Whitstable Brewing Company East India Pale Ale

Tasting Summary

Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	20 Aug 2010
Blair	Not Tried	18 Dec 2009
Blair	Not Tried	31 Oct 2009
Blair	Not Tried	24 Oct 2009
Blair	Not Tried	25 Jun 2009
Blair	Not Tried	04 May 2009
Blair	Not Tried	07 Feb 2009
Blair	Not Tried	03 Feb 2009
Blair	Not Tried	15 Nov 2008
Blair	Not Tried	13 Sep 2008
Brian	Not Tried	05 Jul 2008
Blair	Not Tried	27 Jun 2008
Blair		25 Jun 2008	This beer seems to have a lot of fans, but I'm really not impressed. I find it overly sweet, very cloying and with a nasty harshness to it. Must be something I'm missing.
Blair	Not Tried	12 Jan 2008

Rose & Crown, Halsted, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		02 Aug 2010	much the worst I've had here ! wonder if the cellar skills have all left now !
Pedro		19 Jun 2010
Pedro		09 Nov 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	29 Jul 2009
Dubbel		21 Jul 2009	Hops abundant. Tangy, light & outrageously sessionable. A truly great beer on its day.
Dubbel	Not Tried	22 Jun 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	19 Jun 2009
Pedro		01 May 2009	Often test this one here and today was one of its best tests - shame I couldn't stay for more !
Dubbel	Not Tried	08 Mar 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	27 Feb 2009
Dubbel	Not Tried	20 Feb 2009
Dubbel		14 Feb 2009	Golden and fruity but lacking the wow factor that can turn it into a real stunner.
Dubbel	Not Tried	19 Dec 2008
Dubbel	Not Tried	12 Dec 2008	House beer
Andrew		09 Jun 2007	Lovely pale golden beer with a wispy head. Lots of elderflower and lemonlime peel. Very refreshing and I could have drunk it all day.
Ian	Not Tried	16 Dec 2006

Kent Beer Festival 2010, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Kentish Al		23 Jul 2010	Very nice.

Shipwright Arms, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	22 Jul 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	02 May 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	15 Feb 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	20 Jul 2008
Steve		10 Aug 2007	This just slid down so good i stayed with it
Andrew	Not Tried	03 Mar 2007
Andrew		21 Jan 2006	Mandarin and lemon zing with a deep base lemon hop finish. Astringent but "pour it back" drinkable.
Ian		29 Aug 2005	Golden colour. Aroma of rich apricot and peach with some hop and some biscuity malt. Full in mouth and slightly sweet due to the fruit. Nice hop finish with more dried apricots and some rose petal. What a wonderful beer.
Andrew		26 Aug 2005	Pale yellow brew which tasted of grapefruit and flowery hops. Very light and moreish. Great.
Ian		09 Apr 2005	Golden beer. Good hoppy nose with raspberry fruit malt. OK in mouth with flowery hoppy finish. Some fruit malt with good bitter dry aftertaste
Andrew		09 Apr 2005	Very rich golden beer that tasted very similar to Swale's Indian Summer

The Ship, Sandgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Whinger		17 Jul 2010

Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	16 Jul 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	10 Jul 2010
Andrew		04 May 2010	Excellent condition. Light, lemony beer with a slightly tart hop signature. Great stuff.
Andrew	Not Tried	10 Apr 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Feb 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	18 Aug 2009
Ian	Not Tried	11 Jul 2009
Andrew		11 Jul 2009	Really good condition. Light, hoppy with that hint of bread dough.
Andrew	Not Tried	26 Jun 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	09 Jan 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	20 Dec 2008
Brian		11 Dec 2008	Always have this in here, always excellent. I've decided that perhaps it's just me as my wife tried it and said it was "disgusting" - but then she was drinking Stella! It's light, floral and has a superb lemony bite in the finish - one of my favourites.
Andrew	Not Tried	02 Dec 2008
Blair	Not Tried	01 Nov 2008
Andrew	Not Tried	17 Oct 2008
Blair		04 Oct 2008	I've never been a fan of this beer but gave it another go anyway. It's not bad but there just doesn't seem to be much going on. It is nice and smooth though.
Andrew	Not Tried	30 Sep 2008
Andrew	Not Tried	01 Sep 2008
Ian		24 Aug 2008	To be honest I drank this without much noticing it. Fine. No where near as hoppy as it used to be.
Brian		15 Aug 2008	I would have told the landlord that this was the best..Clear yellow colour, white head. Grassy, citrus aroma and that sharp hop sting in the throat. Perfect condition.
Andrew		23 Feb 2008	Doughy with sharp rich syrupy base.
Ian		23 Feb 2008	I liked this better when it was hoppier.
Andrew		15 Dec 2007	Fine, as I recall. Light and hoppy
Ian		20 May 2007	Little bit syrupy. Some sherberty hop. Hops on finish are still biting and good though.
Andrew		17 Mar 2007	A good pint of EIPA. Can't remember much more about it than that
Brian		17 Mar 2007	One of my favourites and it was as I expected. Straw coloured, slightly sour and refreshing.
Ian		27 Dec 2006	I love this beer, so I really wanted this to be good, but it didn't hit the heights. Hops didn't have the necessary bite and the malt was wondering around somewhere on its own.
Andrew	Not Tried	27 Dec 2006
Andrew	Not Tried	19 Dec 2006
Ian		04 Mar 2006	Golden with white head. Sweaty hop and then red berry too. Aroma is tremendous. Bit thin in mouth, earthy, muddy. Shame. Can be best beer brewed in Kent
Ian		29 Dec 2005	Sherbert hop aroma. Golden, tad acidic. Good raspberry fruit. Sharp, tangy hop. Not quite as full as it can be.

