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The Royal Oak (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Shepherd Neame - Late RedExcellent1
Larkins - TraditionalExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Amber AleExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde AmbitionExcellent1
Shepherd Neame - Queen CourtGood3
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterGood4
Shepherd Neame - 4-4-2Good1
Hopdaemon - Green DaemonNot Tried0
Whitstable - Pearl of KentNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's AleNot Tried0
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry TorpedoNot Tried0
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury HakaNot Tried0
Farriers Arms - Harvest PlentyNot Tried0
Hop Fuzz - The EnglishNot Tried0
Sunny Republic - Beach BlondeNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Whitstable Bay Premium AleNot Tried0
Hop Fuzz - GoldsmithNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Wantsum - Green Hop FugglesNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - IncubusNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale AleNot Tried0
Rudgate - Ruby MildNot Tried0
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Not Tried0
Milestone - Loxley AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Royal Oak, Mersham, Kent
Chris Excell

Visits Details

16 Jan 2018 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit for no other reason that I was stuck on a bus that wasn't going anywhere because the road was blocked by a broken down lorry and I abandoned ship and came in here. A good crowd of locals in the small bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Good
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
28 Jul 2016 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, very much a traditional village local.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Good
24 Oct 2013 (ChrisE)
Thursday afternoon and just before 3pm. I thought this pub was open all afternoon but it now closes at 3pm during the winter months, so only time for one pint today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Good
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
07 Feb 2013 (ChrisE)
A lunchtime visit, and a good chat with the locals. June informed me that she has given in her notice to Sheps, and there are currently two prospective couples going through the interview process to take over the tenancy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Amber Ale4.50ExcellentIn very good condition.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
05 Oct 2012 (ChrisE)
Two of us came here for lunch, and a few beers of course. The beer festival was due to start at 6pm but we had tasters of the beers available. I have only scored the beers that we drank pints of.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Larkins - Traditional3.40Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Queen Court4.50Excellent
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Not Tried
Rudgate - Ruby Mild4.40Not Tried
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10Not Tried
Milestone - Loxley Ale4.20Not Tried
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Not Tried
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale3.90Not Tried
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Torpedo4.50Not Tried
Canterbury Brewers - Canterbury Haka4.10Not Tried
Farriers Arms - Harvest Plenty4.20Not Tried
Hop Fuzz - The English4.00Not Tried
Sunny Republic - Beach Blonde3.70Not Tried
Hop Fuzz - Goldsmith4.00Not Tried
Wantsum - Green Hop Fuggles4.50Not Tried
04 Oct 2012 (HSB)
Unusual pub, I liked it a lot.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Queen Court4.50Acceptable
04 Oct 2012 (ChrisE)
We read the beer list for the forthcoming beer festival, had a good chat with June, and I enjoyed some very good fish and chips.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Queen Court4.50ExcellentJune said that she had another five casks of this in the cellar.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
12 Sep 2012 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, I had a chat with the local postman about beer, pubs, and Royal Mail long service awards. The barmaid gave me details of the pub's forthcoming mini beer festival.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Excellent
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
20 Jul 2012 (ChrisE)
Saturday lunchtime and quite busy. I have not eaten here but the food looked very good.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition4.50ExcellentA collaboration brew between Sheps and the Boston Beer Company to provide a pale summer ale with a mix of American and English cascade hops giving a strong flavour of grapefruit. I had the very end of one cask, followed by a pint from a fresh cask, both were very good.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
28 Jun 2012 (ChrisE)
A lunch time visit, I really like this good traditional pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70ExcellentI am not a fan of Master Brew, but this was in very good condition.
Shepherd Neame - 4-4-24.00Good
Shepherd Neame - Whitstable Bay Premium Ale4.10Not TriedThis ran out.

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About The Royal Oak

The pub sign. The Royal Oak, Mersham, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent7
Good5
Acceptable4
Poor-

The pub is found in Mersham, Kent, TN25 6NA.

Village centre pub in The Street. Long pub with central bar serving 3 rooms with a restaurant area to the left hand side and a largish beer garden. Low ceilings are hop strewn and the wooden beams give it a cosy feel. Two handpumps serving Master Brew plus an occasional seasonal from Shepherd Neame. Pub subsequently closed and sold by Shepherd Neame. Reopened 11th May 2023 after a closure of 3 years.

We have visited this pub 12 times, seen 27 different beers and tried 8 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN25 6NA