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The Flower Pot (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Three Tuns - Stout |  | 2 |
| Dark Star - Winter Meltdown | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Burton Porter | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Kent - Pale | | 4 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 2 |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Match Maker | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass |  | 3 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 3 |
| Burton Bridge - Old Expensive | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Wolf - Lavender Honey | | 2 |
| Plain Ales - Innocence | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
03 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bridge - Burton Porter | 4.50 | | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | |
| Burton Bridge - Old Expensive | 6.50 | | |
| Wolf - Lavender Honey | 3.70 | | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Three Tuns - Stout | 4.40 | | |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
02 Dec 2011 (Pedro)
Evening visit
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | |
| Three Tuns - Stout | 4.40 | | Absolutely crackin' beer ! |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | |
| Wolf - Lavender Honey | 3.70 | | |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Burton Bridge - Burton Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Old Expensive | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
01 Dec 2011 (Alenomore)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
30 Nov 2011 (Pedro)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Winter Meltdown | 5.00 | | Great beer ! |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
29 Nov 2011 (Pedro)
Brief visit, super beer tonight
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | | Stayed for two but had to go for quiz ! |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | 4.60 | Not Tried |
28 Nov 2011 (Pedro)
Popped in on way home
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Innocence | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | 4.60 | Not Tried |
28 Nov 2011 (Dosser)
Afternoon pub crawl of CAMRA award winning pubs.
7 beers on. Back to the Kent pub of the year.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | | Full of flavour. |
27 Nov 2011 (Pedro)
Lunchtime
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Innocence | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Match Maker | 4.10 | Not Tried |
27 Nov 2011 (Alenomore)
2015 and a good crowd in. We all agreed the Three Belles were excellent on Saturday night and landlord Dave has duly booked them again. And the Ales were pretty good too...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | Having consumed all nine ales the previous night I just stuck on this one tonite. A stunningly good, award winning Mild. A1. |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Innocence | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Match Maker | 4.10 | Not Tried |
26 Nov 2011 (Pedro)
Evening to try and see the Three Belles -packed so spent most outside
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Caledonian - Double Amber | 4.60 | | |
| Burton Bridge - Match Maker | 4.10 | | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Innocence | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Flower Pot
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 777 |
| 2492 |
 | 583 |
 | 84 |
 | 10 |
The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2RJ.
Excellent non tied pub in Sandling Road, run by Dave and Julie serving 9 real ales from local and far flung breweries. Regular live music nights and food on offer everyday. Always at least one local ale on offer. Real fire and computer. Maidstone and Mid Kent CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2017. Also voted West Kent Pub of the Year, 2010, 2011 and 2017. Voted Kent Pub of the Year, 2010, 2011 and 2017. 9 handpumps are all located on the upper level bar counter. The current cask ales range and prices are always listed on an overhead computer screen too.
We have visited this pub 1259 times, seen 1529 different beers and tried 1165 of them.
Postcode: ME14 2RJ