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The Man of Kent Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Big CrackerExceptional1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark PorterExcellent1
Whitstable - Oyster StoutExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopExcellent2
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver TopExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3Excellent1
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby MildExcellent1
Wantsum - Dynamo (superseded by 4.3% version)Excellent1
Tonbridge - Alsace GoldExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Big CrackerExcellent1
Tonbridge - CoppernobExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA (superseded by 5.6% version)Excellent1
Tonbridge - RusticExcellent1
Hop Fuzz - The EnglishExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'AleExcellent1
Kent - ZingiberExcellent1
Goacher's - Gold StarExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal StoutExcellent1
Wantsum - Figgy PuddingGood1
Tonbridge - Union PaleGood1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Good1
Wantsum - Yellow TailGood1
Swan on the Green - MildGood1
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Good1
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionGood1
Tonbridge - TraditionalGood1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopAcceptable1
Rockin Robin - Hoppin RobinAcceptable1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Common ConspiracyNot Tried0
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Prehistoric AmberNot Tried0
Wantsum - ImperiumNot Tried0
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Clovis Point BrownNot Tried0
Goacher's - Real Mild AleNot Tried0
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - CavedwellerNot Tried0
Wantsum - HengistNot Tried0
Goacher's - Fine Light AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Not Tried0
Pig & Porter - Elders and BettersNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - DominatorNot Tried0
Wantsum - 1381Not Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's AleNot Tried0
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)Not Tried0
Kent - Spring WheatNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPANot Tried0
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best BitterNot Tried0
Whitstable - Single Hop ChinookNot Tried0
Larkins - Platinum BlondeNot Tried0
Irving - Admiral Classic StoutNot Tried0
Whitstable - Winkle PickerNot Tried0
Wantsum - Turbulent PriestNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - LeviathanNot Tried0
Wantsum - Black PrinceNot Tried0
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Kentish Red AleNot Tried0
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry TorpedoNot Tried0
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good HeavensNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - Golden BraidNot Tried0
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Gravesend GuzzlerNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - IncubusNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - Green DaemonNot Tried0
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Not Tried0
Whitstable - Pearl of KentNot Tried0
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal (superseded by 4.4% version)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent
Picture 2. The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

