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The Tankerton Arms (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Funky Monkey (organic)Excellent2
Kent - Session PaleExcellent1
Mad Cat - Oatrageous Oat Pale AleExcellent1
Kent - Brewers ReserveExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Big K Irish Pale AleExcellent2
Hopdaemon - AnzacExcellent1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good HealthGood1
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Good1
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde MildGood2
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis Green HopGood1
Goacher's - Silver StarGood1
Brighton Bier - UnderdogGood2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2016)Good1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - EKG Green Hop PaleGood1
Hop Fuzz - Old American PaleGood1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's AleGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Acceptable1
Windsor & Eton - Bostin' MildAcceptable1
Turnstone - AtlanticPoor1
Westerham - Finchcocks OriginalNot Tried0
Acorn - Old Moor PorterNot Tried0
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Devils Dyke PorterNot Tried0
Wantsum - Black PrinceNot Tried0
Hop Fuzz - Northern StarNot Tried0
Brighton Bier - Dealer's Choice IPANot Tried0
Potbelly - Hop TrotterNot Tried0
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter WarmerNot Tried0
Goacher's - Real Mild AleNot Tried0
Musket - Flintlock Best BitterNot Tried0
Romney Marsh - Amber AleNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale AleNot Tried0
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale AleNot Tried0
Musket - MuzzleloaderNot Tried0
Turnstone - Three Seas Pale AleNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy RiderNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent
Picture 2. The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent
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Visits Details

29 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. A churn of customers keeping all tables taken. Never seems to work like the archetypal micropub as there is an absence of cross tables chatter.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis Green Hop3.50GoodVery tasty
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2016)4.80Good
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider4.30Not Tried
Acorn - Old Moor Porter4.40Not Tried
27 Aug 2016 (Jack William)
Saturday evening - very busy - over 20 customers outside enjoying the balmy evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Session Pale3.70ExcellentSuperb condition and flavour.
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale4.80Not Tried
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
Musket - Muzzleloader4.50Not Tried
Turnstone - Three Seas Pale Ale4.50Not Tried
28 May 2016 (Jack William)
Saturday evening - very busy, good atmosphere. So busy two beers went off before I could order.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Anzac4.60ExcellentWell balanced Amber ale in great condition.
Windsor & Eton - Bostin' Mild4.00AcceptableNot to my liking - rather insipid and not much life.
Romney Marsh - Amber Ale4.20Not Tried
17 May 2016 (Jack William)
Evening - very quiet to start with and then filled up a bit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Brewers Reserve5.00ExcellentDelicious - full bodied hoppiness - took two pints home with me.
Goacher's - Silver Star4.20GoodVery pleasant, excellent condition.
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
04 Dec 2015 (Andrew)
Last stop on the work's tour before I could go home and have kippers. Busy but we all got a table eventually.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10GoodVery nice. Bit fresh. Give it a day or 2 and it'd be top notch stuff
Potbelly - Hop Trotter4.10Not Tried
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
Mad Cat - Thanksgiving Winter Warmer5.50Not Tried
22 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening. Surprisingly all seats already taken so we had to stand for our first pint.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Fuzz - Old American Pale4.20Good
Turnstone - Atlantic5.00PoorLots of heated debate with my colleague about the marking of this one. Tasted OKish, not off but was as opaque as a scrumpy perry with little condition. He would have marked as acceptable
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
Hop Fuzz - Northern Star4.40Not Tried
Brighton Bier - Dealer's Choice IPA4.50Not Tried
14 Oct 2015 (Jack William)
Mid evening - pleasantly busy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - EKG Green Hop Pale5.30GoodSubtle green hopping - very nice - badged (or black boarded in this case) as Canterbrew but at 3.8%
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40AcceptableA little lifeless - but good flavour. Good measures when ordering by the quart here.
Westerham - Finchcocks Original3.50Not Tried
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Devils Dyke Porter5.00Not Tried
14 May 2015 (Jack William)
Thursday evening - busy with good discourse - bell went at 21:20 though!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Oatrageous Oat Pale Ale3.80ExcellentVery smooth with good body. Moorish.
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale4.60GoodOnly a taster - but a rich old ale flavour - compllex.
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health3.60Good
11 Apr 2015 (Andrew)
Met up with Su and Simon and it was good to meet Jack (of this site) too. Not surprisingly we talked about beer. Good session.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Funky Monkey (organic)4.00GoodTangy zingy golden yellow beer
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild3.70GoodSweet dark malty low hop mild
Brighton Bier - Underdog4.20Good
Pig & Porter - Big K Irish Pale Ale5.20GoodRich syrupy pale golden beer
11 Apr 2015 (Jack William)
Saturday evening, comfortably busy. Met up with Andrew through a mutual friend. Good chat about the origins of this site and reminiscences about past and present pub gems. And if your ears were burning we also had a bit to say about a number of the P&B regulars - all respectful of course.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Funky Monkey (organic)4.00ExcellentVery good body with a slight sweetness.
Pig & Porter - Big K Irish Pale Ale5.20ExcellentVery good, a bit fruity.
Brighton Bier - Underdog4.20GoodLandlord's recommendation - nice crisp dryness.
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild3.70AcceptableGood smoky flavour but died a bit in the glass.

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About The Tankerton Arms

The pub sign. The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional4
Excellent41
Good41
Acceptable12
Poor2

Website.

The pub is found in Tankerton, Kent, CT5 2AW.

A micropub in Tankerton Road which first opened on Friday 15th March 2013 located in 139B Tankerton Road. The name is a resurrection of the old Tankerton Arms pub which was highly regarded but converted to apartments sometime ago. The premises was formerly a tattoo parlour and the word Tattoo remains on the glass above the pub frontage. There is no bar counter and there are long wooden raised bench seats fitted to both the left and right hand walls each with 3 heavy chest-height wooden tables. At the back of the pub a glass door leads to the chilled gravity stillage room. A Unisex toilet with a double "kissing gate" entrance is provided. Sells real ales, ciders and red and white wine. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2016. Subsequently moved to new premises, a few doors along, in late March 2018 to the former HSBC bank premises at 135 Tankerton Road, larger than the previous premises in all regards.

We have visited this pub 51 times, seen 157 different beers and tried 81 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT5 2AW