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The Eight Bells (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at WychwoodExcellent3
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Excellent2
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterGood2
Sharp's - Doom BarGood1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideAcceptable1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Eight Bells, Canterbury, Kent
Picture 2. The Eight Bells, Canterbury, Kent

Visits Details

09 Sep 2023 (Ian)
With Abdrew empty early Saturday lunchtime. It's over 30 degrees Celsius
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Good
09 Sep 2023 (Andrew)
Boiling weather. We sat out the back in a yard I didn't know existed. A good start to our Westgate crawl.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00GoodGood condition. Very malty.
30 Nov 2018 (Jack William)
A genuine old fashioned back street boozer (albeit on the old main London to Dover Road). Friendly welcome.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Good
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
28 Mar 2015 (Andrew)
Not been here for years. Gone was the booth seating along the side. The pub was nice inside in a modern airy way.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Good
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Not Tried
30 Sep 2014 (Jack William)
Early evening - I made six customers, average age over sixty - friendly welcome - rap style pop music playing. Over the road from my old primary school (St Dunstans) - I remember when this was the main London to Dover trunk road - but before I was old enough to get served in here. Still a very traditional, unpretentious "backstreet" pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50ExcellentJust about a perfect pint of this old stalwart.
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70Not Tried
23 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
16:00 visit. Having missed the City Centre pubs again this trip, we plotted up here for a couple of hours. Good ale and friendly company and amusement in watching some footy and an 8-0 demolition job? The pictures came from Greece, with some interesting holiday adverts coming from a supposedly broke country?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70ExcellentQuite refreshing. I think it tastes much better since coming from Bedford.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00GoodAs good as it gets.
16 Dec 2012 (Alenomore)
12:30 visit. Always a pleasure to come to Canterbury and I think the best day to do some pubs is on a Sunday, and I've not been here for some time too. After chatting in the Goods Shed at the bottle shop, I headed here, a genuine back street local, a current 2013 gbg entry and 17 times previous in 1978-83/7/8/2001/2/4-6/8/9/11-2. A nice place, well worth a look, and a pub I first visited in 2006.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood3.70ExcellentIn good condition. A more refreshing bitter these days.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
03 Jan 2005 (Ian)
Smallish one bar pub. Upto 4 beers on with Greene King IPA and Fuller's London Pride as standard. Darts are on one side of pub
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Acceptable
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried

About The Eight Bells

The pub sign. The Eight Bells, Canterbury, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good5
Acceptable1
Poor-

The pub is found in Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8LN.

A genuine back street local on London Road, often listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. Original embossed windows and adorned with memorabilia. Small walled garden.

We have visited this pub 8 times, seen 6 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT2 8LN