The Hoptimist Taproom & Bar
Dover, CT16 1JH
Dover, CT16 1JH
The Hoptimist Taproom & Bar
Dover, CT16 1JH
Dover, CT16 1JH
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Silver Star - 4.2%
Silver Star
Goachers
4.2% Blonde
Our palest ale! First produced in 2008 to celebrate our 25th anniversary, this summer ale is hopped with choice Kent Fuggles. The resulting beer has a crisp, clean palate with a light, satisfying dry finish.
Real Mild - 3.4%
Real Mild
Goachers
3.4% Dark Mild
A full-flavoured dark mild brewed with chocolate and black malts and hopped with Kent Fuggles. Produced originally to celebrate our 5th anniversary.
Gold Star - 5.1%
Gold Star
Goachers
5.1% Golden
A true draught pale ale made with floor-malted low-colour Maris Otter malted barley and hopped with the finest East Kent aroma hops. Dangerously drinkable!
Barnsley Bitter - 3.8%
Barnsley Bitter
Stancill
3.8% Brown
Traditional copper coloured bitter, malty with a pronounced bitterness level balanced by a sweet undercurrent.
Ciders & Perries Available
Elderflower Cider - 4%
Elderflower Cider
Broadoak
4% Med/Sweet
An elderflower cider, uniquely light, fragrant and refreshing with an added smoothness to the finish.
Rhubarb - 4%
Rhubarb
Kent Cider
4% Fruit Cider
This sweet cider is an absolute firm favourite: a must-try! Our rhubarb cider contains absolutely no artificial flavours. It will appear slightly cloudy, but only because it is bursting with the addition of real pressed rhubarb juice to one of our delectable apple ciders.
Strawberry Cider - 4%
Strawberry Cider
Broadoak
4% Fruit Cider
A delicious blend of our cider with strawberries imparting a uniquely delicate balanced taste of summer.
Lemon Haze - 4%
Lemon Haze
Broadoak
4% Med/Dry Cider
A zesty cider bursting with lemon flavour.
Mango - 4%
Mango
Kent Cider
4% Fruit Cider
Refreshingly sweet and fruity! Our mango cider offers a vibrant and tropical twist on traditional craft cider – perfect for sunny days!
Strong Kentish Cider - Medium - 8.4%
Strong Kentish Cider - Medium
Biddenden
8.4% Medium Cider
Medium, wine style cider made from Kent grown culinary and dessert apples. Our famous Strong Kentish cider is still and smooth with a refreshing apple taste. Created using the traditional Barnes' family recipe, all Biddenden's ciders are produced from a blend of farm-pressed, quality Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
Pear & Chilli Cider - 4%
Pear & Chilli Cider
Broadoak
4% Perry
Our classic National Gold Award winning Perry expertly blended with an influence of South East Asia chillies imparting a lovely warm finish.
Kentish Kiss - 5%
Kentish Kiss
Biddenden
5% Medium Cider
A medium still cider bursting with flavour to give a refreshing appley experience. Created from apples with an aesthetically pleasing golden yellow skin with a slight red blush and rosy coloured flesh, giving a Provence rosé colour.
Bushels - 6%
Bushels
Biddenden
6% Med/Dry Cider
A medium-dry still cider produced using a blend of Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
Berry - 4%
Berry
Kent Cider
4% Fruit Cider
This still, sweet berry cider is our take on cider and black: the combination of mixed berry with a real apple cider base – a nod from Kent to a West Country tradition.
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Best Bitter - 4%
Best Bitter
Romney Marsh
4% Best Bitter
An all-English Best Bitter. Chestnut in colour. A rich blend of biscuit, nutty and chocolate malt flavours with fruit hop notes. Made with English hops only: Bramling Cross and Jester.
Beach Buoy - 3.7%
Beach Buoy
Time & Tide
3.7% Pale Ale
Pale ale with citrus and floral aromas and gentle lychee and grapefruit notes. Brewed with Citra an Mosaic hops. Vegan friendly.
Zingiber - 4.1%
Zingiber
Kent
4.1% Golden
American hops with ginger for a fruity and warming light beer.
Berry Bitter - 4.1%
Berry Bitter
Romney Marsh
4.1% Traditional Bitter
A mahogany traditional bitter hopped with Bramling Cross hops. Delicious raspberry notes, fruit and floral spice. Malty, nutty and earthy.
The Quiet American - 4.2%
The Quiet American
Kent
4.2% American Pale
A light and fresh American Pale Ale that is both floral and citrusy with a hint of grapefruit.
Lamanva - 4%
Lamanva
Verdant
4% Best Bitter
Our take on a cask Best Bitter. Amber hues and malt flavours abound. Bread crust, light toffee and drying biscuity finish are the order of the day, balanced by the delectable traditional hop pairing of UK grown Fuggle and Golding hops.
Tropic Ale - 4.9%
Tropic Ale
Kent
4.9% IPA
A juicy IPA, mouth-watering taste of the tropics in a hotbed of fruity and citrusy hops.
Prohibition - 4.8%
Prohibition
Kent
4.8% Pale Ale
A citrusy pale ale highly hopped with some of the latest US hop varieties.
Music Sounds Better With You - 4%
Music Sounds Better With You
Big Trip
4% New England IPA
A super soft and creamy session NEIPA, brewed with double the oats for extra juicy soft mouthfeel and fully loaded with a generous helping of Bru-1 and Idaho 7 hops. Sweet tangerine aroma greets the nose while the first sip is treated to a true session NEIPA experience; creamy soft flavours of smashed pineapple with hints of melon and tangerine. Low bitterness throughout with soft tropical back-notes. The perfect summer pint. Vegan friendly.
Plan Bee - 4.8%
Plan Bee
Buxton
4.8% Pale Ale
A honey-infused pale ale. This beer pays homage to the honey which gives a delicate sweetness to balance out the gentle bitterness in the beautifully nuanced pale ale. A portion of the proceeds from each sold can, keg and cask of Plan Bee to The World Bee Project.
Pale - 4%
Pale
Kent
4% Pale Ale
A full flavoured, aromatic and satisfying pale ale brewed using a rich blend of hops and Maris Otter pale malt.
Amber Ale - 4.2%
Amber Ale
Romney Marsh
4.2% Amber
An amber ale hopped with Cascade and Citra (USA). Tropical hop flavours with a hint of caramel and a gentle bitterness.
American Pale - 5%
American Pale
Tonbridge
5% American Pale
Full bodied rich malty American pale ale brewed with four American hops providing a distinct refreshing citrus finish. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
I Don't Even Like Football - 4.1%
I Don't Even Like Football
Big Trip
4.1% Session IPA
Super crisp and light golden West Coast session IPA, serving up light refreshing flavours of citrus zest, smashed grapefruit and hints of pine. Double dry hopped with premium Simcoe and Columbus hops to deliver this classic west coast profile with a modern gluten free and vegan twist. Finishes clean and dry and beautifully bitter. While everyone else is watching the football, we'll be enjoying this perfect summer pint. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Easy Street Pale - 3.9%
Easy Street Pale
Tonbridge
3.9% Pale Ale
Refreshing, golden pale ale hopped with Kent grown Ernest and Fuggles. Very easy drinking beer with subtle hints of citrus and spice. Gluten free and vegan friendly.