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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Session Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Bellfield - Lawless Village IPA | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Luverlee Juberlee | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider |  | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Olicana | | 2 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Salopian - Sunlit Uplands | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Jubilee | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Black Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Sunset | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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 |
08 Jun 2022 (Jack William)
June book club meet. A regular face asked me if I was Jack from the Pubs and Beer site, and what a good site it is. So come on Pete - sign up and start contributing, it’s fun and free and great to look back on your old entries and see your own map of pubs visited.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Luverlee Juberlee | 3.90 | | Well rounded, top condition. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | | |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
11 May 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening - book club. Pub was thriving with locals, book club irregulars, a couple of other cyclists and a family of 3 Ukrainians who are being housed by one of the regulars. A couple of dogs milling around also - I love this place. Romney Marsh Sunset also on at 4.8% - very good dark ale.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Olicana | 4.00 | |
03 May 2022 (Jack William)
Early doors. Cold but a brief sunny spell so we sat outside and pondered the low level of the pond due to the recent lack of rainfall.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Olicana | 4.00 | | Very pleasant oatmeal pale. |
28 Mar 2022 (Jack William)
Early doors (15 mins after 1700 opening) - I was ready for a pint after a 20 mile ride - Colin was not ready to serve though - coal fire needing to be revived from last night.
Very good pint, and half a dozen regulars in by the time I left at 1800.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Session Ale | 3.80 | | Superb pint for a 3.8. Getting good reviews all round. |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Feb 2022 (Jack William)
My first Sunday afternoon visit to this pub. Jolly crowd of locals that waxed and waned over a couple of hours.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | | Full bodied Amber ale in good nick. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | Rather bland. One of Gadd’s weakest, a while since I had this. Underwhelmed. |
01 Feb 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening - good group of regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | A superb pint. |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | |
12 Jan 2022 (Jack William)
Book club evening. Jolly collection of regulars. Roaring coal fire. I finished the evening with a can of Gadd’s no. 11 (1.2%). A lot of discussion about whether anyone could drink 11 pints of this in a session, and if they did would they be drunk?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Jan 2022 (Jack William)
Early evening - I had arranged to meet Colin, the semi-retired landlord for some more background information about the pub. I’m attempting to write a pub history of this little gem. Good chat about old “characters” - most of it unpublishable! A few regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 89 |
| 139 |
| 40 |
 | 1 |
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 144 times, seen 172 different beers and tried 146 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