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Bell & Crown (Wellington Pub Company)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA |  | 2 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) |  | 8 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) |  | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles County | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Feb 2008 (Andrew)
Clash were on the juke box when we came in. This pub always feels busy even when there's only 15 people in. Anyway I like it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Doughy with sharp rich syrupy base. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2007 (Andrew)
Walked in to ACDC on the jukebox and Whitstable IPA and Incubus on the bar - it doesn't get much better than that (in the words of Alan Partridge). As I recall we spent some time in here discussing how Morrissey was (or wasn't depending on your point of view) a poet for his generation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Fine, as I recall. Light and hoppy |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 May 2007 (Ian)
Everyone was sat at tables outside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Little bit syrupy. Some sherberty hop. Hops on finish are still biting and good though. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
17 Mar 2007 (Brian)
By now I just needed to go home. It was pretty full with a youngish Saturday evening crowd.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | One of my favourites and it was as I expected. Straw coloured, slightly sour and refreshing. |
17 Mar 2007 (Andrew)
Busy. Had to stand by the fruit machine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | A good pint of EIPA. Can't remember much more about it than that |
| Greene King - Ruddles County | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
27 Dec 2006 (Ian)
Best juke box of any pub in Canterbury, not that it is loud, but it does have some classic rock on it. Same beer line up as Andrew's visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | I love this beer, so I really wanted this to be good, but it didn't hit the heights. Hops didn't have the necessary bite and the malt was wondering around somewhere on its own. |
27 Dec 2006 (Andrew)
Quite a few people in but Ian and I managed to get a seat at the back. This is another good pub with a small range of bottled conditioned beers on sale too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Lots of caramalised berry and candy flavours with a leafy bitterness. |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
19 Dec 2006 (Andrew)
There's a house next to the pub that has an interesting nativity scene and we wanted to see that. However, on peering in the pub window the offerings were too much to resist. The pub was fairly busy with a mainly student crowd.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Excellent pint that I could have stuck with all night if I'd have had the time. Very good malt with an earthy hop. Hints of stawberry and mango. Top stuff. |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | Never seen this before. |
04 Mar 2006 (Ian)
Pub no. 5 on my crawl. In sight of the cathedral this is an open pub with cream and black walls, stripped wood floor and wooden tables and chairs. There were a group of lads in the corner drinking lager and red bull.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Golden with white head. Sweaty hop and then red berry too. Aroma is tremendous. Bit thin in mouth, earthy, muddy. Shame. Can be best beer brewed in Kent |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2005 (Ian)
Bare wood floorboards, wooden tables and chairs. White lgiht and cream walls. Good music pub and beer is always good too. Good hubbub from youthful clientele and one of the better jukeboxes in Canterbury. Normally 3 beers on handpump
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Sherbert hop aroma. Golden, tad acidic. Good raspberry fruit. Sharp, tangy hop. Not quite as full as it can be. |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Copper, thin bubbly off white head. Some yeast/apple on nose. Little character or malt in mouth. Earthy yeasty hop finish. Undistinguished dull bitter except for hop/yeast sharp finish. Bit muddy |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About the Bell & Crown
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 29 |
| 63 |
| 52 |
| 23 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2DZ.
Old corner pub in Palace Street that, by the signs on the wall and windows, was once owned by Fremlins and Truman.
We have visited this pub 152 times, seen 77 different beers and tried 49 of them.
Postcode: CT1 2DZ