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Rifle Volunteers (Goacher's)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Goacher's - Crown Imperial StoutExceptional2
Goacher's - Fine Light AleGood1
Goacher's - Real Mild AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. Rifle Volunteers, Maidstone, Kent
Picture 2. Rifle Volunteers, Maidstone, Kent
Picture 3. Rifle Volunteers, Maidstone, Kent
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

01 Dec 2013 (Dosser)
Small crowd in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50ExceptionalBest stout ive had for ages. Superb.
25 Oct 2013 (Dosser)
First visit since the stout returned. Good to see Alan after his accident.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50Excellent
21 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
21:00 visit. Enough in to keep our host on his feet! My two Northern pals were most impressed with this unspoilt pub, very typical of North Manchester, although, they're becoming increasingly rare these days.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
15 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
20:00 visit (live). Usuals in keeping our host busy and the weather quite wet now. And I note fellow scribe. Andrew has been close-by today?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
14 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
20:00 visit. A fleeting visit of one hour and a few made even fleetier their visits on this quiet evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
13 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
20:30 visit. Lively tonite with a group of lads in off to even livelier places no doubt...?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
07 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
20:00 visit. A few locals in with nothing but footy on there minds. Solace found at a corner table tonite....
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
06 Sep 2013 (ChrisE)
Friday evening, Alan said that he expects the Crown Imperial Stout to be available again soon. I was pleasantly surprised to see Kentish Ale pop in for a drink, as I had been socialising with him in Poland only the day before.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Good
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
06 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
21:00 visit. Woe behold small miracles! Having jetted in from Poland only 24 hours earlier, and who do I see propping up the bar here. Another Gdansk supporter! New cultural experiences are very good, but home will always be where the heart is. And the RV doe's it for me. (And my 1000th P&B hit too)....
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
18 Aug 2013 (Alenomore)
20:30 visit. Having been kept "informed" using this site, and noting I've not been in for some time, about time I changed that! Just the usual's at this time, and, apparently, no Stout until September.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried

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About the Rifle Volunteers

The pub sign. Rifle Volunteers, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional273
Excellent602
Good107
Acceptable22
Poor7

Website.

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

In Wyatt Street, one of three Goacher's tied pubs. Décor has not been updated for some time, but that adds to the joy of this quiet pub. Light, Mild and Stout on regularly. If you like Goacher's, then come here. Also, if you like a quiet pub with no airs or graces that serves well crafted beers then this is your place. The long standing licensee of nearly 37 years (Alan) left in late February 2015 bringing a phase of the pub to an end. Pub closed for a week then re-opened under new tenants, Matt and Gina who were themselves replaced by Alex and Polly in February 2018. The 3 original handpumps have now become 4. Secluded rear garden. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2016, CAMRA West Kent Pub of the Year 2016, CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year 2016.

We have visited this pub 595 times, seen 11 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1EU