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Fuggles Beer Cafe (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Alvinne - Wild West Kriek-FramboiseExceptional1
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Good1
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Root ThirteenAcceptable1
Five Points - Best Fuggles HopsExcellent1
Kent - Hallertau BlancExcellent1
Moonwake - Moonwake x Tartarus Black LagerAcceptable1
Tonbridge - CoppernobExcellent1
Utopian - Goldings British PilsnerGood1
360° - BestNot Tried0
360° - West Coast IPANot Tried0
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - DaytripperNot Tried0
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - MosaicNot Tried0
Iron Pier - BitterNot Tried0
Only With Love - OlicanaNot Tried0
Salopian - Divine ComedyNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionNot Tried0
Picture 1. Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tonbridge, Kent
Chris Excell

Visits Details

01 Dec 2023 (Ian)
Friday lunchtime
BeerABVScoreNotes
Utopian - Goldings British Pilsner5.00GoodClassy English lager
Moonwake - Moonwake x Tartarus Black Lager5.00AcceptableBlack beer. Quite light given its coloir
22 May 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last hour of opening visit until close. The few in were knocking it back. As a nightcap ordered a keg Orbit (collaboration with Utopian) 7.4% Baltic Porter but it fobbed and was impossible to fill a glass so second opt was for UnBarred King Conka 10% Imperial Stout.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10ExcellentA tasty drop - in my opinion the best of Five Points's output
Kent - Hallertau Blanc4.50ExcellentAlas time only for a half to make way for a strong nightcap to finish with
Iron Pier - Bitter4.00Not Tried
Only With Love - Olicana3.90Not Tried
19 Aug 2021 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit and reasonably busy. My round of two pints of Tonbridge Coppernob came to £8, when my friend bought her round the same beers came to £8.80
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Excellent
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20Not Tried
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Daytripper4.20Not Tried
21 Feb 2020 (ChrisE)
A first visit for me. The pub is showcasing beers from New Zealand this month. I have only listed the cask beers below.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Good
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Not Tried
360° - Best4.20Not Tried
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Mosaic4.80Not Tried
21 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I was very impressed with this place. Good food, good beer, prices lower than I'm used to in London.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Alvinne - Wild West Kriek-Framboise6.00ExceptionalGreat to see an Alvinne beer on draught in England at a not-ridiculous price. And it's an absolute beauty. Tart raspberry and cherry.
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Root Thirteen3.60AcceptableVery pale and a bit lightweight.
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Not Tried
Salopian - Divine Comedy3.90Not Tried
360° - West Coast IPA5.60Not Tried

About the Fuggles Beer Cafe

The pub sign. Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tonbridge, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent3
Good2
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BX.

An airy café-bar on the High Street opened in August 2017. Until conversion to pub use, the building was home to Lawson's Furniture Shop. Founded in 1763, at the time of its closure it was the oldest-established furniture showroom in England. The current building dates from 1878. Now it is a pub specialising in beer and cider across all formats. 6 handpumps and a rear wall with 16 keg taps.

We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 16 different beers and tried 8 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN9 1BX