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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 2 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Hop Ale |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - 1719 | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Oct 2020 (Jack William)
5 pm opening. Social distancing and table service now including 4 pint jugs. Half a dozen regulars in the first hour - jolly banter as usual.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A superb straw coloured ale in sparkling condition. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2020 (Jack William)
Final stop on my mini tour of East Kent.
Just about at capacity for these challenging times.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Hop Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top | 3.60 | | Surprised to see this in October. |
20 Aug 2020 (Jack William)
Early evening - about 3/4 through my day’s cycle. Well patronised again today. The lockdown hasn’t seem to have affected this pub too badly - but you can’t eat out to help out here - unless you want crisps, peanuts or twiglets. I settled for the exotic twiglets.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Delicious. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried |
08 Jul 2020 (Jack William)
Back to 5pm opening and we are allowed inside, with number six restricted to less than 10. Almost feels normal. Excellent conversation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | ... this has now been nicknamed “4 S” - much easier to order after a few! |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | Smoky |
24 Jun 2020 (Jack William)
Takeaways are proving very successful here - the advertised one hour session being stretched to two now.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | Fresh barrel - superb. |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Last on out. |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Jun 2020 (Jack William)
Another cycle for a Tuesday takeaway. The village green was sparsely occupied by a dozen or so socially distancing regulars. Delightful.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | Not Tried | End of barrel - just missed it. |
19 May 2020 (Jack William)
Takeaways for one hour a day. Worth a (28 mile) cycle to indulge. Doing a brisk trade and it was delightful to catch up with a few regulars - at a good distance - on the village green.
Fortuitously I managed to come on a day when the barrels were being changed over so 2 ales. Bliss.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | One customer at a time - but I sat at the bar for a few minutes, chatted to the landlady, supped this delicious beer and felt that everything was alright with the world. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | | So good in the May sunshine. |
24 Dec 2019 (Jack William)
Evening, getting busy for the carol concert on the green opposite.
Merry Christmas all.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | 5.00 | | |
| Hopdaemon - 1719 | 3.90 | |
11 Dec 2019 (Jack William)
Evening- busy with the monthly book club meeting. Festive stuff in the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | |
27 Oct 2019 (Jack William)
Another all-day Sunday opening - this time, on the 300th day of the year, to celebrate the tri-centenary of the pub. Lots of regulars and locals bringing nibbles. Free glass of bubbly. May it last another 300 years.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Lovely pint. |
| Hopdaemon - 1719 | 3.90 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Rather ordinary. |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | - |
| 94 |
| 147 |
| 41 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Coldred, Kent, CT15 5AJ.
In The Green, a rare 2 bar survivor of a traditional village boozer with roaring fires when appropriate. This pub is listed in the CAMRA National Inventory of unspoilt pubs. The pub boasts three skittle teams using the outdoor skittle alley. The landlady, Daphne Fagg (85) had been running the pub for over forty years until she recently passed away and the pub is now run by her son Colin. The pub does not normally open at lunchtimes, except by prior arrangement. Real ales sold via three active handpumps and bartop casks on gravity stillage. Deal, Dover & Sandwich CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2015.
We have visited this pub 152 times, seen 179 different beers and tried 154 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