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Bell & Crown (Wellington Pub Company)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Timothy Taylor - LandlordGood2
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Good1
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Acceptable1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Not Tried0
Picture 1. Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent
Picture 2. Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent
Picture 3. Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

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
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10GoodSherbert 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%)3.40AcceptableCopper, 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)4.50Not Tried
09 Jul 2005 (Ian)
Visited with Andrew on a late Saturday afternoon. Good music, good spit and sawdust stripped floors and lots of wood. Liked the juke box which seemed to be tuned to rock and heavy metal. 2 beer engines on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30GoodHad this twice in 2 days and I must say both times it was very good. Nice hoppy feel
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
09 Jul 2005 (Andrew)
All the doors and windows were open and there was loud heavy metal and rock playing. The inside was stained wood floors and stressed wood furniture. I like this pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30AcceptablePale, hoppy beer with a slight rich maltiness about it.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried

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About the Bell & Crown

The pub sign. Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional29
Excellent64
Good52
Acceptable23
Poor2

Website.

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 153 times, seen 78 different beers and tried 49 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT1 2DZ