The Long Pond (Free House)
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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 | |
26 Jan 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. News of a micropub to come in Greenwich.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - AK 1911 | 4.00 | | |
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 | | OK, some haze |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Black Mirror | 4.50 | Not Tried | Customer in front of me had the last pint out |
02 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon into early evening. Relaxed atmosphere, all male clientele.
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | Best of my three here |
| Tonbridge - SE Nine X Ale | 4.40 | | Red ale style. Named via a newspaper competition. Could easily be re-badged Old Chestnut! |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | | Rather sour bitterness and needed more condition |
| Franklins - English Garden | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Smoked Chilli Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
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