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Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2005 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | | 1 |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter |  | 1 |
| Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A. | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | | 1 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Navigator | | 1 |
| Wild's - Wild Summer |  | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Smild | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Stonehenge - Spring Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star |  | 1 |
| Summerskills - Tamar | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 1 |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Classic Blonde | | 1 |
| Freeminer - Speculation | | 1 |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Barn Dance |  | 1 |
| White Star - Majestic | | 1 |
Visits Details
03 Jun 2005 (Ian)
As before
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild's - Wild Summer | 4.20 | | Golden colour. Citrus, hay, hip nose, some tangy orangey fruit flavours. Slightly tangy finish with more orange/tangerine flavours |
03 Jun 2005 (Ian)
Reportedly the last time this event will be held at the Rare Breeds Centre. Run by the local CAMRA branch, it is held in a marquee in one of the fields with about 40 beers available on gravity. Beer quality was a lot better than 2004. Selection of beers was from all over the country with a mixture of styles. As the weather was windy and raining for most of the evening, it generated a very convivial atmosphere in the marquee
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | | The type of beer I love. Golden, good hop nose, with citric/lemon flavours. Good sherberty flavour with tangy lemon on the tongue. Superb |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter | 5.10 | | Dark ruby colour. Coffee, dark roasted malts. Really intense chocolate/coffee flavours througout and a longish finish. Dryness at end doesn't let this get out of control. Gorgeous |
| Harviestoun - Navigator | 4.30 | | Golden brown. Sweet hoppy nose, sweetish malt in mouth with good flowery hoppy finish. Typical Harviestoun hop flavour make this a pleasure to drink |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | 3.80 | | Now I liked this a lot. I have had other Westerham beers and not been entirely impressed. mid brown tobacco/tea flavours, some good green hops with hoppy finish. I could easily do a session on this |
| Phoenix - West Coast I.P.A. | 4.60 | | Orangey brown. American hop nose distinctive of Phoenix beers. Some fruit and malts with citrus flavour. Hoppy dry finish with more tangy hops. This is almost the ideal beer for me |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | My favourite beer. Very pale blond. Very lively (needed to settle a bit) but still got grapefruit/hop finish and tangyness |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Golden. Hoppy citrus. Strong alcohol kick. Martin had another pint which was creamy and terrific. Perhaps I had the first one out and it needed a bit of oxidation |
| Freeminer - Speculation | 4.80 | | Chestnut colour, slight rubbery smell, some hops leading to caramel malt flavour. Fullish in mouth, kick of alcohol, longish slightly burnt treacle finish. Okay but I like something a bit more hoppy |
| Lincolnshire Craft (formerly Tom Wood's) - Barn Dance | 4.20 | | I had this because I hadn't heard of the brewery before. Golden colour, malty flavour but not to my taste. Some citrus fruit |
| White Star - Majestic | 4.20 | | Chestnut colour, malty, some goodish fruit, bit of rubber, alright really, dry bitter finish |
03 Jun 2005 (Andrew)
It was a stormy evening which meant that everyone had to crowd into the beer tent. This gave the whole even a very cosy atmospheric feel
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | | Aggresively bitter, yellow beer. Nearly back to how it was 10 years ago |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider | 5.20 | | Dark yellow colour with a rich earthy taste and a finish of metalic hops |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | On top form. |
| Rother Valley - Smild | 3.80 | | A quality mild with a dark earthy taste to it |
| Stonehenge - Spring Ale | 3.80 | | Pale yellow colour with a taste of a moorland stream to it |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Bit weak tasting for this usually fantastic beer |
| Summerskills - Tamar | 4.30 | | Caramel brown colour with the smell of whiskey to it. |
| Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Classic Blonde | 3.90 | | Sulphouous nose, pale yellow colour, hoppy with a peaty metalic finish |
About the Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2005
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 2 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3RJ.
The Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh CAMRA Branch beer festival held at the Rare Breeds Centre in Woodchurch.
We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 19 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: TN26 3RJ