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The Tap Room (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Black Jesus |  | 1 |
| Late Knights - Worm Catcher IPA |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 1 |
| Late Knights - Penge Porter | | 1 |
| Isla Vale Alesmiths - IPA | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Temperance Session Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Late Knights - Morning Glory |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 10 | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX No. 2 | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Hepworth - Hiver The Honey Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Crate - Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oddly - Session Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brass Castle - Burnout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Red Raddle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
07 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Surprised the Guv remembered me from such a long ago last visit. Bohemian feel, low lit and noted that 2 KeyKeg beers have been introduced since then.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | KeyKeg dispense, Gadds' quality came through. On this cooled dispense came through rather like a Draught Guinness |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX No. 2 | 5.10 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Crate - Golden Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oddly - Session Pale Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried |
03 Jun 2017 (Andrew)
Pub number 7. First time here and very impressed. Down a side street. An oasis of beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Temperance Session Ale | 3.50 | | Grapefruit. |
| Gun - Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Hepworth - Hiver The Honey Ale | 5.40 | Not Tried |
24 Jan 2016 (Dosser)
Interesting discussion with the family. Excellent nibbles brought in by the local baker. Totally yummy. Great to see Goachers being delivered here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Black Jesus | 6.50 | | Quality dark un. Beer of the day. |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Still a quality beer. |
21 Jan 2016 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, we had a good chat with the landlord and a former pub landlord who was enjoying his retirement.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | The best No.7 that I have had for some time. |
| Late Knights - Worm Catcher IPA | 5.00 | | Just a taster but excellent. |
| Wantsum - Red Raddle | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Great Heck - Black Jesus | 6.50 | Not Tried | There seems to be a lot of Great Heck beers in this region at the moment. |
14 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening after being cut to pieces by some of the strongest wind I have ever walked in. Good to see this is now permanently open and pleased to be recognised from my previous Easter 2015 visit. Ticks all the Micropub boxes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | |
| Late Knights - Morning Glory | 4.40 | | Better Late Knights than I have had in Late Knights's pubs |
| Isla Vale Alesmiths - IPA | 5.50 | Not Tried | Just a taster and seemed to be heavily sugar-laden so no go for me |
13 Jan 2016 (Dosser)
Found it! Great micro pub in the traditional format. Proper cold room means the beers were in great condition. Bedford camra group were in attempting to do 40,000 visits to pubs and the rest.Welcome addition to the loop bus pub tour.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isla Vale Alesmiths - IPA | 5.50 | | Superb condition. Half price as young lad shut up 15 mins early last Saturday! |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried |
30 Dec 2015 (ChrisE)
It is nice to see this pub open now open on a regular basis. This was my first visit here after quite a long wait and it was nice to be able to dispel all the rumours as to why the pub had closed soon after the initial opening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
| Late Knights - Penge Porter | 4.60 | | Rare to see Late Knights beers in pubs other than their own. |
11 Apr 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Latest Micropub to open in Kent and at last makes a reason for visiting Cliftonville. Long conversation about beer and Micropubs with the family licensees. A rather abv heavy beer range.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | 6.50 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 10 | 10.00 | | An Imperial Stout. The licensees' son has produced a convincing Gadds' pumpclip for, apparently, the only cask not sold through Planet Thanet Beer Festival over Easter |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Burnout | 5.80 | Not Tried |
About The Tap Room
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 9 |
| 5 |
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The pub is found in Cliftonville, Kent, CT9 2NR.
Family-run Micropub on Northdown Parade (just off Northdown Road in Price's Avenue) in a former end of terrace take-away food shop which opened on Good Friday April 2015 after a number of false starts. The walls are adorned with various advertisements in enamel and framed. Real ale is served on gravity dispense through 5 wall-mounted quarter turn taps which are directly connected to casks in a temperature controlled cellar room behind the wall. There is a bar counter and 2 KeyKeg beers have recently been introduced with beer taps with skull head handles. Easy to get to from much of Thanet on the regular Loop bus service. ** Reported as temporarily closed for "Council reasons" after no more than about a week of being open** so watch the pub's Facebook page for latest updates. Re-opened December 2015 after reapplication for premises licence. Latterly no cask beer served here.
We have visited this pub 8 times, seen 23 different beers and tried 14 of them.
Postcode: CT9 2NR