PubsandBeer
The Fox (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Archers - Farmer's Boy |  | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner |  | 1 |
| Cottage - Hawker Fury | | 1 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Ward's Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Exmoor - Exmas | | 1 |
| Archers - Real Lager | | 2 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | | 1 |
| Butcombe - Gold | | 1 |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Special |  | 1 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pride of Sheffield | | 1 |
| Hydes - Celebration | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Cromwells Revenge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Young's - St George's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Chris Moose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Sea Fury | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hogs Back - Yule Hog | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
18 Dec 2018 (Jack William)
Lunchtime - a few in eating and drinking. Nice festive feel - and mostly festive ales on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor - Exmas | 5.00 | | |
| Butcombe - Chris Moose | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Sea Fury | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hogs Back - Yule Hog | 3.80 | Not Tried |
21 Aug 2015 (Jack William)
Here for a works skittle evening. Lovelyt garden bordered by a little stream. The landlord provided an excellent curry at £5 a head. Frustrating game this skittles is - but great fun.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | Great body and flavour. |
| Butcombe - Gold | 4.40 | | |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pride of Sheffield | 4.00 | | Basic bitter. |
03 May 2012 (Mick)
Fairly quiet, called in to pick up tickets for Crabble Mill Beer Festival. The Fox also have a beerfest this weekend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Hawker Fury | 4.90 | | Very nice bitter, some malt and good hop bite. |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pride of Sheffield | 4.00 | Not Tried |
27 May 2006 (Andrew)
Not too busy so we were able to get a seat looking over the garden. I like this pub but am always surprised by how narrow the bar is!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archers - Real Lager | 4.00 | | Lager coloured surprise surprise. Very astringent flowery citric bitterness to it. Not sure I could drink very much of this |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | 4.70 | Not Tried |
27 May 2006 (Ian)
Here with Andrew, Jane and Martin. A bit quiet on a late Saturday lunchtime, but I did like both the interior and exterior of this pub. The garden is quite large with a pub skittle alley to one side. 4 hand pumps on the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archers - Real Lager | 4.00 | | Golden with white head. Dusty hop aroma, bit of hay. Reminded me of Fuller's Discovery. Fur coat, no knickers |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | 4.70 | Not Tried |
21 Apr 2006 (Andrew)
Popped in about 9pm for a quick half and the place was packed. We were lucky to get a seat and there were plenty of people standing around the bar. A very friendly pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Ward's Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Soft and appley with low level malt and a base bitter finish. A good session beer I would guess |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Badger (Hall & Woodhouse) - Tanglefoot (was 4.9%) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Young's - St George's Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | I went to try it but it ran out as they poured. |
13 Aug 2005 (Andrew)
Sunny Saturday lunch time so we sat out in the lovely back garden. The garden is far enough away from the main road that all you can hear are the sea gulls and the wind in the chestnut tree.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | | Very fruity, hoppy and fresh with a hit of apple. Pale golden in colour. |
| Hydes - Celebration | 4.00 | | A sweet bitterness to start with followed by lots of malt on the finish. Again, not my kind of beer |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Special | 4.30 | | Dark brown bitter with hops and some malt. Not my kind of beer really. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
09 Aug 2005 (Andrew)
Visited about 9pm on a Tuesday night and it was busy. This was probably due to the pub quiz they were having. It had a friendly feel to it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archers - Farmer's Boy | 3.80 | | Golden brown with a nice gentle fruity bitterness to it. The finish was of rich caramel malt. I was really reminded of Goacher's Light at its best when I drank this. In fact I would have sworn that this was Goacher's Light in a blind tasting. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Cromwells Revenge | 4.20 | Not Tried | Although I didn't have this I did have a sip and it reminded me of Larkins Porter |
About The Fox
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
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| 5 |
| 4 |
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The pub is found in Temple Ewell, Kent, CT16 3DU.
At the bottom of the hill off the main road this is a little gem of a pub. It has a well manicured garden at the rear with nine pin bowling and a pool table. The pub has a small snug at the rear with the main area of the pub fairly open.
We have visited this pub 8 times, seen 20 different beers and tried 11 of them.
Postcode: CT16 3DU