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Larkins' Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Larkins - TraditionalExcellent1
Three Legs - Pale #3Excellent1
Three Acre - Ruby PorterExcellent1
Cellar Head - 'MericanExcellent1
Three Acre - Session PaleExcellent1
Three Legs - Oatmeal StoutExcellent1
Kent - Session PaleExcellent1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins PaleExcellent1
Three Acre - India Pale AleExcellent1
Only With Love - WaldoGood1
Kent - Tropic AleNot Tried0
Tonbridge - IPANot Tried0
Tonbridge - Ebony MoonNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Jumping FrogNot Tried0
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutNot Tried0
Cellar Head - FiresideNot Tried0
Only With Love - BongoNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye PorterNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish BestNot Tried0
Kent - The Quiet AmericanNot Tried0
Kent - ProhibitionNot Tried0
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale AleNot Tried0
Gun - Zamzama IPANot Tried0
Goacher's - Gold StarNot Tried0
Goacher's - Crown Imperial StoutNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Not Tried0
Picture 1. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent
Linda Kilby

Visits Details

23 Mar 2024 (Wittenden)
Sheltering from the hail on a wintry Saturday morning.Recently proclaimed branch pub of the year.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Acre - India Pale Ale5.00ExcellentResinous hops,cane fruit.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Cellar Head - Fireside5.20Not Tried
Three Legs - Pale #33.70Not Tried
09 Mar 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a sunny winter Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Session Pale3.70ExcellentSublime,flinty,floral.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon4.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Jumping Frog4.20Not Tried
02 Mar 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a wintry early spring Saturday.Talk was of a chap impersonating the late Guv of Larkins' Brewery.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Acre - Session Pale3.70ExcellentGrassy,golden pale ale.Leaf tea.Yum.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Tonbridge - IPA4.80Not Tried
Three Acre - Ruby Porter4.20Not Tried
24 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a cold and damp Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Acre - Ruby Porter4.20ExcellentCoffee rich porter.Good for a winter's day.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Kent - Tropic Ale4.90Not Tried
Three Legs - Pale #33.70Not Tried
17 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
Another mild if gloomy Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Larkins - Traditional3.40ExcellentGreat pint of Larkins' Trad. Delicious toffeeish quaffing beer.Apropriately,I'd been speaking with a lady who'd recently been planting hops for this brewer.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50Not Tried
Kent - Prohibition4.80Not Tried
10 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
A drizzly Saturday pre match lunchtime:we were joined by a group of name dropping Rugby fans.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Only With Love - Waldo4.70GoodHazy,tropical pale.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout4.50Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
03 Feb 2024 (Wittenden)
A gloomy February Saturday noon:some cheer within.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins Pale4.10ExcellentZesty,golden earthy pale.Summer berries.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Three Legs - Oatmeal Stout4.50Not Tried
27 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a mild January Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - Oatmeal Stout4.50ExcellentBible-black dry stout. Oaty liquorice goodness.Excellent condition.
Kent - Prohibition4.80Not Tried
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
Gun - Zamzama IPA6.50Not Tried
20 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Very quiet on a dank Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cellar Head - 'Merican4.80ExcellentRaspingly citrus-forward resinous APA.
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye Porter5.40Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best3.70Not Tried
Kent - The Quiet American4.20Not Tried
13 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Midday on a chilly, gloomy Saturday.Plenty of cheer within.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - Pale #33.70ExcellentExemplary pale ale.Wall fruit on the finish. First time I'd tried this since the brewery's relocation to East Sussex's Costa Geriatrica.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Not Tried
Only With Love - Bongo5.00Not Tried

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About the Larkins' Alehouse

The pub sign. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional11
Excellent132
Good50
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

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 189 times, seen 287 different beers and tried 130 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 3EB