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The Thomas Ingoldsby (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Rollercoaster |  | 1 |
| Banks's - Morrells Oxford Blue | | 1 |
| Banks's - Maui Brewery Coconut Porter | | 2 |
| Shepherd Neame - Goose Island Honkers Ale | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Early Mist |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Fremlins Bitter | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Flourish | | 1 |
| Caledonian - Old Seadog IPA |  | 1 |
| Mordue - Autumn Tyne | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Camrale | | 1 |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | | 1 |
| Okell's - Maclir | | 1 |
| Batemans - Waynfleet Hedgerows | | 1 |
| Marston's - Zululand Zulu Blonde | | 1 |
| Cotleigh - Honey Buzzard | | 1 |
| Meantime - Coffee Porter |  | 1 |
| Robinsons - Old Tom Chocolate Ale | | 1 |
| Batemans - Eastern Promise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Autumn Glow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Amber Rambler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Barons - BlackWattle Original Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Herold - Black Chalice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Yona Yona | Not Tried | 0 |
| Triple fff - Rock Lobster (has previously been 4% & 4.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Springhead - Spring Chicken | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Hawkwind | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purity - Pure UBU | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (now superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Gold Blade | Not Tried | 0 |
| Coach House - Cinnamon Special Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hilden - Molly's Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Austell - Proper Job | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Golden Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Thistle Do | Not Tried | 0 |
| Highgate - Red Rogue | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Apr 2010 (Andrew)
Only my second visit to a 'spoons since their 2010 beer festival began and lucky me I hit gold! There near the far end of the hand pumps was a pump clip I'd not seen for 15 years; Fremlins. Was it as good as the Fremlins I used to drink in the late 80's? Hard to tell really; that was a long time ago. ...but hey, Fremlins.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Fremlins Bitter | 3.50 | | Well I never thought I'd enter a rating for this beer. Okay... it had very little aroma (unlike my memories of the original) with perhaps just a whiff of yeast. The body was a bit watery (I'm sure the original had a bit more malt to the structure). It did have that distinctive nuttiness and heathery hop of Fremlins and the finish had that tell tale heather-hop Fremlins bite. The real question is would I have had another if I'd have had time? Yes I would. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Amber Rambler | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Herold - Black Chalice | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Triple fff - Rock Lobster (has previously been 4% & 4.5%) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Springhead - Spring Chicken | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Goose Island Honkers Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Zululand Zulu Blonde | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Hawkwind | 4.50 | Not Tried |
10 Apr 2010 (Ian)
Met up with Andrew, Martin and Jane for their birthday pub crawl
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Early Mist | 4.30 | | My favourite beer of the Spoons beer festival so far. |
10 Apr 2010 (Andrew)
Umm, late afternoon and there were a fair few people in, including a bunch of folk in fancy dress. The beer festival was on and I asked for the Coconut Porter. The barman asked if I'd like to try it first which was very good of him.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Maui Brewery Coconut Porter | 5.00 | | This was excellent. Black, powdery, slightly sour with a hint of coffee and hint of roasted malt. The finish was slightly sweet and tangy with some mild bitterness. |
07 Apr 2010 (Ian)
So far, the best Spoons I've been to for beer selection and any kind of knowledge behind the bar for the beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Goose Island Honkers Ale | 4.20 | | Clear deep amber colour, lasting beige head. Bready yeasty aroma, typical of Shepherd Neame yeast. Brewed with the cheesy Sheps yeast, some bitterness on finish but this is all about the yeast. Decent very decent best bitter. Can't fault it for lack of character. |
| Oakham - Rollercoaster | 4.80 | | Oakham typical great hops, just it took lots of pulls to get the beer through, so I'm guessing this will be fantastic when I get a decent pint of it. |
| Banks's - Morrells Oxford Blue | 3.70 | | Gold amber colour with thin beige head. Decent bitter with biscuit malt. Actually this I think is rather good. A bitter with good hops and enough of a malt base. But the bitterness on the finish is really good. Really arrested me, very drying on finish, just surprisingly good |
| Banks's - Maui Brewery Coconut Porter | 5.00 | | Black with ruby edges. Disappearing dark beige head. I’m not a big fan of coconut, but I thought that this was pretty good. Nice thick malts, some choc coconut on aorma, like a dark chocolate Bounty bar. Good mouthfeel. I like the swallow and finish very much. Really good, some burnt malt bitterness on finish. Love the third of a pint. It’s good, really deep and satisfying with a bit of spice and sweetness from the coconut |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Flourish | 3.50 | | Copper colour disappearing head. OK session bitter with some decent malt, some biscuit on finsh and some dryness. Does what a session bitter should, pints go down with no notice but with enough taste to want to try more. Good biscuit. |
| Marston's - Zululand Zulu Blonde | 4.50 | | Gold, disappearing head. Grassy hops are what hit you first. Some caramel, then more grassy hop. OK, some lasting hop on finish which reminds me of cut hay. Mouthfeel needs more. |
| Caledonian - Old Seadog IPA | 5.20 | | Attractive amber colour, lasting beige head. Some butter on aroma. Some hop yes, some warming kick on end. Rather a bit not this thing nor the other, doesn't quite click without being anything wrong with it. |
| Batemans - Waynfleet Hedgerows | 3.70 | | Gold disappearing head. Some house yeast on aroma. OK bitter with some flowery hop. Keeps to the style of the house in terms of a bitter in that it is yeasty and flowery. ok |
22 Nov 2008 (Ian)
