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The George (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) |  | 1 |
| Arundel - Winston Church Ale | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - English Oak | | 1 |
| Mauldons - George's Best | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Wye Valley - St George's Bitter | | 1 |
| Hampshire - T'Ale of the Dragon |  | 1 |
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | | 1 |
| Coach House - Heritage | | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Black Dragon Mild | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dragon's Fire | | 1 |
| Felinfoel - Double Dragon | | 1 |
| St. George's - Maiden's Saviour | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | | 1 |
| St. George's - England's Finest | | 1 |
| Titanic - English Glory |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood then at Banks's) - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
22 Apr 2006 (Ian)
Here for their St George's Day festival that ran from the Friday to Sunday. Two marquees had been erected in the garden, one for a BBQ and the other for an 18 barrel stillage. Nice!! Beautiful weather, so I sat in the beer garden and went through 14 of the beers having a half of each one. Really good venue and well run beer event. Will be coming back for their summer and Trafalgar events.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.40 | | Chestnut colour with bubbly off white head. Malty aroma with touch of tangy hop. Good malt flavours in mouth that slide into red berry and citrus. Not sure what I expected from this, but the hop really is quite spicey. Bit of tea on the aroma. Surprisingly tasty. |
| Mighty Oak - English Oak | 4.80 | | Copper colour, thin white head. Now this beer I do like. Rich succulent citric hop, juicy malt with red berry fruit. Aggressive hop finish with lots of flavours, all with good intensity |
| Mauldons - George's Best | 4.40 | | Copper colour with off white head. Well balanced aroma of earthy hop and caramel malt. Reasonably juicy in mouth with a good hoppy finish that errs on the earthy citrus side. Good balance of flavours |
| Wye Valley - St George's Bitter | 4.30 | | Chestnut colour with bubbly beige head. Attractive aroma of choc malt. Fullish in mouth with herby hop and malt finish. Rather a good malty bitter |
| Arundel - Winston Church Ale | 4.70 | | Chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Malty aroma. Nice fruit in mouth of the red variety. Some strawberry jam. Malty juicy finish with a smack of earthy hop. Would Sir Winston approve of being punned on this beer? Probably not, as he was a Pol Roger white foil drinker. Rather a delicious bitter though. |
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | 4.20 | | Copper, thin off white head. Soft hop/malt aroma, some lemon/ginger flavour in mouth. Really quite attractive with a ginger spiced hop finish. I've certainly had worse bitters. Touch of toffee sweetness on then end. |
| St. George's - Maiden's Saviour | 3.70 | | Pale copper with bubbly off white head. Tea and tobacco aroma with earthy hop. Drinks ike a session bitter with strong earthy hop finish. Bit of mud and more tea. Leaves your mouth feeling like you have sucked on a tea bag. Very dry. |
| Hampshire - T'Ale of the Dragon | 4.80 | | Golden beer, slightly hazy with disappearing white head. May not have entirely settled. Some earthy hop. Juicy in mouth with citrus, muddy grapefruit and lemon. Finish has mixture of juicyness and dryness from hops. |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Black Dragon Mild | 4.30 | | Black beer with ruby edges and disappearing beige head. Aroma of dark roasted malts. Some liquorice. Nice and juicy in the mouth. Finish has a bit of tar and liquorice. Very drinkable juicvy mild. |
| Felinfoel - Double Dragon | 4.20 | | Pale chestnut with thin white head. Fruity malt aroma, bit of nettle and red berry. Bit of stale malt too. Bit thin in mouth, earthy hop finish. Bit muddy. Difficult to smell anything as the woman opposite me at the table has extremely strong perfume |
| St. George's - England's Finest | 4.00 | | Golden bitter with lasting creamy white head. Citrus hop aroma. Astringent graperuit in mouth, drying, earthy grapefruit finish. Astringency wakes you up a bit without being too aggressive. |
| Coach House - Heritage | 4.90 | | I think that I had the first pint of this. Pale copper/gold. No head. Some citric aroma of the orangey variety. Sharp orange fruit flavour in mouth. Some hop on end. For a 4.9% beer, it drinks like a 3.8%. Fruit is nice. |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dragon's Fire | 4.00 | | Copper colour with thin white head. Grassy almost farmyard aroma. Earthy. Some caramel/hop/spice finish. Odd. Some juicy malt but a bit muddy overall |
| Titanic - English Glory | 4.50 | | Copper colour with lasting off white head. Odd pond weed hop aroma. More like a bitter in th e mouth with nice enought finish, but still with this odd rubbery pond weed flavour. Slightly vegetal. |
17 Apr 2006 (Ian)
Easter Monday lunch time and they were doing a steady trade. I cycled here from Ashford along the back lanes, although the No. 400 bus does stop outside. The pub was advertising their St George's Day festival for 21-23 April with a BBQ, marquee and 16 ales and music. Good village pub, feels like the heart of the community to me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Handpull. Dark brown/chestnut with lasting ivory head. Signature Harvey's yeast aroma. Some dry malt and then hoppy/yeasty finish. Satisfying best bitter. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | On gravity. Deep copper. Sheps yeast aroma some lemony citrus hop. Nice toffee in mouth with dry hoppy finish with more lemony citrus. Fine, not quite at its best though. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | On gravity |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | On gravity |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood then at Banks's) - Bitter | 3.40 | Not Tried | Handpull |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried | On gravity |
About The George
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 3 |
 | 9 |
| 27 |
| 26 |
| 5 |
The pub is found in Bethersden, Kent, TN26 3AG.
Two bar pub in The Street, in a pretty Kent village south of Ashford, located not far from the C of E church. Lounge bar on the left has tables for food as well as seating at the bar. Public bar has the stillage for the gravity dispense beers and also a pool table and juke box. Low ceilings lined with hops add to the cosy feel. Large beer garden to the side. Three handpumps plus the gravity beer. Selection of regional brewers. This pub closed for business on Sunday 18th October 2020. Future unknown. Good news December 2022 - successful local community buy-out with hope to reopen late spring 2023 and did re-open on Friday 26th May 2023 to great local fanfare. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2025.
We have visited this pub 22 times, seen 71 different beers and tried 56 of them.
Postcode: TN26 3AG