 3.60 | | Copper colour, thing white head. Yeasty caramel, soft in mouth. Finish has some earthy hop. OK, not exceptional. Hops on end are quite dry |
| Highgate - Prancer's Pride | 4.30 | | Pale copper colour. Tight lasting head. Citric hop and creamyness. A bit like how I remember Boddingtons being back in the early nineties. Quite sharp on the end and some very light caramel |
| Titanic - Eight Bells | 4.50 | | Chestnut brown with lasting beige head. Some ginger nut biscuit flavour. Smooth in mouth , some ginger/spice/hop on the end. Quite well made and decent winter session bitter |
| Hop Back - Good Elff | 3.90 | | Copper colour with thin beige head. Green apple and hop aroma with some yeast. Spicy hop finish, quite tangy, but a bit lifeless in the middle |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2005 (Ian)
Better of the 2 Wetherspoon's in Canterbury. Had a couple of real ciders on pump as well as Budweiser which is a newish addition to their range and Kronenbourg Blanche as commercial whet beers take off. Not overly busy, but the curry night is very good value. £2.99 without the drink and you get curry, 2 poppadoms, naan bread, rice and mango chutney.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Bland, where are the flavours? Bit cardboardy and dull, disappointing. Breaks my heart to have one of my favourite beers when it is not in good condition |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Scorcher | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Pit stop for food during mine and Andrew's tour of Canterbury pubs. Good range of guest beers from the Wetherspoon's list, normally served pretty well
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | 4.80 | | Quite quaffable but to be honest don't remember a lot about it. Again was this supposed to be a wheat beer? |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Summer That | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Herold - Psenicne Hefeweizen | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Highgate - Summer Telse | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Jul 2005 (Andrew)
Busy but the seating reserved for food was empty and as we were eating here, lucky us.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry) | 4.80 |  | Cloudy with a rich ripe syrupiness to it. Probably not ready to be serverd. |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Came back the next day to see if any Hophead was left. Pump clip still up so I ask for a pint but met with the reply that all the guests are off cos they are cleaning the lines. So faced with choice of Marstons Bitter or Pedigree or Shep Neame Spitfire. Plonked for the Pedigree as being the best of a bad bunch
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | | Fine. Yeasty with some malt and some hop. Brown |
05 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Like all Wetherspoon's by 8 pm, pretty crowded. Found place to sit though. I like the beer selection at this one and the quality of the beer served.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | On as handpull in this Wetherspoon's unlike the gas pressure in Ashford. Knowing it was on at the County Hotel, Ashford, I reckoned that it would also be on here in Canterbury. And it was. And I had 2 pints in 30 minutes and it was bloody marvellous. Golden, hoppy, citrus, a bit of malt, good length, hoppy finish, just an exceptional pint |
| Camerons - Strongarm | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Arundel - Footslogger | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Coors - Mitchell's & Butler Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried |
About The Thomas Ingoldsby
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 34 |
| 66 |
| 48 |
| 14 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HG.
Located in Burgate just off The Parade. Very substantial frontage but not too deep. History of pub name: Richard Harris Barham was born in 1788, at 61 Burgate, across the road from this Wetherspoon pub. Using the pen name Thomas Ingoldsby he wrote The Ingoldsby Legends, which first appeared in 1840, in a periodical edited by Charles Dickens. Richard Harris Barham, alias Thomas Ingoldsby, had an accident when he was 14, which crippled his right arm. During a long convalescence he began to write. Re-opened on 29th May 2018 after 4 months of closure to add hotel facilities (13 rooms) and an upstairs bar and bar counter.
We have visited this pub 114 times, seen 315 different beers and tried 152 of them.
Postcode: CT1 2HG