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The Society Rooms (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Cotleigh - Barn Owl BitterExcellent1
Westerham - Puddledock PorterExcellent1
Wood's - ChestnutExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Cervecería Fort English Style India Pale AleExcellent3
Westerham - British Bulldog GoldExcellent1
Quantock - Plastered PheasantExcellent1
Weltons - Red Cross MildExcellent2
Tring - RedshankExcellent1
Dorset Brewing Company - JurassicExcellent1
Maxim - MaximusExcellent2
Milestone - Classic Dark MildExcellent2
Great Newsome - Frothingham Best BitterExcellent1
Moorhouse's - Farm HouseExcellent1
RCH - Double HeaderExcellent1
Yeovil - Posh IPAExcellent1
Salopian - DisintegrationExcellent1
Wadworth - Dungarvan O'Dwyer's Irish StoutExcellent1
Hopdaemon - Green DaemonGood1
Caledonian - Bodebrown Wee HeavyGood1
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special AleGood2
Wychwood - Lighthouse Shipwreck IPAGood1
Weltons - WassailAcceptable1
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Adnams - Nils Oscar India AleNot Tried0
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPANot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Lymestone - Stone CutterNot Tried0
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%)Not Tried0
Wantsum - Ravening WolfNot Tried0
Acorn - Apollo IPANot Tried0
Hopdaemon - IncubusNot Tried0
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

04 May 2015 (Dosser)
Not as busy as normal
BeerABVScoreNotes
Weltons - Red Cross Mild5.10ExcellentNice. Said 4.9% on the clip
Maxim - Maximus6.00ExcellentQuality beer
02 May 2015 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Weltons - Red Cross Mild5.10Excellent
Maxim - Maximus6.00Excellent
Moorhouse's - Farm House4.60Excellent
Salopian - Disintegration5.10Excellent
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Thwaites - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
Wood's - Chestnut3.50Not Tried
25 Apr 2015 (Tobes)
Not as busy as normal, Maidstone football fans celebrating promotion elsewhere so lots of room to sit and chat.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter4.50Excellent
Westerham - British Bulldog Gold4.30Excellent
20 Apr 2015 (Dosser)
Packed
BeerABVScoreNotes
Milestone - Classic Dark Mild4.00Good
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale5.00AcceptableNot inspired to have a second
18 Apr 2015 (Tobes)
Busy with football fans but easily got a seat, great beer range as normal.
BeerABVScoreNotes
RCH - Double Header5.30Excellent
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale5.00Excellent
Milestone - Classic Dark Mild4.00Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Lymestone - Stone Cutter3.70Not Tried
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%)4.60Not Tried
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90Not Tried
Acorn - Apollo IPA5.00Not Tried
12 Apr 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Cervecería Fort English Style India Pale Ale5.80ExceptionalFestival ale bought for us by the manager Tim. This pub runs so much better when he is on duty.
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Good
11 Apr 2015 (Tobes)
8pm fairly busy all 10 hand pumps up and running anything that ran out was quickly replaced.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Cervecería Fort English Style India Pale Ale5.80ExceptionalReally nice, fresh, hoppy & fruity. Tasted nothing at all like a sheps beer to my relief.
Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic4.20Excellent
Great Newsome - Frothingham Best Bitter4.30Excellent
Yeovil - Posh IPA5.40Excellent
Wood's - Chestnut3.50Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Not Tried
22 Mar 2015 (Dosser)
Lots of festival ales
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wadworth - Dungarvan O'Dwyer's Irish Stout4.50ExcellentLovely
Shepherd Neame - Cervecería Fort English Style India Pale Ale5.80GoodStill had a Sheps taste to it. Pity.
Caledonian - Bodebrown Wee Heavy6.00GoodBetter than at the Muggleton last week
13 Mar 2015 (Dosser)
First day of the beer festival and not one festival beer on. Later in the evening they put one festival beer on. Wow.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wychwood - Lighthouse Shipwreck IPA6.50Good
Weltons - Wassail6.10AcceptableSlightly past its sell date?
07 Mar 2015 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - Puddledock Porter4.00Excellent
Quantock - Plastered Pheasant4.80Excellent
Tring - Redshank4.20Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Nils Oscar India Ale5.30Not Tried

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About The Society Rooms

The pub sign. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional161
Excellent579
Good211
Acceptable51
Poor16

Website.

The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RF.

Part of the Brenchley House building in Week Street. Large Wetherspoon's pub with 2 levels which opened in April 2002. The Society Rooms takes its name from the efforts of William Shipley, founder the Royal Society of Arts and the Maidstone Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Shipley died in 1803, and is buried in Maidstone, and lies in a tomb between All Saints Church and the old Palace. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5.

We have visited this pub 455 times, seen 896 different beers and tried 666 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1RF