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The Man of Kent (http://pubsandbeer.co.uk/index.php?ID=P&pub=397), in Rochester, is oneof my favourite pubs. Since I first drank a pint there, probably eight yearsago, I’ve loved it.
Away from the Dickens-themed highstreet lined with antique shops and restaurants, where tourists go to visit thecathedral and castle, the Man of Kent stands on a corner, ornately fronted, inthe sort of housing area you’d usually hope not to visit but often findyourself in search of a good beer.
Inside, when it’s cold outside, a firewarms. The chairs are worn but comfier for it; it feels lived in, homely whilehaving a rock music edge thanks to the staff and landlord. It's dark and better for it. There’s a vacantslot waiting to be filled by a live band who somehow manage to fit inside thesmall interior. Things hang from the bar and the walls, all sorts of MoKcuriosities: t-shirts, flags, blackboards, photos. To the back of the pub is anextra seating area and a selection of battered old board games, no doubtmissing most of the pieces. Beyond that is a garden, decked above and below. Insummer the landlord hushes the drinker because his kids are asleep in the roomsabove.
The bar takes up most of the space,reaching around the corner almost uncomfortably and inefficiently. There’s nineor ten handpulls and all of them are for beers made in Kent. Goachers ispermanent, Gadds, Hopdaemon, Old Dairy, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Whitstable,Abigale and all the rest. The fridge is filled with Belgian and Germaneccentricities. There’s imposing lager fonts – Kuppers Kolsch and two others (afriend once asked for Foster’s here and was told to fuck off) – a Fruli tap, atrio of Meantime and a couple of lines for cider. There’s also a huge Jagerdispenser and a wide selection of wine and spirits.
Busy, great beer, Kent-centric(which as a Man of Kent myself is appealing) good atmosphere and just a littlebit different. I’ve always liked it. I especially liked it when mates weretold, brashly, to go to Wetherspoons if they wanted a fucking Fosters. It's not pretty or nice, it's a backstreet boozer which does great beer. The Manof Kent has always been one of my favourite pubs and I wish I drank there morethan I do.
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The Man of Kent (http://pubsandbeer.co.uk/index.php?ID=P&pub=397), in Rochester, is oneof my favourite pubs. Since I first drank a pint there, probably eight yearsago, I’ve loved it.
Away from the Dickens-themed highstreet lined with antique shops and restaurants, where tourists go to visit thecathedral and castle, the Man of Kent stands on a corner, ornately fronted, inthe sort of housing area you’d usually hope not to visit but often findyourself in search of a good beer.
Inside, when it’s cold outside, a firewarms. The chairs are worn but comfier for it; it feels lived in, homely whilehaving a rock music edge thanks to the staff and landlord. It's dark and better for it. There’s a vacantslot waiting to be filled by a live band who somehow manage to fit inside thesmall interior. Things hang from the bar and the walls, all sorts of MoKcuriosities: t-shirts, flags, blackboards, photos. To the back of the pub is anextra seating area and a selection of battered old board games, no doubtmissing most of the pieces. Beyond that is a garden, decked above and below. Insummer the landlord hushes the drinker because his kids are asleep in the roomsabove.
The bar takes up most of the space,reaching around the corner almost uncomfortably and inefficiently. There’s nineor ten handpulls and all of them are for beers made in Kent. Goachers ispermanent, Gadds, Hopdaemon, Old Dairy, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Whitstable,Abigale and all the rest. The fridge is filled with Belgian and Germaneccentricities. There’s imposing lager fonts – Kuppers Kolsch and two others (afriend once asked for Foster’s here and was told to fuck off) – a Fruli tap, atrio of Meantime and a couple of lines for cider. There’s also a huge Jagerdispenser and a wide selection of wine and spirits.
Busy, great beer, Kent-centric(which as a Man of Kent myself is appealing) good atmosphere and just a littlebit different. I’ve always liked it. I especially liked it when mates weretold, brashly, to go to Wetherspoons if they wanted a fucking Fosters. It's not pretty or nice, it's a backstreet boozer which does great beer. The Manof Kent has always been one of my favourite pubs and I wish I drank there morethan I do.
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