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The Vine Goudhurst (Free House)

We believe this pub is CLOSED

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent2
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - GenesisExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopGood1
Pig & Porter - Slave to the MoneyGood1
Tonbridge - RusticAcceptable1
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterNot Tried0
Larkins - TraditionalNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopNot Tried0
Sharp's - Atlantic Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Vine Goudhurst, Goudhurst, Kent

Visits Details

31 Mar 2018 (Wittenden)
We are socialising a Terrier:this entails frequent pub visits.We'd forgotten that every pub in the Kent/Sussex border zone would be rammed with families,it being Easter Saturday:eventually we pitched up here, and sat in the public bar.Mixed trade, friendly Guv.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money4.10GoodUnusually, for these days, described as a Bitter.Black currants,some mineral notes:sweetish.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
27 Jun 2016 (Wittenden)
This pub has been closed for getting on for a year, but is now advertising for staff.
BeerABVScoreNotes
01 Aug 2015 (Wittenden)
Very quiet on a Saturday midday. No Kent beers on the bar, so I followed Dosser's lead, and turned on my heel.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
04 Apr 2014 (thebrewingman)
Evening visit for a meal.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Good
Tonbridge - Rustic4.00AcceptableNot on top form, probably been on too long.
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Not Tried
01 Mar 2014 (Wittenden)
My first visit here since Young Farmers' back in the seventies,when it was a Charrington pub.We sat at the wobbly table in the bow window in some welcome March lunchtime sun.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80ExcellentI haven't tried this for a while:some say it's not as good as it was. Hmm. Seems mellower and less austere.Good sackful of newstyle hops, though.
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis3.50ExcellentRuby session bitter.Rich for the abv, and a long hop finish.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Not Tried
16 Jan 2014 (thebrewingman)
Evening visit as we had booked a table in the restaurant. Has been totally refurbished in the latest distressed wood, light coloured walls and Farrow and Ball paint on some woodwork. Still retains a drinking area but seems to concentrate on the dining experience. The meal was very nice but restaurant prices.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried

About The Vine Goudhurst

The pub sign. The Vine Goudhurst, Goudhurst, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent4
Good2
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 1AG.

In the High Street. Concentration, after extensive and expensive refurbishment, is on meals at restaurant prices. Dining rooms spread over 3 floors. Re-opened in August 2016 under new ownership after a period of closure. Closed 3rd December 2022, reason unknown.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 11 different beers and tried 6 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 1AG

This pub was formally know as the The Vine Inn.