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Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
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Arbor Ales - I Speak for the Trees | 1 | |
Northdown - Muggy Porter | 1 | |
Kent - Christmas Pudding | 1 | |
Iron Pier - Whiteout IPA | 1 | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Host's Ale (version spiced with ginger) | 1 | |
Pig & Porter - From An Antique Land | 1 | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 1 | |
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 1 | |
Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
Hopdaemon - Dominator | Not Tried | 0 |
Nelson - Nelsons Blood | Not Tried | 0 |
Tring - Colley's Dog | Not Tried | 0 |
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | Not Tried | 0 |
Loddon - Forbury Lion Strong I.P.A. | Not Tried | 0 |
Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
Westerham - Audit Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop | Not Tried | 0 |
Nelson - Black Jack | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | Not Tried | 0 |
Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - Twelfth Night | Not Tried | 0 |
Arbor Ales - Yakima Valley | Not Tried | 0 |
East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | Not Tried | 0 |
St Peter's - India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - Brewers Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | Not Tried | 0 |
Great Heck - Shankar IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Rooster's - High Tea | Not Tried | 0 |
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | Not Tried | 0 |
Rooster's - Baby-Faced Assassin | Not Tried | 0 |
Tintagel - Merlin's Muddle | Not Tried | 0 |
Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | Not Tried | 0 |
Arbor Ales - The Devil Made Me Brew It | Not Tried | 0 |
Tiny Rebel - Stay Puft | Not Tried | 0 |
Bexley - Black Prince Porter Rum | Not Tried | 0 |
Musket - Powder Burn | Not Tried | 0 |
Shiny - Disco Balls | Not Tried | 0 |
Salopian - Polygraph | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Grim Reaper | Not Tried | 0 |
Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - A.D.H. ME | Not Tried | 0 |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Snow | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - American Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Strong Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Oakham - Dragon | Not Tried | 0 |
Breakwater - Spring Tide | Not Tried | 0 |
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | Not Tried | 0 |
Arbor Ales - Rocketman | Not Tried | 0 |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
Iron Pier - Export Brown Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - Bounty Hunter | Not Tried | 0 |
East London (ELB) - Mutiny | Not Tried | 0 |
Tintagel - Excalibur | Not Tried | 0 |
Tapstone - Opium Wars | Not Tried | 0 |
St Peter's - Christmas Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Shiny - Underdog | Not Tried | 0 |
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - I Spy Dragonfly IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Breakwater - Victorian Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Overlord | Not Tried | 0 |
Bad Seed - Code of Silence | Not Tried | 0 |
Beatnikz Republic - Beach Bum | Not Tried | 0 |
Beermats - Matador | Not Tried | 0 |
Harbour - Little Rock IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Rooster's - Howl (Black Forest Gateau) | Not Tried | 0 |
Salopian - Luminescence | Not Tried | 0 |
Salopian - Minds Eye | Not Tried | 0 |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | ||
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | Quite the business | |
Arbor Ales - I Speak for the Trees | 5.00 | Blimey the ultimate hop hit in nose and taste, bucketloads. Ran out | |
Northdown - Muggy Porter | 5.00 | ||
Kent - Christmas Pudding | 5.80 | Better than I have had in any pub this winter | |
Iron Pier - Whiteout IPA | 5.30 | The hoppiest beer here, pockets full of hops thrown in the drinker's face | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Host's Ale (version spiced with ginger) | 5.20 | This year my favourite ale here, lovely winter spicing | |
Pig & Porter - From An Antique Land | 6.00 | ||
Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Nelson - Nelsons Blood | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Tring - Colley's Dog | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | Not Tried | Must have been layered as several pints returned for being cloudy then others poured clear later |
Loddon - Forbury Lion Strong I.P.A. | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - Audit Ale | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop | 5.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Nelson - Black Jack | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | Not Tried | The beer here which was fobbing on service more than any other |
Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Twelfth Night | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Yakima Valley | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
St Peter's - India Pale Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Great Heck - Shankar IPA | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - High Tea | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cavedweller | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Baby-Faced Assassin | 6.10 | Not Tried | |
Tintagel - Merlin's Muddle | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Arbor Ales - The Devil Made Me Brew It | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Stay Puft | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Bexley - Black Prince Porter Rum | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 | Not Tried | Everyone who tried this one were very complimentary about it |
Shiny - Disco Balls | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Salopian - Polygraph | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Grim Reaper | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 | Not Tried | Had ran out early as one would expect |
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 | |
Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | Not Tried | Voted Beer of the Festival as it was the first to sell out |
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Strong Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Dragon | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Breakwater - Spring Tide | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Arbor Ales - Rocketman | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Rye Porter | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Export Brown Stout | 6.30 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Bounty Hunter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Mutiny | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Tintagel - Excalibur | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
Tapstone - Opium Wars | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
St Peter's - Christmas Ale | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Shiny - Underdog | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - I Spy Dragonfly IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Breakwater - Victorian Mild | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Overlord | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Bad Seed - Code of Silence | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Beatnikz Republic - Beach Bum | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Beermats - Matador | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
Harbour - Little Rock IPA | 6.30 | Not Tried | |
Rooster's - Howl (Black Forest Gateau) | 6.90 | Not Tried | |
Salopian - Luminescence | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Salopian - Minds Eye | 5.80 | Not Tried |
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The pub is found in Dover, Kent, CT16 1DL.
White Cliffs Festival of Winter Ales. 26th anniversary of this winter festival held in the atmospheric Maison Dieu Town Hall. A 2 day (Friday and Saturday) festival with 70 or so beers which are all winter and strong ales on gravity, all 5.0% abv or higher, at a flat rate £1.75 per half and £3.50 per pint (the first price rise for a few years now). A Dover tradition. This year the logo celebrates the Dover Patrol for its role in two World Wars.
We have visited this pub once, seen 71 different beers and tried 8 of them.
Postcode: CT16 1DL