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The Freed Man (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Haunted Beauty |  | 1 |
| Musket - Trigger |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Evening Gleams (collaboration with Verdant) | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | | 1 |
| Four Candles - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Kent - California Leaning | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - All These Vibes |  | 1 |
| Time and Tide - Walmer Patchwork Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Four Candles - Fuggles Bitter | | 1 |
| Northdown - Pale Ale Mary | | 1 |
| Stonehenge - Great Bustard | | 1 |
| Shivering Sands - Spring Tide | | 1 |
| Laine - Brighton (North Laine) - Bestest Bitter | | 1 |
| 3 Piers - Old Station Porter | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Forever Lost | | 1 |
| Hop Fuzz - American | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice |  | 1 |
| Northdown - Tidal Pool | | 1 |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild En Plus | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titsey - Green & Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | Not Tried | 0 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Janet Street Green Hop Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - 12th Man | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Beer Co. - MMXX | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Castles - Shadow Knight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Breakfast Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Jester | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Old Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
09 Nov 2023 (Jack William)
Bus pass Thursday group visit to this old favourite. 8 of us at just after noon, a friendly welcome and we enjoyed fish and chips from next door as well as a good variety of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | 4.00 | | Beautiful “brown ale” pint. |
| Northdown - Pale Ale Mary | 4.00 | | |
| Titsey - Green & Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Northdown - Tidal Pool | 4.60 | Not Tried | Didn’t go down well with others due mainly to its soupy appearance. There’s unfined and there’s opaque. |
11 Oct 2023 (Jack William)
Late afternoon, very well patronised at least a dozen in. Good to see this micro thriving, I think it’s one of the best and still true to the original micro ethos.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Evening Gleams (collaboration with Verdant) | 4.20 | | Beautiful pint, rich and full bodied American Red Rye IPA. |
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Black Green Hop | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Sep 2023 (Magnus Greel)
One of the few micro pubs that are not only open all day but on Mondays too so we took advantage of this and and enjoyed a lunchtime session working our way through the menu!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Haunted Beauty | 6.50 | | 'Scarily' moorish delicious silky smooth nectar with hints of roasted coffee and chocolate. Tentatively ordered just a half for the road but could have easily downed a pint or three.. |
| Kent - California Leaning | 5.00 | | A full-on, hoppy IPA with grapefruit and other citrus fruit flavours topped off with characteristic bitterness, pine and resin. |
| Stonehenge - Great Bustard | 4.80 | | Deliciously fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. |
| Shivering Sands - Spring Tide | 3.80 | | A light refreshing session ale with citrus undertones. |
09 Feb 2023 (Jack William)
Lunchtime bus-pass outing. 7 of us had the pub to ourselves until 1:30 when a few locals turned up. Good variety of ales and excellent service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Hop Fuzz - American | 4.20 | | |
| Time and Tide - Walmer Patchwork Pale Ale | 3.70 | | An unfined and cloudy, fruity beer with a good body for a low strength beer. |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild En Plus | 6.50 | | Badged at 7.0%. Sickly sweetness rather spoiled it. Our octogenarian member managed a full pint however. |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried |
08 Sep 2022 (Jack William)
Afternoon session for our 2nd Thursday group. 6 of us with just two or three others in. Good vibe.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musket - Trigger | 3.60 | | Fresh on and in superb condition. Very flavoursome for a 3.6. |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice | 4.20 | | Far too sweet for my liking but the dark ale old boys seemed to like it. |
| Northdown - Tidal Pool | 4.60 | | Unfined- and extremely cloudy. Last one out before the barrel was changed but it seemed drinkable nonetheless. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Jester | 4.60 | Not Tried | Badged as Single Hop Jester Gold at 4.0%. Hard to keep up with the varying output from Canterbury Ales at the moment |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 May 2022 (Jack William)
Second Thursday bus-pass group here for our monthly get together. 8 of us - excellent session, we outnumbered the locals for a couple of hours.
A lovely looking Porter from Four Candles also on, Pecan Porter at 4.3%
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | | Very popular with most of the group. |
| Laine - Brighton (North Laine) - Bestest Bitter | 4.30 | | |
| Pig & Porter - Forever Lost | 5.30 | | Great body with a full flavour. New barrel on and could have done with a little bit more settling time. |
02 Feb 2022 (Magnus Greel)
Met a couple of friends in here for a relaxed and enjoyable lunchtime session. On the ball barmaid needed no encouragement to refill our empty glasses.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | |
| Pig & Porter - All These Vibes | 5.30 | | Full on tropical fruity broth |
| Four Candles - Fuggles Bitter | 4.50 | | Refreshingly not over bitter. As usual for the 4C's brews the ABV varies, this was marked up as 4.3 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Breakfast Stout | 6.00 | Not Tried |
23 Jan 2020 (Jack William)
Stop 3 - another warm welcome with a small but varied selection of ales.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Piers - Old Station Porter | 4.70 | | |
| Wild Beer Co. - MMXX | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Three Castles - Shadow Knight | 3.80 | Not Tried |
07 Dec 2019 (Archie14)
Wow! What a wonderful little pub this is, very much my favourite kind of drinking establishment, friendly staff, vast amounts of breweriana and personal collections of bric o brac which gives the drinker much to look at and I love that....
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Candles - American Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Stunning pint, delicate floral and well balanced hop. |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Janet Street Green Hop Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - 12th Man | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Dec 2019 (Jack William)
Well, one door shuts (The Lantern) and another opens.
Lunchtime, just a couple of other drinkers in - a pleasant welcome. I love the decor in this pub - could spend hours checking it out.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | | Too good to try any of the others. |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Janet Street Green Hop Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - 12th Man | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Freed Man
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 1 |
| 23 |
| 19 |
| 3 |
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The pub is found in Walmer, Kent, CT14 7NX.
End of terrace (once the Walmer Sub Post Office and latterly a former Solar Energy Equipment) shop conversion in Dover Road. A Micropub, which first opened to the general public on Saturday 23rd January 2016, with perhaps a fuller range of alcoholic products than the usual Micropub. Cask ales are served through an ancient refurbished 4-way cash-register style handpump beer engine. Has free Wifi and often plays recorded music.
We have visited this pub 24 times, seen 79 different beers and tried 44 of them.
Postcode: CT14 7NX