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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Stone Brewing California Double IPA | | 2 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - April Fool |  | 1 |
| Rooster's - Outlaw Boneshaker IPA | | 1 |
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Tokyo Black Ale | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger |  | 1 |
| Cains - Bock | | 1 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Old Timber | | 1 |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) |  | 1 |
| Hydes - Trojan Horse | | 1 |
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | | 1 |
| Okell's - Dr Okell's Eastern Spice | | 1 |
| Wye Valley - Mad Hatter | | 1 |
| Freeminer - Shake Mantal Ginger Ale |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | Not Tried | 0 |
| Robinsons - Top Tipple | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Apr 2008 (Ian)
Came in after work as I hadn't been for a few weeks to see if anything interesting was on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | | The best I've had since I first had it in Edinburgh. The hop aroma, the condition, the hoppy finish, the citrus fruits, all outstanding. |
13 Apr 2008 (Ian)
If the Stone had not been on I would have walked straight back out. But I figured that this would be the last time I have it. So I had 3 pints and bottled 2 to take home to watch over Man Utd vs Arsenal.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Stone Brewing California Double IPA | 7.00 | | Probably the best I had it over the 2 and a half weeks and a fitting tribute to say goodbye to the festival. I almost cried when I emptied my last mouthfull from the glass. The hops, the malts, the finish, the complete lack of any hint of alcohol. Perfect. |
06 Apr 2008 (Ian)
Stopped off on the way back from Sunday lunch at my mother's to see which festival beers were on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - April Fool | 4.10 | | Proper bitter, proper bitterness. Juicy malt, good bitter hop, good fruit. |
05 Apr 2008 (Ian)
I had no plans for the day, so I thought I would pop in for a pint or two. Weather was lousy too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Tokyo Black Ale | 5.00 | | Fresh on. Great toasty roasty stout, less liquoricy than when I had it before. |
| Cains - Bock | 4.50 | | Only just came on. Thick head, but no sparkler. Great condition, bit of puke, but very good red fruit too, I mean it has the elements of a bock, but at 4.5%? Great condition. Settles down in to a fruity beer. Malts are good, so is the fruit and a stinging finish in middle of tongue. Oddly drinkable. |
| Freeminer - Shake Mantal Ginger Ale | 5.00 | | Cloudy orange gold colour with thin beige head. Soft ginger aroma, but in mouth, it’s a lot spicier, not really root ginger, very spicy ginger, not really very attractive. Shame as I like Freeminer beers. Bit of plastic on finish. It’s fine, but the thought of a 2nd pint would drive me from the pub, good thing the Tokyo Black was on too. As I say, fine, just not for me. |
03 Apr 2008 (Ian)
Well, I had been checking this pub out to see if they had the Stone California DIPA on. And when I walked in last night after work, I aspied the pump clip at the end of the bar. Fairly busy, but to be honest I never really noticed anything after the 3rd pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Stone Brewing California Double IPA | 7.00 | | So hoppy it makes me want to cry. The funny thing is the alcohol just isn't present in the drink until you try to stand up. Having learnt my lesson from last week, I took the first couple of pints easy, even though it is so drinkable. I then went home and finished the last of my rabbit stew that I made on Sunday and came back with my book and sat by one of the front windows and consumed some more pints of probably the best beer I will have this year in this pub. |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Top Tipple | 3.90 | Not Tried |
31 Mar 2008 (Ian)
I promised myself that I would stop going to 'Spoons during the festival as I go too often. But the lure of finding something new was too much.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Outlaw Boneshaker IPA | 5.00 | | Really looking forward to this one due to the hop varieties used and Roosters history. Paleish gold with lasting off white head. Kiwi fruit. Lemony aroma. Some grapefruit. It’s fine. A little less full on than the Stone DIPA which has just about ruined every hoppy beer in Britain for me. It’s balanced, a bit nettley, great condition. Good biscuit and rather tasty. |
| Wye Valley - Mad Hatter | 4.20 | | Copper with thin off white head. Some yeasty aroma and character. Yeasty best bitter, bit of empty candy sugar in mouth, decent hop sting on finish. Absolutely fine, but no real distinctive character. OK hops on finish. |
26 Mar 2008 (Ian)
As I had picked up a couple of festival beers at the Folkestone 'Spoons, I thought I would try my luck here too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.10 | | Copper, slight haze, decent lasting beige head. Bit of spicy fruity aroma, bit of spicy dry malt in mouth. Quite soft in mouth. Not huge hop on finish, but quite drinkable. Easy drinking slightly spicy bitter. |
| Okell's - Dr Okell's Eastern Spice | 4.50 | | Gold with thin ivory head. Quite an inviting aroma of mixed spice and the base beer is fine, but oh dear, the spice is rather unsubtle and unintegrated. Ginger and chillis really come through. Aroma is rather good. OK golden bitter, bit too much chilli on finish for me, but still, makes a change to standard bitters/golden ales. |
23 Mar 2008 (Ian)
It was Sunday and I was pretty sure that some of the festival beers would start coming on early and I was right.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydes - Trojan Horse | 4.20 | | Copper colour with lasting beige head. Looks in good condition. It’s an ok bitter, just doesn’t do anything special. Aroma of stone/mineral and hop and subtle fruit salad, which is fine. Solid enough in mouth. Fruit salad and moderate hop on finish. Not as yeasty as some Hydes beers. Decent fruit salady bitter |
16 Mar 2008 (Ian)
Sunday mid afternoon, came with my book and did some reading in one of the booths.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | | Must have been good, I had 2 pints of it. Good condition. As always, all the pump clips turned to face the customer even when some weren't on. |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | 4.70 | | It was ok, but not in the best condition, so I decided to try something else. When on form though, I do like this beer. |
28 Feb 2008 (Ian)
I had the day off next day, so thought I would do a very small crawl of Ashford. This was number one.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Old Timber | 4.50 | | Solid best bitter. Excellent condition, worth a 2nd pint. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 18 |
| 131 |
| 185 |
| 167 |
| 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