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The Malling Jug (Free House)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Bedlam - SMaSH		1
Kent - Summit Single Hopped Pale Ale		1
Kent - Ēostre		1
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)	Not Tried	0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider	Not Tried	0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur	Not Tried	0
Kent - Session Pale	Not Tried	0
St Austell - Proper Job	Not Tried	0
Hook Norton - Hooky	Not Tried	0
Grey Trees - Mosaic Pale Ale	Not Tried	0
Rudgate - Green Hop Monster	Not Tried	0
Little Beer Corporation - Little Tenderness	Not Tried	0
Froth Blowers - Riverside Stout	Not Tried	0

Visits Details

02 Oct 2017 (ChrisE)

Lunchtime visit, it was the waitress's first day and I think we may have been her first customers. Some nice pictures of the defunct brewery at West Malling.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Bedlam - SMaSH	4.40
St Austell - Proper Job	4.50	Not Tried
Kent - Session Pale	3.70	Not Tried
Hook Norton - Hooky	3.50	Not Tried
Grey Trees - Mosaic Pale Ale	4.20	Not Tried
Rudgate - Green Hop Monster	4.00	Not Tried
Little Beer Corporation - Little Tenderness	5.40	Not Tried
Froth Blowers - Riverside Stout	4.80	Not Tried	My friend had this, a strong aroma of coconut which for some reason (thankfully as she does not like coconut) could not be picked up in the taste.

15 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)

Early evening visit. Not all what I expected, to be confronted by a waitress upon arrival to take my order. Perhaps initial local fad but was packed and became very noisy. I think there is a curfew time on the outside garden area, which brought more people inside. The PT values on the blackboard flummoxed me until I was told it referred to Periodic Table (of beer styles).

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Kent - Summit Single Hopped Pale Ale	4.50		What a contrast to the Ēostre, nice head and lots of condition
Kent - Ēostre	4.20		Tasty enough Citra hop beer but no head and as flat as a pancake so rather unappetising
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)	3.40	Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider	4.30	Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur	5.90	Not Tried
Kent - Session Pale	3.70	Not Tried

About The Malling Jug

The pub sign. The Malling Jug, West Malling, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in West Malling, Kent, ME19 6LU.

Hidden down an alley in High Street, opposite Swan Street, a Micropub furnished in a smart and contemporary style, which opened in early April 2017. An L-shaped floor area with a mixture of high and low tables with mainly bench seating. Real ales and ciders are sold from behind a small bar counter, on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room. Outside patio garden. At busy times waiter/waitress service applies. The beer backboard shows brewery, name, abv, PT and pint price, and PT stands for Periodic Table and nearby is a poster explaining how the periodic table of beer styles works.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 13 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME19 6LU