McCanns Hop House, Tenterden

Official site of McCanns Hop House - www.mccanns.beer

Official site of McCanns Hop House - www.mccanns.beer

The new McCanns / Angels & Demons brewery tap is housed in a 1950s American oast vacated a couple of years ago by Hukins Hops when they opened their nearby state-of-the-art hop processing facility, with the brewery (based on the former Old Dairy kit relocated from Tenterden) in a side and rear extension. In good weather, a terraced beer garden with canteen-style tables offers fine views across the country over some of the hop gardens, with a small stall offering freshly made pizzas (until the planned restaurant opens). With all four handpumps in use, we found two from McCanns - Hukins Pale and The Troubadour - plus a couple sold under the Angels & Demons brand - Bombay Social and I Spy Dragonfly - and all in excellent shape as you would expect. Fifteen of the 20 craft keg taps were also in use, offering six of their beers in a range of styles (including another version of Bombay Social), six guests and three ciders (with one coming from Biddenden a short distance away up the country lanes). Overall, still a work in progress, but off to a great start.