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The Samuel Peto (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Iron Curtain |  | 1 |
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Yona Yona | | 1 |
| Adnams - Gunhill | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Barleymead | | 1 |
| Saltaire - Titus Black | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Marston's - Sinebrychoff Porter | | 1 |
| St Austell - Tinner's Ale | | 1 |
| Sharp's - Red Sloe Ale | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Epic Brewing Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Thistle Do | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | | 1 |
| Robinsons - Nosey Parker |  | 1 |
| Ventnor - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | | 1 |
| Robinsons - Old Tom Chocolate Ale | | 1 |
| Greene King - Gosnold's Glory | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Santi-Freeze | | 1 |
| Firestone Walker - California Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Titanic - Stuff It |  | 1 |
| Titanic - Velvet Curtain | | 1 |
| Mordue - Radgie Gadgie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hydes - Mumbo Jumbo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | Not Tried | 0 |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Toad's Croak | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Golden Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Mansfield Old Baily | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Top Notch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hilden - Molly's Stout | 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 |
| Arundel - Stronghold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Jun 2009 (Ian)
Yep, it's a Spoons, but in a church.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | | Haven't had it in a while, light refreshing, some decent hop, bit of tangerine. Good condition. Pretty good and really refreshing. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mordue - Radgie Gadgie | 4.80 | Not Tried |
16 Apr 2009 (Ian)
Second day of the festival and a decent number of the festival beers on. Had them all in 1/3 pints until Martin arrived when I had pints.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp's - Red Sloe Ale | 4.00 | | Chestnut colour, quite a drinkable fruity dark bitter. Some red hedgerow fruit, some spicy hop on end. I thought it was decent and in good condition |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | | I enjoyed this in bottle, so I was interested in it on cask. Yes, still a veery solid better than average best brown bitter. Good toffee and fruity malt. I like it. |
| Marston's - Sinebrychoff Porter | 6.20 | | Black, virtually no head. Tar. It settles down into a choccy, dark Belgian choc bitter flavour. Takes a little bit of getting used to, but had far worse. Alcohol is well masked I thought. Quite interesting. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Epic Brewing Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Better than first time I had it. Less cheesy, but ok. The cascades really came through more. |
| Greene King - Gosnold's Glory | 4.50 | | It's a quite fruity bitter, no huge hop presence, little bit of tongue tingle on finish. Some GK yeast character. Other than fruit, a bit dull. |
| Robinsons - Nosey Parker | 3.80 | | Copper colour, thin off white head. Some toffee on this, some Robinson yeast character. It's an ok bitter, some drying hop on finish. OK conidition. It's fine, bit more drying on finish than usual. Fine. |
| Titanic - Velvet Curtain | 5.00 | | If this is anything like their normal stout then it should be good. But it isn't. Very artificially high in choc, some vanilla spiciness. Not entirely pleasant to be honest. The base beer is good, but the artificial choc is poor. |
15 Jan 2009 (Ian)
The last two times I've visited my friend Martin in Folkestone I have managed to miss the train I was intending to catch. which meant I had half an hour to kill. So I sat in the comfy chair in the corner snug with my pint and listened to a 2005 episode of Fighting Talk on my recently purchased MP3 player. Surprisingly quiet but not surprisingly slow service. I really did almost fall asleep on the bar waiting to be served.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltaire - Titus Black | 4.50 | | Good condition, good choc and especially coffee flavours. Very suppable and put me in a good mood after missing my train |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | | Unlike Dubbel, I couldn't stop myself buying a pint for 99p. It was in very good condition with yeast forming smallish clumps on the head. But it really is pants. Yeast character, but then minimal malt and hop presence. For a 3.6% beer, yes I don't expect it to be full of flavour, but I've had milds better than this. But it is just 99p whilst my Saltaire was £2.10. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Arundel - Stronghold | 4.70 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Lots of “Coming soon” beers but only one guest. I sat upstairs trying to get the Wifi to work and failed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Stuff It | 4.40 | | Copper colour with lasting thin beige head. Aroma of cranberries and other red fruits. In the mouth its a bitter and tastes as though cranberry essence has been added. To be honest its pretty awful. OK condition and the base bitter is ok, but the artificial fruit over it, just does not work. I just do not like it. |
| 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 | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Didn't really fancy a beer, but I had managed to miss my train by about 10 seconds. Not very busy and most of the beers were advertised as "Available Soon."
