The Firkin Alehouse (Free House)
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Michael Croxford. Photos are of the original site, not the later one or one after the second move.
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29 Nov 2013 (Ian)
Friday evening usual bunch of people in. Neil even gelled his hair for the occasion
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 |  | Good gulping beer |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | 4.00 | | Hoppy golden ale |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
27 Nov 2013 (ChrisE)
Early evening soon after opening, a fair crowd in already.
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 |  | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
17 Sep 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A Micropub in every sense of the definition.
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | In fine form |
| Mighty Oak - Copper Bottomed | 4.00 | | |
| Dark Star - 80 Shilling | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
17 Sep 2013 (Ian)
Wet rainy so go to a pub obviously
| Mighty Oak - Copper Bottomed | 4.00 | | Good malty bitter |
| Canterbury Brewers - Little Red Rye | 4.50 |  | Not as good as I have had this before |
| Dark Star - 80 Shilling | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
03 Sep 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Quiet but most pleasant hubbub of conversation.
| Hop Fuzz - Veteran | 4.20 | | In excellent nick |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Georges - Broadsword | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
08 Aug 2013 (Ian)
Early evening good banter. Two new beers for me.
| Dark Star - Red Shift | 5.50 |  | Just stunning. Belgian yeast Aussie hops. Darkish malt. Amazing |
| Medieval - Knight Hood | 4.20 | | Frys Turkish Delight. Lovely |
| Hop Fuzz - Old American Pale | 4.20 | | Bit of rubber on a golden ale |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
30 Jul 2013 (Ian)
Busy Tuesday evening
Thanks to Twitter I knew he had Barley Mole on a new beer for me. Good pub
| Dark Star - Hylder Blonde | 4.20 | | Absolutely glorious. Elderflower in a glass |
| Moles - Barleymole | 4.20 | | Great condition less good on every thing else. |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
26 Jul 2013 (Ian)
good relaxed early Friday evening feel. weekend is here and we want a beer.
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Light influence with dark malty flavour. Really good |
| Teme Valley - Talbot Blonde | 4.40 | | bit of diacetyl good condition good bitterness on the finish |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
16 Jul 2013 (Ian)
boiling hot day and Neil had 2 new beers on.
| Dark Star - Red Shift | 5.50 | | brilliant beer lots of hops good Belgian yeast. stunning |
| Hop Fuzz - Stannos Bavarian | 5.00 | | German malty unfiltered beer like what they brew in Franconia. Tasty |
| Hop Fuzz - Yellow Zinger (superseded by 3.7% version) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Jul 2013 (ChrisE)
Early evening and just a few in. I had a good chat with Neil about Micro Pubs.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Wild Hop | 4.00 | | A really good tasty pint. |
| Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | | |
| Dark Star - Summer Meltdown | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
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