A visit to Old Dairy Brewery

Saturday 10th March.

I went here as part of a Woking Beer Festival helpers trip. The Old Dairy Brewery is located near Rolvenden in Kent. We had a coach from Woking station to take us there. We also stopped at a couple of pubs on the way home.

Banner at front of brewery

brewery dray

The brewing equipment

Four different beers for us to sample

We all had an excellent time at the brewery. I only drank the Gold Top, but sampled the other 3 as well. They also provided some food, which appreciated by all. Thanks to all there for a great visit.

The coach then took us to Tunbridge Wells and dropped us outside the Royal Oak. A few of us decided to walk into town to visit the local Wetherspoons pub. I don't normally take photos of Wetherspoons pubs but in this case I made an exception. The Opera House is in fact an old opera house and has been refurbished into a pub very well. Shame that the beer I chose wasn't as good. (Franklins premium ale was a locale but that was the best thing about it). Anyway the photos below give an idea of why I wanted to go there.

looking towards the stage

the stage area

looking back from the stage

seating upstairs was not available

And then a walk back to the Royal Oak where I had an excellent pint of Dark Star - Golden Gate.

front of pub

back area

the beer choice

bar

front inside

bar

 

 

The final stop was at the Old Eden in Edenbridge where I had a couple of pints of Westerham - Old Eden Ale.

front of pub

local CAMRA pub of the year

the beer choice

bar

a real open fire

and another one

garden at rear

Some recent beer festival photos

About time I put some beer related stuff here. Its been over a month since the last ones.

First up is the Yorkshire Beer Festival at the Bricklayers Arms in Putney. I visited on the evenings of 22nd and 23rd February. About 60 casks on gravity outside.

Plus more on handpumps inside

Then on 1st March over to Leyton for the Piglet 14 beer festival at Leyton Orient Supporters Club.

The beer list is below with the ones I sampled in red.

ABIGALE                                     RIDGEWAY 3.8                  SAMPHIRE 4.3  
ARKWRIGHT'S                          INSPIRED 4.1
BOTANIST                                  HUMULUS LUPULUS 3.8
BLACK IRIS                                BLACK IRIS BITTER 4.3  
BY THE HORNS                         BOBBY ON THE WHEAT 4.7
CULLERCOATS                         LOVELY NELLY 3.9
DENT                                           AVIATOR 4.0
DUNHAM MASSEY                   CHOCOLATE CHERRY MILD 3.8
EAST LONDON                         PALE ALE 4.0
FYNE ALES                                HURRICANE JACK 4.4
KELHAM ISLAND                     BETE NOIRE 5.5
LIVERPOOL ORGANIC            ELDERFLOWER ALE 4.5
LIVERPOOL CRAFT                 ICON 3.8
MARBLE                                    GINGER 4.5
MIGHTY OAK                            OSCAR WILDE 3.7            FLYING TACKLE 4.1
MILLTOWN                               GOLDEN HOP 3.8
PROSPECT                               PICKAXE 5.0
RCH                                            DOUBLE HEADER ALE 5.3
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS (SPA)       
                                                     DIPPER 3.7                       GOLDEN TICKET 5.0
RIPPLE STEAM                        BEST BITTER 3.8              WINTER ALE 5.0
SALOPIAN                                 LEMON DREAM 4.5
SLATERS                                   TOP TOTTY 4.0
THE SMART BREWING Co.    SMART’S BREWERY BITTER 4.2
TREBOOM                                  DRUM BEAT BITTER 3.8    KETTLE DRUM 4.3
WENTWORTH                           NEEDLE'S EYE 3.5

And now for the photos. They were taken just after opening. Glad I did, as the place filled up very quickly.

 

And so to the final beer festival of this blog which was on Saturday 2nd March and a visit to south east London.

The beer festival was at the Grape and Grain at Crystal Palace.

And a view from outside the pub.

And finally some photos of Crystal Palace station.

Coming soon are a brewery visit, a trip up north, MHR Gala, more pubs and beer festivals.