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The Society Rooms (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Great Newsome - Pricky Back OtchanExceptional1
Rooster's - All StarExceptional1
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale AleExcellent1
Elgood's - SnickalmasExcellent1
Tring - WaimeaExcellent1
Moorhouse's - Elves BellsExcellent1
Arundel - TridentExcellent1
Evan Evans - Organic GoldExcellent1
Butcombe - HakaExcellent1
Whitstable - Cockle WarmerExcellent1
Caledonian - Poltergeist PorterExcellent1
Adnams - BroadsideExcellent1
Wantsum - HengistExcellent1
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Cream of the CropExcellent1
Titanic - CappuccinoExcellent1
Stonehenge - Old SmokeyExcellent1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pumpkin AleGood2
White Horse - Cheval BlancAcceptable1
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)Acceptable1
Nelson - Pieces of EightNot Tried0
Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five HopNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Not Tried0
Brains - SA GoldNot Tried0
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Adnams - Pretty Things Jack D'Or Saison AmericaineNot Tried0
Rudgate - VolsungNot Tried0
Whitstable - Kentish ReserveNot Tried0
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter AleNot Tried0
Whitstable - Winkle PickerNot Tried0
Weltons - Persjar Princess Dark Coffee PorterNot Tried0
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)Not Tried0
Adnams - Sixpoint Bengali (previously Bengali Tiger)Not Tried0
Batemans - Rosey NoseyNot Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. PepperNot Tried0
Hambleton - Stud BlondeNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Zig Zag StoutNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Westerham - Finchcocks OriginalNot Tried0
Adnams - Barley MowNot Tried0
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden AleNot Tried0
Batemans - Fat Head's Sunshine DaydreamNot Tried0
Spencer's - Blonde Light Golden AleNot Tried0
Brewster's - Aromatic PorterNot Tried0
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (now use 4.1% entry)Not Tried0
Greene King - The Abbot's ConfessionNot Tried0
Hook Norton - Twelve DaysNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Adnams - Devils Backbone American AmberNot Tried0
Whitstable - Oyster StoutNot Tried0
North Yorkshire - Flying HerbertNot Tried0
Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Divine Yule Saison (collaboration with Waen Brewery)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

07 Dec 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Elgood's - Snickalmas5.00Excellent
Moorhouse's - Elves Bells4.00Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Hook Norton - Twelve Days5.50Not Tried
Adnams - Devils Backbone American Amber4.80Not Tried
Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Divine Yule Saison (collaboration with Waen Brewery)5.30Not Tried
01 Dec 2013 (Dosser)
Big crowd, noisy
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Broadside4.70Excellent
Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)5.60AcceptableLast one out
23 Nov 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Cockle Warmer4.70Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Batemans - Rosey Nosey4.90Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Hambleton - Stud Blonde4.30Not Tried
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Zig Zag Stout4.50Not Tried
Westerham - Finchcocks Original3.50Not Tried
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden Ale4.70Not Tried
Spencer's - Blonde Light Golden Ale4.20Not Tried
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (now use 4.1% entry)4.20Not Tried
16 Nov 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Arundel - Trident5.00Excellent
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
North Yorkshire - Flying Herbert4.80Not Tried
Whitstable - Kentish Reserve5.00Not Tried
Whitstable - Winkle Picker4.50Not Tried
Whitstable - Cockle Warmer4.70Not Tried
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)3.70Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried
15 Nov 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Great Newsome - Pricky Back Otchan4.20ExceptionalBest ale I have had in sometime, faultless.
Stonehenge - Old Smokey5.00ExcellentReally enjoyed it, great condition.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
North Yorkshire - Flying Herbert4.80Not Tried
Rudgate - Volsung5.00Not Tried
Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five Hop5.00Not TriedAsked for it but it was coming on shortly
Brains - SA Gold4.30Not Tried
Adnams - Pretty Things Jack D'Or Saison Americaine6.00Not TriedRan out whilst pint being pulled.
08 Nov 2013 (Dosser)
Lots of Wantsums on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Hengist5.00Excellent
26 Oct 2013 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rooster's - All Star4.30Exceptional
Tring - Waimea4.00Excellent
Evan Evans - Organic Gold4.20Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Barley Mow5.00Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper4.20Not Tried
Batemans - Fat Head's Sunshine Daydream5.00Not Tried
Brewster's - Aromatic Porter4.50Not Tried
Greene King - The Abbot's Confession8.50Not Tried
25 Oct 2013 (Dosser)
First visit during the beer festival
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Cappuccino4.50ExcellentLots of coffee
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale Ale5.20ExcellentLovely aroma
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pumpkin Ale3.80AcceptableNot my style of beer
24 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Butcombe - Haka4.50Excellent
Caledonian - Poltergeist Porter4.00Excellent
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Cream of the Crop4.20Excellent
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Pumpkin Ale3.80Good
White Horse - Cheval Blanc4.70AcceptableVery hazy
Titanic - Cappuccino4.50Not Tried
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper4.20Not Tried
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale Ale5.20Not Tried
22 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
17:00 visit and usual sombre Sunday crowd in. A decent ale selection noted today with three Kent ales on too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Not Tried
Nelson - Pieces of Eight3.80Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Not Tried
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
Rudgate - Volsung5.00Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried
Weltons - Persjar Princess Dark Coffee Porter6.00Not Tried
Adnams - Sixpoint Bengali (previously Bengali Tiger)6.40Not TriedA visiting "guest" brewer from Brooklyn, New York via Adnams, Suffolk.

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About The Society Rooms

The pub sign. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional161
Excellent579
Good211
Acceptable51
Poor16

Website.

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

Part of the Brenchley House building in Week Street. Large Wetherspoon's pub with 2 levels which opened in April 2002. The Society Rooms takes its name from the efforts of William Shipley, founder the Royal Society of Arts and the Maidstone Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Shipley died in 1803, and is buried in Maidstone, and lies in a tomb between All Saints Church and the old Palace. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5.

We have visited this pub 456 times, seen 897 different beers and tried 665 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1RF