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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Luverlee Juberlee | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Session Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Kent - Black Gold | | 2 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Olicana | | 2 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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 |
15 Dec 2021 (Jack William)
December book club - nibbles and good conversation as always here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | Went surprisingly well with the blue cheese. |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2021 (Jack William)
Early Saturday evening - I joined a horseshoe of regulars around the bar and open fire for talk about films, skittles and unblocking village drains. Excellent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | 3.70 | | Canterbury Ales have improved considerably in recent months in my view. |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 94 |
| 147 |
| 41 |
 | 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 152 times, seen 179 different beers and tried 154 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