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The New Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Exceptional1
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter WarmerExcellent1
Adnams - Ghost ShipExcellent1
Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South TownExcellent1
Oakham - Bishops FarewellExcellent1
Kent - Beyond the PaleExcellent1
Wadworth - SwordfishExcellent1
RedWillow - FecklessExcellent2
Dark Star - RevelationExcellent1
Burning Sky - AuroraExcellent2
Bath Ales - Summer's HareGood1
Wantsum - Ravening WolfNot Tried0
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & WarthogNot Tried0
Purity - Pure UBUNot Tried0
Oakham - CitraNot Tried0
Butcombe - HakaNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Woodforde's - WherryNot Tried0
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Cornish Knocker AleNot Tried0
Dark Star - SunburstNot Tried0
Westerham - Bohemian RhapsodyNot Tried0
Long Man - Long BlondeNot Tried0
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - LushingtonsNot Tried0
Oakham - JHBNot Tried0
Purity - Mad GooseNot Tried0
Kent - PaleNot Tried0
Harvey's - Sussex Wild HopNot Tried0
Picture 1. The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent
Picture 2. The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

12 Apr 2014 (Ian)
Saturday lunchtime. Love this pub. Beer line up has been excellent last few times I have been.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South Town4.90ExcellentCollaboration brew with Camden Town brewery. Hoppy brown bitter. Superb
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90Not Tried
Butcombe - Haka4.50Not Tried
21 Dec 2013 (Brian)
Good crowd in, including Andrew and Ian. Pub No2
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentReally excellent strong hoppy pale ale.
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer5.50ExcellentI didn't realise it was this strong. Excellent again, though - and so was the Feckless that I had a little taste of - super line up of ales.
21 Dec 2013 (Andrew)
Met Ian here before Pete and Brian arrived. What a great beer line up. What a great pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
RedWillow - Feckless4.10ExceptionalRoasted full bodied bown creamy bitter
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & Warthog3.80Not Tried
Purity - Pure UBU4.50Not Tried
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60Not Tried
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer5.50Not Tried
21 Dec 2013 (Ian)
Me and one other customer on a wet and windy Saturday lunchtime waiting for some friends to turn up.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentLovely big and aggressive grapefruit pine
RedWillow - Feckless4.10GoodGood dark brown best bitter
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & Warthog3.80Not Tried
Purity - Pure UBU4.50Not Tried
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer5.50Not Tried
24 Nov 2013 (Jack William)
Sunday evening - a few locals in - wood burner on the go.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wadworth - Swordfish5.00ExcellentGood combination of malt and hops with an excellent body - very moorish.
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Purity - Mad Goose4.20Not Tried
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90Not Tried
15 Sep 2013 (Alenomore)
13:00 live visit. Quiet, but nice to see the place, and a couple of Camra members also, who've come down to visit the prison too...again, with no tickets?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Purity - Mad Goose4.20Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Kent - Pale4.00Not Tried
Harvey's - Sussex Wild Hop3.70Not Tried
18 Aug 2013 (Jack William)
Early Sunday evening - good atmosphere,
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Excellenton the sweet side with complex flavours of malt and hops. Good body, well kept.
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not TriedAnd a couple of other beers on - not noted
09 Aug 2013 (Jack William)
Early evening - garden full of Canterbury Archeologists celebrating the end of a dig. Not crowded inside - good ambience. 6 real ales on plus Biddendens cider - excellent choice for a small back street pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70ExceptionalAnother gem from Dark Star. Excellent condition - please can I have some more?
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50ExcellentWell kept and lipsmackingly tasty.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Westerham - Bohemian Rhapsody4.00Not Tried
Long Man - Long Blonde3.80Not Tried
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Lushingtons4.20Not Tried
22 Jun 2013 (Mick)
A few locals in, much banter going on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Revelation5.70ExcellentA firm favourite of mine and served on gravity, full on malt and hops, superb.
Bath Ales - Summer's Hare3.90GoodNice average pale hoppy ale, very drinkable.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Cornish Knocker Ale4.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Sunburst4.80Not Tried
09 Feb 2013 (Brian)
Not many in which was a shame as I think it was staying open for the Scotland rugby match which was on the TV which it seemed had been installed for the occasion. There were four beers on but I can't remember the 4th.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40ExcellentReally excellent pale ale. Sherbet, citrus and nettle.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried

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About The New Inn

The pub sign. The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional49
Excellent190
Good143
Acceptable36
Poor7

Website.

The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1NP.

A narrow terrace house in Havelock Street that was once a Fremlin's pub and now a freehouse. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2017, 2018 and 2022.

We have visited this pub 212 times, seen 479 different beers and tried 257 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT1 1NP