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Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
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Kent - Brewers Reserve | 1 | |
Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 1 | |
Dancing Duck - dcuk | 1 | |
Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5 | |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 1 | |
Musket - Flash in the Pan | 1 | |
Iron Pier - West Coast IPA | 1 | |
Gyle 59 - Shave X Beer | 1 | |
Kent - Hygge | 1 | |
Rother Valley - Storm Surge | 1 | |
Kent - Swing Low | 1 | |
Kent - Starry Night | 1 | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 1 | |
Harvey's - Bonfire Boy | 1 | |
Wantsum - Green Hop Ernest | 1 | |
Kent - Caramel Latte | 1 | |
Iron Pier - Fruit Cake | 1 | |
Harvey's - Kiss | 1 | |
Kent - Old Skool | 1 | |
Kent - Pilgrim Single Hopped Pale Ale | 1 | |
Rother Valley - Brew 3800 | 1 | |
Rother Valley - Boadicea Ale | 1 | |
Cerne Abbas - Tiger Tom Ruby Mild | 1 | |
Three Legs - E S B | 1 | |
Larkins - Premium Bitter | 1 | |
Harvey's - Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 1 | |
Wilde Child - Dutiful Supremacy | 1 | |
Siren Craft - Recurring Dream | 1 | |
Two by Two - Azacca Mosaic | 1 | |
Saltaire - YSB | 1 | |
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Island Hopping | 1 | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Mister Watson's Decade | 1 | |
Purple Moose - Elderflower Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Little Critters - Turtley Tropical | Not Tried | 0 |
Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
Hop Shed (formerly Unity Brew House) - Dual | Not Tried | 0 |
By The Horns - Macaroon Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dragonhead | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - Valhalla | Not Tried | 0 |
Brew York - Fairytale of Brew York | Not Tried | 0 |
Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
Bristol Beer Factory - Hotline Blend | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - The Quiet American | Not Tried | 0 |
Rudgate - Ruby Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
Ilkley - Ruby Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
Anarchy - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | Not Tried | 0 |
Siren Craft - Suspended in Centennial | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Black Prince | Not Tried | 0 |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Revival | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
Cairngorm - Trade Winds | Not Tried | 0 |
Wantsum - Imperium | Not Tried | 0 |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor | Not Tried | 0 |
Kent - KGB | Not Tried | 0 |
Adnams - Old Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Tripod IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Devils Dyke Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
Lakedown - Kicking Donkey Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | Not Tried | 0 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | Not Tried | 0 |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | Bordering on a 4½ mark | |
Kent - Swing Low | 4.00 | Top notch condition | |
Kent - Caramel Latte | 5.20 | Can Kent and the Nelson do no wrong tonight | |
Kent - Pilgrim Single Hopped Pale Ale | 4.50 | Single hopper in impeccable form | |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Dragonhead | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Tripod IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Lakedown - Kicking Donkey Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | No 3 just as it should be | |
Harvey's - Kiss | 4.80 | Quite floral hopping | |
Gyle 59 - Shave X Beer | 5.10 | First rate and a good body to this | |
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Island Hopping | 3.90 | Suspect nearing end of cask | |
Cerne Abbas - Tiger Tom Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Basic dark mild | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Purple Moose - Elderflower Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
By The Horns - Macaroon Stout | 5.80 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Dancing Duck - dcuk | 4.30 | Unspectacular but in excellent fettle | |
Rother Valley - Storm Surge | 5.40 | A nourishing 5.4% stout. Good nightcapper | |
Three Legs - E S B | 5.50 | Found this rather cloying and certainly not a clean taste | |
Cairngorm - Trade Winds | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Tripod IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Lakedown - Kicking Donkey Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 3.80 | A pale amber ale with a fruity and spicy hop aroma, with malt flavours both biscuity and toasty. | |
Iron Pier - West Coast IPA | 5.20 | Juicy, tropical fruit & pine hop character with resinous citusy aroma. | |
Siren Craft - Recurring Dream | 4.60 | Creamy with rich espresso undertones | |
Two by Two - Azacca Mosaic | 4.70 | Did not seem like a beer to me more of a hazy alcoholic tropical fruit punch.. | |
Saltaire - YSB | 5.50 | Full bodied well rounded hoppy citrus and deep caramel fare. | |
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Suspended in Centennial | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Revival | 4.80 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | The very very best condition Brewers Reserve I have ever had | |
Kent - Hygge | 5.00 | 4½* Absolutely superb condition - really should give a 5* | |
Kent - Starry Night | 4.20 | One of a trio of 3 Kent ales in superb condition tonight | |
Iron Pier - Fruit Cake | 4.60 | Only a half but spot on for flavour | |
Rother Valley - Brew 3800 | 3.80 | Difficult to pick out where the flavours came from. An enigma | |
Ilkley - Ruby Jane | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Anarchy - Gold Star | 4.50 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | Best I've ever had this beer | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Mister Watson's Decade | 5.70 | Lime and tangerine flavours. Hides abv well | |
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Brew York - Fairytale of Brew York | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Harvey's - Bonfire Boy | 5.80 | A classic example of this ale | |
Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | Spot on | |
Harvey's - Dark Mild (or Sussex XX Mild) | 3.00 | Tasted rather tinny | |
Wantsum - Imperium | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Kent - KGB | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Devils Dyke Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | New cask put on |
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Gold | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
Little Critters - Turtley Tropical | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Hop Shed (formerly Unity Brew House) - Dual | 3.60 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Musket - Flash in the Pan | 4.00 | A green hopper in peak condition | |
Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | Difficult to beat an ale of this quality and in this condition | |
Rother Valley - Boadicea Ale | 4.50 | A rather zingy golden ale | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Valhalla | 5.00 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | First two out of a new cask put on almost at closing time. I had earlier been disappointed to find the previous cask sold out before I arrived. Superb | |
Wantsum - Green Hop Ernest | 4.20 | A compelling bitterness came through | |
Kent - Old Skool | 4.10 | Excellent condition but not really to my taste | |
Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Valhalla | 5.00 | Not Tried |
Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
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Surrey Hills - Collusion | 5.20 | Amazing depth of flavour, even in the head | |
Larkins - Premium Bitter | 5.50 | No match for the Collusion tonight | |
Wilde Child - Dutiful Supremacy | 4.00 | Badged as a Yorkshire Bitter, good condtion but rather bland and thin | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern Mild | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Valhalla | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Bristol Beer Factory - Hotline Blend | 4.20 | Not Tried |
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The pub is found in Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1UP.
Beautifully refurbished side street local in Cromer Street, a few minutes walk from Tonbridge station. Features an always interesting selection of cask ales, real ciders and keg beers. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 10 handpumps plus 2 unused (dummy) ones and 10 keg taps on the back wall. Different rooms with all Nelson linked names. Massive real cider / perry range here too. CAMRA West Kent Pub of the Year 2023 then became CAMRA Kent Regional Pub of the Year 2023. Selected as one of the last 4 in the CAMRA National 2023 Pub of the Year competition.
We have visited this pub 21 times, seen 114 different beers and tried 57 of them.
Postcode: TN9 1UP