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East Cliff Tavern (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Best BitterExceptional1
Downton - Chimera GoldExcellent1
Archers - Golden BitterGood1
Nelson - Spring PrideGood1
Robinsons - England's ChampionNot Tried0
Picture 1. East Cliff Tavern, Folkestone, Kent

Visits Details

17 Apr 2005 (Ian)
2 room working class local on a residential side street. Can get smokey. Decor is very basic, but the 1 or 2 beers are always served very well.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Best Bitter3.70ExceptionalLight brown, malty fruit on nose. Good in mouth with more fruity malt and then dry hoppy finish. Session ale you just want to keep tasting
Robinsons - England's Champion3.90Not Tried
24 Mar 2005 (Ian)
Basic 2 room pub. Very much a locals working class pub with 1-2 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nelson - Spring Pride4.40GoodChestnut brown. Malty nose, malty and yeasty in mouth, hoppy finish. Slightly acidic and some fruit. Tasty though
18 Mar 2005 (Ian)
2 room pub in a terraced street just off the East Cliff. Bar in upper room with 3 handpumps hosts darts teams. Typical working class locals pub with basic decor. Friendly though. Beer kept and served very well.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Downton - Chimera Gold4.30ExcellentGold in colour, creamy fullness in mouth, light fruit and malt, interesting hoppy dry finish
Archers - Golden Bitter4.70GoodGolden in colour, slightly acidic/appley in mouth with slight malt and a hoppy finish

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About the East Cliff Tavern

The pub sign. East Cliff Tavern, Folkestone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional2
Excellent26
Good10
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6BU.

In the area overlooking Folkestone Harbour just by the old Folkestone Harbour railway line in East Cliff this is a street corner boozer of the old school in a terraced street. For many years a non real ale venue.

We have visited this pub 23 times, seen 33 different beers and tried 26 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT19 6BU