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The Chequers Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Southwold BitterExcellent1
Banks's - WainwrightGood1
Brains - The Rev James OriginalAcceptable1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Acceptable1
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterAcceptable1
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland AleAcceptable1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopAcceptable1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopAcceptable1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring TopGood1
Skinner's - Chapel RockGood1
Brains - Hancock's HBNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Wychwood - Bah Humbug!Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Chequers Inn, Smarden, Kent

Visits Details

02 Dec 2022 (Wittenden)
Dusk on a gloomy December Friday.Quiet:this pub has so much going for it, and yet...
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Wainwright4.10GoodThe lights were on, but nobody there.Condition fine.
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not TriedNot sure which iteration this was!
05 Nov 2022 (Wittenden)
Guy Fawkes Night in Smarden:it's The Law to come here.Absolutely packed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Skinner's - Chapel Rock4.00GoodA sweetish,orange vibe.Served in plastic glasses due to the bonfire parade.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
25 Aug 2019 (Wittenden)
Sunday evening :three others in.Dull beer range.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale4.00AcceptableNot at its best,verging on the Poor.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
21 Dec 2018 (Wittenden)
Late afternoon on the shortest day.A few in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10AcceptableFair pint.
Wychwood - Bah Humbug!4.30Not Tried
17 Mar 2018 (Wittenden)
Mid Saturday afternoon:a few watching the rugby.ChrisE's recent visit prompted me to wonder why I hadn't been in to what is my next nearest pub in over a year.Beer range was the answer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40AcceptableDrunk without prejudice.Old school in an inoffensive manner.
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
18 Jan 2018 (ChrisE)
A few diners in the left hand bar but otherwise pretty quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Acceptable
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
31 Dec 2016 (Wittenden)
Mid afternoon on New Years Eve. Quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70ExcellentA fortuitous visit, as I realised last night that I hadn't tried this old favourite this year.Delicious pint of this traditional bitter.Flinty East Coast malt,discrete pepperiness.
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale4.00Not Tried
05 Nov 2016 (Wittenden)
Pub packed for Smarden's Bonfire Celebrations-just like the old days.No Kentish ales on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00AcceptableSweetish grains.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not TriedRan out.
Brains - Hancock's HB3.60Not Tried
24 Apr 2016 (Wittenden)
Quiet mid evening on a spring Monday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top4.00GoodUneventful.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
04 Jan 2016 (Wittenden)
Millionaires club evening.We'd been to pick up a car part bought on ebay, and looked in to see how the other half live!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50AcceptableBrown and malty.Dull.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried

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About The Chequers Inn

The pub sign. The Chequers Inn, Smarden, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent6
Good10
Acceptable14
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Smarden, Kent, TN27 8QA.

White weatherboarded pub in centre of the village in The Street. Pleasant beer garden at rear. Accommodation available. The old public bar is now a restaurant.

We have visited this pub 27 times, seen 31 different beers and tried 24 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN27 8QA