The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
26 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 |  | |
| Bexley - Howbury 13 Oat Stout | 5.30 |  | Taste there but flattish |
| Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Fife & Drum Golden Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | Exactly what a Fife is no one was quite sure |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
12 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. One other customer on the same bus to here from The Door Hinge. 'appen. A taster of a locally made dry cider was proferred and had a superb apple nose but the dryness would make it a slow drinker.
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | | As dry as a bone, went down well, as did the second |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Educated Guess | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
21 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Last afternoon post Eltham chores reward visit.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | | At the fine wine end of the beer spectrum. Sip and swallow |
| Mad Cat - Santa Paws | 4.50 | | All customers pre-warned as to the intense spiciness. Did what it said on the tin but one sufficed |
| Yeovil - Summerset | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Fallout | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
04 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Opening time doors after Eltham chores. Good to watch a couple of hours of comings and goings as the evening got into gear.
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 | | |
| Cross Bay - Vesper | 3.80 | | Sour bittered NWA - New World Ale. Ran out a couple of pints later |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | First time I have picked up some of this beer's taste characteristics. Perhaps a tad fresh |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Rock A Hula | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Christmas Spirit | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
18 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Revolutions - Hex | 6.00 | | 4½* A superbly balanced six hop IPA |
| Pig & Porter - Lost Colony | 4.80 |  | Poured pretty flat, tasted good but little mouthfeel |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried | Post closing time taster was superb |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
02 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit as a reward for Eltham chores. Several hours soon passed.
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Did not hold the superb poured head |
| Rockin Robin - Really Rockin | 5.00 | | Old fashioned acidic bitterness |
| Hop Fuzz - Yellow Zinger | 3.70 | | Very sour bitternsss |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Pattern Recognition | 4.20 | Not Tried | Brewed using Experimental EXP431 hops |
19 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Kent - Simcoe | 4.50 | | Couldn't get much better |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Shiny - Strong Pail | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
07 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | First out of new cask, heady stuff |
| Whitstable - Comet | 4.40 | | Superb single hopper |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
05 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Relaxed end of day atmosphere here.
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | | Lovely full bodied ale, best of this version I have had to date. Punching above its abv |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Styrian Cardinal | 4.40 | | Beautifully clear and tasty hops with no harshness |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
01 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon post Eltham chores visit. 2 top notch beers here could have extended the visit until closing time but self-restraint ruled eventually!
| Cross Bay - Zenith | 5.00 |  | Superb, one can tell when one big swig after another is followed by another |
| Cross Bay - Halo | 3.60 | | 4½* - truly glorious and only eclipsed by its stronger brother |
| Yeovil - Star Gazer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
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