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The Pilots' Rest (formerly The Flying Sheep Micropub) (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Lancaster - AmberExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Excellent2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - SeasiderExcellent1
Stag (Kent) - Red ImperialGood1
Ilkley - Mary JaneGood1
My Generation (sub-brand of Black Sheep) - My Generation Session Pale AleGood1
Romney Marsh - Amber AleGood1
Kent - Session PaleGood1
Lancaster - RedGood1
Revolutions - CandidateAcceptable1
Wantsum - Black PrinceNot Tried0
Black Sheep - Best BitterNot Tried0
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)Not Tried0
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby MildNot Tried0
Wantsum - GolgothaNot Tried0

Visits Details

08 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit to meet up (late) for a group Micropub bash. Since last visit a dartboard has been added here and some longer opening hours. Good chat with a Whitstable Brewery worker / rep about the mysteries of KeyKeg from which I concluded very few KeyKeg beers are ever real ale.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Revolutions - Candidate3.90AcceptableThin wishy-washy very light coloured ale. Hardly noticed drinking it
Lancaster - Red4.80Not Tried
Lancaster - Amber3.60Not Tried
08 Nov 2018 (ChrisE)
I arrived soon after 4pm for the pub's 4pm opening only to find that they now open at 2pm. Update sent to What Pub. A good friendly pub in the micropub style.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lancaster - Amber3.60ExcellentA fresh cask on.
Lancaster - Red4.80Good
Revolutions - Candidate3.90Not Tried
26 Sep 2018 (Archie14)
First customer at early doors.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80ExcellentDelicious pale bitter with just the right bitternes, just slightly less malt than usual? Traditional bitter at its best.
Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%)3.70Not Tried
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80Not Tried
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50Not Tried
12 Sep 2018 (Archie14)
Early doors and first customer. Felt a bit guilty as the landlord was enjoying his fish and chips....
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider4.30Excellent
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
06 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. Sheerness needs a real ale and cider outlet like this enormously. Well done to the owners for fulfilling its quirky name with matching artefacts.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ilkley - Mary Jane3.50GoodNearing end of cask, thin gruel
My Generation (sub-brand of Black Sheep) - My Generation Session Pale Ale4.20GoodAn annoying beer as it does not declare its Black Sheep provenance. Initial bitter promise dissipated as its sweetness came through
Romney Marsh - Amber Ale4.20Good
28 Aug 2018 (Archie14)
Newly opened Micropub on the Isle Of Sheppey. “The Flying Sheep” inherits it’s name from the history of Sheppey’s aviation past and the fact that the “Island Of Sheep” was full of erm!! Sheep. The premises, a former beauty salon, is still in the same ownership but now Sheppey’s 3rd and soon to be 4th Micropub. Decor reflects the links to Sheppey’s aviation history with parts of aircraft adorning the walls and genuine aircraft seats plus the odd sheep here and there.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80ExcellentJust about as good as it gets, stunning.
Kent - Session Pale3.70GoodNear end of cask so lacking condition but still a well flavoured pint
Stag (Kent) - Red Imperial4.50GoodLacking condition.
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried

About The Pilots' Rest (formerly The Flying Sheep Micropub)

The pub sign. The Pilots' Rest (formerly The Flying Sheep Micropub), Sheerness, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent4
Good6
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1UJ.

In Sheerness's High Street a shop conversion, from a beauty salon, Micropub which opened on 24th August 2018. Real ales dispensed through 4 handpumps on the bar counter and ciders/perries on gravity dispense from the temperature controlled cellar room. Aeroplane and sheep artefacts abound, reminding of Sheppey's history. Unisex toilet. Not yet re-opened after Covid lockdowns - watch Facebook page for re-opening date and arrangements. Closed early May 2023 with operators claiming other demands on their time. Re-opened on Thursday 10th August 2023 with new name and an unchanged intention to sell real ale, cider, wine and Belgian beers.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 15 different beers and tried 10 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME12 1UJ