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The Old Brewery Tavern (Michael Caines Taverns)

We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Excellent1
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPAExcellent2
Hopdaemon - IncubusExcellent2
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Good1
Sharp's - Doom BarAcceptable1
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - SeasiderNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Old Brewery Tavern, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

23 Feb 2008 (Andrew)
Last pub on Ian and my mini-crawl of Canterbury. It was very busy but we got a seat in a side room and watched the first 10 minutes of England vs France.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10GoodFresh and in good condition. Hoppy with a flowery bite
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not TriedWent off as I ordered it
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedBadged as Brewery Tavern house beer
20 May 2007 (Ian)
Late Sunday PM. Pretty empty. Starting to lose that new smell. Discussed Kent's win with a couple of other people.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00AcceptableStrange to have a non Kent beer on, until I read on Ratebeer that Sharps are offering a buy one kilderkin get one free deal. Some caramel. I still find it a rather drinkable best bitter. Bit sweet in mouth maybe, but very good bitter finish.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedBadged as Old Brewery Bitter.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider4.30Not Tried
27 Dec 2006 (Ian)
Looking at the rest of the clienele, I do get the feeling that me and Andrew are not the target audience for this pub/bistro, but whilst they continue to serve Kent micro beers in good condition, I'll keep coming back, even if I don't gel my hair.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00GoodI thought that it was a tad cold, and could have been fuller in the malts, but undoubtedly my best beer of the evening.
27 Dec 2006 (Andrew)
Last stop on my tour with Ian. Busy as always but we still got a seat in the snug. One of the pump clips was turned round but it was clearly a Gadd's clip. This is a good pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExcellentBit cold but still excellent. Lots of watery strawberry and rich watery malt. Subtle hops.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedBadged as 'Tavern Ale'
19 Nov 2006 (Andrew)
Everytime I walk past this place I realise it's bigger than I thought. Anyway, I had half an hour to kill so I popped in to see if they still had local beers on. They did. Jolly good.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA4.50GoodEven though this was the last coughings from the barrel it was good. Much more malt in the flavour than usual and the hops were much more earthy and brown leafy but I put all this down to it being bottom of the barrel.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
28 Oct 2006 (Ian)
Created as part of the refit of the County Hotel on the High Street. This pub/bistro has multiple rooms with a couple of quieter rooms. A real fire accompanies some sofas plus there is space to eat and a covered patio area. Pushes local produce (line caught Hythe sea bass was the fish of the day). Still smells a bit new, some paint aroma. but a very cool bistro. Will do well. Four handpumps, only 2 in use.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA4.50ExcellentOne of the nicest pints of Skrimshander that I've had in ages. Lovely red fruit malts/rich. But with balancing earthy hop. Classy
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
22 Oct 2006 (Andrew)
I walked pasted this and when, 'ooh, new bar'. I then spotted a sign saying they served local food and local ale so I went in to see if this was true for the Ale. It was. Well done. Apparently it's only been open 3 weeks.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80ExcellentTight husky bitterness with a heathery bite.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA4.50Not Tried

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About The Old Brewery Tavern

The pub sign. The Old Brewery Tavern, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent11
Good19
Acceptable6
Poor-

The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2RX.

A long large pub in Stour Street, with modern fittings and furnishings. One half of the building is given up for food but there remains plenty of drinking areas. There are at least 2 large screen TVs showing sport. Part of Abode Hotel and closed for other use.

We have visited this pub 37 times, seen 46 different beers and tried 25 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT1 2RX