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Smarden's 12th Beer Festival 2012 (Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Castle Rock - Black GoldExceptional1
Acorn - Yorkshire PrideExcellent1
Sunny Republic - Beach BlondeExcellent1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - TigerNot Tried0
Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven AleNot Tried0
Salopian - Lemon DreamNot Tried0
Stonehenge - Spire AleNot Tried0
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & WarthogNot Tried0
Mordue - Summer TyneNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy RiderNot Tried0
Burton Bridge - Battle BrewNot Tried0
RCH - PitchforkNot Tried0
Wickwar - BOB (Brand Oak Bitter)Not Tried0
Wickwar - Cotswold WayNot Tried0
Tring - Jack O LegsNot Tried0
North Yorkshire - Honey BunnyNot Tried0
Mauldons - Silver AdderNot Tried0
Rudgate - VikingNot Tried0
Cheddar - Bitter BullyNot Tried0
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Some Are DrinkingNot Tried0

Visits Details

03 Aug 2012 (Wittenden)
Flying post work and trip to the butcher's shop visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Castle Rock - Black Gold3.50ExceptionalA cracking black dry mild.Bit of earthiness.Lovely!
Acorn - Yorkshire Pride3.70ExcellentTook a hopper home for tea!Very pale, very Yorkshire, very tasty.
Sunny Republic - Beach Blonde3.70ExcellentVery pale.Not as "pacific" as I'd hoped. Plenty of flavour for a low ABV. Good.
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger4.20Not Tried
Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale3.80Not Tried
Salopian - Lemon Dream4.50Not Tried
Stonehenge - Spire Ale3.80Not Tried
Triple fff - Pressed Rat & Warthog3.80Not Tried
Mordue - Summer Tyne3.80Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider4.30Not Tried
Burton Bridge - Battle Brew5.00Not Tried
RCH - Pitchfork4.30Not Tried
Wickwar - BOB (Brand Oak Bitter)4.00Not Tried
Wickwar - Cotswold Way4.20Not Tried
Tring - Jack O Legs4.20Not Tried
North Yorkshire - Honey Bunny4.20Not Tried
Mauldons - Silver Adder4.20Not Tried
Rudgate - Viking3.80Not Tried
Cheddar - Bitter Bully3.80Not Tried
Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Some Are Drinking3.90Not Tried

About the Smarden's 12th Beer Festival 2012

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent2
Good-
Acceptable-
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The Beer Festival is found in Smarden, Kent, TN27 8QD.

In the car park of the Flying Horse. I'm sorry, but I forgot to ask to put this on the news section of the home page!

We have visited this Beer Festival once, seen 20 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN27 8QD