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Three Chimneys (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - New Zealand Pale AleExceptional1
Adnams - Old AleExcellent2
Adnams - BroadsideGood1
Adnams - GunhillGood1
Woodforde's - WherryAcceptable1
Adnams - Southwold BitterNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Adnams - LighthouseNot Tried0
White - Franklins Dry HopNot Tried0
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterNot Tried0
Picture 1. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent
Picture 2. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent
Picture 3. Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent

Visits Details

12 Mar 2012 (Wittenden)
Sat in the deserted public bar. Quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Old Ale4.10GoodDark ruby,autumnal, liquorice,earthy but a bit thin tonight.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
28 Nov 2011 (Wittenden)
Late on a damp Monday night.I sat by the fire in the public bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Old Ale4.10ExcellentDark ruby red,liquorice and chocolate,earthy.Not quite as I remember it from God knows when,but very welcome.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
14 Nov 2011 (Wittenden)
Called in on my way home. Sat in the empty public bar for old time's sake.Hadn't been in for at least seven years, though we only live just up the road, but a friendly face behind the bar. Listened to the girlies discussing their love lives.Good pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - New Zealand Pale Ale4.00ExceptionalWhat a beer:sensuous, bitter sweet,acid fruitdrops. And on gravity! I drank some excellent Fremlins here in the old days, but this runs it very close.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
White - Franklins Dry Hop3.60Not TriedThere was also another beer from Franklins.
18 Aug 2011 (Pedro)
Evening - bit of a downer when one of the group was refused a replacement beer !!!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Good
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Lighthouse3.40Not Tried
14 Jun 2010 (Andrew)
It was Jane's birthday and she wanted to visit Sissinghurst Castle so we came here for lunch. We arrived at 11 only to find it opened at 11:30 so we went to a garden centre for half an hour. Not surprisingly we were the first through the door half and hour later. What a great pub. The beers are on gravity behind the bar and to start with we sat out in the garden enjoying the summer sun. The food was good and wasn't that expensive for what we had.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Broadside4.70GoodA touch flat but it still had nice fruity notes.
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80AcceptableA bit flat and it had a sharpish bite to it. Not the best Wherry I've ever had but I suspect is doesn't do that well on gravity. Still, nice to see it on.
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