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The Dolphin (Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns))
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider |  | 2 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | | 3 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
29 Nov 2011 (Andrew)
Not too busy but a few more mature customers eating. Ah the Dolphin; a stalwart of Canterbury pub crawls from years back.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | Astringent metallic fruitiness. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Apr 2011 (Andrew)
I've always liked the flags and foreign currency on the ceiling. ...and where else can you get East Kent Bitter! Oh yes, that was 20 years ago. Still a good pub even without the money covered ceiling. Sat where we always did and drank Kent bitter like we always use to.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | Winner. Had 2 pints of this. Sweet, malty, frothy, nice balanced hop bite. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
27 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Very busy with diners but managed to get a space in a corner.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Quite a bitter beer with a dryish, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried |
11 Dec 2010 (Ian)
Very busy Saturday lunchtime. Armchair wad so comfy I almost fell asleep. Came back later with Andrew and spent a very happy couple of pints chatting with Eddie Gadd
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | very drinkable dark beer with very good malty flavour and mouthfeel |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
11 Dec 2010 (Andrew)
Came because Ian said the Dark Conspiracy was on. ...and as we're drinking it who should come in but Eddie Gadd; so we chatted to him about beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Great stuff. Low hopping, slightly milky, slightly roasted. Great body, great stuff. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
10 Jul 2010 (Ian)
Garden was very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | Very drinkable session bitter |
10 Jul 2010 (Andrew)
Busy so we sat around the corner by a poster from September 1982 showing Jimmy Saville advertising a train trip from Havant to Blackpool. That made us wonder what we were doing in September 82. ...and why anyone would want to go from Havant to Blackpool.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | Good condition. Reminded me of Swale Kentish Admiral (which of course isn't brewed anymore) |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Mar 2010 (Ian)
Stop no. 2 on my jaunt round Canterbury on a Saturday evening. Quite busy. Friendly and rather attractive staff behind the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 | | Brown with thin off white head. OK bitter, some yeast and odd lemon on aroma. Fine, ok earthy bitter. Could do with some more hop on the end. Finish is really quite malty. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2009 (Andrew)
We'd gone to Canterbury for a walk really. We'd pottered through town and West Gate park and felt we'd earned a drink. As the Dolphin's got a nice garden we headed there. It was busy in the garden but we got a bench and then spent 20 minutes trying to entertain Isabel. The group of lads on the table next to us were quite amusing. One of them had a phone conversation with his mate that went like this, "I can't hear you. ...because you're drunk? Oh you're South African".
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | Excellent condition. Slightly creamy with body. This felt like an oaty best bitter. Nothing like the Golden Braid of years ago which would blow your socks off with its dry, hoppy, blast. Still, a good session bitter. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Dolphin
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 18 |
| 31 |
| 13 |
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The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AA.
This pub in St Radigund's Street has undergone quite an extensive refurbishment and is now a very nice pub reminiscent of a very comfy hotel bar. The garden to the rear is now very impressive. Books and board games available.
We have visited this pub 63 times, seen 28 different beers and tried 24 of them.
Postcode: CT1 2AA