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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell |  | 2 |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Organic | | 1 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | | 1 |
| Woodforde's - Nelson's Revenge | | 1 |
| Newmans - Wolvers Ale | | 1 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Black Dragon Mild |  | 1 |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Classic Blonde | | 1 |
| Nelson - Spanker | | 1 |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | | 1 |
| Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk) | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild |  | 1 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Tom Fool | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sly Fox | | 1 |
| Nelson - Shipwrecked | | 2 |
| Highgate - Highland Whisky Ale |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Loose Cannon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
20 May 2007 (Ian)
Came in to see if there was anything interesting and you know what? Oakham Bishop's Farewell was on so I had 2 pints.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | | Lovely citrusy hops, nearly perfect. And served without a sparkler. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Loose Cannon | 4.30 | Not Tried |
12 May 2007 (Ian)
Popped in for a quickie at lunchtime. Usual mix of shoppers having a break from the shops. Excellent condition though.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sly Fox | 4.00 | | Not as good as when I had it a few weeks ago. The ginger was less integrated. |
08 May 2007 (Ian)
I came with my next door neighbour, Vanessa, for a chin wag and a gossip. Fine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Tom Fool | 4.00 | | Good to have a light mild. Not much flavour though |
| Nelson - Shipwrecked | 5.00 | | Had a diacetyl butteryness to it that I didn't care for, but still impressed that they are carrying one if not two Nelson beers. |
06 May 2007 (Ian)
Man Utd had won the Premiership so I had to celebrate didn't I? Took Alex Ferguson's autobiography with me to read.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Nelson's Revenge | 4.50 | | The tangerine is superb. Intense tangerine hop aroma, creamy in mouth due to sparkler and then this huge hit of tangerine hop on finish. |
| Elgood's - Black Dog Mild | 3.60 | | Not as fresh as when I had it before. |
05 May 2007 (Ian)
I had such a good time at Reading BF that I had to pop in here before going to bed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | | Funnily enough I had this on my way home bright bottled from the cask at Reading BF. Stunning here too, the citrus is gorgeous. |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | 4.80 | | One of my favourite UK stouts. |
02 May 2007 (Ian)
Not sure what I was doing here, must have come in after work.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Classic Blonde | 3.90 | | Mid gold, lots of lemon citrus here, some grapefruit. Very refreshing. Little bit soapy I suppose. Aroma is pleasing. Decent. |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | | Creamy golden bitter, some nice citrus. Full in mouth and drinkable. Rich sweetish malt. |
29 Apr 2007 (Ian)
Sunday and I fancied a pint with the book I was reading.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmans - Wolvers Ale | 4.10 | | Copper with lasting beige head. Satisfying hoppy beer. Maybe a bit of US hop. Quite creamy and full. Some red fruit malt. Very decent bitter with bitter hop on end. Rather good. |
27 Apr 2007 (Ian)
Early Friday evening and I just popped in to see if any new beers had come on....and they had.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Shipwrecked | 5.00 | | Copper with tightish beige head. Fruit and malt, bit of choc. This is a nice deep fruity bitter. Well done Nelson and JD Wetherspoon. I mean it's a good bitter served well and it's a Kent micro. Really high turnover of beers in the festival as well, some only lasting one day. |
| Highgate - Highland Whisky Ale | 4.60 | | Copper with thin lasting beige head. Alright, bit more sweet more than anything else. Yeasty aroma. It's not attractive in the mouth, bit sour on finish with the dryness. It's just not very pleasant. Nothing wrong with condition, but an ill conceived brew for me. |
27 Apr 2007 (Steve)
In for a after work leaving do pub full of thirsty Network Rail Employees (Me included)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Organic | 4.00 | | A very refreshing light beer first pint slid down decided to stay with it well until the barrel started to run out several pints later |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Black Dragon Mild | 4.30 | | More like a Dark bitter chocolate liquorish flavour quite a contrast to the Brakspears my taste buds may have benn affected by the amount of the previous beer I had drunk |
26 Apr 2007 (Ian)
Early evening and I can't believe that this place has some good beer at last. Plenty of guests and 2 Kent micros in Hopdaemon and Nelson.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Spanker | 4.20 | | Copper colour with lasting beige head. Rather a lovely biscuity bitter. Good malty fruit too. Excellent yeast aroma. Like a digestive biscuit with red berry fruit jam on. Excellent dry finish. This brewery is getting better. |
| Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk) | 4.20 | | Like all Cotleigh beers, has good flavours, good ingredients, excellent mouthfeel. Great easy drinking bitter with a significant bitter finish. Wide mouthfeel, minerality but just a great bitter. |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 18 |
| 129 |
| 185 |
| 166 |
| 28 |
The pub is found in Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TD.
Typical Wetherspoon's drinking hall in High Street. Standard 'Spoon's regular beers with guest beers normally the best bet. 2 banks each of 4 handpumps on the higher level bar and 6 handpumps on the lower level.
We have visited this pub 340 times, seen 469 different beers and tried 376 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8TD