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Hop House (Brewery Tap)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil ThievesExcellent1
Twisted Wheel - Friday VibesGood1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - CascadeGood2
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB Good2
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden GreenGood1
Twisted Wheel - OpusAcceptable1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - HaffendenAcceptable2
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins PaleAcceptable1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The TroubadourNot Tried0
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)Not Tried0
Twisted Wheel - Speed WobbleNot Tried0
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - BugglesdenNot Tried0
Twisted Wheel - LucaNot Tried0
Picture 1. Hop House, St Michaels, Kent

Visits Details

18 Jan 2025 (Wittenden)
Busiest I've seen this for a long time, on a gloomy January Saturday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twisted Wheel - Opus4.20AcceptableHmm. Bready aroma, pudding spice.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)4.00Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bugglesden4.00Not Tried
04 Jan 2025 (Andrew)
Pub five on the minibus tour. It was getting dark when we arrived. Lovely interior. I really liked it. But let down a bit by the quality of the beer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80AcceptableDark red, rich elderberry flavours
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden4.20PoorCloudy and sweet.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)4.00Not Tried
Twisted Wheel - Luca3.80Not Tried
05 Oct 2024 (Wittenden)
Busy on a sunny October Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden Green4.20GoodDark,rather murky green hop best bitter.Resinous.
Twisted Wheel - Opus4.20Not Tried
06 Jul 2024 (Wittenden)
Saturday lunchtime: busiest I've seen it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80GoodDark broon old school malty stalwart.
Twisted Wheel - Speed Wobble4.70Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bugglesden4.00Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden4.20Not Tried
13 Jun 2024 (Wittenden)
Early doors on a cloudy June Thursday: a few in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden4.20GoodDark brown malty stalwart.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins Pale4.10Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80Not Tried
16 May 2024 (Wittenden)
Fleeting visit:quiet at lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Cascade3.10GoodLuncheon Beer.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bugglesden4.00Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Haffenden4.20Not Tried
20 Apr 2024 (Wittenden)
Early afternoon,filling up.A new range of cask and keg beers is being introduced.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Cascade3.10GoodSession pale ale.Tasty for the abv.If grapefruit grew on pine trees!
Twisted Wheel - Speed Wobble4.70Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bridgefield ESB 4.80Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Bugglesden4.00Not Tried
27 Jan 2024 (Wittenden)
Early afternoon on a winter's Saturday. A couple of groups of beer lovers in attendance.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twisted Wheel - Friday Vibes3.60GoodFair to middling session pale.Selling well.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour4.50Not Tried
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil Thieves5.10Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)4.00Not Tried
23 Dec 2023 (Wittenden)
A few in on my mid afternoon visit on Christmas Eve eve. I'd been on a mission to acquire an emergency supply of sausage meat, and happened to pass by.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins Pale4.10AcceptableTired,like all of us today.Berry fruit.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour4.50Not Tried
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil Thieves5.10Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)4.00Not Tried
25 Nov 2023 (Wittenden)
Mid Saturday afternoon. Well I walked into a baby's party,so having bought my beer I joined the hardy souls on the terrace and enoyed the stunning autumnal view over the valley towards Tenterden.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil Thieves5.10ExcellentSpot on citrus led IPA.
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour4.50Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Hukins Pale4.10Not Tried
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Straight Red (also seen at 3.2% & 4.2%)4.00Not TriedOn McCann's website at 4%abv.

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About the Hop House

The pub sign. Hop House, St Michaels, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good8
Acceptable3
Poor1

The pub is found in St Michaels, Kent, TN30 6TG.

Brewery tap for McCanns on the ground floor of the recently decommissioned American Oast at Haffenden Farm, home of Hukins Hops.The brewery is in a glass sided extension to the old hop picking machine shed. The slightly sloping floor of the taproom is reminiscent of the approach to some kind of shrine to beer.A wall of keg fonts, together with a bank of handpumps.

We have visited this pub 13 times, seen 16 different beers and tried 10 of them.

Map location

Postcode: TN30 6TG