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Larkins' Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins PaleExcellent1
Three Legs - E S BExcellent1
Kent - Hygge Excellent1
Larkins - TraditionalExcellent1
Three Legs - Pale #3Excellent1
Cellar Head - 'MericanExcellent1
Three Legs - Oatmeal StoutExcellent1
Only With Love - WaldoGood1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Janet Street Green Hop PorterGood1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - US PaleGood1
Pig & Porter - SkylarkingNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Not Tried0
Pig & Porter - Whispering GrassNot Tried0
Kent - Starry NightNot Tried0
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale AleNot Tried0
Iron Pier - BitterNot Tried0
Only With Love - Lazy JackNot Tried0
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutNot Tried0
Only With Love - BongoNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye PorterNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish BestNot Tried0
Kent - The Quiet AmericanNot Tried0
Kent - ProhibitionNot Tried0
Iron Pier - West Coast IPANot Tried0
Gun - Zamzama IPANot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Not Tried0
Goacher's - Gold StarNot Tried0
Iron Pier - Perry St PaleNot Tried0
Goacher's - Crown Imperial StoutNot Tried0
Only With Love - HallandNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent
Linda Kilby

Visits Details

17 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
Another mild if gloomy Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Larkins - Traditional3.40ExcellentGreat pint of Larkins' Trad. Delicious toffeeish quaffing beer.Apropriately,I'd been speaking with a lady who'd recently been planting hops for this brewer.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50Not Tried
Kent - Prohibition4.80Not Tried
10 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
A drizzly Saturday pre match lunchtime:we were joined by a group of name dropping Rugby fans.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Only With Love - Waldo4.70GoodHazy,tropical pale.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
03 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
A gloomy February Saturday noon:some cheer within.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins Pale4.10ExcellentZesty,golden earthy pale.Summer berries.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Three Legs - Oatmeal Stout4.50Not Tried
27 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a mild January Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - Oatmeal Stout4.50ExcellentBible-black dry stout. Oaty liquorice goodness.Excellent condition.
Kent - Prohibition4.80Not Tried
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
Gun - Zamzama IPA6.50Not Tried
20 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Very quiet on a dank Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cellar Head - 'Merican4.80ExcellentRaspingly citrus-forward resinous APA.
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye Porter5.40Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best3.70Not Tried
Kent - The Quiet American4.20Not Tried
13 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a chilly, gloomy Saturday.Plenty of cheer within.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - Pale #33.70ExcellentExemplary pale ale.Wall fruit on the finish. First time I'd tried this since the brewery's relocation to East Sussex's Costa Geriatrica.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Not Tried
Only With Love - Bongo5.00Not Tried
06 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
A few friendly faces on a gloomy post New Year Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Hygge 5.00ExcellentJet black smooth stout.Arboreal, a 'Norse' stout.A fitting start to my pub year.
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
Iron Pier - Bitter4.00Not Tried
Only With Love - Lazy Jack4.20Not Tried
30 Dec 2023 (Wittenden)
Comfortable on a gloomy post Christmas Saturday early afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - E S B5.50ExcellentDark bronze.Dried and summer fruit,spice. Yes, bit like Christmas Cake. A fitting end to the pub year.
Pig & Porter - Skylarking4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass5.50Not TriedBadged as Whispering Greengrass
Kent - Hygge 5.00Not Tried
Kent - Starry Night4.20Not Tried
23 Dec 2023 (Wittenden)
Animated discussion on the travails of the windmill.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - US Pale4.70GoodZesty citrus pale ale.Nettley hops.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
Iron Pier - Perry St Pale3.70Not Tried
Only With Love - Halland4.90Not Tried
16 Dec 2023 (Wittenden)
Pre Christmas gloom.Uproar at the news that the windmill is to be sold.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Janet Street Green Hop Porter4.50GoodSolid dark 'un. Raspberries.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Three Legs - Pale #33.70Not Tried
Iron Pier - West Coast IPA5.20Not Tried

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About the Larkins' Alehouse

The pub sign. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional12
Excellent163
Good64
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3EB.

Long awaited micropub in a former florist's shop in the High Street. Long narrow room,with servery bar counter to the back. Beers served on gravity dispense from a cool room to the rear. Some tables and chairs to the front. Opened on Friday 6th October 2017. Unisex toilet. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024. CAMRA West Kent Pub of the Year 2022. CAMRA Kent Regional Pub of the Year 2022.

We have visited this pub 235 times, seen 329 different beers and tried 155 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 3EB