The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
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 | |
03 Jul 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon after chores in Eltham. Good early doors comings and goings.
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | Tonbridge Traditional by any other name. When it is time for a mid brown session English bitter this is one to go for |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top | 3.60 | | Lost its head and condition before a sip or two |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Flipside - Full Crown | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
22 Jun 2017 (ChrisE)
Lunch time visit and we were the only customers at first, we shared four pint jugs of beer.
| Lytham - Gold | 4.20 | | One of our group asked me if this was a Kentish brewery, well I suppose we do have a Preston and a Leeds in Kent but not a Lytham. |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | Advertised as being brewed by Tonbridge Brewery, a good traditional session bitter. |
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Flipside - Sterling Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
13 Jun 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Proudly displaying its CAMRA SE London Branch Pub of the Year certificate on the bar counter.
| Bexley - Howbury 7 Odo's Oat Porter | 5.50 | | A dark nourishing meal |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Bit watery I thought |
| Rockin Robin - Reckless Robin | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
20 May 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening and busy. I managed to squeeze into a table in the back room where I picked up a lot of gossip about teachers at one of the local schools.
| Rockin Robin - Crafty Robin | 5.00 | | Amber. A very nice, English-style IPA. |
| Musket - Trigger | 3.60 | | Golden. A nice, crisp, balanced, Pale Ale. |
| Ramsbury - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - No. 1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
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