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The County Hotel (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Holden's - Blaster |  | 1 |
| BrewDog - Edge | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lumford | | 1 |
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | | 3 |
| Banks's - UCB |  | 1 |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Rye Humour | | 1 |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (now use 4.2% entry) | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Birra del Borgo Castagnale | | 1 |
| Goffs - White Knight |  | 1 |
| Exe Valley - Autumn Glory | | 1 |
| Marston's - Lion Stout | | 1 |
| Mordue - Coriander 1879 | | 1 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otter - Bright | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Wheat Dreams | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Heineken Flying Dutchman Junibier | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Ginger Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Dec 2010 (Ian)
Busy on Xmas Eve late afternoon. Lots of non usual pub visitors having a convivial drink.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden's - Blaster | 4.80 | | Really good strong bitter |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
10 Dec 2010 (Ian)
Took Friday afternoon off to cook a fish pie but I got distracted. Love the Thornbridge.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lumford | 3.90 | | Lovely light grassy hoppy bitter |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (now use 4.2% entry) | 5.00 | | All about the house yeast. But good because of that really distinctive yeast |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Ginger Hare | 3.90 | Not Tried |
08 Dec 2010 (Ian)
Had not been here for weeks. Not changed. Still a Spoons.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Rye Humour | 4.50 | | Still got festival beers but now £2.15 a pint. Thornbridge Lumford up next and then Christmas beers |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Ginger Hare | 3.90 | Not Tried |
17 Nov 2010 (Ian)
"The tequila sun is rising and the Harveys Bristol moon is sinking"
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - Edge | 3.20 | | Hoppy as hell but not a mild in anyone's dictionary |
13 Nov 2010 (Ian)
My last Saturday night living just round the corner so I celebrated by being well here. I will miss living in the centre of town. Even if it is pretty poor for beer. Quiet here as people daving for Xmas
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goffs - White Knight | 4.70 | | Bizarrely been on twice in recent weeks. Its an ok strongish bitter with some fryity syrup character. |
| Batemans - Wheat Dreams | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Heineken Flying Dutchman Junibier | 4.30 | Not Tried |
11 Nov 2010 (Ian)
Here on the rather flimsy reason that I just did not to go home
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | 4.40 | | Lovely roast aroma then good fullness in mouth then good dark fruit on finish. Touch of smokey ashtray. Great though. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Birra del Borgo Castagnale | 4.40 | | I liked this more this time round. Smooth dark ale. |
07 Nov 2010 (Ian)
Sunday night not busy. I only came to try out my new android phone. Will be adding pub visits in real time now as long as there ias wifi
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mordue - Coriander 1879 | 4.90 | | First beer rated on my new android phone. Clear deep chestnut colour lasting cream head. Yes it has some kind of spice in there whether i could tell it was coriander i would doubt. Soft in mouth with some ok malt. Fairly light in mouth with not much dryness. In fact some more spice on finish. Condition is fine too. Ok if not exactly exciting. |
27 Oct 2010 (Ian)
First day of Autumn BF and good times for me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - UCB | 5.30 | | Brown, thin beige head. Some sherbert hop on aroma. Well you can tell it’s got simcoe hop on the finish too. Touch of fart on aroma, along with hop. Touch empty on malts but love the hoppy finish. Bit too farty but finishing hops are good. |
| Exe Valley - Autumn Glory | 4.50 | | OK bitter. |
| Marston's - Lion Stout | 5.00 | | Black, lasting dark beige head. It’s fine, some interesting almost meaty stout flavours. It’s okm but just a little lacking somewhere. Lacks intensity. OK. But disappointing. Not 5% ABV feel either, watery in mouth. Some choc on finish. |
21 Oct 2010 (ChrisE)
I met Bob Thompson and Ian in here before a visit to the Abigale Brewery, which should commence commercial production soon. The usual mix of customers, and two guest ales. We returned later and found free samples of curry.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | 4.40 | | A very enjoyable dark beer. Ian commented that this was better than he had drunk elsewhere. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Otter - Bright | 4.30 | Not Tried |
21 Oct 2010 (Ian)
I met up with local beer luminaries Bob Thompson BLO for Shepherd Neame and Chris Excell BLO for Abigale Brewery (Whinger on this site) for a beer before visiting the said Abigale brewery. Usual mix of middle of the day clientele. We worked out that although only have 2 guest ales on at any one time might be less than adventurous, it's not like they are turning the beers over that quickly, so actually having 2 beers in good condition is preferable to having more beers on in poor condition.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | 4.40 | | I've had poor experiences with this beer, especially in terms of diacetyl, but this was very good indeed. Very drinkable, good dark roasted malts. Each pint disappeared without much difficulty. |
About The County Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 18 |
| 131 |
| 185 |
| 167 |
 | 28 |
The pub is found in Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TD.
Typical Wetherspoon's drinking hall in High Street. Standard 'Spoon's regular beers with guest beers normally the best bet. 2 banks each of 4 handpumps on the higher level bar and 6 handpumps on the lower level.
We have visited this pub 342 times, seen 473 different beers and tried 378 of them.
Postcode: TN24 8TD