About Our Beer Range

 

 

 CURRENT ALES

 Commencing 4th September 2010

 

Adnams Southwold 3.7% ,

 Goachers Dark Mild 3.4%,

St Austell Tribute 4.2%

Shepherd Neame Masterbrew 3.7%

Adnams Lighthouse 3.4%

Whitstable EIPA  4.2.%

Hogsback TEA 4.2%

 Coming Soon

Adnams Broadside

Burton Bridge Bitter

The heart of any English pub, we are renowned for the quality and range of our traditional cask ales.

With seven real ales always available on hand pump there is a wide choice for the connoisseur of British beer.   Stock ales include Adnams Southwold & Broadsde,  Goachers Traditional  mild & Shepherd Neame Masterbrew. Additionally there are changing guest beers from some of Britain's many independent brewers. Regularly featured ales include those from Burton Bridge Brewery, Staffordshire,  Kents Westerham Brewery,  Cottage Brewery in Somerset , Woodfordes of Norfolk & Skinners of Truro and the newly formed Brentwood Brewery

For lager drinkers we offer Bitburger (Germanys No1 selling beer) & Becks Vier

For Stout devotees we offer Guinness in both standard & extra cold forms.as well as Kostritzer Schwarzbier - a black beer from Germany.

Finally for Cider drinkers we sell Weston's Stowford Press & Hogan's Warwickshire Cider on draught.

The fully temperature controlled cellar is maintained by your host of 24 years and  Master Cellarman Andrew Turner F.B.I.I., and awards include:

Cask Marque award for the quality of its ales

Gravesend & Darenth Valley branch  CAMRA Pub of the year 2005, 2006, and 2007, Runner up 2008 & 2009 & 2010

Morning Advertiser Best Freehouse 2006 for the  Meridian Region

We have featured in every edition of The Good Beer Guide since 1989

 

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