The Broken Drum (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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12 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Just a couple of others in but enough to help me complete my newspapaer crosswords.
| Kent - Black Mirror | 4.50 |  | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 |  | |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Peddler's Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
05 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. I have never known such a close night in September outside, phew.
| Reunion - Opening Gambit | 3.80 |  | English bitter style, light to mid brown in colour |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Guinea Guzzler | 3.70 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Light Red Session | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
22 Aug 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Spot on |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Ruskin's | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - American Pale Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - Golden Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
15 Aug 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Good to see an all Kent cider and ale lineup.
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | 4½* top notch. Any plan to try one of the other 2 ales was abandoned |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
08 Aug 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. News of latest 2 more local Micropubs, opening soon, was forthcoming.
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Nearly last out of cask and very nicely balanced |
| Strathaven - Old Mortality | 4.20 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Over the Moon | 5.00 | | |
25 Jul 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. As usual some interesting conversation with things learned.
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | Lovely nick |
| Lincoln Green - Sherwood | 4.40 | | |
| Slater's - Supreme | 4.70 | | |
11 Jul 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Graphic details of life in Fleet Street were tonight's entertainment.
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | |
| Thames Side - Heron Ale | 3.70 | | Quite average |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Riders on the Storm | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
30 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Busier than I have known on a weekday night.
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Up there as always |
| Kent - Simcoe | 4.50 | | Some haze, rasther raw |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
06 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Brentwood - Summer Virgin | 4.50 | | |
| Brentwood - BBC2 | 2.50 | | Not sure I quite liked the way bitterness had been brewed into this beer |
| Brightside - Underworld Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
31 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. No one in when arrived and several others came in whilst there. The untimely autumnal weather must have contributed.
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | |
| Brentwood - BBC2 | 2.50 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - Smoked Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
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