The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
11 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. A light load for this time of the night made for a promptish chuck out.
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 |  | |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 |  | Only a half but a powerful taste hit |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Ēostre | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
05 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Whitstable - Single Hop Chinook | 4.40 |  | No need to move over to another beer after this one |
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Elusive Pig (collaboration with Elusive) | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
28 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
B16 from The Door Hinge brought me here for last knockings until 11pm close.
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 |  | Good nourishing stuff |
| Pig & Porter - Elusive Pig (collaboration with Elusive) | 5.70 |  | Funny whiff when first poured, typical example of the Black IPA style |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Kent Coast Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
25 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit as a reward for completing Eltham chores.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 |  | Still rolling along after 10 or so days, how long can it last |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 |  | Unfined and hazy |
| Rockin Robin - Jester Session Pale | 3.60 |  | Recently on, a rather thin bland single hopper |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Rockin Robin - Really Rockin | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Amber | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
20 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close after a brief B16 hop on the bus from The Door Hinge.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 |  | Half as a nightcap, been on a few days now but a beer like this last ages in great condition. Seemed to help my late night crosswording skills |
| Rockin Robin - Really Rockin | 5.00 |  | Lovely dry acidic bitterness |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Metropolis | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Sweeney Todd | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late visit until 10pm close and never any hassle to vacate by 20 past too, with such well trained locals.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 |  | 4½* Several days on and near perfect |
| Kent - Beyond the Pale | 5.40 |  | Top notch nick |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
24 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The customers are so well trained to leave by kicking out time.
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 |  | |
| Tonbridge - Two 9 | 2.90 |  | New cask on. Surprising hop bitterness for a low abv but little body |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Blacksmith | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Crisp snow underfoot when off the B16 bus to visit until 11pm close.
| Pig & Porter - Gothic Imperial Stout | 7.40 |  | Innocent in taste, could have been 5% |
| Ashover - Zoo | 5.50 |  | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Try Time! | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Fallout | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Mosaic | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
10 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. So convenient to get to on the B16 popper from The Door Hinge.
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 |  | I had hoped for some spicing but it was still excellent without |
| Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings Citra | 4.20 |  | Disappointing, not the clean taste of many Citra single hoppers |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Red Raddle | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
01 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit, drinking slow and easy and not looking forward to going out again into the bitter wind.
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 |  | Ideal seasonal beer for a bitter cold night |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Session Golden Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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