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This Ancient Boro' (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Dance First |  | 1 |
| Salopian - High Fidelity | | 1 |
| Itchen Valley - Hampshire Rose | | 1 |
| Long Man - Sleeping Giant | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Ruby Jane | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop with Bullion 2018 | | 1 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - A.D.H. ME | | 1 |
| Wolf - Sirious Dog Star | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | | 1 |
| Pennine (Batley) - see now entry for Pennine (Bedale) after move - Real Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| 1648 - La Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Boatmen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Double Calypso | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mauldons - Octoberfest | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Damson Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| 1648 - Festivale 30 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Maxim - Swedish Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Long Man - Scary Man | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mr Grundy's - Bullet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grafton - Caramel Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elland - Road Trip | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bradfield - Farmers Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bradfield - Farmers Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Oct 2018 (ChrisE)
The local schoolchildren were on half-term holidays which meant that it was safe to wait for the 3.30pm bus, so I came in here and enjoyed a couple of pints whilst waiting for it. Fairly quiet in here this afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Man - Sleeping Giant | 3.80 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop with Bullion 2018 | 4.00 | | |
| Wolf - Sirious Dog Star | 4.40 | | |
| Mauldons - Octoberfest | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| 1648 - Festivale 30 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Plum Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Long Man - Scary Man | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | This ran out. |
27 Aug 2018 (ChrisE)
Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and bustling with drinkers and a few diners. A good welcome from the guv as usual. I sat at the far end of the bar and noticed that out of all the customers at the bar (and there were a lot of them) all but one of them were drinking pints of the dark uns, I think Dosser would have been impressed. I had visited two other pubs in the town centre earlier and it was interesting to note how busy this place was compared to its competitors.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | | A dark mild in very good condition. |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | | A really enjoyable stout. |
| Salopian - High Fidelity | 5.70 | | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | Selling very well in here today. |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| 1648 - La Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Boatmen | 3.90 | Not Tried | Just a taster, not for me unfortunately. |
| Rudgate - Double Calypso | 4.10 | Not Tried |
12 Aug 2018 (Wittenden)
Quiet early Sunday lunchtime.Good chat with the Guv. Great to see this pub reopen after 50 years-I remember it as a pub, but I was too young to partake!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - A.D.H. ME | 5.20 | | Tried this in 3 formats,today-cask-was the best.Solid,dependable beer. |
| Bradfield - Farmers Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bradfield - Farmers Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pennine (Batley) - see now entry for Pennine (Bedale) after move - Real Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | Several other beers available. |
14 Jul 2018 (ChrisE)
Second day of reopening as a pub, I arrived soon after 12:00 opening on a Saturday and the pub was already busy. Four beers had already sold out by close of business on opening night. A good welcome from the guv (Ray) who has come out of retirement to run this venture and has previously run some highly respected real ale pubs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Valley - Hampshire Rose | 4.20 | | |
| Ilkley - Ruby Jane | 4.00 | | The last one before it ran out. Very acceptable. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | This ran out |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | This ran out |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Damson Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Maxim - Swedish Blonde | 4.20 | Not Tried | This ran out |
| Mr Grundy's - Bullet | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Grafton - Caramel Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Road Trip | 3.80 | Not Tried | This ran out |
About the This Ancient Boro'
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 2 |
| 29 |
 | 19 |
 | 8 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD.
Small pub situated in East Cross, Tenterden. In the 19th century it was known as the New Inn but later changed its name to This Ancient Boro', it was sold by Whitbread Fremlins in the late 1960s or early 1970s and became the Honeymoon Chinese Restaurant and traded as such for around 50 years. It reopened as a pub on 13 July 2018 and has a large selection of cask ales on gravity dispense from behind the bar using cooling jackets. A tapas menu was added later in summer 2018. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2020 and 2023.
We have visited this pub 34 times, seen 148 different beers and tried 55 of them.
Postcode: TN30 6AD