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Halfway House (Freehouse)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Long Man - Old Man |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Tolly Cobbold Tolly English Ale | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | | 3 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | | 2 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | | 1 |
| Dark Star - 80 Shilling | | 1 |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | | 1 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Engenious Stout | | 1 |
| Dark Star - The Art of Darkness | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Smild | | 4 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | | 1 |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some also brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Golden Valley Wheat Beer | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Mild | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Hoppers Ale | | 1 |
| Stonehenge - Sign of Spring | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Wild Hop |  | 1 |
| Rother Valley - Alliance | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Beer Rocks - Scary |  | 1 |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | | 1 |
| 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 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 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 |
| Nelson - Pieces of Eight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rother Valley - Copper Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Purser's 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 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cellar Head - Sub Three | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
07 Oct 2018 (Wittenden)
We came to meet Anne for lunch on a pleasant October Sunday. We sat up in the snug and enjoyed our beer.Busy with drinkers and diners.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | Farmyard,grand stuff. |
| Rother Valley - Hoppers Ale | 4.40 | | Listed as Green Hop.Resinous,Morello Cherries. Thunderingly good. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Lacked a bit of that Goacher's earthiness. |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | Muted. |
| Goacher's - House Beer | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (was Wells & Young's, was Charles Wells, was Wells) - Young's Special | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cellar Head - Sub Three | 2.70 | Not Tried |
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 - Purser's 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. |
About the Halfway House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 73 |
| 26 |
| 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 39 times, seen 163 different beers and tried 77 of them.
Postcode: TN12 7AX