The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
25 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Gently berated by the Guv for not describing every visit on here to his house with the embroidery of experience I can be known for.
| Bexley - Love Lane Goldings Kent Green Hop | 4.30 |  | Great green hopper that went down with no effort at all |
| Wantsum - Vacay in Cali | 7.00 |  | A murky anaesthetic |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - English | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
18 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Here having caught a bus from The Door Hinge with a Long Pond émigrée who cried off going back to his spiritual home for last knockings.
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 |  | Strong flavours always in this ale |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Hop Buzz Hythe Green Hop Beer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Kent - Green Giant | 6.00 |  | It is that time of year again. Pub has not stored this cask for too long but it is wholeheartedly nicely rounded although comparatively fresh |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Harvest (Green Hop Beer 2019) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop Ernest Red Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
04 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Tonbridge - Countryman Green Hop | 4.00 |  | That extra bitterness that green hopping gives |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | Not Tried | If only there had been time eh |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Flash in the Pan (Kentish Green-Hopped Ale) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Oatrageous Green Hop Oat Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
27 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. This house is featuring green hopped beers over the next few weeks.
| Mad Cat - Syndale Green Hop Pale Ale | 4.30 |  | Sharp edge to this green hopper |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Venture | 3.70 | Not Tried | Ran out at last knockings |
21 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The recently introduced gins are selling well.
| Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA | 4.80 |  | Slight haze |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Venture | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
13 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 |  | A sweetish brew |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | Here after a special request from a customer |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Black Prince Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
30 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Chapel Down gins will be sold here from Sunday onwards.
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 |  | A very full bodied jobbie, packed with hop flavour |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Five Arches | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Ball Puller | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - 1 Hop Goldings Hops | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
23 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Discussion and quiz as to how the Moody Blues got its name!
| Stockport - Stock Porter | 4.80 |  | Very nourishing |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Martello (superseded by 4.4% then 4.5% versions) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Lemon Scream | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Kölsch Blonde | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
16 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Nearly empty this 'orrible rainy night, in mid-holiday season.
| Slater's - Premium | 4.40 |  | An unexciting beer |
| Slater's - Queen Bee | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
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