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The Bull Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 4 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Westerham - Little Scotney Green Hop Ale | | 1 |
| Larkins - Traditional | | 6 |
Visits Details
02 Dec 2012 (Wittenden)
Early evening on a frosty Sunday.A pleasant buzz of people enjoying good food and beer.I listened to a rather enthusiastic gentleman extol the virtues of Snow Top:stout fellow.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Wonderfully fresh, lustrous, peppery. Purposefully, I hadn't drunk this for ages:it was well worth the wait. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried |
01 Dec 2012 (Wittenden)
We came for a meal in the "Green Room".Good value food, well presented.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | | Plenty of hops, but not bitter.Malt but not cloying. Peppermint, red currant.Deep ruby.If I drink a better winter warmer this year I'd be surprised. Belies its strength.More good stuff from just down the road. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | Some said it was "a bit flat", I found it fine, with that lovely toffee quality. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 |  | Not as full of passion as the other day. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
25 Nov 2012 (Wittenden)
Late on a Sunday evening after the cricket club quiz.Still busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | A while since I'd had this.Still full of nettley hops but with a bit more chewy malt.Fine. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
17 Nov 2012 (Wittenden)
Ten o'clock on a damp Saturday evening.The pub was buzzing with contented customers; I'd come to pick up our daughter from work.Van Morrison on the 'speakers. Good pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | A bit hoppier than I remember it,those toffeeish malts not so much to the fore.Still one of my favourite Kent beers. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
01 Nov 2012 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | |
| Westerham - Little Scotney Green Hop Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
25 Feb 2012 (Wittenden)
Fairly quiet on a sunny February Saturday lunchtime:I sat in the window seat listening to a group of elderly gents discussing buses and Roman roads. Velvet Underground on the speakers. Good pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | A sublime beer today at its toffeeish best. Bitter depths and a freshness of green apples at the finish. My ideal session bitter. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
03 Dec 2011 (Wittenden)
A busy Saturday lunchtime, with groups eating and drinking. Pleasant atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | Wonderful brown malty bitter.Earty hops. Great depth for such a modest ABV. As good as ever it was.Toffeeish:probably my ideal session bitter. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | There was also A "Bull Bitter"-not tried |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
24 Aug 2011 (thebrewingman)
Quiet Wednesday lunchtime. There was a 4th beer called Bull Bitter which I was informed was brewed at Horsham.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
12 Feb 2011 (Wittenden)
Early doors on a Saturday lunchtime.A crowd of Cockney golfers at the bar. I'd been to buy a tree for the garden, and had to come in to celebrate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | A tawney toffee malt based dark bitter in the Late Red/Incubus style.Poured a bit cloudy, but tasted fine. I could happily have drunk more of this. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
02 Jan 2011 (Wittenden)
Busy New Year Sunday lunchtime-busy with drinkers and diners.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Wonderfully citric and refreshing-stood up well to the Sunday carvery. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | | Amazing-bibleblack,dry,chocolate and tart fruit. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | First pints from the barrel.Very drinkable, but I'm sure it isn't as moreishly toffeeish as it was a while ago. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Bull Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 12 |
| 50 |
| 30 |
 | 6 |
 | 3 |
The pub is found in Benenden, Kent, TN17 4DE.
The pub, in The Street, has 3 rooms (with a restaurant room to the side). The main bar area has an inglenook fire place and a large, seated, bay window. To the side is a slightly sunken room and behind that a small snug with its own bar. The pub has lots of oak and lots of character. Letting rooms here. The owner also owns the former Kitty Fisher (formerly known as King William IV) across the other side of the green here which now converted to his private home.
We have visited this pub 72 times, seen 44 different beers and tried 30 of them.
Postcode: TN17 4DE