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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Session Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Kent - Black Gold | | 2 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Amber Ale | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top |  | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Mellow | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Mar 2022 (Jack William)
Early doors (15 mins after 1700 opening) - I was ready for a pint after a 20 mile ride - Colin was not ready to serve though - coal fire needing to be revived from last night.
Very good pint, and half a dozen regulars in by the time I left at 1800.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Session Ale | 3.80 | | Superb pint for a 3.8. Getting good reviews all round. |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Feb 2022 (Jack William)
My first Sunday afternoon visit to this pub. Jolly crowd of locals that waxed and waned over a couple of hours.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | | Full bodied Amber ale in good nick. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | Rather bland. One of Gadd’s weakest, a while since I had this. Underwhelmed. |
01 Feb 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening - good group of regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | A superb pint. |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | |
12 Jan 2022 (Jack William)
Book club evening. Jolly collection of regulars. Roaring coal fire. I finished the evening with a can of Gadd’s no. 11 (1.2%). A lot of discussion about whether anyone could drink 11 pints of this in a session, and if they did would they be drunk?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Jan 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening - I had arranged to meet Colin, the semi-retired landlord for some more background information about the pub. I’m attempting to write a pub history of this little gem. Good chat about old “characters” - most of it unpublishable! A few regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2021 (Jack William)
December book club - nibbles and good conversation as always here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | Went surprisingly well with the blue cheese. |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2021 (Jack William)
Early Saturday evening - I joined a horseshoe of regulars around the bar and open fire for talk about films, skittles and unblocking village drains. Excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | 3.70 | | Canterbury Ales have improved considerably in recent months in my view. |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | |
24 Sep 2021 (Jack William)
Another pub in Green Hop week - another barrel waiting to go on. No matter, good banter with a lot of familiar faces in the early evening sunshine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Session IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried |
14 Aug 2021 (Jack William)
Leisurely cycle via the country roads from Denton. Here for 5 pm opening. The local walking group turned up shortly after. Nice.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romney Marsh - Amber Ale | 4.20 | | Much better than the Mellow. |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Mellow | 3.60 | | Mellow by name, mellow by strength and flavour. If I was being less kind I’d say insipid. |
05 Jul 2021 (Jack William)
My cycling destination of the day. Met up with a couple of old friends at 5. Colin is back behind the bar while his daughter quarantines so service was pleasantly sedate! Unfortunately just the one ale on after a busy weekend apparently.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Think it was this beer - Colin didn’t seem sure! |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 78 |
| 126 |
| 37 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Coldred, Kent, CT15 5AJ.
In The Green, a rare 2 bar survivor of a traditional village boozer with roaring fires when appropriate. This pub is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of unspoilt pubs. The pub boasts three skittle teams using the outdoor skittle alley. The landlady, Daphne Fagg (85) had been running the pub for over forty years until she recently passed away and the pub is now run by her son Colin. The pub does not normally open at lunchtimes, except by prior arrangement. Real ales sold via three active handpumps and bartop casks on gravity stillage. Deal, Dover & Sandwich CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2015.
We have visited this pub 129 times, seen 161 different beers and tried 139 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