PubsandBeer
The Duck (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Ghost Ship |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | | 1 |
| Adnams - Topaz Gold | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon |  | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Northdown - Papworth Victory Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | | 2 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Red Top |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - Samphire Gold |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Skinner's - Spriggan Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Battle Axe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
26 Oct 2019 (Jack William)
Early lunchtime. My first visit since it reopened. Very similar layout to before - log fire on the go. Just one couple having an early lunch. Everything looks right in this pub - but it always seems to lack atmosphere. Shame.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdown - Papworth Victory Best Bitter | 4.20 | | Straight from the cask - an interesting bitter with quite a sharp bite. |
20 Jul 2019 (Magnus Greel)
Mid to late afternoon fairly quiet just a few groups in the extensive beer garden here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy - Red Top | 3.80 | | Warm sweet and cloying |
| Breakwater - Samphire Gold | 4.20 | | Malty flat warm and lifeless made this hard to finish |
01 Oct 2017 (Jack William)
Closed. Notice in window - "please bear with us while we refurbish the pub".
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
06 Dec 2015 (Andrew)
Our traditional Christmas walk goes from Lower Hardres to the Duck and back. This is a very friendly pub. It was busy with lots of people eating and drinking but the land lady went out of her way to find us a seat. Great pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | On gravity. Really good dark malty bitter. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | Jane had this and it was great. On gravity too |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried |
28 Apr 2015 (Jack William)
Early Tuesday evening - quite busy with diners with a quite nice buzz. Beer straight from the cask - but only one ale ready (3 max, plus a cider).
Nice to see this rather remote pub open - it has a bit of a chequered past in recent years.
Current opening times:
Tue to Fri 1200 to 1500 and 1730 to 2300
Sat 1200 to 2300
Sun 1200 to 2100
Closed Monday
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | Gravity fed - Good malt/hop balance - session ale. |
24 Nov 2013 (Andrew)
I watched On Her Majesty's Secret Service yesterday and it put me in mind of The Duck Inn with its Fleming connection. We arived about 12:30 and the friendly owners engineered us a seat by the fire. The rest of the pub started filling up with diners rapidly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | On form. Gravity served |
| Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Gravity served and perhaps lacking a touch of condition but still good |
14 Feb 2013 (Mick)
After a successful visit last week I thought I would take another look. Very food biased but with good ale on gravity who cares?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | | Very nice, not to sure to start but it quickly grew on me. Unmistakeably Adnams, yeasty, peppery with a long finish. Gravity serving suits this beer. |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Feb 2013 (Mick)
Noticed that Andrew had been here and found some real ale so decided to take a look.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | OK, nothing spectacular, good hops. |
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Nice enough,on gravity, a bit tired perhaps. |
05 Jan 2013 (Andrew)
We walked from Lower Hardres to Pett Bottom. Lots of nice silver birches to be seen and ploughed fields too. Nice pub. Nice real fire. Nice to see 2 Kent micro's on gravity.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Perfectly drinkable but lacking condition |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas | 4.80 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2012 (Mick)
A beer festival on so decided to take a look, much better selection than previous festivals. Shame about the cold windy evening.Strange that a pub that offers so much at a beer festival only has Masterbrew on the bar. Weird.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | Old reliable, one of my favourite beers, rich and complex. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | Really nice, good hops and citrus, fresh and refreshing. |
| Adnams - Topaz Gold | 4.00 | | fresh and hoppy, good citrus notes. |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | | Still not sure about this beer, but this was very nice. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Spriggan Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Battle Axe | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Duck
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 6 |
| 9 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Pett Bottom, Kent, CT4 5PB.
Once Ian Fleming's local pub. The interior is split into a long front bar with a more restauranty room at the end.
We have visited this pub 14 times, seen 42 different beers and tried 18 of them.
Postcode: CT4 5PB