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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Barons - Bush Berry Porter |  | 1 |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Pompey Royal |  | 1 |
| Elgood's - CXXX | | 1 |
| Otter - Bright | | 1 |
| St Georgenbrau - Kellerbier | | 1 |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Epic Brewing Pale Ale | | 2 |
| Banks's - Yukon Brewing Lead Dog Ale | | 2 |
| Theakston - Cooper's Butt |  | 1 |
| Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Hunny Bunny | | 1 |
| Bend Brewing - Wild Blue Yonder | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
20 May 2009 (Ian)
Just passing through and the long anticipated Oakleaf beer was on at last after being advertised for about 10 days before.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Pompey Royal | 4.50 | | I had this back in SIBA beer festival at Paddock Wood last year and remembered it being far hoppier. This was good, lots of yeast character, and I drank 3 pints of it, so I must have liked it, but just not how I remember it. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
07 May 2009 (Ian)
Just popped in on my way home from work
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Epic Brewing Pale Ale | 5.00 | | A lot better than when I had this at the start of the festival. Still could do with a few more hops for a very good pale ale, I still knocked back 3 of these in 50 mins so must have been good. |
29 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Well my 5 day holiday was about to start so I had to celebrate didn't I? Bumped into Chris Exell at the bar who had been on a day out with Roger Marples to Faversham. Then Phil Lowry turned up.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Yukon Brewing Lead Dog Ale | 5.50 | | Very drnkable ESB style beer. |
| Bend Brewing - Wild Blue Yonder | 4.80 | | Just thinking about what this beer could have been makes me depressed. |
26 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Back for more festival beers which I drank quickly and then left
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theakston - Cooper's Butt | 4.30 | | Copper gold colour with lasting beige head. It’s a slightly fruity bitter. Ok hop on finish. Bit of apple/yeast on aroma. Some fruit in mouth. Ok |
| Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Hunny Bunny | 4.50 | | Copper/gold, lasting cream head. Definite honey throughout gives a pleasing sweetness. Very good condition. Drinkable enough bitter, with a honey edge. Fine. |
21 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Walked through as my lift drops me at the back of the pub. Here to see if anything new/interesting from the beer festival.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Georgenbrau - Kellerbier | 4.90 | | Cask condition lager through a handpull is a bit of an oddity, but I do like this beer. Really quite hoppy on finish. I found it very more-ish, even a bit shandyish I suppose. |
20 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Hadn't been for 4 days, so wanted to see if any new festival beers were on. Sat and listened to the 6 o'clock news on the radio whilst my Iceland dinner slowly defrosted in my bag.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - CXXX | 4.20 | | Very faint waft of diacetyl that most people would just have down as caramel, I'm sure. Even still I do like this bitter. Very biscuity malts. Very drinkable, in fact if my food wasn't defrosting I would have stayed for another. Oh and the radio news was too depressing. |
16 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Ummm festival was on. I didn't need any other excuse.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Yukon Brewing Lead Dog Ale | 5.50 | | Very dark brown with lasting beige head. It’s a bit like an ESB/Dark ale, some toasty roasty malts. Some decent fruits. Some ok hop. Nice coffee hints. I like the malts and fruit. |
14 Apr 2009 (Ian)
I figured a couple of the festival beers would be on early and I was right. The comical thing was that no one knew what to charge me. Was it a guest ale or did the price it as a festival beer even though the festival didn't start until the next day. I got charged 2 different prices for the same beer. Cool.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons - Bush Berry Porter | 4.50 | | Black, very dark brown. Lasting thick cream head. Certainly a pretty looking beer. Really quite a tasty toasted roast malt beer. Yes not perfect and maybe not showy but I like this over soemthing like Guinness. Has elements of a dry Irish stout. Yes some dark dark fruit in there some milk choc and this dry powder charcoal edge. Some creamy ness in mouth. Yes pretty good. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Epic Brewing Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Yes, nice hoppy aroma, but just a bit watery in mouth and the hops are just too cheesy. Its ok but the malt and hops let it down, too watery on malt and too much cheese on hops. Attractive copper colour lasting white head. Grapefruit leafy hop aroma, ok caramel malt in mouth |
12 Apr 2009 (Ian)
I just wanted to come somewhere quiet and read my book over a couple of beers, but the woman next to me wanted to make idle chit chat. Mind you I did get about 60 pages read, so I was quite happy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | 3.80 | | I had 4 pints so it must have been pretty good. |
02 Apr 2009 (Ian)
A few beers advertised as coming soon, but not much actually on. Had to move seats as some annoying people were playing awful music from a tinny mobile on the table.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter - Bright | 4.30 | | Pale gold, lasting white head, makes it look like a lager. Nice enough, soft in mouth, some grapefruit. Bit of juiciness, just enough hop. Decent |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 131 |
| 185 |
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 | 28 |
The pub is found in Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TD.
Typical Wetherspoon's drinking hall in High Street. Standard 'Spoon's regular beers with guest beers normally the best bet. 2 banks each of 4 handpumps on the higher level bar and 6 handpumps on the lower level.
We have visited this pub 342 times, seen 473 different beers and tried 378 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8TD