Old Wine Vaults, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Whinger		30 Jun 2010

Robin Hood, Blue Bell Hill, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Kentish Al	Not Tried	26 Jun 2010
Pedro		26 Jun 2010

2nd K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2010, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Kentish Al	Not Tried	12 Jun 2010
Pedro		12 Jun 2010

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		22 May 2010
Pedro		20 May 2010
Pedro		18 May 2010
Angie	Not Tried	17 May 2010
Pedro		03 Feb 2010
Pedro		02 Feb 2010
Pedro		31 Jan 2010
Pedro		30 Jan 2010
Angie		13 Nov 2009	Supereb,but ran out!!
Pedro		04 Sep 2009
Pedro		03 Sep 2009
Pedro		02 Sep 2009	tried in cellar
Dosser		09 May 2009
Pedro		09 May 2009
Pedro		08 May 2009
Pedro	Not Tried	07 May 2009	In the bar
Dosser	Not Tried	29 Mar 2009

Man of Kent, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		01 May 2010
Blair	Not Tried	13 Jun 2008
Ian		10 Mar 2007	The hops on this are magnificent. American in style (Centennial amongst others I would guess). Never soapy and very refreshing. Best pint of this I've had in some time.
Andrew		10 Mar 2007	Smelt of lemon and lime with a big lime and tangerine peel flavour. Very drinkable.
Andrew	Not Tried	09 Dec 2006

Red Lion, Snargate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	30 Jan 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	01 Aug 2009
Ian		16 Jun 2006	Had the hops but not enough malt. Hop is too astringent on the end. Just too much, dusty dry and too grapefruity

Horse & Groom, Rochford, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alan S		19 Nov 2009

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

The Two Doves, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		11 Jul 2009	Excellent condition, good sherberty flavours.
Andrew		07 Dec 2007	Good bready malt with citric hop. Could have drank it all day - wish I had.
Brian		11 Nov 2006	1st pint of the day. If you're only going to have one beer on, then you can't do much better than this. Excellent.

The Unicorn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		27 Feb 2009	A decent blond ale, with a good hoppy finish.

White Swan, St Peter's, Kent

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Woolpack Inn, Warehorne, Kent

Whitstable Brewery Bar, Whitstable, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		05 May 2008	Too cold and in plastic. Bit of rose petal with sharp bitter finish
Ian		23 Nov 2006	Aroma of US hops is alright, but the malts aren't right, thin, not exactly right. Bit watery. Hops fade, very false dry finish. Bit of fruit. Man, this is a bad version, bit of cat's pee on the end. Oh dear.

Hotel Continental, Whitstable, Kent

Queen Charlotte, Ramsgate, Kent

Old Brewery Tavern, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		23 Feb 2008	Better than Bell & Crown, but still better when it was hoppier. Oh for the days of Swale Indian Summer.....
Andrew		23 Feb 2008	Fresh and in good condition. Hoppy with a flowery bite

Kent Beer Festival 2007, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		19 Jul 2007	I didn't even write notes for this. I remember it not tasting of anything much and certainly the strong hop influence wasn't there.

Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2007, Woodchurch, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		01 Jun 2007	Farty yeasty aroma, not enough hop.

Crabble Corn Mill Beer Festival 2007, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		25 May 2007	Not as hoppy as it should be, but Martin had it on the Saturday, twice. Once not that great, but by the time we left the sherberty hop had really developed and it was excellent.

Haywain, Bramling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		30 Sep 2006	First ale that hit me as I was looking at the beer list. Started off with this (it's becoming a bit of a habit). Slightly sweaty hop aroma and with a surprisingly creamy head. Fresh prickly feel in the mouth with the usual excellent citrus twang.

Coastguard, St Margarets at Cliffe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		28 Jul 2006	Not on top form but still good. Fresh, appealing pale ale.

Kent Beer Festival 2006, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		20 Jul 2006	Started with a sure fire banker. Pale, straw colour, fresh aroma, gentle bite and good citrus finish.

Planet Thanet Beer Festival 2006, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		14 Apr 2006	Grassy, typical flavours but needed more oomph from the malt, lacked that sherberty raspberry/strawberry intensity

Rose & Crown, Perry Wood, Kent

White Horse, Chilham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		20 Jan 2006	There was nothing wrong with this but I think it was near the end of the barrel. It had a quite deep and harsh bitterness to it and none of the usual flowery hop zing that a 'top of barrel' pint might have. Still, it was good to see it on.

Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		24 Sep 2005	Subtle apple and flowery nose followed by a delicately intense hop taste with a sweet bitter finish. Fantastic

Yew Tree Inn, Barfrestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		17 Sep 2005	Tasted of Lings red turkish delight. Golden beer with lots of red beery and hop aromas. A bit of sherbert in the mouth with more rich fruit. Hoppy, dry finish with more red berry fruit. Rich and excrutiatingly lovely
Brian		17 Sep 2005	I remember citrus, plenty of bite and a beautiful aroma.
Andrew	Not Tried	17 Sep 2005
Andrew		04 Sep 2005	Golden yellow colour with a rich citrus fruit taste. The finish was bitter and subtly resinous. Very nice indeed.

Kent Beer Festival 2005, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		21 Jul 2005	Not as it should be, flavours were very dull
Andrew		21 Jul 2005	Had a grass like smell to it with an orange/marmalade taste and some hops.

Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		28 May 2005	I was swapping between this and the Crouch Vale and could not decide which one I liked the most. Again a good blend of hops and malt with citrus tones coming out on top.