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White Cliffs Beer Festival 2018 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale |  | 2 |
| Burton Bridge - Thomas Sykes Old Ale |  | 2 |
| Westerham - Audit Ale | | 2 |
| Kent - White Cliffs Hop Chocolate Special |  | 1 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | | 1 |
| 8 Sail - Old Colony | | 1 |
| Flipside - Russian Rouble | | 1 |
| Highland - Duke IPA | | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - Gold Star | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | | 1 |
| 1648 - Gold Angel | Not Tried | 0 |
| 8 Sail - Victorian Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - A.D.H. ME | Not Tried | 0 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belvoir - Old Dalby Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Black Prince Porter Rum | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Howbury 13 Oat Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Howbury 14 Mosaic IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Binghams - Vanilla Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Calico Jack | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - Tropical Thunder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Breakwater - White Cliffs Wonder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew Buddies - Triple Hop IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew Buddies - Winter Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| By The Horns - Lambeth Walk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cairngorm - Santa's Sledgehammer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Brewers - Itzamna Chocolate Vanilla Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Strong Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Resolution | Not Tried | 0 |
| Framework - Laid Back Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grainstore - Nip | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grainstore - Rutland Beast | Not Tried | 0 |
| Green Duck - Duck Under | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hart Family Brewers - 1833 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - A.P.A. | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Twelfth Night | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moncada - Notting Hill Ruby Rye | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moncada - Son of Impy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mordue - WT20 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Musket - Powder Burn | Not Tried | 0 |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Saviour | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Snow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Nimbus Blonde (Atlas range) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Panda Frog Project (sub-brand of Mordue) - Allelic Drift | Not Tried | 0 |
| Parish - Poacher's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phipps NBC - Cascadia | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slow Black Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| PJ's (cuckoo at Black Wolf) - Wynters Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ripple Steam - Black IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shiny - Disco Balls | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
03 Feb 2018 (Dosser)
Great festival as always
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | |
| Flipside - Russian Rouble | 7.30 | | Nice pint |
| Burton Bridge - Thomas Sykes Old Ale | 10.00 |  | Too sickly |
02 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit and quickly inveigled into being a server facing a sea of good humoured thirsty ale and cider imbibers' faces and outstretched hands.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - White Cliffs Hop Chocolate Special | 5.50 | | My beer of the festival. A chilli winter warmer porter warming the heart and soul |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | |
| Burton Bridge - Thomas Sykes Old Ale | 10.00 | | Such innocence in a glass |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | | |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | | |
| Westerham - Audit Ale | 6.20 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Belvoir - Old Dalby Ale | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Nimbus Blonde (Atlas range) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Parish - Poacher's Ale | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | Fobbing on serving every pint, so lively |
| 1648 - Gold Angel | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Grainstore - Rutland Beast | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Cairngorm - Santa's Sledgehammer | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Binghams - Vanilla Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Kent - Twelfth Night | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| By The Horns - Lambeth Walk | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ripple Steam - Black IPA | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
| Moncada - Notting Hill Ruby Rye | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| 8 Sail - Old Colony | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| 8 Sail - Victorian Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Flipside - Russian Rouble | 7.30 | Not Tried | |
| Grainstore - Nip | 7.30 | Not Tried | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | 5.80 | Not Tried | No idea where brewed, programme said Swanscombe |
| Hart Family Brewers - 1833 | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - Gold Star | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slow Black Stout | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Bexley - Black Prince Porter Rum | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shiny - Disco Balls | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Resolution | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - A.D.H. ME | 5.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Snow | 6.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Secrets We Share | 5.20 | Not Tried | Coming out as murky as hell, several returned to not for taste but for looks |
| Phipps NBC - Cascadia | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Howbury 13 Oat Stout | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Howbury 14 Mosaic IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Highland - Duke IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Breakwater - Calico Jack | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
| Breakwater - Tropical Thunder | 6.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Breakwater - White Cliffs Wonder | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brew Buddies - Triple Hop IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brew Buddies - Winter Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Foundry IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Brewers - Itzamna Chocolate Vanilla Porter | 9.60 | Not Tried | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Strong Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | No idea where brewed, programme said Swanscombe |
| Hopdaemon - A.P.A. | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Framework - Laid Back Stout | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Green Duck - Duck Under | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Moncada - Son of Impy | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Panda Frog Project (sub-brand of Mordue) - Allelic Drift | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mordue - WT20 | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Saviour | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| PJ's (cuckoo at Black Wolf) - Wynters Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
02 Feb 2018 (Jack William)
Mid afternoon visit - busy, all tables full but fast service at the bar. 72 beers listed - all appeared to be available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | | Very nice oatmeal pale ale with a punch. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | |
| 8 Sail - Old Colony | 5.30 | | |
| Phipps NBC - Gold Star | 5.20 | | |
| Highland - Duke IPA | 5.20 | | |
| Westerham - Audit Ale | 6.20 | |
About the White Cliffs Beer Festival 2018
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 2 |
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The pub is found in Dover, Kent, CT16 1DL.
White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales. 25th anniversary of this winter festival held in the atmospheric Maison Dieu Town Hall. A 2 day (Friday and Saturday) festival with 60 or so beers which are all winter and strong ales on gravity, all 5.0% abv or higher, at a flat rate £1.50 per half and £3 per pint. A Dover tradition. This year's festival theme and logo remembers the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid.
We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 70 different beers and tried 12 of them.
Postcode: CT16 1DL