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The Society Rooms (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Wantsum - GolgothaExceptional1
Wantsum - ImperiumExcellent1
Adnams - The Alchemist EnrapturedExcellent1
Otter - Seville BitterExcellent1
Grafton - Lady MaryExcellent1
Hook Norton - Special Dark MildExcellent1
Oakham - Bishops FarewellExcellent1
Titanic - IcebergExcellent1
Wantsum - Black PrinceExcellent1
Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - JPAExcellent1
Naylor's - CitradelicGood1
Hepworth - Prospect OrganicGood1
Hopdaemon - Green DaemonGood1
Wantsum - Ravening WolfGood1
Adnams - BroadsideGood1
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - StormstayAcceptable1
Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry)Acceptable1
Stonehenge - Danish DynamiteAcceptable1
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Not Tried0
Harviestoun - SchiehallionNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Nelson - VengeanceNot Tried0
RCH - East St Cream (was East Street Cream)Not Tried0
Brains - SA GoldNot Tried0
Wolf - Woild MoildNot Tried0
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)Not Tried0
Batemans - Black & WhiteNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Bishops FingerNot Tried0
Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Bleddyn 1075Not Tried0
Hook Norton - Old HookyNot Tried0
WharfeBank - Lanterne RougeNot Tried0
Triple fff - Alton's PrideNot Tried0
Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Lincoln ImpNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Wood's - Shropshire LadNot Tried0
Hambleton - Headless HorsemanNot Tried0
Westerham - Amazon BlackNot Tried0
Butcombe - GoldNot Tried0
Marston's - Fever PitchNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Visits Details

19 Jul 2014 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grafton - Lady Mary5.00Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Butcombe - Gold4.40Not Tried
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
Hook Norton - Old Hooky4.60Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - SA Gold4.30Not Tried
Triple fff - Alton's Pride3.80Not Tried
12 Jul 2014 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Iceberg4.10Excellent
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Excellent
Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - JPA3.80Excellent
Adnams - The Alchemist Enraptured5.50Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Harviestoun - Schiehallion4.80Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Nelson - Vengeance4.80Not Tried
Brains - SA Gold4.30Not Tried
05 Jul 2014 (Dosser)
Big crowd watching footie. Beers constantly going off and not replaced but clip showing they are on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Stormstay5.00AcceptableFlat uninspiring beer.
03 Jul 2014 (Dosser)
Warm
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Excellent
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Good
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90GoodVery dry
28 Jun 2014 (Tobes)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Otter - Seville Bitter4.00Excellent
Hook Norton - Special Dark Mild4.60Excellent
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Butcombe - Gold4.40Not Tried
Marston's - Fever Pitch4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20Not Tried
26 Jun 2014 (Dosser)
Footie on TV here
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Broadside4.70GoodA good pint well kept
20 Jun 2014 (Archie14)
Steady lunch time visit
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExceptionalDevilishy strong oatmeal stout with dark chocolat notes and a creamy finish and at only £2.05 a pint it's a winner :)
Hepworth - Prospect Organic4.50GoodAmber IPA with hints of oak
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Stonehenge - Danish Dynamite5.00Not Tried
Wood's - Shropshire Lad4.50Not Tried
Hambleton - Headless Horseman4.00Not Tried
Westerham - Amazon Black4.00Not Tried
19 Jun 2014 (Dosser)
Lots of beers on, but when I asked for a Hengist they said it wasn't on. I turned the clip around. As soon as I walked away from the bar they turned it around so it looked as if it was on. Pathetic.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Stonehenge - Danish Dynamite5.00Acceptable
13 Jun 2014 (Dosser)
Lots of footie here
BeerABVScoreNotes
Naylor's - Citradelic4.40Good
Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry)4.80AcceptableNot in good nick
06 Jun 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Crowds thinning out.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Imperium4.00ExcellentMoreish
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
RCH - East St Cream (was East Street Cream)5.00Not Tried
Wolf - Woild Moild4.80Not Tried
Batemans - Black & White3.60Not Tried
Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Bleddyn 10755.60Not Tried
WharfeBank - Lanterne Rouge4.40Not Tried
Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Lincoln Imp5.10Not Tried

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About The Society Rooms

The pub sign. The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional161
Excellent579
Good211
Acceptable51
Poor16

Website.

The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RF.

Part of the Brenchley House building in Week Street. Large Wetherspoon's pub with 2 levels which opened in April 2002. The Society Rooms takes its name from the efforts of William Shipley, founder the Royal Society of Arts and the Maidstone Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Shipley died in 1803, and is buried in Maidstone, and lies in a tomb between All Saints Church and the old Palace. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5.

We have visited this pub 456 times, seen 897 different beers and tried 665 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 1RF