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bridge - Santi-Freeze | 4.50 | | It's got a little bit of fruit salad in the flavour. Some sherbert hop on finish. Its a slightly fruitier than normal bitter. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
25 Nov 2008 (Ian)
I wanted to see if this place had followed the County Hotel in Ashford in that they still had festival beers on at a clearance price. Well yes they still had festival beers but at the normal guest bitter price of £2.10. I sat in the comfy sofas in one of the corner snugs and stared into space for a bit. Which was nice.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | 4.40 | | Definitely got some US style hops on it. Really good hoppy golden bitter. |
| Robinsons - Old Tom Chocolate Ale | 6.00 | | Choc aroma, some fruit from the base beer. Better than at the Thomas Ingoldsby, better condition. I love the normal beer, and the ginger version was good too, but this doesn't work for me, the choc is too artificial. |
| Hilden - Molly's Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Nov 2008 (Ian)
I hadn't been in a 'Spoons in nearly a week and was suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Having seen the beers that have been on in Folkestone and Ashford I knew that not all the festival beers had been on. Not too busy, I had a choice of seats. So I sat by the window and listened to Listen Against on Radio 4
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Yona Yona | 5.00 | | Hoppy premium bitter. And only £1.39 a pint!!!! Apparently they are trying to sell off their festival beers. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - Top Notch | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | 4.10 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2008 (Ian)
I was inbetween work and going to see The Stranglers at Lees Cliff Hall, so I stopped here for the festival pie and a pint (£4.69 including a drink which I think is good value).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Thistle Do | 4.60 | | Drank 3 pints of this so it must have been good. Good dark winter beer with plenty of malt and some good hop presence on the finish. |
| Firestone Walker - California Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hydes - Mumbo Jumbo | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Toad's Croak | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Golden Hare | 4.40 | Not Tried | I had a taster of this as I had it at the Humphrey Bean in Tonbridge on Sunday at it was full of diacetyl. This was still full of diacetyl so it must have been the whole brew that is infected unfortunately. |
| Banks's - Mansfield Old Baily | 4.80 | Not Tried |
11 Nov 2008 (Ian)
Stopped off for one as I had time to kill before the train home.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Iron Curtain | 6.00 | | The beer I've drunk most of at this festival. Good choc |
| Firestone Walker - California Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Thought that I would try this again. Still only just vaguely more hoppy than an average UK golden bitter. Just expected so much more from a beer called a California Pale Ale. |
15 Oct 2008 (Ian)
I haven't been here for a bit, so I came to have a look and found 3 new beers on. They've done up some of the seating and they manage to keep some of the same staff which is a good sign.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgood's - Barleymead | 4.80 | | It’s a tasty premium bitter. Really fresh. Lovely toffee malt and good harsh hop finish. This is pretty good. Nice beer. |
| St Austell - Tinner's Ale | 3.70 | | Classic session bitter, with some malt, hop and yeast character. Cracking condition. Yes, it’s not a whole lot of flavour or too exciting, but what it does, it does well. |
| Ventnor - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | Black, very dark brown with lasting tan head. Quite a tart stout, some richness, bit of liquorice and sourness. It’s a little musty too. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Samuel Peto
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
 | 32 |
| 41 |
| 34 |
| 11 |
The pub is found in Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1EY.
Located in Rendezvous Street in a converted Baptist church. Samuel Morton Peto founded a business as an independent railway consultant and was responsible for building railways local to Folkestone.
We have visited this pub 71 times, seen 186 different beers and tried 118 of them.
Postcode: CT20 1EY