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The Four Candles Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Wold Top - Anglers Reward Pale AleExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark PorterExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's DayExcellent2
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury HakaGood1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopGood1
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Pompey RoyalGood1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%)Good1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea ShellsNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleNot Tried0
Titanic - First ClassNot Tried0
Titanic - Nautical MildNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Four Candles Alehouse, St Peter's, Kent
Picture 2. The Four Candles Alehouse, St Peter's, Kent

Visits Details

21 Sep 2012 (ChrisE)
We arrived just after 12:00 and were the first customers, we had a good chat with the landlord, and with a chap that is hoping to open another micro-pub in Thanet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Pompey Royal4.50Good
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Haka4.10Good
Titanic - Nautical Mild4.80Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Not Tried
04 Sep 2012 (Ian)
I had nothing better to do so came to Broadstairs for first time in ages and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Gold Top here was worth the second pint. Sat talking about dogs battle re-enactments and Sheffield. My type of pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30GoodEnough pale malt to keep it solid and the hop was really good and bitter and rewarded your attention
Titanic - First Class3.80Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Not Tried
24 Aug 2012 (Blair)
First visit to Thanet's latest micropub. Good crowd of people in and a warm welcome from the landlord. The only issue was that it seems to get very noisy very easily because of the hard walls I suppose, small niggle...
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter5.60ExcellentYup, tip top.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80ExcellentIn perfect condition.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells4.70Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Not Tried
10 Aug 2012 (ChrisE)
For the benefit of anybody who hasn't got a clue where St Peters is, this pub is a short walk from Broadstairs Railway Station. I popped in soon after 12:00 and there were already a couple of chaps enjoying a pint. I picked up a copy of the new edition of the Thanet Loop Pub Guide which is so up to date that it includes both this pub and the Chapel. This was the first full day of opening and there was lots of interest from passers by.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day4.30Excellent
Wold Top - Anglers Reward Pale Ale4.00Excellent
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%)4.20Not Tried
09 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2105 hours arrival on first evening of opening. Welcomed as I entered by a former lodger of mine, I last saw him at Oxford Street tube station one Christmas perhaps 9 or 10 years ago - lots to catch up on! This is most definitely a fully fledged Micropub in every respect - no doubts on that.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day4.30ExcellentFine form - full bitter hit
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%)4.20GoodFlattish malty bitter brew
Wold Top - Anglers Reward Pale Ale4.00Not Tried

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About The Four Candles Alehouse

The pub sign. The Four Candles Alehouse, St Peter's, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent51
Good43
Acceptable5
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in St Peter's, Kent, CT10 2AT.

Located in Sowell Street in former shop premises, converted to become one of Thanet's ever increasing population of micropubs. Like the other micropubs which are becoming a popular part of the East Kent drinking scene this shop conversion is a street corner former shop building with its entrance front door on the corner itself. The real ales and cider are served direct by gravity from casks in the rear temperature controlled stillage room. Access to the toilet is via the stillage room. First opened on the evening of Thursday 9th August 2012 just in time to benefit from the Broadstairs Folk Week starting the very next day. Although the pub name is prompted by a Two Ronnies TV sketch please do not try buying here any hoes, plugs, saw tips, peas, pumps, washers or even billhooks. Just beer and cider should do. A small in-house brewery installation was subsequently made here.

We have visited this pub 65 times, seen 110 different beers and tried 78 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT10 2AT