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Shipwrights Arms (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 3 |
| Kent - The Quiet American | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | | 7 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 3 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale |  | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
22 Mar 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Good footfall both inside and outside in the surrounding garden for my early afternoon visit on this mild and mostly dry Saturday. Joined by some Bromley CAMRA members who cabbed it from Faversham as about a mile and a half from Faversham station and town centre. I walked here and back and so built up the appetite for some good beers to be had here and back in town. Warm, friendly welcome and prompt service at the bar. Still a time-warp of a place full of old framed photographs of it in earlier decades and wooden models of sailing ships and tugs. It has not altered inside in decades and had two log fires lit to add that extra homely touch to it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | This Maidstone stout came with a creamy head and lacing. A dry malty first hit. A dryish bitterness came to the fore with a bitter and coffee-infused roasted maltiness lingering. Very moreish. |
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 |  | Their house beer from Goacher's in Maidstone, Shipwreaked, was on gravity dispense behind the bar, as were the other three ales on, and came with great head and lacing. There was a dry bitter first hit. This amber ale had a mildly fruity maltiness in amongst the hoppiness in the mouthfeel. A moreishly hoppy dryness persisted. |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2025 (Wittenden)
Too long since our previous visit,but nothing has changed.Busy with walkers and their boots on a sunny,if bracing Saturday noon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | | Cracking beer.Earthy and spicy,Christmas oranges. |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | 4.70 | | Luscious black porter:toast 'n' gentle liquorice, from a new- to- me Kent brewery. |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | Not Tried |
14 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Lovely old gem of a pub and in a time-warp. Must be a good 20 years since my last visit and nothing appears to have changed with it which is comforting in this fast-moving world we live in. Full of old photographs of the pub's exterior and nautical ornaments. Warm welcome from staff and attentive service for this early afternoon visit. Most punters outside in the garden lapping up the sunshine alongside the fine ales on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | | Superb carbonation and lacing. An immediate lemon-hit on first tasting with a long-lasting bitterness. |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | In fine form with a dry, fruity aftertaste. |
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing with a light fruity mouthfeel. |
26 Aug 2022 (Andrew)
We arrived about 12:30 and the carpark was already full. The pub itself was quite quiet but its garden was busy. Efficient friendly staff, and a pint of Goachers - jolly good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | | Just the right combo of light and dark |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 May 2021 (Jack William)
Cycled here for my first pint indoors since the lockdown rules were eased. A few other customers, good chat with the barman/waiter.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Feb 2018 (Wittenden)
The traditional walk across the marshes.Busy on a February Saturday lunchtime:we sat next to a couple who'd been coming here since 1962.A cracking pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Full of earthy Tovil goodness. |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | My first meeting with this legendary Old Ale.Unctuous,raisins and tart plums:Granny's dark old sherry. |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Pale, though for some reason I think of this as a dark 'un.Keenly floral. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Aug 2017 (Jack William)
Lunchtime. Very busy but not crowded - good to see this pub thriving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | A gorgeous pint, bright and tasty. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | | A bit whiffy and flat. Near the end of the barrel by the tilt on the stillage. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | Not Tried |
08 Jul 2017 (Joe Gargery)
really hot day, high tide in the creek. Spot of lunch in the beautiful garden.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | chocolate malt |
01 Jul 2017 (Joe Gargery)
Grand day out on the two creeks walk with Steve. First stop of the day. Stunning.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | |
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | |
13 May 2017 (Andrew)
Cam and I had run to the train at Teynham but missed it by 30 seconds. We got a taxi here as we couldn't face sitting in Teynham for a hour waiting for the next train. The Shipwrights was bathed in sunshine and we sat out on the banks of the creek with our Goachers. In the distance was Sheppy and Whitstable.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Shipwrecked (house beer) | 3.80 | | Umm, Goacher's Special! |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Chocolate malt. A touch flat I thought but nice none the less |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried |
About the Shipwrights Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 13 |
| 56 |
| 23 |
 | 6 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Faversham, Kent, ME13 7TU.
Ancient white weatherboarded pub out on the Swale creek at Hollowshore, this is a mecca for anyone who likes Kentish beers and marsh countryside. The walk along the creek to the pub is wonderful and good for bird life and views across to the Isle of Sheppey and up to Whitstable. Beers are normally from Goacher's plus occasional guests and feature Goacher's Mild, Shipwrecked (a Goacher's special badged and brewed for the pub) and either Gold Star or Original. A beer lovers' paradise but also with a reputation for good food and has a separate restaurant room. All real ales are served by gravity direct from the casks visible behind the bar.
We have visited this pub 38 times, seen 30 different beers and tried 21 of them.
Postcode: ME13 7TU