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The Milk House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopExcellent1
Musket - Flintlock Best BitterExcellent1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark ConspiracyExcellent2
Westerham - Single Hop Hallertau TraditionExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopExcellent1
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Excellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Excellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring TopExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop (2016 with Bullion)Excellent1
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterGood1
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale AleGood1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun TopNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer TopNot Tried0
Black Sheep - Golden SheepNot Tried0
Black Sheep - Golden SheepNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow TopNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Milk House, Sissinghurst, Kent

Visits Details

17 Dec 2016 (Wittenden)
Dusk on a foggy pre-Christmas Saturday. A few in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy4.90ExcellentSame line up as last week.Nowt wrong with that.Toasted blackcurrants.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top6.00Not Tried
10 Dec 2016 (Wittenden)
Doing our Christmas shopping of-line and off the High Street, we called in here for sustenance on a Saturday lunchtime:everyone else was on-line and on the High Street.A great seasonal line up on the bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy4.90ExcellentDark brown,earthy berries.Intriguing and grown up beer.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top6.00Not Tried
19 Nov 2016 (Wittenden)
Early afternoon while out with the messages on a damp Saturday.The bar was full of young mothers and babies.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80ExcellentReally good old school bitter.Autumnal and uncomplicated.Could have stayed for more.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Black Sheep - Golden Sheep3.90Not Tried
08 Oct 2016 (Wittenden)
Mid day on an autumnal Saturday:good to see that this pub is in the Good Beer Guide.I came looking for Kent Green Hop Beers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop (2016 with Bullion)4.00ExcellentIntense heavy bronze beer,oily black currant leaf hops.From Hukin's hops towards Tenterden.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Black Sheep - Golden Sheep3.80Not Tried
05 Aug 2016 (Wittenden)
Busy on a Friday evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80ExcellentGood to see a Gadd's beer in this part of Kent.Excellent session beer:lightly herbaceous,grassy hops.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
16 Jul 2016 (Wittenden)
Late afternoon on a muggy Saturday. Drinkers within,families without.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20ExcellentI really enjoyed this.Golden, a slight haze.Earthy,raspberries.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top3.60Not Tried
25 Jun 2016 (Wittenden)
Fairly busy in the late afternoon on a thundery June Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - Single Hop Hallertau Tradition4.00ExcellentPale gold "lager ale" without that graininess that I dislike in true lagers.Gently hopped, with a reassuring bitterness.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top3.60Not Tried
20 May 2016 (Wittenden)
Out with the family:heaving on a Friday evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter4.20ExcellentOrange marzipan, a saloon bar stalwart.Prime.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Not Tried
23 Mar 2016 (Wittenden)
Busy on Maundy Thursday evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top4.00ExcellentPeppery pale ale.A hint of Fremlins as drunk on a summers' day.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00GoodServed a bit cold.
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale4.00GoodHoppy and golden.Bit of farmyard.
20 Feb 2016 (Wittenden)
Busy on a late Saturday evening:we'd come for a meal.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70ExcellentLentenly austere pale ale.A salad of bitter herbs.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10ExcellentReally approachable dark bitter.Farmyard hops,succulent malt.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried

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About The Milk House

The pub sign. The Milk House, Sissinghurst, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent43
Good20
Acceptable10
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Sissinghurst, Kent, TN17 2JG.

Large 16th century village pub, with the familiar Whitbread Fremlins pebbledash. A large public bar, together with a room laid up for dining to your left as you go in through the imposing front door. Previously known as The Bull Inn closed for several years then completely revamped and re-opened on 20th September 2013 as The Milk House. Run by same people as The Barrow House in Egerton.

We have visited this pub 58 times, seen 52 different beers and tried 38 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 2JG

This pub was formally know as the The Bull Inn.