The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
24 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The customers are so well trained to leave by kicking out time.
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 |  | |
| Tonbridge - Two 9 | 2.90 | | New cask on. Surprising hop bitterness for a low abv but little body |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Blacksmith | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Crisp snow underfoot when off the B16 bus to visit until 11pm close.
| Pig & Porter - Gothic Imperial Stout | 7.40 | | Innocent in taste, could have been 5% |
| Ashover - Zoo | 5.50 | | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Try Time! | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Fallout | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Mosaic | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
10 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. So convenient to get to on the B16 popper from The Door Hinge.
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 | | I had hoped for some spicing but it was still excellent without |
| Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings Citra | 4.20 |  | Disappointing, not the clean taste of many Citra single hoppers |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Red Raddle | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
01 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit, drinking slow and easy and not looking forward to going out again into the bitter wind.
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 | | Ideal seasonal beer for a bitter cold night |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Session Golden Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
16 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until 11pm close. Chance to deliver, belatedly sorry, latest CAMRA London Drinker mags.
| Kent - Simcoe | 4.50 | | Such a contrast to the Countryman, all hop forward |
| Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | | Rather thin but there is a malt and yeast dominance over the hops |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Morello Bordello | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
09 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close after a quick hop from The Door Hinge on the B16 bus.
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | | |
| Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 | | Nourishing full bodied porter nightcap |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - First Gold Single Hop | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
03 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | | Some nightcaps are born nightcaps! |
| Whitstable - Cockle Warmer | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye (superseded by 4.8% version) | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Merrie City (sub-brand of Clark's) - Crystal Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Staralfur | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
30 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon two hour stay after completing Eltham chores.
| Mad Cat - Crispin Ale | 4.00 | | 4½* Superb from first sip to wanting to lick to remaining froth from the bottom of the glass |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | New cask on during session |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye (superseded by 4.8% version) | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Heart of Darkness | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
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 | |
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