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Carpenters Arms (Free House)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells		1
Fyne - Piper's Gold		1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5		2
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA		1
Hopdaemon - Incubus		1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Picture 2. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Visits Details

30 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit. Conversation is King here and the fire was roaring. The "other" bar was open and fired up too but no one used it.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5	4.40		First rate, superb head and rounded unharsh bitterness
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor	4.00		In good nick but not what my palate wanted tonight

02 Nov 2010 (ChrisE)

I was delighted to find the pub open when my bus arrived soon after 6pm as it normally opens about 6.30, unfortunately George has fallen down the stairs and is not well, but Daphne's son is looking after the pub and taking a keen interest in the beer. There was a beer from Northumberland available on gravity, plus another Fyne Ales brew about to come on sale.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Fyne - Piper's Gold	3.80		Served on gravity, a most enjoyable five pints.

01 Sep 2010 (ChrisE)

A most enjoyable evening. We arrived soon after opening time and most of our group played dominos with George, Coldred rules applied to all domino games played. We stayed until it was time to walk to Shepherd's Well for our last trains home.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells	4.70		So good that we had difficulty saying it when ordering some more.
Hopdaemon - Incubus	4.00		Gravity dispense, a good bronze coloured fairly malty beer.

17 Jul 2010 (ChrisE)

A sunny Saturday lunchtime. A most enjoyable visit, and all the beers tried were in good condition.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5	4.40
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA	4.50		Towards the end of the cask, this gravity dispensed beer was still in very good condition.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)	3.40	Not Tried

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About the Carpenters Arms

The pub sign. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
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	89
	139
	40
	1

Website.

The pub is found in Coldred, Kent, CT15 5AJ.

In The Green, a rare 2 bar survivor of a traditional village boozer with roaring fires when appropriate. This pub is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of unspoilt pubs. The pub boasts three skittle teams using the outdoor skittle alley. The landlady, Daphne Fagg (85) had been running the pub for over forty years until she recently passed away and the pub is now run by her son Colin. The pub does not normally open at lunchtimes, except by prior arrangement. Real ales sold via three active handpumps and bartop casks on gravity stillage. Deal, Dover & Sandwich CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2015.

We have visited this pub 144 times, seen 172 different beers and tried 146 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT15 5AJ