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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Cotleigh - BuzzardExcellent1
Salopian - Shropshire GoldGood1
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Good1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - SunchaserGood1
Mauldons - Mole TrapGood1
Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Golden HornetGood1
Tring - Huck Me BuckGood1
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Banana Bread BeerGood2
Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Shepherd's DelightGood1
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar EclipseAcceptable1
Freeminer - BitterAcceptable1
Batemans - BlackbeerdAcceptable1
Loddon - RussetAcceptable1
Ryburn - Numpty BitterAcceptable1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon)Acceptable1
Caledonian - TattooAcceptable1
Caledonian - Golden PromiseAcceptable1
Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Friar's FancyAcceptable1
Burton Bridge - Golden DeliciousAcceptable1
RCH - East St Cream (was East Street Cream)Acceptable1
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version)Poor1
Hook Norton - Old HookyPoor1
Titanic - Night to RememberPoor1
Goffs - White KnightNot Tried0
Herold - SchwartzbierNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Marston's - Burton BitterNot Tried0
Marston's - PedigreeNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Bishops FingerNot Tried0
Rooster's - YPA (Yorkshire Pale Ale)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Visits Details

30 Oct 2005 (Ian)
Sunday lunchtime. You know what? I can't wait for the smoking ban to come in. In order to avoid the smokers I have to go into the family area, which on a Sunday is just full of screaming kids. This is not what pubs were built for!!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Batemans - Blackbeerd3.60AcceptablePart of the JDW Autumn Beer Festival. Black beer, thin lasting tight dark beige head. Milky dark roasted malts and some hop aroma. Fairly full in mouth with grainy roastedness on finish and good bitterness that tingles the tongue. Nice dark beer
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon)3.80AcceptableCopper orange colour with thin lasting white head. Green apple, nettle and caramel aromas. Fullish in mouth with more caramel and some green apple acid. Nettley hop on end. Some muddiness in the middle somewhere too
Caledonian - Golden Promise5.00AcceptableGolden colour with thin off white lasting head. Smell of hay and butter, bit of ginger and caramel flavour in mouth. Finish has good tangy hop. Better on cask than in bottle. Malts have nice biscuitiness
Titanic - Night to Remember4.30PoorNot convinced this was exactly how it is supposed to be. Copper colour with thin lasting beige head and good lacing. Tangerine citrus throughout, touch of caramel. Finish is quite short with more citrus
16 Oct 2005 (Ian)
Sunday lunchtime, sat in non smoking family area, with lots of families enjoying the Sunday roast. Still has a good turnover of guest beers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Shepherd's Delight4.00GoodCopper colour, lasting beige head. Earthy attractive hop aroma. Creamy in mouth with some red berry and then bitter hop finish. Not a bit fan of Tom Wood, but this is good
Freeminer - Bitter4.00AcceptableHazy pale gold colour, lasting beige head. Pear drops, lemon aromas. OK in mouth some muddy malt. Zippy, tangy hop, citrus finish. Not sure it is supposed to taste like this, but very nice all the same. Lemon is quite intense on finish
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
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
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mauldons - Mole Trap3.80GoodAmber 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 Buck4.40GoodChestnut 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 - Russet4.50AcceptableRusset 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 Hooky4.60PoorNot 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Caledonian - Tattoo4.20Not Tried
Cotleigh - Buzzard4.80Not 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
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cotleigh - Buzzard4.80ExcellentDark 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 Delicious3.80AcceptableGold 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Herold - Schwartzbier5.20Not Tried
Caledonian - Tattoo4.20Not Tried
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80Not 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
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80GoodGold 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 Hornet5.00GoodOrange/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 Bitter4.40AcceptableReddish 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Caledonian - Tattoo4.20Not 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Polar Eclipse4.80AcceptableBlack 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
Rooster's - YPA (Yorkshire Pale Ale)4.10Not Tried
Goffs - White Knight4.70Not Tried
Caledonian - Tattoo4.20Not Tried
31 Aug 2005 (David)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Banana Bread Beer4.50ExcellentFirst 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Sunchaser4.00GoodPale 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 - Tattoo4.20AcceptableCopper 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 Beer4.50AcceptableDoes 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
25 Aug 2005 (Ian)
Same beer line up as Monday's visit. Curry night so quite busy in this Wetherspoon's
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20GoodFine. 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hardys & Hansons (see now and use Greene King for new entries) - Friar's Fancy4.40AcceptableAmber 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)5.00AcceptableCopper, 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)4.30PoorCould 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)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Burton Bitter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried

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About The County Hotel

The pub sign. The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional18
Excellent131
Good185
Acceptable167
Poor28

Website.

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.

Map location

Postcode: TN24 8TD