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Halfway House (Freehouse)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkley - Mary Jane |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Engenious Stout | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Smild | | 4 |
| Dark Star - The Art of Darkness | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | | 1 |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | | 1 |
| Kent - Black Gold | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some also brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Mild | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Golden Valley Wheat Beer | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Stonehenge - Sign of Spring | | 1 |
| Greene King - Tolly Cobbold Tolly English Ale | | 1 |
| Long Man - Old Man | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | | 2 |
| Swan on the Green - Cygnet | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | | 1 |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | | 1 |
| Dark Star - 80 Shilling | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Wild Hop |  | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Alliance | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 1 |
| Beer Rocks - Scary |  | 1 |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River | Not Tried | 0 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Summer Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arundel - Stronghold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Dartford Wobbler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Pieces of Eight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hepworth - Prospect Organic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - 1381 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| 1648 - Laughing Frog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (was Wells & Young's, was Charles Wells, was Wells) - Young's Special | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Special Bitter Ale "1965" | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy - Gold Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - House Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rother Valley - Level Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goddards - Ale of Wight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Festival | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Battle Axe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Stonehenge - Pigswill | Not Tried | 0 |
| RCH - Hewish IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| RCH - PG Steam | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tring - Jack O Legs | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Premier Bitter (was 3.8%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Native Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Bohemium Lager | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rother Valley - Copper Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Pursers Pussy Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milk Street - The Usual (at one time 4.1%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Viking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goddards - Scrumdiggity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy - Spring Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Admiral IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hastings - Hastings Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hastings - Hastings Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sunny Republic - Beach Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hastings - HPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hastings - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rother Valley - Anniversary Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Langham - Halfway to Heaven | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Winter Solace | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
04 Jan 2016 (Wittenden)
A wet January Monday lunchtime,allegedly the nation's first day at work.After doing some, we met the rest of the family in an upper room, and watched the antics of a man fettling a wickerwork horse in the garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | On gravity. Good dark best bitter:blackberries. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Langham - Halfway to Heaven | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Winter Solace | 4.80 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2013 (Wittenden)
Early evening, fleeting visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Smild | 3.80 | | Dark, dry mild with a fair amount of hops. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Engenious Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried |
23 Aug 2013 (thebrewingman)
First day of their Bank Holiday Weekend Beer Festival. Sixty beers on the card. I have only listed the five I tried today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | | |
| Rother Valley - Golden Valley Wheat Beer | 4.20 | | |
| Long Man - Old Man | 4.30 | | |
| Dark Star - 80 Shilling | 4.80 | | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Engenious Stout | 4.20 | | A super stout, nice and dry. |
25 May 2013 (oz11)
Afternoon visit for the start of the Bank Holiday beer festival. Every beer I tried was in great nick.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some also brewed by Fuller's) | 3.80 | | |
| Stonehenge - Sign of Spring | 4.60 | | |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | | |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | |
| Old Dairy - Silver Top | 4.50 | | |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | |
| Dark Star - The Art of Darkness | 3.50 | | |
| Rother Valley - Alliance | 4.20 | | |
| Old Dairy - Wild Hop | 4.00 | | |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Triple fff - Alton's Pride | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rother Valley - Level Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goddards - Ale of Wight | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Battle Axe | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Stonehenge - Pigswill | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| RCH - Hewish IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| RCH - PG Steam | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tring - Jack O Legs | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Premier Bitter (was 3.8%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Native Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Bohemium Lager | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Pieces of Eight | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rother Valley - Copper Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Pursers Pussy Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Milk Street - The Usual (at one time 4.1%) | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Viking | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Goddards - Scrumdiggity | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy - Spring Top | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Admiral IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hastings - Hastings Blonde | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Hastings - Hastings Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sunny Republic - Beach Blonde | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hastings - HPA | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hastings - Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Rother Valley - Anniversary Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | Brewed to mark the brewery's 20th anniversary. |
24 Apr 2013 (ChrisE)
Lunch time visit, and it was good to see a fair number of people sitting at the bar drinking in a fairly isolated rural pub. Definitely a pub with food rather than a restaurant with a bar. People seemed to be surprised to discover that we had managed to get there on a bus, even though it drops you right outside the pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Rother Valley - Smild | 3.80 | | |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | | |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - House Beer | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Tolly Cobbold Tolly English Ale | 2.80 | Not Tried | A fair price at £2 per pint. |
12 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Lunchtime
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | | |
| Rother Valley - Mild | 3.60 | | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | |
| Greene King - Tolly Cobbold Tolly English Ale | 2.80 | | |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Special Bitter Ale "1965" | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (was Wells & Young's, was Charles Wells, was Wells) - Young's Special | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried |
08 Nov 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Special occasion for me as I attend my 1000th Thursday evening mild drinkers event. Arrived in style by Routemaster bus.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Smild | 3.80 | | So good, drank this all evening, on top form as ever. My score 16/20. |
07 Oct 2012 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a sunny October Sunday. We sat in the adults Garden, and discussed how it could be floristically enhanced. I was told that they are all snobs in Brenchley-everyone seemed very friendly today!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Aromatic amber session beer:some hedgerow fruits, a long bitter finish. I could get used to this. |
| Beer Rocks - Scary | 4.40 | | Pale 'n' hoppyish. Some haze. Can't find out much about this brewery.Some sources point to North Yorkshire, some to Wales. OK pint. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | I was sorely tempted |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (was Wells & Young's, was Charles Wells, was Wells) - Young's Special | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rother Valley - Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
30 Sep 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Post sunday lunch and a few diners still in plus a handful of locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Valley - Smild | 3.80 | | Good as ever with a good mix of caramel and chocolate malt and low hop rate. My score 16/20. |
27 Aug 2012 (oz11)
Festival of Kent & Sussex beers. 50 beers on the list, by Monday we were down to about half that number, with many of those being finished during the afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Swan on the Green - Cygnet | 4.20 | | Listed as 4.2% |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | 4.20 | | |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | 3.80 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | | |
| Hopdaemon - Golden Braid | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Summer Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Arundel - Stronghold | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Dartford Wobbler | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Pieces of Eight | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hepworth - Prospect Organic | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| 1648 - Laughing Frog | 5.20 | Not Tried |
About the Halfway House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 71 |
| 24 |
| 10 |
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The pub is found in Brenchley, Kent, TN12 7AX.
This is a beautiful pub set in the heart of the Garden of England. Winner of the CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year in 2006. It has a multi-room interior with lots or wooden beams, wood floors and furniture. This is how you would expect a country pub to be, full of nooks and crannies. All real ale is served on gravity from casks behind the single wooden bar. There is a large garden at the rear. Runner up CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year 2012.
We have visited this pub 38 times, seen 159 different beers and tried 75 of them.
Postcode: TN12 7AX