Kent Brewery

Microbrewery in West Malling, Kent, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

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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6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Cock Tavern - London. A somewhat classic British barley wine: lots of tangy ripe fruits, a bit of old leather, old woody ship. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming with lots of tangy fruits, berries, some toffee. A fair effort overall.
Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2014 at 18:06

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half, cask ale as Altered State American brown ale at Craft Beer Co, Islington. Disappearing beige head, fair lacing. Crystal clear dark brown coloured body with ruby highlights to it. Fruity caramel on the nose. Malt-fruity taste of nuts, chocolate and some dried fruits. Roasted bitter ending even with a backdrop of fruit. Soft carbonated. Good drinking (London 23.09.2014).
Tried from Cask on 06 Oct 2014 at 11:56

5.9/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
18th September 2014
Craft 100 at Craft Clapham. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, residual white head. Light dry palate. Mild thin malts. Mild tangy lemon. Mild sulphur. No honey I can find. Touches of floralness and citrus. Light crispy finish. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2014 at 09:25

6.9/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
18th September 2014
Craft 100 at Craft Clapham. Cask. Very hazy gold beer, residual white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Sweet malts and floralness. Sweet tangy fruits that comes over as a more generic fruit than pumpkin specific. No heavy spice. Finishes semi dry with more floral sweetness. Pretty drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2014 at 01:49

6.9/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft 100. It pours hazy amber with minimal head. The nose is soft, sweet squash, pumpkin, straw and mild acidity. The taste is soft, fruity, orange, juicy mango, apricot, earth, pumpkin pie and light spice with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not too shabby. I like it.
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2014 at 12:50

7.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask @ Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington. Pours brown with nice off-white head. Taste is hoppier than I expected with a graininess to itโ€™s caramel malt character. Tasty.
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2014 at 01:06

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Craft 100, 18/09/14. Hazed orange with moderate off white edgeing. Nose is well spiced, bitter orange, floral notes, sweet caramel. Taste comprises pumpkin pie, floral, sweet and sour, bitter citric peel, lemon rind. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok pumpkin based saison, was unlikely to a great combing saison and pumpkin but an acceptable offering none the less.
Tried on 22 Sep 2014 at 13:46

6.1/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, Farringdon EC1. Pours a pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2014 at 03:37

4.9/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Draft at Craft 100 September 2014 - London. Pours clear, orange-gold with a light, white foam head. The aroma has notes of ripe lemon and sweat. Light sweet flavor with strong PineSol character, some lemon rind, grains and astringent perfume. Light bodied with soft carbonation; wanting carbonation. Heavy, unbalanced bitter finish with abrasive citrus rind and grass, along with light sweetness and turpentine. Not very drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2014 at 12:26

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at Craft 100, CBC Clapham, 18/09/14. Clear light golden with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is citric peel, lemon rind, light floral overtures, straw. Taste comprises lemon rind, dollop of honey which comes into play fairly noticeably having been a little shy on the nose, citric peel, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok but nothing Iโ€™d rush back too.
Tried on 19 Sep 2014 at 12:04