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Three Chimneys (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Fat SpratExcellent1
Adnams - Ghost ShipExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale AleExcellent1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good HealthExcellent1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good HeavensGood4
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good SheppardGood1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordAcceptable1
Adnams - Old AlePoor1
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - Southwold BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - Topaz GoldNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Adnams - Oyster StoutNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun TopNot Tried0
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good LifeNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopNot Tried0
Picture 1. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent
Picture 2. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent
Picture 3. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent

Visits Details

15 Aug 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Acceptable
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Not Tried
25 Jul 2013 (Wittenden)
Quiet on a Thursday evening. A philosophical pint in the public bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale Ale3.80ExcellentStraight and narrow Pale Ale.Lot of English hops, raspberries. I would have liked another.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Life3.90Not Tried
24 Jun 2013 (Wittenden)
Early evening on a June Monday.A pleasant buzz of conversation in the public bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Fat Sprat3.80ExcellentAmber:refreshing citrus hops.On gravity.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top3.60Not Tried
25 Mar 2013 (Wittenden)
Mid evening on a cold March Monday.I sat by the fire in the public bar, a l pleasant hubbub from the other bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health3.60ExcellentCopper coloured bitter, quite aggressively hopped,with stone fruit towards the finish. Good depth of flavour for the ABV.
Adnams - Oyster Stout4.30Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
08 Feb 2013 (Wittenden)
Busy on a Friday evening:when the farmers left it filled up with young professionals. I left.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens4.10AcceptableProper beery beer, but towards the end of the barrel.
Adnams - Old Ale4.10PoorUnfortunately, this had been sitting around for a while:no condition to speak of. A pity, as I loved this beer.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not TriedWish I had tried this!
26 Nov 2012 (Wittenden)
Late evening on my way back from a meeting. The pub winding down for the night. I read an old issue of Draught Copy and wondered at the egregious plumbing in the outside gents toilet until the light went out.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard4.50GoodChestnut coloured,fruity malt driven with a long hoppy finish. Leaf tea.Only this much away from being too sweet for me.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
15 Oct 2012 (Wittenden)
Quiet on an October Monday evening. Sat in the wonderful public bar by the fire, listening to someone reminiscing about the "Cellars" in Tenterden of fond memory.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens4.10ExcellentListed as 4.1 ABV. A deep amber ale with a long hoppy finish.Roast chestnuts. A new brewery for me. Good.
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Topaz Gold4.00Not Tried
04 Oct 2012 (HSB)
The public bar here is a gem. Long may it survive.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens4.10Acceptable
04 Oct 2012 (ChrisE)
We sat in the public bar and talked about the old days when the only food served here was bread and cheese accompanied by Fremlins Bitter.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens4.10Acceptable
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Topaz Gold4.00Not Tried
30 Apr 2012 (Wittenden)
Sat by the fire on a grim late April night, thinking about the days when this was the classic bread 'n' cheese pub ,(and sold Fremlins!).
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50ExcellentA real uncompromising East Coast beer: I could feel the East wind and taste the seaweed. Adnams are on top form at the moment.And on gravity dispense!
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried

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About the Three Chimneys

The pub sign. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional3
Excellent24
Good14
Acceptable18
Poor3

Website.

The pub is found in Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8LW.

The pub is found on the road between Sissinghurst and Biddenden. During the Seven Years War (1756-1763) it is said that up to 3,000 French prisoners were kept at nearby Sissinghurst Castle. The French seamen were placed on parole in the surrounding area and were allowed out as far as the pub building. At the time locals referred to this as the 'Three Wents' (or three ways) but the prisoners called it Les Trois Chemins. The unique name of the Three Chimneys therefore derives from the French term for the junction of three roads.

We have visited this pub 55 times, seen 47 different beers and tried 34 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN27 8LW