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Larkins' Alehouse (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon |  | 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 |
| Tonbridge - New Zealand Pale | | 1 |
| Three Legs - New Zealand |  | 1 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Sunday Sessions | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Jumping Frog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Legs - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Larkins - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | Not Tried | 0 |
| 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 |
Linda Kilby
Visits Details
05 Oct 2024 (Wittenden)
Cranbrook was celebrating Appleday,involving hillbillies from Kentucky.Anyway, this pub was rammed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | Roasty,smokey autumnal fare. |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | Went off as I approached the bar. |
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | Not Tried |
31 Aug 2024 (Wittenden)
Only punter in on a gloomy August Saturday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - New Zealand Pale | 4.50 | | Tooth rasping tropical fruit. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
24 Aug 2024 (Wittenden)
Quiet on a wet Bank Holiday Saturday noon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Legs - New Zealand | 4.80 | | Hazy,tropical fruit.Alliaceous flavour to the finish. |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass | 5.50 | Not Tried |
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 |
About the Larkins' Alehouse
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 11 |
| 143 |
| 56 |
 | 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 206 times, seen 305 different beers and tried 141 of them.
Postcode: TN17 3EB