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Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale |  | 2 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | | 1 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic | | 2 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Banks's - Mild | | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Samphire Gold | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale |  | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Yates' (Isle of Wight) (some beers brewed at Goddards) - Undercliff Experience | | 1 |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jolly Roger | | 1 |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Mellow | | 1 |
| Romney Marsh - Cinque Porter | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Grain Storm |  | 1 |
| Farriers Arms - 1606 | | 1 |
| Bluestone (Pembrokeshire) - Rockhopper | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA |  | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pilgrim - Progress Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Abbeydale - Moonshine | Not Tried | 0 |
| Derwent Rose - Coast 2 Coast | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ringwood - Razorback | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Stormstay | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bespoke - Money For Old Rope | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Saddle Tank | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Wild Swan (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Abbeydale - Brimstone | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pride of Sheffield | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford DG Dunstable Giant | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rother Valley - Level Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Viking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Zingiber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Box Steam - Piston Broke | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | Not Tried | 0 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - Reliant Robin (superseded by 3.7% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Pigs Ear (a.k.a. Pigs Ear Summer Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Mar 2018 (ChrisE)
Opening time on the first day of the annual Roger Marples Beer Festival, a few teething troubles but a really nice atmosphere and some excellent beef rolls. A lot of familiar faces in here by the time I left.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Mild | 3.50 | | Very good traditional Mild Ale, I had a second one of these. |
| Breakwater - Samphire Gold | 4.20 | | |
| Romney Marsh - Marsh Mellow | 3.60 | | |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Original | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Ringwood - Razorback | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Saddle Tank | 3.80 | Not Tried |
28 Apr 2017 (Jack William)
4 pm - place was overrun by people for a retirement bash - MINE! Great time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | Disappointing - well past it's best. |
28 Oct 2016 (Jack William)
Mini beer festival - all beers at £2.50 a pint. Not very busy early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone (Pembrokeshire) - Rockhopper | 3.90 | | Pleasant enough, malty. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford DG Dunstable Giant | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Viking | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Box Steam - Piston Broke | 4.50 | Not Tried |
10 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Afternoon upstairs for Dave Green's wake. Casks of Skrimshander and Incubus gratefully consumed off gravity dispense by self-service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
04 Mar 2016 (ChrisE)
Day one of the annual Roger Marples Beer Festival, quiet at first but the place soon filled up. I met up with a lot of people that I know. Beers as already listed by Jack William plus the usual ales at the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | On handpump behind the bar. |
| Yates' (Isle of Wight) (some beers brewed at Goddards) - Undercliff Experience | 4.10 | | |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jolly Roger | 3.70 | | I always have to have one of these in memory of the late Roger Marples, a good session beer sponsored by Cullins Yard, home of the Tír Dhá Ghlas brewery. |
| Romney Marsh - Cinque Porter | 4.20 | | Sponsored by The Lanes Micropub, A good tasty porter. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
04 Mar 2016 (Jack William)
1st day of the 2016 Roger Marples beer festival. Moderately busy - sunny views. Free entry and all festival beers at just £2.50 pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | 4.40 | | Reverted to a familiar brew for a very nice pint in excellent condition. |
| Farriers Arms - 1606 | 3.70 | | Pleasant enough. |
| Rudgate - Grain Storm | 3.60 | | Despite the description "hints of honey and cedar" I found it very plain. |
| Yates' (Isle of Wight) (some beers brewed at Goddards) - Undercliff Experience | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pilgrim - Progress Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Derwent Rose - Coast 2 Coast | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Stormstay | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bespoke - Money For Old Rope | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jolly Roger | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - Cinque Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2015 (ChrisE)
Saturday afternoon on a glorious sunny day. The beer festival seemed very popular and beers were starting to run out. The Harvey's Sussex Bitter was the first to go.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Delicious, I think I may have got the last one before it ran out. |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic | 3.80 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out. |
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Farriers Arms - 1606 | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Reliant Robin (superseded by 3.7% version) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Pigs Ear (a.k.a. Pigs Ear Summer Ale) | 3.70 | Not Tried |
06 Mar 2015 (Jack William)
First day of the Roger Marples beer festival - in memory of the man.
Early evening - plenty of drinkers enjoying the ambience - rather chilly on the flimsily clad "front porch" where the racked ales are being kept. But good friendly service and at £2.50 a pint for all beers this should go well over the weekend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Sponsored by our very own ChrisE - nice choice - I'm not a dark man usually but had to try this - a great body and a taste like an old ash tray - in a good way! |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic | 3.80 | | I really liked this - great body and hoppy flavour for the ABV. |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Tasting notes said lemon balm, honey and blackcurrant - sounded like a cold cure - but tasted like a good beer with fruity notes. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Farriers Arms - 1606 | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Reliant Robin (superseded by 3.7% version) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Pigs Ear (a.k.a. Pigs Ear Summer Ale) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Alsace Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
02 Mar 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
2nd day of The Roger Marples Beer Festival held to celebrate the life of a local CAMRA founding father and bar steward / Secretary at the Club who passed away last year. 21 beers and 3 ciders - most on gravity in an outside marquee attached to the bar. An oak bench has been commissioned for outside veranda use simply plaqued "Roger A. Marples English Gentleman". The spicy pickled eggs were of an especially tummy warming recipe.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | | Left a lingering sweetness on the lips |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Full flavoured which lived through the pickled eggs |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | 6.50 | | Some haze but substantial body yet subtle hopping |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Abbeydale - Moonshine | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | Not Tried | Had run out |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Wild Swan (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Abbeydale - Brimstone | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Farriers Arms - 1606 | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pride of Sheffield | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jolly Roger | 3.70 | Not Tried | Sold out |
02 Mar 2013 (HSB)
Beer festival and dedication of a bench in the memory of the late Roger Marples. A good turnout for both reasons.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | |
About the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 3 |
| 27 |
| 20 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Dover, Kent, CT16 1LA.
You must be a member or know a member to sign you into this club. However, once you are in, the view over the harbour is excellent. Very relaxed club atmosphere with a corner bar and well spaced out tables and chairs for seating. Well maintained club bar with 3 handpumps. Occasional beer festivals.
We have visited this pub 15 times, seen 69 different beers and tried 34 of them.
Postcode: CT16 1LA