History: Home > Kent Beer Festival 2012
Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
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Dark Star - Revelation | ![]() | 1 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | ![]() | 1 |
Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | ![]() | 1 |
Surrey Hills - Gilt Complex | ![]() | 1 |
Mallinsons - Athletes Assemble! | ![]() | 1 |
Abigale - Gloriously Gold | ![]() | 2 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | ![]() | 1 |
Canterbury Brewers - 2012 | ![]() | 2 |
Acorn - Hoptathlon | ![]() | 1 |
Black Cat - Hopsmack | ![]() | 2 |
Kent - Going for Gold | ![]() | 2 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | ![]() | 1 |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | ![]() | 2 |
East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | ![]() | 1 |
Mallinsons - Station Best Bitter | ![]() | 1 |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | ![]() | 1 |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Bronze Top | ![]() | 1 |
Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jimmy's Riddle | ![]() | 1 |
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | ![]() | 1 |
Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | ![]() | 1 |
Boggart - Rum Porter | ![]() | 1 |
Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | ![]() | 2 |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | ![]() | 1 |
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | ![]() | 1 |
Cotleigh - Owlympian Gold | ![]() | 1 |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Surrey Hills - Gilt Complex | 4.60 | ![]() | Described by one of our group as "Jaipur Jr.", and that wasn't as a criticism. Best beer of the session, along with the Revelation. |
Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | ![]() | Tapped a new barrel early afternoon so had to have a half. |
Mallinsons - Athletes Assemble! | 4.10 | ![]() | Third best beer of the day, golden and hoppy. |
East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | ![]() | Nicely balanced. |
Canterbury Brewers - 2012 | 4.20 | ![]() | |
Abigale - Gloriously Gold | 4.10 | ![]() | |
Kent - Going for Gold | 4.40 | ![]() | |
Acorn - Hoptathlon | 4.50 | ![]() | Golden ale, hoppy with hints of vanilla. |
Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | ![]() | One of the Kent beers that was available, and a good way to start the day. |
Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jimmy's Riddle | 4.70 | ![]() | New entry created as this was marked as 4.7%. Malty and dark. |
Cotleigh - Owlympian Gold | 5.00 | ![]() | The only beer I didn't get on with. Wet cardboard on the finish made this heavy going. |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | ![]() | Quite fresh. Hint of milky roasted malt. Perhaps needed a day to mellow in the barrel. |
Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | 3.70 | ![]() | Brown bitter. Biscuit malt. Red fruit. Nice |
Rockin Robin - Mildly Rockin | 3.70 | ![]() | Black. Roasted sweet malt with a hint of Turkish delight. |
Mallinsons - Station Best Bitter | 4.20 | ![]() | Goldish colour. Strong citrus hop. Touch overpowering on the finish |
Abigale - Gloriously Gold | 4.10 | ![]() | Light gold. Peppery. Lemon pith. Interesting. |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | 3.80 | ![]() | Really nice, stunning hops, crisp and fresh< a good session bitter. |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | ![]() | Superb, rich and dark with hints of coffee toast and caramel, lovely. |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | 3.80 | ![]() | Fruity bitter, with good citrus and a long finish |
Black Cat - Hopsmack | 4.00 | ![]() | Nice, full bodied and a good citrus finish. |
Canterbury Brewers - 2012 | 4.20 | ![]() | A good bitter, well balanced with a long hoppy finish. |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | ![]() | With a taste to match the gravity this is a well rounded premium bitter. |
Kent - Going for Gold | 4.40 | ![]() | Strong bitter with a good hop bite. |
Boggart - Rum Porter | 4.60 | ![]() | Strong and rich with just a bit to much alcohol on the taste for me. |
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri) | 3.60 | ![]() | Lovely hops, fresh and full flavoured |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | ![]() | Blond. Light. Cascades? Really nice and in superb condition. |
Black Cat - Hopsmack | 4.00 | ![]() | Well constructed beer. Copper gold colour. Drying creamy mouth feel. Very earthy grapefruit hop. |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | ![]() | Light gold. Good grapefruit hop bite. Quite aggressive hop finish. |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | ![]() | Ruby colour. Boiled sweet malt flavour. Base bitter finish. |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | 4.10 | ![]() | Light ruby colour. Chewy. Slight cough sweet flavour. Bit of sherbet. |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Bronze Top | 4.10 | ![]() | Malty, rich, sweet. Hint of alcohol. A true-to-brewer's style Old Dairy beer. |
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The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA.
Excellent beer festival held in a cow shed on the outskirts of Canterbury.
We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 25 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: CT4 7BA