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Larkins' Alehouse (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Born To Be Mild |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - KPA Kent Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Only With Love - Bobson | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Three Legs - Pale #3 | | 1 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Sunday Sessions |  | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Black IPA | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | | 1 |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Acre - Pineapple Dream | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lakedown - Sussex Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Larkins - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Jumping Frog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Legs - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
Linda Kilby
Visits Details
20 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a balmy July Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Herbal. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried |
13 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Saturday noon.A fellow patron described this pub as reminiscent of Sheffield . I cannot comment.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only With Love - Bobson | 5.50 | | Grassy hops,herbal edge.American IPA. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried | Under some footer branding. |
06 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Filling up on a breezy July Saturday.A couple of footer related beers from Wantsum listed, but not noted.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - KPA Kent Pale Ale | 5.20 | | A 4.5 of anyone's money.Peppery with stone fruit.Briskly delicious. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
More folk outside than in on a sunny early summer Saturday lunch.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | Dry,light bodied for the ABV. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | Highly tempted. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Pineapple Dream | 4.10 | Not Tried |
15 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
Quiet on an unseasonally unpleasant June Saturday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Sunday Sessions | 3.80 | | Straw coloured, summer fruit. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried |
08 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a chilly June Saturday.A few in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Legs - Pale #3 | 3.70 | | Hedge fruit,hazy. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | 5.50 | Not Tried |
26 May 2024 (Wittenden)
It's Kent Day today,(no,me neither), and Cranbrook was Going Nuts in May,so a pint in here was called for.In plastic, as we would enjoy them in the street,but none the worse.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | A Kentish, earthy classic. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Jumping Frog | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Three Legs - Red Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried |
25 May 2024 (Wittenden)
Noonday on a warm May Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | Unyielding. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Jumping Frog | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Three Legs - Red Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried |
18 May 2024 (Wittenden)
Saturday lunchtime, several in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Born To Be Mild | 3.50 | | Sweet chocolate, nutty.Bitter finish.Solid. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
04 May 2024 (Wittenden)
Saturday noon.Convivial.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Black IPA | 5.90 | | The famous brewing oxymoron:good, but why? |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Lakedown - Sussex Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About the Larkins' Alehouse
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 11 |
| 141 |
| 55 |
 | 2 |
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The pub is found in Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3EB.
Long awaited micropub in a former florist's shop in the High Street. Long narrow room,with servery bar counter to the back. Beers served on gravity dispense from a cool room to the rear. Some tables and chairs to the front. Opened on Friday 6th October 2017. Unisex toilet. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024. CAMRA West Kent Pub of the Year 2022. CAMRA Kent Regional Pub of the Year 2022.
We have visited this pub 203 times, seen 301 different beers and tried 139 of them.
Postcode: TN17 3EB