Kent and Sussex Ale Festival at JD Wetherspoon
The Kent and Sussex Ale Festival at JD Wetherspoon is being hosted in 14 participating pubs in Kent and Sussex. Showcasing 12 real ales, 6 from Kent and 6 from Sussex, this regional real ale festival, though small, promises to deliver some great beers from both counties.
Tonbridge Rustic, 4.0% ABV, Tonbridge Brewery, East Peckham, Kent, Established in 2010.
This deep bronze coloured ale is lightly hopped with the scarce Kent-grown Epic hop variety, giving this beer its delicate, spicy aroma and rich balanced flavour. Allergens: Barley (Gluten).
Westerham Spirit Of Kent, 4.0 ABV, Westerham Brewery, Westerham, Kent, Established in 2004.
This golden pale ale has a hoppy lemon and citrus aroma, leading to a smooth, malty flavour, with hints of orange and almonds, culminating in a long, bitter, hoppy finish. Allergens: Barley (Gluten).
Kent Zingiber, 4.1% ABV, Kent Brewery, Birling, Kent, Established in 2010.
This golden beer is brewed using a delicious blend of American hops and ginger highlights, resulting in an inviting aroma and a distinctive, refreshing character. Allergens: Barley (Gluten).
Old Dairy Silver Top, 4.5% ABV, Old Dairy Brewery, Tenterden, Kent, Established in 2009.
This smooth cream stout is brewed with dark roasted malts and classic English hops, resulting in rich, fruity aromas and hints of spice, balanced by flavours of chocolate, coffee and liquorice. Allergens: Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
Rockin Robin Reckless Robin, 4.5% ABV, Rockin Robin Brewery, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, Established in 2011.
This amber-coloured beer has a citrus aroma and a fresh, hoppy punch, courtesy of its American hop varieties, balanced by soft, fruity malt notes. Allergens: Barley (Gluten).
Ramsgate Gadd’s No 3, 5.0% ABV, Ramsgate Brewery, Ramsgate, Kent, Established in 2002.
This straw-coloured ale has a hoppy aroma, with hints of lemon, leading to a balanced flavour of biscuity malt and tangy, spicy hops, giving a lingering, balanced, bitter finish. Allergens: Barley (Gluten).
Long Man Long Blonde, 3.8% ABV, Long Man Brewery, Litlington, East Sussex, Est 2012.
This golden beer has a distinctive hoppy aroma and crisp, clean bitterness on the finish, with a smooth, light, refreshing character throughout. Allergens: Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
Kissingate Black Cherry Mild, 4.2% ABV, Kissingate Brewery, Lower Beeding, West Sussex, Established in 2010.
The full-flavoured, fruity, dark mild, brewed using sybtle additions of real black cherries, has a fruity aroma and rich, roast malt character, balanced by gentle hop notes. Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
High Weald Carcoal Burner, 4.3% ABV, High Weald Brewery, Hartfield, West Sussex, Established 2013.
This traditional English oatmeal stout is brewed with five malt types and a healthy helping of oats, resulting in a rich, smooth character, with smoky notes. Allergens: Barkey (Gluten), Oats (Gluten).
Firebird Old Ale, 4.5% ABV, Firebird Brewery, Rudgwick, West Sussex, Established in 2013.
This dark beer is brewed with a unique range of malts and primed with a small amount of molasses, resulting in a warming character, with hints of roasted chocolate and a lingering, subtle bitterness. Allergens: Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
Arundel Stronghold, 4.7% ABV, Arundel Brewery, West Sussex, Established in 1992.
This chestnut-coloured full-flavoured bitter has aromas of roasted malt and caramel, leading to flavours of dark fruits, caramel and hints of liquorice, balanced by a subtle bitterness. Allergens: Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
Goldmark Moshpit IPA, 5.6% ABV, Goldmark Brewery, Poling, West Sussex, Established in 2013.
This crisp, refreshing amber-coloured IPA uses a rowdy quartet of hops, resulting in a strong tropical fruit, cactus and cucumber notes, balanced by German caramelised barley. Allergens: Barley (Gluten), Wheat (Gluten).
The 14 participating JD Wetherspoons pubs are showcasing 6 breweries from Kent and 6 breweries from Sussex, including:
The Muggleton Inn (8 – 9 High Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1HJ)
Opera House (88 Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RT)
The Robert Pocock (181 – 183 Windmill Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1 AH)
The Sennockian (139 – 141 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1UX)
The Humphrey Bean (94, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1AP)
The Golden Lion (147-149 High St, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1EL)
The Society Rooms (Brenchley House, Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RF)
The Flying Boat (36 – 42 Spital Street, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2DT)
The Thomas Waghorn (14 Railway Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4JL)
Cornfield Garage (21 – 23 Confield Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, BN21 4QD)
John Logie Baird (29 – 31 Havelock Road, Hastings, Sussex, TN34 IBE)
The London and County (46 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, BN21 3LX)
The George Hotel (1 George Street, Hailsham, Sussex, BN27 1AD)
The Picture Playhouse (36 – 38 Western Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, TN40 1DY)
