Canterbury Ales (Canterbrew) Reviews

harrisoni	3.6 Canterbury Ales Red Rye Cask handpull at The George Bethersden clear red russet colour lasting beige head. Spicy rye flavour. Really good condition. Good spicy finish. Lovely rye beer. Thursday, February 29, 2024
WingmanWillis	3.5 Canterbury Ales The Friar's Ale Saturday, November 11, 2023
ladnewton	3.9 Canterbury Ales Single Hop Jester Pale Cask by stillage at Rams 12 Degrees, Rochester on 13th September 2023. Clear amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Fruity, malty aroma. Tangy hoppiness in-mouth, with citrus and ripe fruits. Leafy hop finish. Full bodied with a smooth yet engaging texture. Saturday, September 23, 2023
Rune	3.3 Canterbury Ales Light Gold Half-pint, cask at Bell & Crown, shared with Finn. Clear golden-brown body, covering white head, rings of lace down the glass. Prominent smell of herbal hops and cereal malts. Flavoured with mild caramel sweetness and herbal hops, earthy. Drying malt-fruity finish. Pretty good. (Canterbury 11.02.2023). Friday, March 3, 2023
ITFCDan	2.8 Canterbury Ales The Knight's Ale Thursday, March 2, 2023
ITFCDan	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale Thursday, March 2, 2023
ITFCDan	2.7 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Thursday, March 2, 2023
Rune	2.9 Canterbury Ales Return of the Purple Monster 1/3 pint, draught, sample tray at Foundry Brew Pub. Shared with Finn. Clear copper coloured body, naked at the surface, scattered lacing. Moderate smell of berry skins. Berry-fruity flavours, mid-sweet, joined by a bite of almond. Prolonged ending, mid-dry. Fair enough. (Canterbury 11.02.2023). Thursday, March 2, 2023
Finn	3.1 Canterbury Ales Light Gold (Backlog. Drukket 18.2.23). Cask. Mørk gylden. Skumring med litt farge. Stikkelsbæraroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning. Saturday, February 25, 2023
Finn	2.7 Canterbury Ales Return of the Purple Monster Delt med Rune. Amber. Lavt tett skum. Litt lacing. Lett nøttearoma. Smaken søte bær & epler. Uvariert. Saturday, February 11, 2023
harrisoni	3 Canterbury Ales Return of the Purple Monster On tap at The Foundry Canterbury . Hazy drep red Ruby colour. Sweet. Jammy fruit. Sweet. OK blackcurrant flavour. OK if a little sweet. Saturday, February 11, 2023
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Canterbury Ales Oatmeal Pale Gravity dispense at the Two Halves micropub, Margate, 07/10/22. Clear golden with a decent lasting white cap. Nose is pale malts, oatmeal biscuit, breads, straw, light citric peel. Taste comprises lemon rind, herb, pale malts, grains, herb, breads, floral. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a light bitter edge. Not bad. Sunday, October 23, 2022
hohops	3.3 Canterbury Ales The Merchant's Ale Bottle. Appearance is dark, with a huge foamy brown head which gradually settles. Aroma is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, toasty notes, some bready malt. Taste is smooth milk chocolate, toasty malt, coffee, bit of milky sweetness, dark roast malt finish. Friday, October 21, 2022
hohops	3.3 Canterbury Ales The Reeve's Ale Appearance is dark brown, with a thick foamy head. Aroma is malt, caramel, dark fruit hints. Taste is nutty malt, caramel, fruitcake hints, more nutty malt. Sunday, October 16, 2022
hohops	3.5 Canterbury Ales The Knight's Ale Bottle, 4.8%. Appearance is dark amber/copper, with a huge beige head. Aroma is brambly fruit, blackcurrant, fruitcake, malt, yeasty malt, bit of mash tun. Taste is malt, biscuit, caramel, bit of earthy malt, malty bread, hoppy fruit, fruitcake hints. Good traditional bitter. Saturday, October 15, 2022
Plumdog	3.8 Canterbury Ales Return of the Purple Monster At Foundary Saturday, September 24, 2022
ITFCfan	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Knight's Ale Saturday, September 10, 2022
ITFCfan	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale Saturday, September 10, 2022
ITFCfan	2.9 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Saturday, September 10, 2022
Grumbo	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Knight's Ale 28/8/2022. Bottle at the Wroclaw GP beer share. Courtesy of IOWTim. Pours clear dark amber bronze with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is roasted, toffee, malt, berries, nuts, twig. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a light sour edge. Moderate body, slightly oily, average carbonation. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Grumbo	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale 28/8/2022. Bottle at the Wroclaw GP beer share. Courtesy of IOWTim. Gusher. Pours very slightly hazy dark amber with a bubbly frothy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, berries, fruitcake, caramel, citrus, biscuit. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light hedge row tart. Moderate body, oily chalky mouthfeel, average carbonation. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Grumbo	3 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale 28/8/2022. Bottle at the Wroclaw GP beer share. Courtesy of IOWTim. Pours clear dark golden with a lasting frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, floral, citrus, slightly chalky. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness with a slight tart edge. Moderate body, slightly oily, quite lively. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
hohops	3 Canterbury Ales The Friar’s Kentish Session IPA Appearance is golden, with a huge pillowy clingy head. Aroma is brambly fruit, hedgerow hops, wheaty malt hints. Taste is peppery juicy hops, hop bitterness, juicy fruit, earthy malt, smooth and fluffy. Bitter finish with malt and hops. Monday, August 15, 2022
ManVsBeer	3 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Cask @ Bouverie Tap, Folkestone. Golden with a small head. Decent bodied sub four percent session brew with a nice hop and a gentle bitterness. Saturday, August 6, 2022
