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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7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 17th April 2026. Slightly hazy gold with shallow white foam affording full lacing. Grassy hops aroma. Citrus zest and grassy hoppiness in-mouth with just the suggestion of smoke. A hempy, grassy finish. Full body and a smooth mouthfeel. Superb.
Tried from Cask at Southampton Arms on 17 Apr 2026 at 16:41

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at EBF Easter 26. Slightly opaque amber with a thick foamy white head. Aroma has caramelised fruit sweetness and a sour edge. Flavourwise it's tangy with citrus sourness and a hint of a resinous edge. Light-medium bodied. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Enjoyable stuff - best thing from this brewery I've had?!
Tried from Cask at Egham United Services Club (EUSC) on 09 Apr 2026 at 14:06

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Aromas of stewed apple, wild berries, gooseberry. Taste is a mix of the above with a splash of white grape. Sharp bittersweet finish.
Tried from Cask at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 02 Apr 2026 at 13:22

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 31st March 2026. Slightly hazy amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma. Richly bitter in-mouth with a nutty line. Nutty maltiness and bitterness rule a long finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a full body.
Tried from Cask at Southampton Arms on 31 Mar 2026 at 21:45

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at Shirker's Rest, New Cross. Opaque chestnut. Thin foamy off-white head. Flavourwise it has prickly berries over caramel and malts. Some grains. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask at Shirker's Rest on 30 Mar 2026 at 19:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Lovely stuff, great on cask. Fresh and hoppy, moderately resinous. Some candied orange peel, sturdy pale malts. Balanced bitter aftertaste, a little honeysuckle. Highly drinkable.
Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 20 Mar 2026 at 17:39

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Royston, Broadstairs, 19/03/2026.
Clear golden to light amber with a lasting off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is caramel, biscuit, orange peel, straw.
Taste comprises caramel, herb, toasted grains, light breads, mellow citric zest.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough cask IPA.
Tried on 19 Mar 2026 at 19:18

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Nose is grapefruit, white grape, kiwifruit. Taste is grapefruit, lime Starburst, gooseberry, white grape, more kiwifruit. Sharp bittersweet finish. Most flavoursome.
Tried from Cask at Star & Garter on 14 Mar 2026 at 16:33

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at the two trees watford. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is leafy grassy hop, straw, white grape, some waxy hop. Palate is semi sweet, semi crisp, good cask condition. Flavour is composed of bready, straw, spicy citrus, vague naz hop, leafy hop. Not bad, but not great example of the hop.
Tried from Cask on 01 Mar 2026 at 17:20

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 21st February 2026. Almost clear gold with the shallowest of foam and spot lacing. Grassiness on a good malt for aroma. Ripe fruits, nutty malts and grasses in-mouth. A finish of bitterness but with some remaining sweet nuttiness. An engaging texture with a light body.
Tried from Cask at One Inn The Wood on 21 Feb 2026 at 20:45