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The Chambers (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter |  | 6 |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | | 2 |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator |  | 3 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 5 |
| Cottage - Broadgauge |  | 1 |
| Sharp's - Honey Spice |  | 1 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Henry's Original IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
23 Jun 2009 (Ian)
Pretty quiet, so I sat and listened to the tennis from Wimbledon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Great condition, great malts, great fruit, great beer full stop |
| Cottage - Broadgauge | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Honey Spice | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
16 Jun 2009 (Ian)
They are experimenting with more guest ales again which is really good news. Sat at the bar and chatted about beer listening to The Cure.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | I haven't had this in a bit, but this was as good as ever. Lovely mix of malts and then this great soft dark fruit flavour leading to a dryish malt finish. Excellent |
| Cottage - Broadgauge | 3.90 | | Copper colour with thick beige head. Good fruity biter on aroma, bit of dusty malt later on in mouth. It’s ok. Some hop on end. OK |
| Sharp's - Honey Spice | 4.20 | | Gold beer with lasting cream head. Perfumed spice aroma. Some sweetness but then this really perfumed lavender kicks in and is really not very pleasant. Pretty poor. Good condition though. |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
24 Feb 2009 (Ian)
It was very quiet when I got in, but a couple more parties came in whilst I was there, I guess it was a Tuesday at the end of the month. Ben Folds Five were on the stereo and I had a chat with the guy behind the bar about Dover beer festival. I sat, had a couple of relaxing pints and read Channel Draught, the local Camra rag.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | In perfect condition, lovely best bitter, I could drink this all day. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Again in perfect nick, great dark malts, lovely rich dark fruits, slipped down nicely. |
| Wadworth - Henry's Original IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
22 Jan 2009 (Ian)
I had Brian from the site on the bus back from France and we started chatting about beer, which made me thirsty, so I had to come to nearest best pub to work. Not very busy, but everyone was very friendly and said goodbye as they left. Chatted with the barman who said that there was a petition going to get the regular beer line up back with Skrimshander and Old Thumper, which I think is a shame as I would like to see more guests at the local CAMRA pub of the year. With 5 handpumps you can have 3 regulars of differing strengths and then 2 guests to open up more flavours to people. Disappointed to see people wanting to go back to what they know instead of lookking at a broader perspective. Good beer though. Great quality and trusty in not a great beer town.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Rounded dark fruits, bitter, sweet, malty, hoppy, Eddie's best beer. I mean it's just damn good. Drinkable, yet 5.6%. Not many pubs run with two 5% plus beers, but this one does. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | My favourite Gadd's beer. If I had to buy say 16 pints of just one of Eddie's beers it would be this one. Love the balance of sweet chestnut malts and the slightly peppery hop. Everything in a best bitter that Shepherd Neame Kent's Best isn't |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | | OK let's get some things sorted out. The first run of this beer was good, but lacked the hop impact that previous vintages had expressed. And Andrew will back me up on this, this year's was good, and we really wanted to rate it well, but it just lacked the hoppiness. Well this had the requisite hops, but still wasn't quite right. But that was something to do with my palate on the day I think as the bottle of Fullers Winter Ale on the train on the way home, bought from Sainsbury's had the the same taint. I blame the couscous royale I had for lunch. Still, a fantastic beer and if you see it, have it. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Henry's Original IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried |
09 Jan 2009 (Ian)
Yet another puncture, which meant I missed my train, so I had 30 minutes to kill and couldn't think of a better place in Folkestone that I would rather go for a pint than here. Some after work people in at the bar, but pretty quiet really, I suppose it is January. Read the Marsh Mash whilst downing my pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | | Still very good, but just not quite there yet. Very full in the mouth, slightly grainy, but overall, I really do like this beer to session in the winter. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Monday lunchtime and a bit of buzz as Folkestone was very busy and I decided to take a half day from work. Good line up of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | | Interested to have this again after the Old Brewery Tavern in Canterbury, where is was good but not as good as I had remembered from previous years. This however, was a slightly different pint. More syrupy fruit, but again, just not the hop I remember, if it had that biting grapefruit edge it did 2 years ago at Dover BF I would be very happy. Still a very full in the mouth, fruity, malty extra strong bitter, and still enormously creamy and drinkable. But just not as good as I remember. |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Henry's Original IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2008 (Ian)
Came here to meet up with Martin before The Stranglers and ran into some work colleagues just leaving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | It took a few pulls to get any liquid out of the pump so I guessed it had just got a new barrel and he was just pulling it through. Certainly the first pour didn't look very beery. But the barman didn't pour it away, he served it to me. It looked alright, but I did challenge him, he said that there is sometimes a back log of air that needs pumping out. Anyway it tasted vaguely of chemicals. Shame as this is a good beer, it just needed serving a bit better. |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Oct 2008 (Ian)
Just stopped in for one and a gander at the Independent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | | I love this beer. |
14 Oct 2008 (Ian)
It was a Tuesday night. Not sure why I came here. I just thought that maybe having a drink would make me feel better. My brain had virtually seized up at work and I needed a break. So I bought The Times and came to my Camra Branch POTY to relax
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | | Tasted exactly how I expected, good hops, good mouthfeel and just so tasty and refreshing. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Having seen Andrew's post on this beer recently, I decided to try it again. Tasty malty bitter. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Just a little flat in condition, but still extremely tasty. Good dark fruit |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Sep 2008 (Ian)
I was at work at the weekend, so I popped in here for a drink before I went home. Not very busy to be honest and only 2 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | One of the best beers brewed in the county. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Very drinkable bitter. The pint disappeared in about 10 mins. |
About The Chambers
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 10 |
| 49 |
| 51 |
| 34 |
| 5 |
The pub is found in Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BB.
The pub is found down the stairs to the side of the building in Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Place. Its rooms were once the cellars of the buildings above. 6 handpumps adorn the bar counter. Good range of ciders always available. Regular live music for which an entrance fee is sometimes charged.
We have visited this pub 90 times, seen 117 different beers and tried 81 of them.
Postcode: CT20 2BB