DJMonarch	3.4 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Cask Handpump at GBBF 2014, Kensington Olympia 13/08/2014 Hoppy aroma. Clear golden coloured floral hoppy and citrus flavour with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish. Monday, June 27, 2022
ManVsBeer	2.7 Canterbury Ales The Wife of Bath's Ale Cask @ Pullman, Folkestone. Golden with a thin head. Hoppy bitter, fairly balanced in both, greater bitter finish. Wednesday, June 22, 2022
joe19612	3.1 Canterbury Ales The Reeve's Ale Cask. Pours a mid brown colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish. Sunday, June 5, 2022
kwik-lime	3.5 Canterbury Ales New Zealand Pale Ale Cask at Ales of the Unexpected in Margate. Light grassy hop, floral aroma, plenty of citrus, some sweetness to balance. Nice. Monday, April 25, 2022
weirdbeered	4 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Golden brown with a skimpy white head. Floral aroma, cloves. Taste, banana, caramel, coriander, orange, bergamot, quite sweet, high carbonation. Reminded me of a Belgian white ale. Nice beer. I've like everything I've had from this brewery. Saturday, January 8, 2022
weirdbeered	3.8 Canterbury Ales Green Hop Ale Cloudy orange gold, skimpy white head. Ripe fruity smell. Banana, biscuit. Full flavour, hoppy, honey sweet, raisin, cough medicine. Long spicy finish. Medium to full bodied, almost syrupy. Interesting flavour, quite intense - I wouldn't have more than one. Saturday, January 8, 2022
weirdbeered	4.1 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale Chestnut brown with a small white head. Aroma is malt and raisin. Taste is roasted malt, biscuit, spice, chocolate. Dried dark fruits- prune. Sweet lingering toffee aftertaste. Just what the Miller would have drunk. Love the name of these. Purchased on a trip to Folkestone. Friday, January 7, 2022
DJMonarch	3 Canterbury Ales The Wife of Bath's Ale Cask Handpump at GBBF 2011, Earl's Court 02/08/2011 Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with a little dryness in a fruity and bitter malt finish. Monday, January 3, 2022
Plumdog	3.2 Canterbury Ales The Friar's Ale At Royal Oak after football Monday, August 30, 2021
Plumdog	3.4 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale At Royal Oak after footy Monday, August 30, 2021
Plumdog	3.4 Canterbury Ales The Reeve's Ale Decent bitter had at Skelton's from Ben Thursday, August 26, 2021
ladnewton	3.6 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale Cask at Fez, Margate on 19th July 2021. Slightly hazy copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Caramel malt aroma. Leafy hops, caramel malt and berry fruits in-mouth. Fruity finish.. Smooth mouthfeel and light body. Tuesday, August 10, 2021
ladnewton	3.7 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Cask at Two Halves, Margate on 19th July 2021. Clear amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Leafy and citrusy hop aroma. Leafy hops in-mouth with tart berries. A finish of fruitiness and bitterness by equal measure. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Easy drinking and moreish. 7:4:8:4:16 Re-rating May 2023: Cask at the River Ale House, Greenwich on 7th May 2023. Golden amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma. Leafy hoppiness in-mouth and a tangy finish of fruity citrus and caramel malt. Zingy mouthfeel and a light body. 7:4:7:4:15 Tuesday, August 10, 2021
WortStein48	5 Canterbury Ales The Friar's Ale Friday, March 19, 2021
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Thursday, February 18, 2021
fonefan	3 Canterbury Ales Merchants Ale Single Hop Dark Mild Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Canterbury Ales Merchants Ale Single Hop Dark Mild ]. ABV: 4.0%. Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark fruit, sweet malt, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, dark malt, roasted, ash, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807] 6-3-6-3-12 Friday, December 18, 2020
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales The Knight's Ale Wednesday, November 18, 2020
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales The Host's Ale Wednesday, November 18, 2020
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales The Reeve's Ale Tuesday, February 25, 2020
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales The Miller's Ale Sunday, February 23, 2020
minty99	4 Canterbury Ales Merchants Ale Single Hop Dark Mild Thursday, February 20, 2020
harrisoni	4 Canterbury Ales 21.5 Cask gravity at white cliffs BF 2020. 6.2% hazy russet colour lasting white head oh wow now that is hoppy. toffee aroma. some fruit. white stone fruit. big smack of hops on the finish no doubt. surprising and good Thursday, February 20, 2020
Dbcwi88	3.3 Canterbury Ales The Wife of Bath's Ale light gold. smell pine citrus. taste orange, grapefruit, sweet malt back light bitter finish Saturday, March 9, 2019
harrisoni	3.4 Canterbury Ales Kentish Rye Porter 5.4% Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2019. Black beer lasting beige head. Some dark chocolate some spiciness. It's a decent dark beer. Some dark chocolate. Some spiciness. Some juiciness. OK. Sunday, February 3, 2019
gunnar	3.3 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale Cask at The Bell & Crown , Canterbury, with Ian, Pours clear deep golden with a tiny head. Aroma of flowery hops, marmalade malts. Taste is light sweet, well balanced, soft mouthfeel with a nice light bitter citrus finish Monday, January 7, 2019
Holmen2	3.3 Canterbury Ales The Pardoner's Ale From cask at The Bell & Crown (5 handpumps, no sparkler), Canterbury, Kent with Ian, OGJ and EE on trip to 22 southern countries 06.01.19. Clear golden. White head diminsihing to nothing. Aroma and taste of pale malt, meadows, fruits and marmalade. Fine hops, meadows, citrus zest and bitterness in aftertaste. Sunday, January 6, 2019