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The Swan (Shepherd Neame)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Shepherd Neame - Late RedExcellent5
Shepherd Neame - Kent's BestExcellent4
Shepherd Neame - Amber AleExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Excellent2
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterExcellent5
Shepherd Neame - Christmas AleGood1
Picture 1. The Swan, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

21 Feb 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Excellent
14 Feb 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Excellent
07 Feb 2012 (Pedro)
Evening. Beers for mini festival at end of Feb are Thwaites Wainwright, Exmoor Ale and Brains SA
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Good
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
22 Jan 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Amber Ale4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Not Tried
30 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Early evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00Not Tried
26 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00Not Tried
24 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
2300. Nightcap time, again! Very quiet now. Met the League of Gentleman and the Jockmeister was on duty too. Merry Xmas to One & All.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Not Tried
23 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
2300. Nightcap time! Good crowd. Met the other League of Gentleman here plus Tia, the unofficial pub dog, and the Jockmeister was on duty too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00Not Tried
22 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00Good
21 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best4.10Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00Not Tried

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About The Swan

The pub sign. The Swan, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional47
Excellent296
Good43
Acceptable7
Poor2

Website.

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

In County Road The Swan is a small, 'corner-of-the-street local'. Despite being Shepherd Neame tied does hold occasional small beer festivals of other brewers' wares. Refurbished in early 2015.

We have visited this pub 275 times, seen 63 different beers and tried 57 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1UY