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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Buzzard |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) |  | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | | 1 |
| Mauldons - Mole Trap | | 1 |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Golden Hornet | | 1 |
| Tring - Huck Me Buck | | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Banana Bread Beer | | 2 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | | 1 |
| Loddon - Russet |  | 1 |
| Ryburn - Numpty Bitter | | 1 |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | | 1 |
| Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Friar's Fancy | | 1 |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | | 1 |
| RCH - East St Cream (was East Street Cream) | | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar Eclipse | | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner |  | 1 |
| Wadworth - Summersault | | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - YPA (Yorkshire Pale Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goffs - White Knight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Herold - Schwartzbier | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Oct 2005 (Ian)
My local Wetherspoon's. At least I get a good range of guest beers here, and I know that if I pop in every 4 or 5 days, I will pick up something new. Sunday lunchtime was pleasantly busy with warm October sunshine coming in through the windows
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauldons - Mole Trap | 3.80 | | Amber colour with thin white head. Apples and toffee and earthy hops. Nice, pleasant, mix of hops and malt in mouth, leading to finish wi more apples, some lemon and zingy hops Tasty session bitter |
| Tring - Huck Me Buck | 4.40 | | Chestnut colour with thick lasting beige head. Roasted malts and good autumn fruitiness, some red fruits and juicy fruit in mouth. Hops are ther to balance on this good dark bitter with lots of malt/fruit flavour |
| Loddon - Russet | 4.50 | | Russet colour with lasting beige tight head. Orchard fruit and toffee on nose and slightly acidic in mouth with more orchard fruit. Some toasty malts which give a hint of sweetness too. Not bad. Needs a bit more body for an autumn beer |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | | Not how I remember it. Light chestnut colour with toffee and stilton aromas. Some herby hop, but stilton flavour really is dominant. |
| 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 | |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Buzzard | 4.80 | Not Tried |
03 Oct 2005 (Ian)
Usual stuff. Wetherspoon's with a good turnover of guest beers and the only pub in the centre of Ashford I go into. Lots of wood and the no smoking area is probably the best place to sit. Sat by the front windows watching the early evening crowd pass by on Ashford High Street
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Buzzard | 4.80 | | Dark ruby colour with lasting thin beige head. Choc/coffee nose. Smooth in mouth. Good flavour carries on with goodish finish with is just a little it short. Would have picked this as a stout rather than an old ale. |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | 3.80 | | Gold colour with thin white head. Apple aroma, some acid, some yeast. Acidic finish. Bit more red apple. bit of earty hop, caramel and orange and also a bit sweaty. |
| 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 | |
| Herold - Schwartzbier | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried |
25 Sep 2005 (Ian)
Sunday lunchtime and I had their very reasonably priced roast beef. Fairly busy with families coming in for their Sunday roast. Good range of guest beers on along with usual lagers and world bottled beers
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | | Gold colour, thin white head. Citrus hop aroma some biscuity malt and touch of yeast on the nose too. Acids in mouth with tart lemon hop citrus finish |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Golden Hornet | 5.00 | | Orange/gold colour. Quite a nice honey beer, not too sweet. White lasting head, not a lot of aroma, ok in mouth with honey notes with a honey/hop dry finish. Pleasant and some spice. |
| Ryburn - Numpty Bitter | 4.40 | | Reddish brown colour with thick lasting cream head. Rich biscuity caramel throughout. Hop finish kind of balances the sweetness of the caramel and there is some green apple as well. There is nothing to hold the whole thing together it lacks cohesiveness |
| 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 | |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Sep 2005 (Ian)
Sat by the window looking out at the lower High Street doing the Saturday Independent Su Doku and getting very frustrated because I wasted 2 hours on it and still couldn't finish it. Alright Wetherspoon's normally with a goodish choice of guest beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar Eclipse | 4.80 | | Black with dark beige head. Tarry aroma with some chocolate and coffee. OK in mouth, with tarry/coffee/chocolate and grainy finish. Got better as the pint went down |
| 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 | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - YPA (Yorkshire Pale Ale) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Goffs - White Knight | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | 4.20 | Not Tried |
31 Aug 2005 (David)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Banana Bread Beer | 4.50 | | First thing that came to mind with this one was McDonalds Banana milkshake. Very interesting beer, well worth a try. |
30 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Even though it was steak night, it wasn't overly busy in this Wetherspoon's in Ashford. Some interesting guests on though to back up the usual beer range.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser | 4.00 | | Pale gold colour, blond citrus hoppy beer. Although not a lot of aroma this is a nice beer with burst of lemony hops on the finish. Refreshing and easy drinking but needs a bit more character |
| Caledonian - Tattoo | 4.20 | | Copper colour, thinnish beige head, typical Cale sulphur, creamy strawberry aromas which aren't too intense and just a little watery in the mouth. Good finish with more strawberry and dry hop |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Banana Bread Beer | 4.50 | | Does what it says on the tin. Reddish brown beer with little head, aromas of banana, bubble gum and yeasty dough. OK in mouth, slightly acidic with fruity malty banana tangy finish. Better than I expected |
| 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 | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried |
25 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Same beer line up as Monday's visit. Curry night so quite busy in this Wetherspoon's
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | Fine. Good yeast/hop/malt flavours, pretty well balanced. Finish is a bit hoppier than usual. Had a couple of pints and could have kept going to be honest |
22 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Very quiet on an early Monday evening. 4 guest beers plus the usuals in this Wetherspoons. Beers were acceptable but not at their tip top best.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Friar's Fancy | 4.40 | | Amber beer, some sweet dusty orange aromas and then citrus orange/tangerine throughout with drying finish but not overly hoppy, bit sweet. |
| RCH - East St Cream (was East Street Cream) | 5.00 | | Copper, good beige head very malty with lots of toffee/caramel on aroma and flavour. Not a lot of hop, but some on the end |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | | Could drink it but doesn't taste of anything. Just brown water, no trademark maltiness, a little caramel and just a dry hop finish |
| 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 | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried |
14 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Came here three times over the day inbetween the cricket. Fairly empty actually for a Sunday. Most people are on holiday I think
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale gold. Citrus nose, grapefruit mostly, no diacetyl unlike the pint we had on Friday in Maidstone. I can drink this till the cows come home. Soft/slightly creamy in mouth with drying very hoppy and very citric finish |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | | Back to its best after a couple of ropey pints. Good blend of herby/earthy/flowery hops and straight up biscuity malt. Good smooth drinking best bitter with good balance and dry tangy hop finish |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | Mid brown. Not sure what this should taste like as I haven't had it before but I am pretty sure it is not this. Earthy hops and some port aromas with slightly unpleasant strong ale flavour with some fruit. Need to have this someplace better |
10 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Fairly quiet on an early Wednesday evening. Typical Wetherspoons with the usual beer line up and a couple of guests
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | 4.70 | | Orange/brown colour. Malt/fruit on aroma, ok in mouth, just nothing much else. Maybe a touch of whiskey. Fine unassuming, bit of sweetness but finish is quite short |
| Wadworth - Summersault | 4.00 | | Citrus almost sweaty socks aroma. Hops are ok and a bit of artificial lemon, but not that good |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 129 |
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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 340 times, seen 469 different beers and tried 376 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8TD