The Flippin' Frog (Freehouse)
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21 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Guv Melanie was in top socialising, larfing and giggling form.
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 |  | OK |
| Iron Pier - Porter | 5.30 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - Sha Man | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Now opens on Thursdays. Thriving with customers and noted 2 KeyKeg beer lines have been added and a local Chatham Dockyard distilled gin is sold as is a single malt whisky. The owners have not yet successfully sold the business on. Payment by card now introduced.
| Welbeck Abbey - Tink's Pixie Dust Pale | 3.80 |  | |
| McCanns (see also Angels and Demons) - The Troubadour | 4.50 | | Best of the 3 I tried |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | | Poured flat |
14 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit rather ruined by the arrival of a particularly shouty group.
| Kent - French Kiss | 4.90 | | Needed to be cooler to be palatable, a sweet brew |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye (superseded by 5.5% version) | 4.80 |  | Maybe an old clip but blackboarded as 4.8% too. Dire being poured flat and with no condition. No off flavours but a total chore to finish |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
17 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit attempt, thwarted by a sign in the window "Closed for holidays and wedding 12/8-6/9". Apparently it is the licensees tying a French knot, good stuff.
14 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Good banter over some unsolved crossword clues. Neither owner was present tonight.
| Angels & Demons (also uses McCanns branding) - Bombay Social | 3.80 | | Intense bitterness |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Same Again | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
22 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Now open Fridays to Sundays only. For sale but not yet sold on. Welcome and conversation to usual high standard.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | |
| Four Candles - Mosaic Extra Pale | 4.10 | | Tongue tingling |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Empower Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
26 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Guvs were away for a Robert Plant / Van Morrison concert in London. Nice quiet friendly haven.
| Angels & Demons (also uses McCanns branding) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | | |
| Angels & Demons (also uses McCanns branding) - McCanns Green Hop Harry | 3.60 | | Quickly went flat in the glass |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Red Simcoe | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
22 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. The atmosphere was, as always, so friendly here. The Guv intimated a desire to sell up for various life reasons.
| Four Candles - Triple Hop Extra Pale | 4.60 |  | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | 4.00 | | First rate, well balanced professional green hop brew |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Woody's Wag | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Mosaic | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
05 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit in a vain search for a party of obviously early to bed drinkers who had long left for home.
| Boutilliers - Auto-Tech Pilot Porter | 5.00 | | Nourishing dark beer, a style of which Boutilliers are past masters |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Azacca | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
27 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. The Guvs were off for this time of night.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Kazbek Rye Porter | 4.20 | | |
| Breakwater - Black Ensign | 3.20 | | On each occasion this was poured from the cask it had a lively head that disappeared within 30 seconds to a totally flat pint. The barmaid noticed the murk in this mild before I did and suggested I had something else |
| Mad Cat - Emotional Blackmail | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
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