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The Swan (Shepherd Neame)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) |  | 3 |
| Shepherd Neame - 4-4-2 | | 2 |
| Shepherd Neame - Swan County Road Ale |  | 3 |
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | | 4 |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | | 7 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | | 1 |
Visits Details
30 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
2130 and a fair crowd. (The early birds had long gome!)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Swan County Road Ale | 4.00 | | Went down really well all round. Refreshing and zesty. Others thought so too. Sheps, pilot brewery ales' seem to taste so much better than there usual swill. And this first cask sold out at 2330! |
30 Jul 2010 (Matt)
Steady late afternoon/early evening visit reading the paper and a chat with Gill & Chris.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Swan County Road Ale | 4.00 | | Amber ale with fruity zesty notes with a sweetish Finnish. |
30 Jul 2010 (ChrisE)
A busy Friday evening. A fair number of people had come to try the County Road Ale, including Gill, Matt and Pedro of this site, Frank and Charles of Barmy Army fame, and a few others.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Swan County Road Ale | 4.00 | | A Four tenants brew from Shepherd Neame's Pilot Brewery, where four publicans get together and create a beer which is brewed exclusively for their pubs, each pub taking four firkins each. Amber/Copper colour with a creamy head, slightly sweetish. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | Not Tried |
28 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
Late evening and all is quiet.
F.Y.I. Jocky tells me the one-off special ale from the Shep's microbrewery, aptly titled Four Tenants in view of the four pubs that have got together to have this special brewed, was delivered to the Swan on Tuesday 27th and will be on in the Swan, possibly, from Friday onwards. No info on the other three pubs involved, but each of the four casks delivered to the four pubs are, confusingly, named after the pubs! As ever, check back with the pubs direct or Pubsandbeer for any further info.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | | On top form as usual. |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | Top condition tonite. |
18 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
2200 and last of the day!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | Served in top condition. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | Not Tried |
17 Jul 2010 (Pedro)
Afternoon popped in and watched some golf
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
A good Friday night crowd, more than usual with Jumbo Gumbo playing plus several Camra members on a crawl!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | Oddly, in here, this ale tastes excellant compared to other outlets! |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | |
16 Jul 2010 (Pedro)
Friday evening visit to see Jumbo Gumbo !
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
09 Jul 2010 (Alenomore)
Late evening and a fair crowd in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - 4-4-2 | 4.00 | | Finally went off tonite. One of Shep's better ales. |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | On form tonite. |
30 Jun 2010 (Pedro)
Popped in in memory of David Lynch a previous Landlord who has passed away !
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Late Red | 4.50 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Kent's Best | 4.10 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - 4-4-2 | 4.00 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
About The Swan
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 47 |
| 296 |
 | 43 |
 | 7 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1UY.
In County Road The Swan is a small, 'corner-of-the-street local'. Despite being Shepherd Neame tied does hold occasional small beer festivals of other brewers' wares. Refurbished in early 2015.
We have visited this pub 275 times, seen 63 different beers and tried 57 of them.
Postcode: ME14 1UY