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The Society Rooms (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Wassail |  | 2 |
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter |  | 2 |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | | 1 |
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Lemon Ale | | 1 |
| Arundel - Stronghold | | 1 |
| Wooden Hand - Elves Bells | | 2 |
| Blindmans - Mine Beer | | 1 |
| West Country - English Ale | | 1 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | | 1 |
| Weltons - Sussex Pride | | 2 |
| Otter - Pilgrim |  | 1 |
| Woodforde's - Admiral's Reserve | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 1 |
| Caledonian - 80/- | | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Snakeslayer | | 1 |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Two Hoots | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vasileostrovsky - Imperial Russian Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Coffee Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - APA Special | Not Tried | 0 |
| Robinsons - Enigma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hilden - Scullion's Irish Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Jolly Snowman | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dragon's Fire | Not Tried | 0 |
| Coach House - Cheshire Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Jagerblond | Not Tried | 0 |
| Newby Wyke - White Squall | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Veto Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wold Top - Wold Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Changing Lanes | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hydes - Owd Oak | Not Tried | 0 |
| WharfeBank - Wispa IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Mar 2012 (oz11)
Afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Lemon Ale | 4.20 | | Plenty of lemon on the nose from the Bobek hops, nice and refreshing on the palate. |
| Elgood's - Snakeslayer | 4.50 | | Not as dark as suggested in the tasting notes. |
| Otter - Pilgrim | 4.80 | | |
| Caledonian - Coffee Porter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - APA Special | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Enigma | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hilden - Scullion's Irish Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried |
18 Mar 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon - festival so had thirds
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel - Stronghold | 4.70 | | |
| Blindmans - Mine Beer | 4.20 | | |
| West Country - English Ale | 4.10 | | |
| 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 | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hydes - Owd Oak | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| WharfeBank - Wispa IPA | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Two Hoots | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Vasileostrovsky - Imperial Russian Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried |
13 Feb 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Admiral's Reserve | 5.00 | | |
| 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 | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wold Top - Wold Gold | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Changing Lanes | 4.20 | Not Tried |
01 Feb 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter | 4.50 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Veto Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried |
30 Jan 2012 (Pedro)
Again many beers advertised but not available when asked for !!!!!!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | |
| Cotleigh - Barn Owl Bitter | 4.50 | | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | |
| Caledonian - 80/- | 4.10 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Newby Wyke - White Squall | 4.80 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | | |
| 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 | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Coach House - Cheshire Gold | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Jagerblond | 5.40 | Not Tried |
31 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
4pm and the lull before the storm at this time...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Wassail | 6.10 | | In tip top condition. |
| Weltons - Sussex Pride | 4.00 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wooden Hand - Elves Bells | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
1830 and fairly quiet and stayed this way right until we departed some 5 hours later? 3 decent ales on too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Wassail | 6.10 | | One of Weltons best ales. Gave it a 5* as it's an excellent, strong stout, full name, Broadwood Wassail. This might be different to or a variation of the original Wassail. |
| Weltons - Sussex Pride | 4.00 | | A very refreshing bitter. |
| Wooden Hand - Elves Bells | 5.00 | | Still in good nick. Nice dark brown type. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | | In decent nick. |
28 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
2130 and fairly busy and noisy too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Hand - Elves Bells | 5.00 | | Not much on tonite, but this ale was in decent nick. |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Jolly Snowman | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
26 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
1930. Very quiet. Came out to relieve the boredom, but might as well have stayed put! This place has been hammered too with very little choice of ales on. Even the Black Stuff had run dry. Ended up on Efes' and Leffe'?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | | In good nick. |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Jolly Snowman | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Dragon's Fire | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Society Rooms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 161 |
| 579 |
| 211 |
 | 51 |
 | 16 |
The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RF.
Part of the Brenchley House building in Week Street. Large Wetherspoon's pub with 2 levels which opened in April 2002. The Society Rooms takes its name from the efforts of William Shipley, founder the Royal Society of Arts and the Maidstone Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Shipley died in 1803, and is buried in Maidstone, and lies in a tomb between All Saints Church and the old Palace. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5.
We have visited this pub 456 times, seen 897 different beers and tried 665 of them.
Postcode: ME14 1RF