Kent Brewery

Microbrewery in West Malling, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2010

Contact
Birling Place Farm, Stangate Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JN, England
Description
Kent Brewery aims to drag Kent beer into the 21st Century with new tastes and experiences mixed with the best of Kentish brewing traditions. We aim to bring innovation back into the Kent hop trade to feed a new and vibrant brewing market and so help to rejuvenate the local hop-growing industry.

NOTE - The Brewery has a substantial SINGLE HOPPED PALE series. Please enter any new beers as Single Hopped Pale - Hop name #

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7/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Olive Twist, Stockholm.
Perfectly served, you see how it slowly settels and leave a perfecly creamy white head over an opaque staw colored ale.
A neutral aroma, just a little pale maltiness. The aroma from a pint glass is low.
Firm bitterness and nice citrus pi y hop taste.
Firm body balance the beer.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2026 at 11:56

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask gravity at K&ES 2026. Clear chestnut colour lasting beige head. Decent malty beer. Good condition. Some decent fruit flavour. Some caramel. Decent malty beer.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jun 2026 at 18:37

8.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 5th June 2026. Deep ruby sepia with shallow, pale tan foam and full lacing. Rich inviting roastiness in aroma. Bitter coffee and smoke hints in-mouth and a smoky coffee aroma. Full bodied with an engaging mouthfeel. Packs a punch. Superb.
Tried from Cask at Southampton Arms on 05 Jun 2026 at 16:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Nice lingering small white head. Opaque light golden color.
Malty aroma with a bit dark roasted malt.
Big bitterness for a bitter.
Firm malty with tiny caramell.
Tried from Cask on 30 May 2026 at 13:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 5 Overall 7.5
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 24 Apr 2026) Pale golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, bread, grass and floral hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, lemon, peaches, white bread and a balanced citric/floral bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Refreshing, hoppy and highly drinkable. Very nice.
Tried from Cask at Oliver Twist on 26 May 2026 at 20:40

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
(Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 23 Apr 2026) Golden amber colour with creamy tan head. Fruity, malty nose with apricots, mandarin and floral hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, orange peel, mandarin, bread, toast and a balanced citric/resiny bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Fresh and hoppy, quite drinkable for its strength. Very nice.
Tried from Cask at Oliver Twist on 25 May 2026 at 20:36

7.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at the Hole in the Wall, Brighton on 23rd May 2026. Crystal clear ruby with pale tan foam and partial lacing. Malty aroma. Rich sweet and tangy fruits in-mouth, and a finish of caramel malts and berry fruits. Smooth texture and a light body.
Tried from Cask at The Hole In The Wall on 23 May 2026 at 17:16

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at New Inn Canterbury. Hazy pale gold colour. Thin white head. Citrus ar9ma. Lots of citrus in the mouth. Good flavours. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Good flavour. Good condition. I liked it.
Tried from Cask on 22 May 2026 at 13:41

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is yellow melon, passionfruit, lemon drops. Sharp citrusy flavours, whack more melon & passionfruit. Bitter citrusy & hoppy aftertaste.
Tried from Cask at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 01 May 2026 at 20:00

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask hamdpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge. Clear pale gold colour lasting white head. Citrus hoppy aroma. Great condition. Good lemon and light citrus flavours in the mouth. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Good apa.
Tried from Cask at Nelson Arms on 24 Apr 2026 at 11:53