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Carpenters Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2019) | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop Fuggle Bitter (2019) |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - Castle on the Hill | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - 1719 | | 3 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter |  | 3 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Modern British | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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. |
06 Oct 2019 (Jack William)
Mid-afternoon. An unusual all-day opening to celebrate green hops.
Free snacks and a good gathering of regulars and not-so-regulars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2019) | 4.80 | | Lovely. |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | 3.70 | | Very good flavour, a bit lacking in body. But no doubt a very good session ale. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop Fuggle Bitter (2019) | 4.20 | | Quite sweet and a surprisingly amber colour., grew on me as the pint progressed. |
21 Sep 2019 (Jack William)
Early evening - the Coldred Produce Show is being prepared in the main bar - much activity around the marrows, potatoes, roses and other home-grown produce plus cakes, a photography section and a category for up-cycling.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Castle on the Hill | 4.40 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Not at its best. |
28 Jun 2019 (Jack William)
Early evening, village fete opposite, brass band, beer festival and 300th anniversary of the pub. Very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | | One of two Gadd’s beers outside, hence a little warm - but fresh and tasty. |
| Hopdaemon - 1719 | 3.90 | | Special brew to commemorate the pub’s 300th anniversary. Nicely balanced amber ale. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - Modern British | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - Session IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried |
18 Jun 2019 (Jack William)
Nice to go away - but also nice to get back “where everybody knows your name”. Good crowd of regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day | 4.30 | | Spot on. |
| Romney Marsh - Best Bitter | 4.00 | |
30 May 2019 (Jack William)
Timed my cycle to sample three ales as the Gadd’s ran out just after my pint. Lively banter with the regulars as usual - one told me that he was off to see Afghanistan play Australia in “Brizzle” - I thought it was a wind-up, but apparently it was true - World Cup cricket in Bristol.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | Fresh on and very pleasing. |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Yum. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | | Very tasty - especially for a 3.6 |
About the Carpenters Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 91 |
| 142 |
| 40 |
 | 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 147 times, seen 176 different beers and tried 150 of them.
Postcode: CT15 5AJ