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Past & Present, Gillingham

Pub added by Just a quick pint, then I'm off

15 Canterbury Street
Gillingham
ME7 5TP

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Gillingham Town

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Quinno _ left this review about Past & Present

Moved from its previous side street location in 2020, this is a proper DIY micro in a weirdly laid-out interior. Enter to a blue oblong room with office carpet and two dart boards. The bar is in another oblong room up a couple of steps behind, this time in grey and fairly starkly lit. Friendly lad behind the bar, who served me up a good quality cask of Mighty Oak Copperhead (NBSS 3.5). Forgot to note what else was on the ale list but I did spot a few ciders. Not the home of the finest minds, there was an odd argument going on with a weirdo who thought all sports should be made mixed sex (I wonder if he was wearing a pair of frilly knickers?) whilst a young lanky and unassuming lad plied the dart board with a decent scores in preparation for a later match. Much like Gillingham itself, I thought this place was a bit peculiar but the friendly serve and decent pint means it’s worth popping in if you happen to wash-up in this rather downtrodden corner of Kent.

On 28^th August 2024 - rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Past & Present

Side-street micro-pub but close by the High Street. Being converted from a narrow unit, the rear bar counter (located up a few steps) feels more separated from the front seating area than it really is. There are no handpumps here, with three real ales - Oakham JHB, Piddle's Cocky Dorset IPA (£3.50) and Old Man & The Sea stout from Mighty Oak - being dispensed on gravity from the cool room at the back.

On 5^th December 2021 - rating: 7
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E TA left this review about Past & Present

(Pre-lockdown review) Medway's first micropub is housed in a former shop in the middle of the High Street area. The single small front room is carpeted and has a couple of high tables and a few comfy chairs. A quarter of the room is taken up by the glassed 'cellar' where the casks can be seen. The staff are very welcoming and chatty, as you would expect, while the clientele are a complete mix - football fans, locals and CAMRA types are the core clientele, while there are one or two visitors and a couple of people waiting hopefully for a new Wetherspoons in which to cash their giros. Six ales and a cider on cask today, most with a seasonal theme. I had a pint of Rockin Redbest from the nearby Rockin Robin microbrewery. An essential visit when in Gillingham and definitely a must for a town crawl.

On 27^th March 2021 - no rating submitted
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