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The Milk House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin |  | 1 |
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | | 1 |
| Westerham - Single Hop Hallertau Tradition | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Jun 2016 (Wittenden)
Fairly busy in the late afternoon on a thundery June Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Single Hop Hallertau Tradition | 4.00 | | Pale gold "lager ale" without that graininess that I dislike in true lagers.Gently hopped, with a reassuring bitterness. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top | 3.60 | Not Tried |
20 May 2016 (Wittenden)
Out with the family:heaving on a Friday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | | Orange marzipan, a saloon bar stalwart.Prime. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried |
23 Mar 2016 (Wittenden)
Busy on Maundy Thursday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | 4.00 | | Peppery pale ale.A hint of Fremlins as drunk on a summers' day. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Served a bit cold. |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Hoppy and golden.Bit of farmyard. |
20 Feb 2016 (Wittenden)
Busy on a late Saturday evening:we'd come for a meal.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | Lentenly austere pale ale.A salad of bitter herbs. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Really approachable dark bitter.Farmyard hops,succulent malt. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Dec 2015 (Wittenden)
Pre Christmas family walk round Sissinghurst Castle on a mild December Sunday afternoon. Busy with largely the younger set:many beards on display. Perhaps not ironic.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | On good form, a decent pale ale. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | | A grand fruity but austere dark 'un. 4.5 on my reckoning. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2015 (Wittenden)
Late afternoon in the gloaming: a few drinkers,including a group of old boys sampling tequila.Good to be in a pub, enjoying a beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Best drop of Blue in ages. I'm sure they've upped the hops.Berries in the finish. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried |
14 Nov 2015 (Wittenden)
Busy, mainly with people enjoying lunch on a mid November Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | | Good peppery session beer. Soil in the soul. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
31 Oct 2015 (Wittenden)
A warm October Saturday lunchtime:mercifully free of Halloween or Rugby World Cup nonsense.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Slight haze, but the best I've had this:spicy hops, orchard fruit,pleasant malt. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2015 (Wittenden)
Early on a summer Saturday evening:busy outside and in.I'd been to look at some damp hay.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | 4.50 | | Bit different from Old Dairy's usual offering.Assertive hops:peaches,bit of grass in there. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried |
25 Jul 2015 (Wittenden)
Saturday lunchtime.Sat in the garden admiring the use of grasses in the flowerbed.Busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | 3.70 | | Chestnut coloured session bitter.Spicy hops,fruity malt. If only beer was as good as this back in the seventies... |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Milk House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 47 |
| 21 |
 | 10 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Sissinghurst, Kent, TN17 2JG.
Large 16th century village pub, with the familiar Whitbread Fremlins pebbledash. A large public bar, together with a room laid up for dining to your left as you go in through the imposing front door. Previously known as The Bull Inn closed for several years then completely revamped and re-opened on 20th September 2013 as The Milk House. Run by same people as The Barrow House in Egerton.
We have visited this pub 62 times, seen 56 different beers and tried 40 of them.
Postcode: TN17 2JG
This pub was formally know as the The Bull Inn.