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Crafty Fox (formerly The Hop & Rye) (Free House)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Grainstore - Ten Fifty		1
Nelson - Temeraire		1
Whitstable - Christmas Spirit		1
Kent - Session Pale		1
Nelson - Midshipman Mild	Not Tried	0
Milestone - Colonial Pale Ale	Not Tried	0
Mighty Oak - Gorgeous George	Not Tried	0

Visits Details

20 Aug 2026 (Jack William)

Lunchtime visit. Tricky to find but it is adjacent to the rather prominent Co-op. Only 3 other customers in but I got chatting to Nigel an ardent CAMRA man. He gave me 15 copies of the Maidstone and Mid-Kent mag “Draught Copy” for distribution in Canterbury. The pub had the feel of a social club to me. Friendly and good prices, cask ales at £4 a pint.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Grainstore - Ten Fifty	5.00		In top condition, good body. Brownie points for me with the CAMRA local for knowing that the brewery is in Oakham (and the Oakham Brewery is not).
Kent - Session Pale	3.70		A bit of a whiff and flat, disappointing for this local ale that is usually very good.
Mighty Oak - Gorgeous George	4.20	Not Tried

06 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)

Mid evening visit. Signs itself as a micropub but has 2 large rooms each with a bar counter, the rear one with pool table and darts. On an already mild night the roaring log burning stove soon had me fanning myself. Recorded music playing continuously. For a pub open less than a week a strong customer following tonight. Friendly forthcoming manager at the bar.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Nelson - Temeraire	4.00		Hazy, lacking much condition
Whitstable - Christmas Spirit	4.60		Poured as flat as a Shrove Tuesday pancake. A chore to finish
Nelson - Midshipman Mild	4.00	Not Tried
Milestone - Colonial Pale Ale	5.50	Not Tried

About the Crafty Fox (formerly The Hop & Rye)

The pub sign. Crafty Fox (formerly The Hop & Rye), Wainscott, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Wainscott, Kent, ME3 8AG.

A pub in Hollywood Lane, opened on Sunday 1st December 2019, that has risen again out of the former Wainscott Institute, sharing the site with a Co-op Store. Located at the junction of Wainscott Road and Hollywood Lane. Originally run along the lines of a micropub but with 2 quite large bars and full length bar counters in both. Real ales and ciders were then served on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room at the rear. A log burning stove with long flue pipe can make the front bar very cosy on cold days. Closed late 2020 when licence was revoked for Covid-19 rules transgressions. Re-opened with its new name on Monday 21st June 2021 now selling real ales through 3 handpumps.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 7 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME3 8AG