Just after noon and we were the second customers, a nice pub and we were tempted to stay for a second one but decided against it because of the annoying advertisements on a commercial radio station that was being played.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Whitstable - Good as Goldings
4.30
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star
5.10
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Musket - Trigger
3.60
Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please)
4.10
Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Charlie Wells Globe Hopper
4.50
Not Tried
15 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. More solace here after the noisy Malling Jug. Good chat with a couple of fellows who had seen me in said Jug earlier. The Bull seems like the most traditional pub in West Malling and a good range of local beers to boot.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Tonbridge - American Pale
5.00
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride
4.10
Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star
5.10
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Musket - Trigger
3.60
Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please)
4.10
Not Tried
09 Aug 2014 (Tobes)
Eight ales on but can't remember them all!
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)
4.40
Goacher's - Silver Star
4.20
Harvey's - Lewes Castle Brown Ale
4.80
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter
4.00
Not Tried
Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version)
5.00
Not Tried
20 Apr 2014 (Tobes)
Popped in for a roast with the family, great food good value & a decent range of ales
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top
4.80
Musket - Muzzleloader (superseded by 4.5% version)
5.00
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Not Tried
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)
4.10
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top
3.80
Not Tried
Tonbridge - Alsace Gold
4.00
Not Tried
02 Oct 2013 (Judy G Garland)
Lunch Time Session
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Beyond the Pale
5.40
Theakston - Old Peculier
5.60
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)
4.10
Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Original Pale Ale
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild
3.80
Not Tried
Westerham - Single Hop Target
4.00
Not Tried
26 Jul 2013 (Pedro)
Evening - also a Welton's beer but didn't note which
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)
4.10
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Canterbury Jack
3.50
Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top
4.10
Not Tried
Tonbridge - Coppernob
3.80
Not Tried
30 Mar 2013 (HSB)
Mid-afternoon visit. Fairly busy with drinkers.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Porter
5.50
Cracking beer
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale
3.70
17 Feb 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord
4.30
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride
4.10
Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star
5.10
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top
4.50
Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Front Row
3.70
Not Tried
23 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Evening
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Hop Back - Crop Circle
4.20
Belhaven - Robert Burns Scottish Ale
4.20
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis
3.50
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
3.70
Not Tried
Kent - Bulls Bollocks
4.00
Not Tried
04 Jan 2013 (Pedro)
Early evening
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale
4.00
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale
3.70
Not Tried
Goacher's - Gold Star
5.10
Not Tried
Banks's - Young's London Original (was Bitter) - previously brewed in Bedford and at Wychwood
Central bar serves smaller room with dartboard and main bar. Very attractive bar with lots of wood, wooden beams and hops hung from the ceiling. Rear patio for good weather and gazebo for smokers. Lots of stripped brickwork. 8 handpumps on bar. Prints of old West Malling / Kent on walls. Perhaps the least spoilt of West Malling's pubs.
We have visited this pub 62 times, seen 128 different beers and tried 96 of them.