Visits Details

03 Sep 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Skinners Rats duo playing Irish style with some old favourites allowing a sing-song.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter5.60Excellent
Tonbridge - Union Pale4.70Good
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Wantsum - Hengist5.00Not Tried
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)3.70Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Elders and Betters3.50Not Tried
10 Jul 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Blimey a non-Kentish real ale on sale - what an interloper. Live music from ladies (twins) group Camine with guitar, Irish fiddle and some instruments shared out to the audience.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale3.80ExcellentSuperb
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70GoodThe non-kentish interloper
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20GoodCould not quite identify the flavour - very flowery
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal (superseded by 4.4% version)4.60Not Tried
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Prehistoric Amber4.50Not Tried
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Clovis Point Brown5.20Not Tried
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller5.80Not Tried
29 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. A veritable Kentish beers showcase at all times.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50ExcellentUnusually fruity - perhaps hints of blackcurrant
Tonbridge - Alsace Gold4.00ExcellentA very distinctive flavour that I have not founded replicated by any other beer
Hopdaemon - Golden Braid3.70Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Common Conspiracy4.80Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
16 Jul 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening. So warm inside the quiz was being held in the back garden. A lot of sticks were not in use tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60GoodJust right for a sweltering night
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Wantsum - Turbulent Priest4.40Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo4.50Not Tried
Irving - Admiral Classic Stout4.30Not Tried
04 Jul 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Small band playing. Barmaid was working alone like a Trojaness. For Kent beer range the BEST in Kent no sweat.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Rustic4.00ExcellentFirst rate yeasty bitter darkish beer - thoroughly enjoyed this
Kent - Zingiber4.10ExcellentFreshly quenching
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Wantsum - 13813.80Not Tried
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)3.70Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA4.50Not Tried
Whitstable - Single Hop Chinook4.40Not Tried
Irving - Admiral Classic Stout4.30Not TriedHeather said this came through an Old Dairy swap
05 Mar 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A delightful musical experience to go with what has to be the best continuous Kentish beer exhibition. A meet up of Ukulele players playing well known folk and pop songs to sing-along-to. At its maximum there were 14 Ukuleles and 1 interloper Banjo in full throttle. Their rendition of "Show me the way to go home" seemed to last forever and one somehow rather wished it would go on and on and ...........
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Big Cracker7.50Excellent7.5% this time round. Described as a Spicy Red Berry Ruby Ale - I can add nothing as it met that description perfectly
Wantsum - Figgy Pudding4.50GoodBit too sickly for my buds
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80AcceptableCask new on today but very hazy and more fruity than bitter I felt
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Gravesend Guzzler3.70Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Not Tried
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Common Conspiracy4.80Not Tried
Wantsum - Imperium4.00Not Tried
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Not Tried
22 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
16:00 visit. Very convivial little crowd on this dark wet afternooon. A fleeting visit...
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Big Cracker7.40ExceptionalAnother new ale and this, an exceptionally good big un'.
Hopdaemon - Leviathan6.00Not Tried
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Not Tried
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Kentish Red Ale4.30Not Tried
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80Not Tried
Tonbridge - Rustic4.00Not Tried
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens4.10Not Tried
02 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
13:00 visit. Came here for the Dickens fest, gratis on the train (there problem not mine!)and to meet two family members. They both blew out at the last minute. Too late for me, I'd arrived? So I walked direct to here because I knew the band, Sur Les Docks from Dunkerque(F) were playing. This pub was once thought of as THE best pub in Kent! Times have moved on slightly. Still a cracking pub though. What a great afternoon ensued? Packed out and great atmosphere. Loads of people to talk to, and a couple from my way, also in the area, turned up later and gave me a lift home? And the beer was pretty good too...with several of the foreign range consumed! A good session.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Excellent
Whitstable - Oyster Stout4.50Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Excellent
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80Excellent
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Excellent
Hop Fuzz - The English4.00Excellent
Whitstable - Winkle Picker4.50Not Tried
07 Jun 2012 (oz11)
Afternoon through to early evening. Lovely pub with good range of Kentish beers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout4.60Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Excellent
Wantsum - Dynamo (superseded by 4.3% version)4.60ExcellentFresh on.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA (superseded by 5.6% version)6.50Excellent
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10Good
Swan on the Green - Mild3.80GoodA dark mild, badged simply as "Mild".
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best Bitter4.10Not TriedReplaced the Rustic.
Tonbridge - Rustic4.00Not TriedWent off before I could get a pint.
Larkins - Platinum Blonde3.60Not TriedWent off.
29 Apr 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Always a pleasure to visit this pub which promotes all things Kent. Quite a few in late on Sunday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 35.00ExcellentDescribed as a 10th Anniversary Brew”. Very good, pale and hoppy with solid malt base.
Wantsum - Yellow Tail4.50GoodPale in colour and hoppy.
Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin3.70AcceptableA straightforward, brown, session bitter.
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Dominator5.10Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top4.50Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale3.90Not Tried
Kent - Spring Wheat4.80Not Tried

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About The Man of Kent Ale House

The pub sign. The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional18
Excellent57
Good47
Acceptable23
Poor3

Website.

The pub is found in Rochester, Kent, ME1 1YN.

A true boozer in the Troy Town area of the City. Plenty of seating ranging from tables and chairs to leather sofas but all with a old feel to them. 11 handpumps selling mainly Kentish beers and a gaggle of ciders (in boxes on the counter top) too. The pub encourages live music sessions. Magnificent outside Style & Winch front fascia signing has survived. Closed for holidays until 3rd November 2022.

We have visited this pub 54 times, seen 177 different beers and tried 91 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME1 1YN