The Compass Alehouse (Free House)
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16 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm. Much gen imparted by the Guv on malt whisky. Very quiet, who knows how to predict patronage levels?
Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | |
Spey Valley - David's Not So Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Alechemy - Charisma | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Left Handed Giant - Lactose Tolerant | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
18 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | 3.80 | | |
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | |
Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Electric Bear - NZ Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
04 Aug 2017 (Stephen Harris)
A very pleasant little pub for an early evening visit. I stood out in the back yard that I didn’t know they had, beside the back room that I didn’t know they had.
Yeovil - Yolo #3 | 4.20 | | Golden. Full of lush Citra hop flavours. |
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | | Great to see this lovely beer (described as a Pudding Ale) in cask-conditioned form. Irresistible. |
Saltaire - Raspberry Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
03 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 9pm close.
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | | A nourishing meal |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | Surprisingly malty |
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Yeovil - Yolo #3 | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
15 Jul 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Never known it quieter on a Saturday night.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Hirundo | 4.50 | | Peachy |
East London (ELB) - Brakeman American Brown Ale | 4.20 | | |
Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
08 Jul 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening. Quite raucous mid session. Some mobile phone fines being willingly paid.
Gun - Red Ale | 4.40 | | Listed as a take on an English bitter! Perhaps not. Soon lost head and any condition to be flat. |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Black Harry | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
360° - Pale #39 | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
North - Pale Citra + Azacca | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
24 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Caught in the first rain for ages betwixt Three Pillars and here for an evening visit until 10pm close.
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | | |
Arbor Ales - Limelight | 4.50 | | Really was limey's delight |
Exeter - Darkness The Prince of Ales | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
15 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 9pm close.
Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | Great taste, lacking some head |
Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Long Man - Old Man | 4.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
09 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Change of trains mid evening visit.
Long Man - Old Man | 4.30 | | 1st out of new cask, fobbed a lot on dispense, a bit fresh |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
RedWillow - Smokeless | 5.70 | Not Tried | Ran out as I ordered |
Box Steam - Summer Buzz | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
02 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Conversation can not be avoided here, good!
Tillingbourne - Hop Troll IPA | 4.80 | | |
TicketyBrew - Marmalade Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A little bit of ginger |
Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Firebrick Red Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
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