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Larkins' Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Tonbridge - New Zealand PaleExcellent1
Tonbridge - Ebony MoonExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - KPA Kent Pale AleExcellent1
Only With Love - BobsonExcellent1
Kent - Mosaic RevolutionExcellent1
Kent - ProhibitionExcellent1
Three Legs - New ZealandGood1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Sunday SessionsGood1
Rudgate - Ruby MildGood1
Three Acre - Best BitterGood1
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Not Tried0
Goacher's - Silver StarNot Tried0
Kent - The Quiet AmericanNot Tried0
Larkins - TraditionalNot Tried0
Tonbridge - IPANot Tried0
Gun - Zamzama IPANot Tried0
Pig & Porter - SkylarkingNot Tried0
Kent - Born To Be MildNot Tried0
Three Acre - Bonfire BeerNot Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurNot Tried0
Tonbridge - TraditionalNot Tried0
Three Acre - Pineapple DreamNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleNot Tried0
Wantsum - GolgothaNot Tried0
Kent - Session PaleNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Whispering GrassNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Easy Street PaleNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Apparition StoutNot Tried0
Picture 1. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent
Linda Kilby

Visits Details

09 Nov 2024 (Wittenden)
Busy on a gloomy November Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Mosaic Revolution5.50ExcellentVery hazy New England style IPA.Full of wall fruit and arboreal hops.A rare 4.5 in my view.
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Skylarking4.00Not Tried
Three Acre - Bonfire Beer6.60Not Tried
24 Oct 2024 (Wittenden)
A brief mid-week mid day visit:just one other punter in attendance.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00GoodEarthy stalwart.Yum.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Kent - The Quiet American4.20Not Tried
Tonbridge - IPA4.80Not Tried
05 Oct 2024 (Wittenden)
Cranbrook was celebrating Appleday,involving hillbillies from Kentucky.Anyway, this pub was rammed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon4.20ExcellentRoasty,smokey autumnal fare.
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Not TriedWent off as I approached the bar.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Goacher's - Silver Star4.20Not Tried
31 Aug 2024 (Wittenden)
Only punter in on a gloomy August Saturday lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - New Zealand Pale4.50ExcellentTooth rasping tropical fruit.
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Not Tried
Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale3.90Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout4.40Not Tried
24 Aug 2024 (Wittenden)
Quiet on a wet Bank Holiday Saturday noon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Legs - New Zealand4.80GoodHazy,tropical fruit.Alliaceous flavour to the finish.
Kent - Session Pale3.70Not Tried
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Whispering Grass5.50Not Tried
20 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Lunchtime on a balmy July Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Prohibition4.80ExcellentHerbal.
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Not Tried
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50Not Tried
13 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Saturday noon.A fellow patron described this pub as reminiscent of Sheffield . I cannot comment.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Only With Love - Bobson5.50ExcellentGrassy hops,herbal edge.American IPA.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Not Tried
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50Not TriedUnder 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - KPA Kent Pale Ale5.20ExcellentA 4.5 of anyone's money.Peppery with stone fruit.Briskly delicious.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20Not Tried
29 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
More folk outside than in on a sunny early summer Saturday lunch.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rudgate - Ruby Mild4.40GoodDry,light bodied for the ABV.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Not TriedHighly tempted.
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Not Tried
Three Acre - Pineapple Dream4.10Not Tried
15 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
Quiet on an unseasonally unpleasant June Saturday lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Sunday Sessions3.80GoodStraw coloured, summer fruit.
Larkins - Traditional3.40Not Tried
Gun - Zamzama IPA6.50Not Tried
Kent - Born To Be Mild3.50Not Tried

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About the Larkins' Alehouse

The pub sign. Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional11
Excellent144
Good57
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 208 times, seen 307 different beers and tried 142 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN17 3EB