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Kent Beer Festival 2013 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Allendale - Golden PloverAcceptable1
Backyard - The HoardAcceptable2
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleGood1
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury HakaGood1
Canterbury Brewers - Chocolate Vanilla PorterExceptional1
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - PalaeolithicGood2
Cheddar - Bitter BullyExcellent1
De Molen - EngelAcceptable1
Früh - KölschGood1
Goacher's - India Pearl AleGood1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good LordAcceptable1
Harvey's - Sussex Wild HopGood1
Hastings - Hastings BlondeGood1
Hawkshead - BitterGood1
Long Man - Long BlondeAcceptable1
Long Man - Sussex PrideAcceptable2
Oakham - InfernoExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale AleExcellent2
Pig & Porter - Crab & WinkleExcellent1
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden AleGood1
St Peter's - Best BitterGood1
Treboom - Yorkshire SparkleAcceptable1
Wantsum - One Hop AmarilloAcceptable2
Picture 1. Kent Beer Festival 2013, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

20 Jul 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime through to the late afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Brewers - Chocolate Vanilla Porter9.60Exceptional
Oakham - Inferno4.00Excellent
Cheddar - Bitter Bully3.80Excellent
Hawkshead - Bitter3.70Good
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Haka4.10Good
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Good
Harvey's - Sussex Wild Hop3.70Good
De Molen - Engel4.50AcceptableStrange flavour, didn't really appeal to me.
19 Jul 2013 (Ian)
Friday lunchtime session with Andrew
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale Ale3.80ExcellentGold copper colour lasting white head. I quite like it a simple well put together. Good beer
Allendale - Golden Plover4.00AcceptableHazy gold lasting white head. Soapy hoppy beer. It’s ok some interesting hop flavour. Some kind of antipodean hop I guess. Interesting
Backyard - The Hoard3.90Acceptableblond harsh beer good condition though
Long Man - Sussex Pride4.50AcceptableToffee bitter
Treboom - Yorkshire Sparkle4.00AcceptableDecent golden ale.
Wantsum - One Hop Amarillo4.50AcceptableHoppy golden bitter
19 Jul 2013 (Andrew)
Hot day. ...but efficiently run entry this year. It's a big shed with beer. Good fun. Got a little bit tipsy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Crab & Winkle3.00ExcellentLight musty grainy and nice
St Peter's - Best Bitter3.70GoodUmm. Reedy metalic and refreshing.
Hastings - Hastings Blonde3.90GoodElderflower and hint of manderine
Spencer's - Galaxy Golden Ale4.70GoodNettley light bitter
Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale Ale3.80GoodLight coloured with some body
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic3.80GoodNice body of rye-like. Mellon and grapefruit.
Goacher's - India Pearl Ale5.60GoodRough mouth. Nettle, alcohol. No Goacher's core flavour - which isn't surprising.
18 Jul 2013 (Ian)
Friday lunchtime session with Andrew
BeerABVScoreNotes
Backyard - The Hoard3.90Acceptableblond harsh beer good condition though
Long Man - Sussex Pride4.50AcceptableToffee bitter
Wantsum - One Hop Amarillo4.50AcceptableHoppy golden bitter
18 Jul 2013 (Ian)
Thursday night and still here talking to Brewers and generally having a fun time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Früh - Kölsch4.80GoodLight golden and very drinkable
Long Man - Long Blonde3.80Acceptabledrinkable slightly above average blond beer
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic3.80AcceptableHoppy not great carbonation.
18 Jul 2013 (Ian)
Thursday night as usual a good mix of people. Foreign stand is awesome as always.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord5.00AcceptableChocolate nose liquorice taste acrid finish.

About the Kent Beer Festival 2013

The pub sign. Kent Beer Festival 2013, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent4
Good11
Acceptable12
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7BA.

Merton Farm. It's a beer festival in a cow shed.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 23 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: CT4 7BA