About
Founded by Tonie Prins in 2001. Initially located in Canterbury, the brewery moved in 2005 to Newnham. The brewery distributed both cask and bottle conditioned beers in East Kent. Likely outlet: Man of Kent, Rochester.
Brewing stopped during Covid, restarted, but stopped again at some point during 2023 (or possibly early 2024). Company was dissolved early 2025.
Brewing stopped during Covid, restarted, but stopped again at some point during 2023 (or possibly early 2024). Company was dissolved early 2025.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 50cl as Canterburry Cathedrale Ale. BB 10/2014. Orangée-ambrée, col beige. Arôme est malté, avec un houblonné renfermé fort présent, touche bready crust sur pointes d’agrumes. Très anglais. Palais au profil malté toujours dans un style très anglais avec un agréable biscuité. Fruité est modéré venant des houblons avec ce côté EKG. Cara léger grillé sur la fin. Sympa.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2014
at 14:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hopdaemon Skrimshander (by Hopdaemon Brewery Co.):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
30/V/14 - 50cl bottle as Cathedral Ale @ home - BB: X/2014 (2014-577) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, creamy, yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, fruity, melon, sugary, honey, caramel, malty, almonds. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sweet malts, grains, bit sourish, soft bitterness, some banana. Aftertaste: malty, grains, some orange peel, little bitter, dow fodder, bit medicinal, lemon rind.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
30/V/14 - 50cl bottle as Cathedral Ale @ home - BB: X/2014 (2014-577) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange beer, creamy, yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, fruity, melon, sugary, honey, caramel, malty, almonds. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sweet malts, grains, bit sourish, soft bitterness, some banana. Aftertaste: malty, grains, some orange peel, little bitter, dow fodder, bit medicinal, lemon rind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2014
at 12:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, served a bit too cold. Pine, citrus and malt in the aroma. Taste is soft, malty base with caramel and biscuit along with bitter and citrusy hoppiness. Soft carbo, oily texture. High drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2014
at 09:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Baring Hall Hotel, Grove Park. Gold pour with a white head. Light malt aromas with a splash of wet moss and vanilla. Christ, I wish I could make out my spider writing, according to my notes the aroma was vanilla, light citrus and dusty keys. That’s me baby, one of the pioneers of weird noses! Haven’t written much else about this one.... probably confused myself with the dusty keys reference.... or is that an ’h’ there...could be ’hops’.. enough!!
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2014
at 07:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Baring Hall Hotel, Grove Park - golden pour with a small to medium creamy persistent white head and lacing. Fruity citrus hoppy, sweet bready malts, nice floral notes, easy drinking and refreshing with good medium bitter finish. More of a golden ale than bitter to me, and a good one at that.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Mar 2014
at 15:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Almost clear golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Hoppy aroma, slightly acidic, grassy, hints of chlorophyll. Taste is slightly grainy, strawy, dry hoppy overtones, grassy, slightly acidic, a touch of green apple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2014
at 12:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Looks very dark brown, ruby tinge, no head at all- ends up looking like a pint of coke. Aroma- malty, slight red wine, raisin, hop hints. Taste- full and malty, raisin hints, a little bit of roastiness, chocolatey finish. Really nice, unexpectedly so given the appearance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2014
at 14:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Appearance is deep amber/brown, a small foamy head which persists. Aromas of bitter hops, malty, hint of cocoa/chocolate. Taste is smooth bitterness, chocolatey malt, raisin notes, malty. Quite light in the body. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2014
at 05:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2014. Clear pale brown lasting near white head. Hoppy aroma fresh grapefruit. Hoppiest Hopdaemon beer in ages. Decent. Good hops
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2014
at 06:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl Bottle from Drankenhandel Francoise. Slightly hazy honey/copper colour, white head. Aroma of toffee, confit fruits, some sweet lemon, old hops. Flavour is medium-sweet, malty, toffee, fruits, some citrus, light-bitter finish. Light-bodied, oily mouthfeel. Thoroughly enjoyable IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 09:25