The Firkin Alehouse (Free House)
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Michael Croxford. Photos are of the original site, not the later one or one after the second move.
Visits Details
29 Sep 2015 (ChrisE)
Not too many customers in which was just as well as Neil was feeling a little unwell, fortunately he made a speedy recovery and was able to carry on serving.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2015) | 4.80 |  | Superb, a cracking pint. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Wild Swan (was 3.5%) | 3.40 |  | |
| Oakham - Gangster | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Conqueror (Green Hop Admiral) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
09 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| XT Brewing - No. 3 Indian Pale | 4.20 | | |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Blackjack - The River | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
05 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | Undeniably the best of the Citra ales. This one could have done with head retention and just a little more condition |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Thirty Three Pale Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
27 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
Time for a leisurely pint before catching a train home, a good crowd in here tonight.
| Arbor Ales - Half-Day IPA | 5.20 |  | Superb well kept pint. |
| Saltaire - Saltaire Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
06 Aug 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A Micropub in every way, no reservations against the purists' definition.
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | |
| Tiny Rebel - FUBAR | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Al Murray, The Pub Landlord's Beautiful British Beer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
04 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
Early evening and busy. I could not resist a taster of Vimto Cider.
| Dark Star - Hylder Blonde | 4.20 | | |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | |
02 May 2015 (ChrisE)
Saturday evening with a good crowd and Neil's Doppelganger serving the ale.
| G2 - Vela Blonde | 4.20 | | |
| G2 - Otava IPA | 4.40 | | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
21 Mar 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. The Micropub culture of strangers talking was rife tonight.
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Say no more! The devil's brew tonight |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Agnus | 5.20 |  | Bit flat but also had little nose or bitterness from this Polish hop |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Legally Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | Blackboarded as "Hazy". A taster I found to be very sharp |
| Hop Fuzz - Yellow Zinger | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
25 Nov 2014 (ChrisE)
Early afternoon and just a few in.
| Salopian - Vortex | 4.00 | | A superb pint. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Pacific Red #45 | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
20 Nov 2014 (ChrisE)
The final pub of a tour of pubs from Hythe to Folkestone. A good micro-pub.
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | |
| Rooster's - YPA (Yorkshire Pale Ale) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Inn The Sun | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
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