Having read so much about Ramsgate pubs on this site over the past years, I thought that it was time for a return to the seaside town. Having a free Saturday gave me the opportunity to go and see what all the fuss was about. However, before that, I needed breakfast. Seeing that Andrew posted that this pub and a fair few festival beers on, I took the chance of breaking my journey at Canterbury, having breakfast and trying a couple of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mordue - Autumn Tyne | 4.00 | | Deep gold, thin beige head. A slightly citrus hoppy bitter. It's fine. Not much on the malts, not much aroma. Nothing wrong with it, except an absence of any real flavour. |
| Robinsons - Old Tom Chocolate Ale | 6.00 | | Had this in bottle in The Rake about 3 weeks agon and I wasn't impressed. This has a similar problem in that the artifical milk choc is too artificial. Better than in bottle as the base beer comes through more and is wider and has more depth than it's pasteurised counterpart. But it's still not very good. Medicinal aroma., bit of cherry fruit in middle. Hot alcohol on finish. Choc fades a bit as it goes down, but it's not good. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Gold Blade | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hilden - Molly's Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Golden Hare | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harviestoun - Thistle Do | 4.60 | Not Tried |
19 Nov 2008 (Andrew)
I have to admit that I'm getting bored of coming to this pub but all the time there's a chance that the beer-festival beers are on I'm like a moth to the flame. No idea who was in today. I came; I drank; I left.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotleigh - Honey Buzzard | 4.50 | | Dark brown (which surprised me). Hint of honey and a soft mouth feel made this initially pleasant but an overly toasted sugar finish ruined it a bit. |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Gold Blade | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Coach House - Cinnamon Special Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hilden - Molly's Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Golden Hare | 4.40 | Not Tried | I wanted to see if this really is stuffed with diacetyl as Ian reckons but it went off as I reached the bar |
| Harviestoun - Thistle Do | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Old Tom Chocolate Ale | 6.00 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2008 (Andrew)
Got a seat this time. There seemed to be less staff behind the bar today which meant that even though there was only me waiting to be served I waited for a good 5 minutes before they got around to me. ...but I got a seat so it's swings and roundabouts.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | 3.80 | | Champion Beer of Britain 2008. Ummm, my guess is it didn't taste like this when they judged it. Nice initial flavours of rose petals and zesty fruit but then a nasty harsh bitter end. |
| Okell's - Maclir | 4.40 | | A wheat beer. Nice soft mouth feel with some subtle lemon going on but like the fff, there was this harsh bitter end. |
| Barons - BlackWattle Original Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Highgate - Red Rogue | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Eastern Promise | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Camrale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Yo-Ho Brewing Company - Yona Yona | 5.00 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2008 (Andrew)
Got here a bit earlier today but it was still busy. Got a place by a pillar though. Be pleased when this beer festival is over so I don't have to come here so often - there's only so much bustle I can take.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - Camrale | 4.00 | | I've never been a fan of Wadworth beers and this one did little to change my opinion. It smelt of grass and was lively and sharp, tasting of lemon grass. It was probably a green-hop beer and I wasn't that impressed with it. |
| Highgate - Red Rogue | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Eastern Promise | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Meantime - Coffee Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried |
11 Nov 2008 (Andrew)
It was much better weather today and that brought back the punters. I couldn't even get a pillar to stand at it was that busy. Still, I saw that the Californian Pale Ale is back on the 'comming soon' pumps so that's something.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meantime - Coffee Porter | 5.00 | | It looked in good condition but I've not had it before so who knows. It tasted strongly of instant coffee but that was backed up with this really unpleasant sharp sour bite. I didn't like this. |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Highgate - Red Rogue | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Eastern Promise | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Autumn Glow | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Okell's - Maclir | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Norfolk Nog | 4.60 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2008 (Andrew)
The pub was much quieter than last week but that was probably because the weather was so bad. There's a lot to be said for bad weather. The beer range was good with at least 4 beers I wouldn't mind trying.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Fuggles Kentish Pale Ale | 4.40 | | Pale gold colour. Soft in the mouth. Slightly grassy flavour with hints of lemon. Quite a mellow beer. |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Highgate - Red Rogue | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Eastern Promise | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Meantime - Coffee Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Thomas Ingoldsby
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 4 |
| 33 |
| 61 |
| 48 |
| 14 |
The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HG.
Located in Burgate just off The Parade. Very substantial frontage but not too deep. History of pub name: Richard Harris Barham was born in 1788, at 61 Burgate, across the road from this Wetherspoon pub. Using the pen name Thomas Ingoldsby he wrote The Ingoldsby Legends, which first appeared in 1840, in a periodical edited by Charles Dickens. Richard Harris Barham, alias Thomas Ingoldsby, had an accident when he was 14, which crippled his right arm. During a long convalescence he began to write. Re-opened on 29th May 2018 after 4 months of closure to add hotel facilities (13 rooms) and an upstairs bar and bar counter.
We have visited this pub 109 times, seen 304 different beers and tried 146 of them.
Postcode: CT1 2HG