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The Society Rooms (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott - Track Record |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain | | 1 |
| Adnams - Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPA | | 1 |
| Caledonian - The Bruery Oatmeal Stout (American Craft Brewers Showcase) | | 2 |
| Tring - Colley's Dog |  | 1 |
| Ramsbury - Deer Hunter | | 1 |
| Brains - White Out | | 1 |
| Marston's - Zeunerts Brewery IPA | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Wicked Weed Sir Ryan The Pounder | | 1 |
| Flack Manor - Black Jack Porter | | 1 |
| Blindmans - Eclipse Porter | | 1 |
| Batemans - Hooker | | 1 |
| Weltons - Le Coq | | 1 |
| Acorn - Black Oak | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | | 1 |
| Green Jack - Red Herring | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| Weltons - Azuri | | 1 |
| Purity - Saddle Black | | 1 |
| Wibblers - Dengie Dark | | 1 |
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | | 1 |
| Titanic - Full Steam Ahead |  | 1 |
| Milestone - Little John | | 1 |
| Batemans - Nøgne Ø Brewery Brown Ale | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Yellow Tail | | 1 |
| Westerham - Azzurri Double | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | | 1 |
| Thwaites - Coiled Spring | | 1 |
| Brains - SA |  | 1 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Piledriver | | 1 |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nottingham - Spoon and Arrow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mordue - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grainstore - Ten Fifty (1050) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Sweet Chariot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Hengist | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | Not Tried | 0 |
| Spencer's - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brewster's - Aromantica | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
05 Apr 2014 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Jack - Red Herring | 5.00 | | |
| Purity - Saddle Black | 5.10 | | |
| Brains - White Out | 4.00 | | |
| Acorn - Black Oak | 4.80 | | |
| Thwaites - Coiled Spring | 3.80 | | |
| Batemans - Nøgne Ø Brewery Brown Ale | 4.50 | | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Nottingham - Spoon and Arrow | 4.80 | Not Tried |
29 Mar 2014 (Dosser)
Huge crowd in for the beer festival
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPA | 6.50 | | Tasted like shandy till I read the tasting notes. |
| Marston's - Zeunerts Brewery IPA | 5.50 | |
24 Mar 2014 (Dosser)
Good selection of ales
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Colley's Dog | 5.20 | | A fine pint |
21 Mar 2014 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batemans - Hooker | 4.50 | | |
| Weltons - Azuri | 5.20 | | |
| Wibblers - Dengie Dark | 3.80 | | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Sweet Chariot | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Hengist | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Spencer's - Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brewster's - Aromantica | 4.20 | Not Tried |
14 Mar 2014 (Dosser)
A few in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Wicked Weed Sir Ryan The Pounder | 4.70 | | Citrus hops |
08 Mar 2014 (Tobes)
Saturday lunch time very busy with diners, hard for anyone to rival the quantity, quality & price of these ales.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | 4.40 | | |
| Ramsbury - Deer Hunter | 5.00 | | |
| Flack Manor - Black Jack Porter | 4.60 | | |
| Weltons - Le Coq | 5.10 | | |
| Wantsum - Yellow Tail | 4.50 | | |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Piledriver | 4.30 | | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Grainstore - Ten Fifty (1050) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Citra | 4.40 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2014 (Dosser)
Usual crowd
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | 5.00 | | |
| Westerham - Azzurri Double | 5.00 | | Not my sort of beer |
| Mad Cat - Auburn Copper Ale (previously Meaney's Auburn Copper Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
01 Mar 2014 (Tobes)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott - Track Record | 4.40 | | |
| Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain | 5.00 | | |
| Caledonian - The Bruery Oatmeal Stout (American Craft Brewers Showcase) | 5.50 | | |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried |
28 Feb 2014 (Dosser)
Big crowd in as usual
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian - The Bruery Oatmeal Stout (American Craft Brewers Showcase) | 5.50 | | |
| Blindmans - Eclipse Porter | 4.20 | | |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | |
22 Feb 2014 (Tobes)
8am Breakfast stop on the way to Twickenham.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Full Steam Ahead | 4.40 | | |
| Milestone - Little John | 5.00 | | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Mordue - Oatmeal Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Piledriver | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Society Rooms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 161 |
| 579 |
| 211 |
| 51 |
 | 16 |
The pub is found in Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RF.
Part of the Brenchley House building in Week Street. Large Wetherspoon's pub with 2 levels which opened in April 2002. The Society Rooms takes its name from the efforts of William Shipley, founder the Royal Society of Arts and the Maidstone Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. Shipley died in 1803, and is buried in Maidstone, and lies in a tomb between All Saints Church and the old Palace. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5.
We have visited this pub 456 times, seen 897 different beers and tried 665 of them.
Postcode: ME14 1RF