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Carpenters Arms (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent1
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPAExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea ShellsExcellent1
Hopdaemon - IncubusGood1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Picture 1. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent
Picture 2. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Visits Details

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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells4.70ExcellentSo good that we had difficulty saying it when ordering some more.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00GoodGravity 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Excellent
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA4.50ExcellentTowards the end of the cask, this gravity dispensed beer was still in very good condition.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried

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About the Carpenters Arms

The pub sign. Carpenters Arms, Coldred, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent94
Good147
Acceptable41
Poor1

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 152 times, seen 179 different beers and tried 154 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT15 5AJ