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The Pilot (Harvey's Brewery)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) |  | 2 |
| Harvey's - Hadlow Bitter | | 2 |
| H. Weston & Sons - Old Rosie Cider (was 7.3%) | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 3 |
| Harvey's - Porter | | 1 |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | | 3 |
| Harvey's - Georgian Dragon | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Knots of May Light Mild | | 2 |
| Harvey's - Olympia |  | 2 |
| Harvey's - Star of Eastbourne | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Southdown Harvest Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
26 May 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Knots of May Light Mild | 3.00 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Olympia | 4.30 | Not Tried |
19 May 2011 (Ian)
Relaxed feel to this pub. Clearly a band coming on this evening given the music equipment in the corner.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Knots of May Light Mild | 3.00 | | Unbelievably good light mild. Fresh as a daisy sparkling with hoppy bitterness on the finish. So good. |
| Harvey's - Olympia | 4.30 |  | Lacking a touch of condition but delivers Harveys character and some good hops |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
14 Apr 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | | |
| Harvey's - Georgian Dragon | 4.70 | | New beer not quite to my taste but interesting non the less! |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Mar 2011 (Dosser)
Good atmosphere from the locals. However the landlord was serving pints with big heads and argued when my friend asked to top up his beer. Eventually he managed to put an extra mm of beer in when I insisted it was topped up. I will try to avoid this pub in future despite the good beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Porter | 4.80 | |
25 Feb 2011 (Pedro)
afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
16 Oct 2010 (Ian)
My bike needed mending, so I popped into The Pilot first on a bit of a crawl of Maidstone and bumped into Richard who I'd met at the Flower Pot during the Jaipur Saturday a few weeks ago. We sat and talked about beer and bikes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | First pint disappeared really quickly excellent. Richard moved onto this later and thought it was as good as he had drunk it for some time. |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | | Very fresh. Decent flavours, but lacked a bit of character that it will develop in the next few weeks. |
| Harvey's - Star of Eastbourne | 5.50 | | Not in the best of nick maybe but the big whack of hops saved it. |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
03 Oct 2010 (Alenomore)
My first visit here since Matt & Gina left, way back then! Nice enough couple running it now. Busy this visit at 4pm with some good live music from a Bluesy/folksy type solo artist. A few familiar faces spotted. Quality food menu noted and the Harvey's ales were all on top form. Think I'll have to get back into this pub!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 |  | This is superb, there seasonal for the autumn. An excellent dark and delicious ale. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Excellent session bitter. |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | | A top mild ale. |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | | Very tasty. |
| Harvey's - Olympia | 4.30 | | Good value, being sold off at £2.50 a pint! |
17 Sep 2010 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Harvey's - XX Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Harvey's - Armada Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Southdown Harvest Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Olympia | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| H. Weston & Sons - Old Rosie Cider (was 7.3%) | 6.80 | Not Tried |
29 Aug 2010 (Matt)
busy Sunday late afternoon visit meet up with friends.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Hadlow Bitter | 3.50 | | Nice dry hoppy sesion bitter |
15 Aug 2010 (Matt)
Busy late afternoon visit to watch the band Canery Wolf, also catch up with our old customers and friends.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Hadlow Bitter | 3.50 | | Lovely dry hoppy session bitter. |
| H. Weston & Sons - Old Rosie Cider (was 7.3%) | 6.80 | | A lovely dry still cloudy scrumpy, very morish and very very strong!!!! |
About The Pilot
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 23 |
| 115 |
| 29 |
| 15 |
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The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6EU.
Two room pub on Upper Stone Street, a busy main road. Lots of old beams and comfy sofas. Re-opened on 18th October 2018 after an extended period of closure when its future seemed very uncertain. Now has one "free of tie" handpump in addition to the Harvey's range ones. Closed again in early 2021 and firmly closed ever since. Future must be seen as in doubt now.
We have visited this pub 76 times, seen 27 different beers and tried 23 of them.
Postcode: ME15 6EU