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Red Lion (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout |  | 3 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale |  | 4 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 6 |
| Ossett - Silver King | | 1 |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Dark Star The Original | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 2 |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Wheat Beer | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning |  | 1 |
| Titanic - Iceberg | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Dragonfly | | 1 |
| Archers - Swindon Strong Bitter | | 1 |
| Cotleigh - Harrier Lite | | 1 |
| Archers - Pixie Juice | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Mild |  | 1 |
| Hogs Back - Easter Teaser | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
17 Jun 2005 (Ian)
Summer Soltice Beer Festival. Annual event with 14 beers on over the Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Glorious weather, the garden and Romney Marsh were an absolute picture. Great place to try some different beers. Pub has not changed in years and is extremely snug and full of interesting memorabilia
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Dark ruby colour, burnt malt with coffee and chocolate balanced in mouth with some hops to give a drying finish. Lots of flavour for a mild and a beer this light in alcohol |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | Burnt malty nose, slightly alcoholic, good beer, good blance. Slight creaminess with a very dry aftertaste. Being really picky, it could do with a bit more fruit |
| Ossett - Silver King | 4.30 | | Pale gold beer. Hoppy citric blond beer reminiscent of so many of Ossett's superb range. Bit sherberty with long bitter citric acidic finish. Some pine nuts. Lovely |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | | Copper brown beer, resiny hop nose, very distinctive of wherry, with good raspberry and citrus flavours. Some acids to balance fruit. A little thin, but a good hoppy finish. Just misses out on a 5 due to the fact that the pint I had at the Crabble Corn Mill was better |
| Dark Star - Dark Star The Original | 5.00 | | Dark ruby colour. Last time I had this was at the White Cliffs beer festival where I scored it a 5/5 Exceptional. This is not quite how I remember it, but it still had some lovely raisiny fruit, some coffee flavours. Very rich very smooth and good balance. Sweetish hedgerow black fruit. |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Wheat Beer | 4.50 | | Reddish copper colour. Smell of a wheat beer. Quite rich, some sweet fruit and then really bitter hop finish. Very interesting and nice to have something very different. Good balance and well made |
| Titanic - Iceberg | 4.10 | | Opaque gold beer, smells of nettles and boiled vegetables. Vegetal finish with hoppy bitterness. Most bizarre wheat beer I have ever had. Had a pint and a half later in the evening at the Yew & Ewe where is was served more chilled and was extremely refreshing |
| Harviestoun - Dragonfly | 3.60 | | Amber coloured with typical Harviestoun American hop nose. Some lemon fruit, then that very distinctive hop finish which is drying. Good, but not my favourite Harviestoun which is Bitter and Twisted. |
| Cotleigh - Harrier Lite | 3.50 | | Amber coloured. Bit nutty, but a bit thin in mouth. Very nice hop finish. I really like Cotleigh beers, but this was just a bit too light for me |
25 May 2005 (Ian)
Still a real gem run lovingly by the same family for decades. No food, no music, just a place where time stood still. Lovely garden. Up to 4 beers served on gravity
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Golden, tight white head, malty. Can be good but this had a thinnish finish |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried |
07 May 2005 (Andrew)
Got there at 7 when it should have just opened but because of a local steam fair it had been open a while and was faily busy. Everything about this pub is fantastic - the setting, the interior, the beer and the owner and her family.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | This is the best pint of this wonderful stout I've had ever. It was full of body with a burnt edge. I wouldn't be surprised if it could stand up without the aid of the glass. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | A bit thin but then it's my own fault because the landlord told me it wasn't ready yet but because I begged him for a pint of it he gave in (what a great bloke he is). |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Mild | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Archers - Swindon Strong Bitter | 5.00 | Not Tried |
07 May 2005 (Ian)
Still a wonderful gem of an unspoilt pub on Romney Marsh. Very atmospheric. Up to 4 beers on gravity. Owned by same family for nearly 100 years and lovingly cared for.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | Balck in colour. Chocolate malt nose. Smokey, charcoal. Full in mouth, some acids with bitter burnt amlt on finish. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | Golden brown colour. Perfumed piney hoppy nose. Thinnish in mouth, hoppy finish with longish dryness. A little spice/ginger on finish. Good session beer |
| Archers - Swindon Strong Bitter | 5.00 | | Russett colour. Flowery hops and sweet nose. Fullish in mouth, sweet alcohol, syrupy. Alcohol on the finish with a drying hop flavour. Some light raisiny malt fruit |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Mild | 4.00 | | Very dark ruby colour. Some hops and malt, bit thin in mouth, some malty dark fruit on finish. Bit thin altogether |
28 Mar 2005 (Ian)
Wonderful unspoilt pub opposite church on the Romney Marsh. Pretty garden outside for good weather, but mind the cockerals. All beer on gravity with most coming from Goacher's
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Dark gold malty beer |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Golden strong ale with excellent hops and citrus fruit flavours. Full in mouth and good lasting finish |
| Hogs Back - Easter Teaser | 4.20 | Not Tried |
19 Feb 2005 (Ian)
Cosy unspoilt pub in the middle of Romney Marsh with lots of memorabilia from WWII and post war period. 4 beers on gravity
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | The flavours of chocolate and malt are quite distinctive in this dark mild |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Wonderful taste of malt in this golden session ale |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Excellent mixture of flavours in this typical old ale |
19 Feb 2005 (Andrew)
I love this pub. It was very busy, friendly and cosy on a very cold winter's night
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Goacher's Light at its best: light, hoppy, malty and very drinkable |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Chocolate and burnt malt were the most noticable characteristics |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | Not Tried |
22 Jan 2005 (Ian)
Quite busy on a Saturday night with 4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Great malty hoppy flavour. Superb mild |
| Archers - Pixie Juice | 4.20 | | |
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 | | Good malty winter beer |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Badged as DSB - Doris' Special Beer |
04 Jan 2005 (Ian)
Still one of the most evocative pubs in Kent (if not England). In the middle of Romney Marsh with just a few candles and the real fire to light the pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | On top form with great depth to the malt and a hoppy/malty finish |
11 Dec 2004 (Ian)
Welcoming on a cold winter's evening with candlelight and real fire. 4 beers on, 2 of them seasonal
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Very chocolatey taste. Amazing amount of flavour for a 3.4% |
About the Red Lion
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 28 |
| 141 |
| 101 |
| 48 |
| 5 |
The pub is found in Snargate, Kent, TN29 9UQ.
One of the best pubs in England. It's in CAMRA's national pub inventory because it hasn't really changed much in the last 100 years. In fact in 2011 the Jemison family celebrated 100 years of running the pub. All beers are on gravity and Goacher's is a regular. It's locally known as Doris's after the last landlady. Before that it was Alf's. A 20 minute (no more no less) brisk walk from / to Appledore railway station. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2015. The handpumps atop the pewter bar counter were used once upon a time but not now. Extensive garden for fair-weather use. Regrettably Doris died in April 2016. The pub closed for some weeks as a result of the bereavement. Re-opened, hopefully forever, on Saturday 11th June 2016. Presume it will soon become known as Kate's! Card payments now accepted here.
We have visited this pub 142 times, seen 215 different beers and tried 129 of them.
Postcode: TN29 9UQ