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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Tawny |  | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Leghorn | | 1 |
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - Drawwell Bitter | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 2 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger |  | 1 |
| Wood's - Quaff | | 1 |
| Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA | | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bearly Literate |  | 1 |
| Robinsons - Enigma | | 1 |
| Bath Ales - Festivity Rum Porter | | 1 |
| Brains - Bread of Heaven | | 1 |
| Goffs - Jouster Ale | | 1 |
| Exmoor - Gold | | 1 |
| Caledonian - Ale Langs Syne | | 1 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 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 |
| Coach House - Innkeepers Special Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - XL Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
26 Mar 2006 (Ian)
I only came in for breakfast, but I made the mistake of bringing Beer and What's Brewing along with me. This made me thirsty so I had to have a beer. Very quiet on a Sunday morning which was wonderful. Then the families started arriving with their noisy children.....
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goffs - Jouster Ale | 4.00 | | Copper, thin head. Not sure on this one. A malty beer but with an odd chemical taste to it. Good hop finish |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Coach House - Innkeepers Special Reserve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Tawny | 3.80 | Not Tried |
12 Mar 2006 (Ian)
Early Sunday lunchtime had a smattering of customers. Just as I was enjoying my book and a half of beer, thinking, lovely, no screaming children, a family arrived accompanied by 2 screaming children. Nice.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | Not quite at its best, but still a good supping pint with enough hop and fruity malt to make you want to have another |
| Robinsons - Enigma | 4.70 | | Copper colour with thin white head. Plenty of carbonation in glass. Yeasty hop aroma, some caramel in mouth before more yeast evident in the finish with some citrus. Carbonated in mouth. Pretty standard bitter. Bit more body than when I had it at the Folkestone Wetherspoons. |
| Bath Ales - Festivity Rum Porter | 5.00 | | Black beer. Beige head. Deep ruby really. Thick in mouth. Is there toffee or diacetyl? But then better in mouth. Dark rum hints and black treacle. Quite oily. Not overly sure that this is how it should be. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2006 (Ian)
I wanted tocelebrate not having my teeth pulled out by the dentist so I popped in for one on my way home. Usual Wetherspoons line up featuring Directors, Spitfire, Abbot and Bishops Finger amongst others
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | I'm always a bit weary of this in a Wetherspoon's as I know how good it can be. This was excellent. Just the right mix of rich malt and tangy herby hop. Really very good and I could have had more. |
27 Feb 2006 (Ian)
Wetherspoons where I end up most weeks. Not overly busy this evening, so I sat and read my Terry Pratchett whilst trying a couple of beers
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wem (formerly Hanby) - Drawwell Bitter | 3.90 | | After 4 days of heavy Belgian beers, this came as a real relief. I was expecting the worst, but this all but restored my faith in British bitters. Copper colour with beige head. Hey this isn’t bad. Some red fruit in the aroma along with hop and faint yeast. Fullish in mouth helped by good malts with pleasant slightly sweet strawberries which then carry on to balance the dry finish. Very good bitter |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | | Aroma is a bit eggy. Rest has a citrus strong golden ale aroma and flavour. Bit sweet in mouth with citrus on end. |
16 Feb 2006 (Ian)
It was quite funny. There was a guy from South Africa trying to sign up another mug for his pyramid selling scheme for some energy drink at the table next door whilst I was trying to read my book. Another one born every minute. Anyway apart from this, I had a nice hour or so with a couple of pints and the latest Terry Pratchett
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | | Ruby colour with lasting beige head. Fruity and yeasty aroma. Fine, just a bit odd. I mean nothing wrong with it. Been drinking too much foreign stuff lateley I guess. Bit of gingerish hopo. Smooth and bitter fruit malt is there but not over powering. I had more than 1, so it must have been ok |
| Brains - Bread of Heaven | 4.00 | | Chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Yeasty, hoppy aroma. Some red fruit. OK in mouth, slightly watery. Finish has yeast and bitter hop. Fine bitter |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | 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 | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
31 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Tuesday, early evening. Relatively quiet in this Wetherspoon pub. Nice when its like this with the after work crowd in for a drink on their way home
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bearly Literate | 4.50 | | Golden with lasting white head. Grassy hop aroma, some grapefruit/lime. Not served freezing cold for once. Not overly full in mouth, bit of a dirty flavour. Finish is a bit flat, some lemon acidity. Starts well and then fades |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter | 5.10 | | Deep ruby with thick lasting beige head. Some choc malts, some burntness. Aroma is a bit nasty. Bit thin in mouth. Poor effort at this beer. Is this the W&D influence? |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Burns Night! Haggis dinner for £1.99, Caledonian Ale Lang Syne for £1.29 a pint and whiskey for £1 a single. Great evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian - Ale Langs Syne | 4.60 | | Deep chestnut with creamy head. Yeasty nose, some nice dark malts in mouth. Finish is quite soft with some tingly hops. Needs more body and backbone but drinkable enough |
24 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Popped in after work for a quick pint to see what I had missed whilst I was in Liverpool.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood's - Quaff | 3.70 | | Does exactly what it says on the tin. Copper colour with thin off white head. Earthy resinous hop aroma. Light in mouth, excellent biting bitterness with tasty hops on then end. Excellent session bitter |
14 Jan 2006 (Ian)
Came in for breakfast and stayed a bit I suppose. There were a couple of new beers for me to try ad it seemed churlish for me to leave. Anyway, always good to have a few beers before watching the Manchester derby (which United lost much to my chagrin)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Tawny | 3.80 | | Brownish copper colour with lasting bubbly beige head. I’ve always liked Cotleigh beers and this is no exception. Good hop/malt mix on the aroma. Hops have some earthiness. Malts are juicy and full in mouth. Finish has drying hop and a bit of herb. Fruits are red berry, bit of pear and red apple. Excellent session beer. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer | 5.00 | | Choc malts, deep flavours, warm attractive. Benefits from not being too dark and therefore having burnt roast malt. Touch of liquorice and stunningly good |
| Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA | 5.00 | | This beer is on Wetherspoons spring list of guest ales, so should make its way round to everyone. Copper colour with thin off white head. Good earthy hop. Warm malts in mouth with touch of chocolate. Smells like an orchard in autumn. Lots of good white flesh fruit, earthy bitter, drying hop finish. Very tasty. Full in mouth with heavy dose of Fuggles and Goldings on the end. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - XL Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Leghorn | 4.30 | Not Tried |
09 Jan 2006 (Ian)
OK so I came in just for one of the Roosters Leghorn to try it. However, ended up having 3 whilst reading an Ian Rankin novel
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Leghorn | 4.30 | | Slightly hazy (not quite ready yet) gold/red colour with thin off white lasting head. Typical Rooster’s aromatic US hop aroma. slightly nettlely and harsh. Lots of citrus, grapefruit and lemon flavours. Sweetish and full in mouth with juicy malt and then citrus hop zesty finish. Always like Rooster’s beers and this is no exception |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 131 |
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| 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 342 times, seen 473 different beers and tried 378 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8TD