The Long Pond (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
05 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good football so late.
Kent - Neomexicanus | 5.00 | | Slowly the coconut flavour came though. Superb condition with lasting head and lacing |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Rushed half |
Mad Cat - Long Tail | 3.70 | | Worth giving it a try |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Mad Cat - Red Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
30 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Really last knockings visit until close. Then another customer came in after me.
Kent - No Kinda Plan | 4.90 | | First out of new cask. A real joy
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Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hop Fuzz - English | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Mandarina | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out when I ordered it |
Mad Cat - Big Stik! | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
02 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Cool breeze passing through with front and rear doors open.
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | | Refreshing, held head and lacing |
Mad Cat - Monumental | 5.20 | | Only a half but good bitterness came through |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
31 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Pretty predictable late birds in.
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | Spot on condition |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | A rather scummy broken yeast head |
Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Masterpiece | 5.60 | Not Tried | Just ran out |
Tonbridge - Das Kölner | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
16 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Steady footfall.
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | Great first ale refresher |
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | | Prime condition with lasting head and lacing |
Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 | | Nightcapper making up the third 4* offering here tonight |
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | Marked as hazy on beer board |
30 Mar 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until an Easter weekend earlier close.
Hop Fuzz - Hoppy Easter | 4.20 | | Good but uninspiring |
Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Mad Cat - Monumental | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Hoppy Bunny | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
04 Mar 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Warm welcome but the only customer. Second only set of beer purchases in cash since the pandemic, here tonight as the card machine had gone west.
Kent - Caramel Latte | 5.20 | | Right in every way |
Kent - Pilgrim Single Hopped Pale Ale | 4.50 | | 4½* This was in spectacular condition. Brim topping head, total clarity and flavour |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
02 Feb 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit of the alleged boycotter, until close.
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | The second venue tonight where this was found to be a tasty zingy pale with full flavour hit |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | New cask today, came across somewhat fresh to me |
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
16 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close, first for a while. Only customer in at this late hour on a freezing night.
Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | | 4½* Exceptional flavour hit in prime condition |
Musket - Ball Puller | 4.00 | | OK but felt tired with soon no head |
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Musket - Trigger | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
30 Nov 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit with a good crowd still in from the Westmount Road Christmas Lights turn-on ceremony earlier. Bar humbug!
Tonbridge - Winter Solace | 4.80 | | Was it 4.5 or 4.8% ABV? Either way it came across as much heavier than this |
Kent - Porter | 5.50 | | All the flavours but would have liked a lot more head and lacing |
House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
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