The Broken Drum (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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Visits Details
30 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. The Tankleys brewer had brought along some taster Beerblefish bottled beers.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 |  | Sparkling ale in every respect |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 |  | |
| Harwich Town - S.S. Brussels Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
20 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Broken Drum Home Brew - Angua Blonde | 4.40 | | 4½* One of those beers you can't sip but want to gulp down. Lovely floral hop perfume. A great credit to the brewer |
| Harwich Town - Bathside Battery | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Norsey Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Chilli Porter | 5.90 | Not Tried | Others complained of throats and bellies afire! |
06 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | | |
| Broken Drum Home Brew - Gaspode Mild | 3.40 |  | Tasty old style mild but did go flat in the glass |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Redhead | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
29 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Range Ales - Spring Loaded | 4.40 | | |
| Bexley - Alcock and Brown | 4.00 | | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Spring Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
24 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 1opm close.
| Broken Drum Home Brew - Errol the Dragon Bitter | 4.40 | | Best brew so far from this outfit. A real old fashioned beer smell and taste with intriguing use of malt and hops. Certainly good enough to have a second one. |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Shine On | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
15 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. 2 or 3 in.
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | Acknowledged as past its best |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
09 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Lively full house with someone's birthday celebrations and a lot of beer being sunk as a consequence.
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | | |
| Dark Revolution - Atomic | 3.80 | | Hazy tasty ale, the brewery does not warn of the haziness on the pumpclip and really ought to |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
01 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | Heavily flavoured very dark stout |
| Romney Marsh - Modern British | 3.80 | | Good basic English bitter |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Life | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
26 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Cellar Head - Session Pale Ale | 4.20 | | |
| Bowman - Meon Valley Bitter | 3.90 | | Rather a wet dog brew |
| Ilkley - Ruby Jane | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
18 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. A micropub at its best, just a small group around the bar with constant conversation.
| Naylor's - Leprechaun Stout | 4.10 | | |
| Naylor's - Citras | 4.40 | | |
| Coach House - St Patricks | 4.70 | | A fair sized taster, very much better than was my expectation |
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