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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Bellfield - Lawless Village IPA |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black | | 1 |
| Kent - Black Gold | | 3 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Godiva Red | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2022) | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Ernest | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 2 |
| Salopian - Sunlit Uplands | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | | 2 |
| Kent - Sunset | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Brown Ale Green Hop |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Sunset | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Jubilee | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
03 Mar 2023 (Jack William)
Early evening- back to my old favourite. Good group of regulars including occasional visitor Samphire Paul. Impromptu geography quiz - landlady asking - everyone joining in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | | Superb flavour for a low strength. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Ernest | 5.10 | | 4.2% version. |
14 Feb 2023 (Jack William)
Early evening visit - filled up quickly with regulars. Very pleasant. Ales from two of Kent’s most consistently good brewers - both in top condition.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | |
11 Jan 2023 (Jack William)
Evening for their book club meeting. Good turnout, busy in both bars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | |
30 Oct 2022 (Jack William)
Afternoon visit - quite busy at 2 and filling up nicely with regulars (human and canine) by 4. Cheese and biscuits being offered around. Log fire. Excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Superb example of this seasonal ale. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried |
16 Oct 2022 (Jack William)
Stop 2, Sunday cycle. My first visit on a Sunday afternoon since the change in opening hours earlier this year. The place was buzzing with drinkers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | Top notch. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | |
01 Oct 2022 (Jack William)
Cycled over for an unusual Saturday afternoon session. Open at 1 today as part of their green hop event. (Also open at 1 Sunday as usual). Two more in the wings: Green & Pale from Canterbury and Old Dairy’s Extra Pale Ale.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2022) | 4.80 | | Gadds - they just know how to do this so well. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black | 4.20 | | Full of flavour, a firm coffee-coloured head and black as the night. |
| Kent - Sunset | 4.30 | | The only non-green on. I do like Kent Brewery. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Brown Ale Green Hop | 4.30 | | Good condition- but I wasn’t taken with the flavour. |
01 Sep 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening cycle ride. Filled up nicely with regulars by around 6. Some tequila samples passed round by a one of the locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Godiva Red | 4.10 | | Full bodied red ale in top condition. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Not at its best. |
10 Aug 2022 (Jack William)
Evening for the book club, confessed I hadn’t been able to get through Pride and Prejudice, I was not the only one. Good crowd of regulars plus some newbies I think. Nice to see.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Good but rather on the sweet side for me. |
03 Aug 2022 (Jack William)
Back to regular haunt. Early evening, mainly regulars in. Bumped into a neighbour (we live within 200 yards of each other, 14 miles away) - said he’d been coming here for over 40 years - never seen him in before.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | Top condition. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | A little lifeless. |
25 Jun 2022 (Jack William)
Mid afternoon on the middle day of the Carpenters beer festival. A good mix of locals and visitors spreading out onto the village green. Excellent session. 7 ales on with some more in the wings apparently.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | At its best. Such body. |
| Bellfield - Lawless Village IPA | 4.50 | | Travels well. |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | Of course it is good - it’s Kent. Just a hint of ginger. |
| Salopian - Sunlit Uplands | 4.10 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Sunset | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Jubilee | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 94 |
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The pub is found in Coldred, Kent, CT15 5AJ.
In The Green, a rare 2 bar survivor of a traditional village boozer with roaring fires when appropriate. This pub is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of unspoilt pubs. The pub boasts three skittle teams using the outdoor skittle alley. The landlady, Daphne Fagg (85) had been running the pub for over forty years until she recently passed away and the pub is now run by her son Colin. The pub does not normally open at lunchtimes, except by prior arrangement. Real ales sold via three active handpumps and bartop casks on gravity stillage. Deal, Dover & Sandwich CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2015.
We have visited this pub 152 times, seen 179 different beers and tried 154 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