Just Reproach, Deal

Very good micropub that has been going some years now. Well described below I liked the decor of this one especially the T-Shirt collection on the ceiling and when visiting the small toilet I did have to crack a smile in admiration of the person whose photoshopping skills had produced the several publicity flyers for the pub which adorned the toilet walls and had the pub with various famous people standing outside it. Five beers on for our visit in the form of Magic Rock Ringmaster, Canterbury Ales Millers, Arbor Smac My Brew Up, Iron Pier White Out IPA and a Tiny Rebel and Thornbridge collaboration called Rainbow Road. I was offered tasters of the two local Kentish ales and plumped for the Canterbury Ales brew which was a decent Best Bitter, and Mrs G’s Kent Rhubarb Cider went down well also. It was being well utilised for a Tuesday lunch time and we had to perch on the only remaining table space left

Usual micro-pub arrangement, full of breweriana and pump clip decor, although it has more seating than some. However, it doesn't have a counter or any handpumps, so you order from chalkboard and the beer is dispensed on gravity from the casks on stillages in a temperature-controlled room to the rear. When I called in, I found Skinner's GTA, Gadd's Sea Shells, Goacher's Gold Star and Rother Valley Summertime Blues (£3.20). With a good atmosphere, and welcoming staff, this one is certainly well worth a stop if in the area.

Micropub in former shop, there is no bar - the beer is fetched from the rear by the owners. High tables and benches with cushions, the size means you are drawn into any conversation going on. The beer is top notch. Excellent place for the real ale fan.