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Breakwater Brewery Taproom (Brewery Tap)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Castle on the Hill |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - Test Pale #1 | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Handpicked Green | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Docker's Oatmeal Porter | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Dover PA | | 1 |
| Breakwater - AAA | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Spring Tide | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Paper Aeroplane Fight | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Can’t You Hear The Thunder | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Best | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice Milk Stout | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Tropical Thunder | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Hoppy Christmas |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | | 3 |
| Breakwater - New World | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Zombie Maker Chocolate IPA | | 2 |
| Breakwater - Hellfire Corner | | 1 |
| Breakwater - The Mogul | | 1 |
| Breakwater - Calico Jack |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - HMS Minnow |  | 1 |
| Breakwater - Raspberry Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Black Ensign | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Must be Krampus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Kicks | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Blue Ensign | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
08 Oct 2020 (Jack William)
Lunchtime opening especially for our group - we spread out nicely and had a good session with pizzas and a few samples of the keg craft ales as a bonus.
The bar rules were clearly displayed:
DRINK BEER
STAY SEATED
EAT PIZZA
STAY SAFE
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Handpicked Green | 4.00 | | 4.2 version - lovely body. |
| Breakwater - Dover PA | 3.50 | | Perfect start - low strength, top condition and flavour. |
| Breakwater - Can’t You Hear The Thunder | 8.50 | | Had a sample - just had to have a half to finish the session - slow, sipping ale, deceptively drinkable. |
| Breakwater - The Mogul | 5.60 | | On keg - had to have a half of this as a tribute to one of Kent’s finest pubs, still missed after all these years. |
| Breakwater - Tropical Thunder | 6.30 | | Just a taster - getting pineapple notes? |
| Breakwater - New World | 5.00 | | Slightly hazy American IPA |
| Breakwater - Blue Ensign | 4.00 | Not Tried |
01 Mar 2019 (ChrisE)
Early evening at around 6pm and already very busy. Pizzas seem very popular in here. I have only listed the cask beers that were on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Spring Tide | 5.00 | | |
| Breakwater - Best | 4.00 | | |
| Breakwater - Kicks | 3.70 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Almost everyone in here at lunchtime appears to be on their way to watch football at the Crabble.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Hoppy Christmas | 4.00 | | Pale Ale with rather raw hop flavours. |
| Breakwater - Zombie Maker Chocolate IPA | 6.00 | | I found this a bit odd. Chocolate and almonds. |
| Breakwater - Calico Jack | 6.20 | | From keg. Fizzy rum and vanilla Stout. |
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Must be Krampus | 4.50 | Not Tried |
03 Feb 2018 (Stephen Harris)
A convenient break half way up from the town centre to the Crabble. Every town should have an excellent brewery outlet like this.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Cow Juice Milk Stout | 5.00 | | Badged as 4.2%. Fresh from the udder. A sweet, chocolatey Milk Stout. Superb I thought – very close to five stars. |
| Breakwater - Tropical Thunder | 6.30 | | From key-keg. A full-blown US IPA. Slight murk. Masses of tropical fruit. |
| Breakwater - AAA | 5.00 | | AAA = American Amber Ale. Reddish/amber in colour with a good hop character. |
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Docker's Oatmeal Porter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Castle on the Hill | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Black Ensign | 3.20 | Not Tried |
03 Dec 2017 (ChrisE)
Early evening on a Sunday evening, my plans for a tour of Dover were thwarted by discovering that the Rack of Ale closed yesterday, I had been told that The Lanes is not currently open on Sundays and I was consequently too early for the Louis Armstrong so my tour started and finished here.
I am pleased to say that this place appeared to be thriving and was certainly busy and welcoming this evening with plenty of free nibbles on the bar. I had a good chat with one of the regulars about preserved East Kent buses.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | 3.80 | | |
| Breakwater - AAA | 5.00 | | |
| Breakwater - Zombie Maker Chocolate IPA | 6.00 | | |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice Milk Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | I think this was advertised as 4.2% |
| Breakwater - Raspberry Blonde | 5.00 | Not Tried |
11 May 2017 (Jack William)
I have been invited into a new "club" of oldies who make micropub visits! Retirement just keeps getting better.
First stop is the Breakwater who have opened especially for the eight of us at noon. We were treated to a tour round the new and expanding facilities.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Castle on the Hill | 4.40 | | A very dark "amber" beer with superb depth. |
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | 3.80 | | Light citrusy beer. |
| Breakwater - Hellfire Corner | 3.90 | | With a bit more bite than the Dover Pale |
| Breakwater - HMS Minnow | 2.80 | | Only a taster of this - but general view was that it was odd - a thin mild with an unusual amount of fizz. |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice Milk Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | Was very popular with the others. |
07 Apr 2017 (Jack William)
My first visit - arrived just after opening time at 6 - a few others in. I was impressesd by the space - very well done and bigger than I had imagined. Knowledgeable and helpful barman.
3 other new own brews on but didn't note the ABV so can't add: HMS Minnow, Castle on the Hill and Hellfire Corner.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Paper Aeroplane Fight | 6.10 | | A wonderful brew. |
| Breakwater - Dover's Pale Ale (DPA) | 3.80 | | |
| Breakwater - Cow Juice Milk Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
22 Dec 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening. I arrived at the very end of a brewery tour for local CAMRA members. A free bar for all tonight as the licence to sell doesn't start until tomorrow following a licensing cock up. Very enthusiastic brewer and Guv was constantly soliciting feedback. I took just one chance to sample one of the many fizz beers, a Ramsgate (Gadds') / Breakwater collaboration "Endeavor" at 4.5% but my belch glands were quickly activated.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Docker's Oatmeal Porter | 4.10 | | Nowt but a good nourishing brew |
| Breakwater - Test Pale #1 | 3.50 | | Delicious for its low abv, total clarity |
17 Dec 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Attempted evening visit. Had researched opening hours on Twitter before I left London at 6pm and they were 12-10 today. Arrived just before 9 to find place in darkness and less signs of life than on Mars. Subsequently found out had been closed all day - would an explanation and apology in the front door window have gone amiss? Told later in The Thirsty Scarecrow that there had been numerous groups who had "tried" the Breakwater all day and come back there disappointed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
16 Dec 2016 (ChrisE)
Phil Lowry made me very welcome, I was given a lightning tour of the brewery and we discussed his articles in BEER magazine.
I also took the opportunity to sample a few of the keg products including Augustiner Helles.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater - Test Pale #1 | 3.50 | | A good London Pale Ale. |
| Breakwater - Docker's Oatmeal Porter | 4.10 | |
About the Breakwater Brewery Taproom
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 15 |
| 9 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Dover, Kent, CT16 2AA.
Taproom attached to the Breakwater Brewery in St Martin's Yard, Lorne Road which opened in December 2016. Serves cask ales and keg beers from its own brewery as well as from across the country, ciders too. Cask ales and real ciders are sold on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room. Comfortably furnished with chunky furniture and well lit. No food on offer but customers are welcome to bring their own food or take-away and plates and cutlery are then willingly supplied. There are 11 keg taps on the bar back. The upright of the bar counter resembles a stone breakwater, a nice touch. Has a policy of charging more than the pro-rata price for a half or two-thirds of a pint.
We have visited this pub 10 times, seen 25 different beers and tried 20 of them.
Postcode: CT16 2AA