PubsandBeer
The Swan (Free House)
[Back to most recent] [Previous Visits]
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Left Back |  | 1 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Big Bertha | | 1 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
09 Sep 2008 (Ian)
I had a couple of jobs I needed to do, like clean my bike and finish of a letter to a friend, so I thought what better way of doing that than by sitting in a pub? I took my bike round to the outside seating of The Swan, ordered my pint and sat down on the tressle bench and cleaned my bike with a tea towel I'd brought with me whilst talking about bikes and Liverpool to an Irish scouser who was sat next to me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Big Bertha | 4.00 | | Chestnut, lasting beige head. No great condition, but tasted fresh enough. Wychwood yeast, and some rich malt fruit aroma. OK on the swallow, nice enough, malty best bitter with Wychwood yeast character and all for £1.75 a pint. |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | Only £1.75 a pint |
10 Jun 2008 (Ian)
I haven't been here for years, but Chris Excell told me they were serving Wychwood beers at £1.75 a pint. And they were!!!!! Had a pint and then went home, but there was the promise of 2 more beers coming on as soon as the handpumps were repaired.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Left Back | 4.00 | | This is a dusty golden beer, bit yeasty bread. Some apricot fruit. Dusty hop. Served warmish, but fine |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Swan
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
 | 21 |
 | 22 |
| 11 |
 | 5 |
The pub is found in Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QN.
Central town pub with mock Tudor frontage in Tufton Street. Refurbished in 2016 and reverted to a two bar pub with television screens in the right hand bar, the left side is a larger bar with a pool table at the front and a large area to the rear. After a period of closure once more re-launched in March 2018 with changes at least including the replacement of the pool table with a bar billiards table.
We have visited this pub 62 times, seen 31 different beers and tried 26 of them.
Postcode: TN23 1QN