The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Blues - 5%
Blues
Rother Valley
5% abv
£5.00 pt
This dark brooding winter brew is full of complex tastes such as chocolate and raisins. It has a roast finish and yet is deceptively smooth, making it a most quaffable beer for its strength.
Breakfast - 4.2%
Breakfast
Kent
4.2% abv
£4.60 pt
A sweet, smooth and malty stout with a hint of citrus fruit.
Beyond the Pale - 5.4%
Beyond the Pale
Kent
5.4% abv
£4.80 pt
A full-flavoured golden pale ale with a powerful punch of US and NZ hops!
Citra APA - 4.8%
Citra APA
Three Acre
4.8% abv
£4.80 pt
A single-batch special American Pale Ale heavily dry-hopped with Citra, conjuring up complex juicy notes of lemon, mango and passion fruit. A complex base of grain brings warmth to the flavour profile, along with a full-bodied texture. Vegan friendly.
Chummy Bluster - 4%
Chummy Bluster
Gun
4% abv
£4.60 pt
It's the style that defines English beer. That to some is simply 'real ale'. It is of course Best Bitter. Made with no fewer than 7 malts and 3 different English Hops, this is a gentle, fruity, well rounded ale, with just the right amount of bitterness to keep you coming back for more. Gluten Free and vegan friendly.
Well Sprung - 4.3%
Well Sprung
Rother Valley
4.3% abv
£4.60 pt
Well rounded, Well hopped, Well made! A refreshing pint to welcome the arrival of spring.
Smild - 3.8%
Smild
Rother Valley
3.8% abv
£4.60 pt
Popular dark mild. A full bodied creamy pint with hints of chocolate.
Supercharge - 5%
Supercharge
Kent
5% abv
£4.80 pt
A cold IPA. A super-hopped, hybrid style IPA with a crisp, clean and dry finish.
Soundwave - 5.6%
Soundwave
Siren
5.6% abv
£5.00 pt
Welcome to tropical hop heaven. Soundwave is an eminently drinkable IPA, full of flavour and subtle with bitterness. Our most famous beer pours with an inviting haze, while big-hitting American hops deliver fruit notes in abundance and a trademark resinous finish.
Craft Keg Available
Gulf - 5.8%
Gulf
Farm Yard
5.8% abv
£6.40 pt
This IPA has been given multiple kettle and dry hop additions. You will get a nose packed full of tropical and pine aroma. The malty backbone allows this resinous IPA go down too easily.
Wish You Were Beer - 0.5%
Wish You Were Beer
Arbor
0.5% abv
£4.50 pt
Gluten and alcohol free pale ale, brewed with Citra and Mosaic hops. Vegan friendly.
Winter Fizz - 6%
Winter Fizz
Good Chemistry
6% abv
£6.40 pt
A fruited sour packed with cranberry and clove. Expect a burst of tart red berries accentuated by a zip of acidity. Delicious and distinct notes of coarse-cut marmalade and aromatic clove for the unmistakable finish of warming winter spice. Vegan friendly.
Weiss One - 5.4%
Weiss One
Newbarns
5.4% abv
A lager brewed with 100% wheat (a blend of malted wheat from Mungoswells in Fast Lothian and unmalted landrace wheat varieties from "Scotland the Bread in Fife". Collaboration with Sonnen Hill brewery, Ontario.
Ciders & Perries Available
Medium Cider - 5%
Medium Cider
Turners
5% abv
£5.00 pt
Still, cloudy, naturally sweetened with fresh-pressed apple juice, giving a full, fruit flavour.
Hop Grenade - 5.7%
Hop Grenade
Dudda's Tun
5.7% abv
£5.00 pt
Green hopped cider. Fermented from 100% freshly picked Grenadier apples and frehsing picked Fuggles hops to give a medium/dry cider.
Sweet Apple - 5.3%
Sweet Apple
Dudda's Tun
5.3% abv
£5.00 pt
Bursting with freshly picked apple flavour, this sweet cider is deliciously moreish with soft honey notes. Perfect for those with a slightly sweeter tooth.
Traditional Farmhouse - Vintage - 6.8%
Traditional Farmhouse - Vintage
Cranborne Chase
6.8% abv
£5.80 pt
We've aged some of our finest cider in oak barrels. This brings you a smooth rich, oaky, medium dry cider that really packs a punch!
Apricot Cider - 4%
Apricot Cider
Dudda's Tun
4% abv
£5.50 pt
A delicious blend of sweet apricot and apple. Light and moreish.
Elderflower Cider - 5.5%
Elderflower Cider
Turners
5.5% abv
£5.50 pt
Still, fruity and floral, naturally sweetened with elderflower syrup.
Dabinett - 6.5%
Dabinett
Hancocks Meadow Farm
6.5% abv
£5.80 pt
Dabinett is an exceptional apple from our farms own heritage orchard. This cider was pressed in 2020 and aged in stainless steel which allows the subtle soft tannins to be appreciated. Still and dry with minimal acidity and plenty of astringencies.
Traditional Farmhouse - Dry - 6.5%
Traditional Farmhouse - Dry
Cranborne Chase
6.5% abv
£5.80 pt
A full on still, dry farmhouse cider. Crisp and clean, retaining it's sharp fruity apple flavour with a long oaky aftertaste.
Double Vision - Dry - 6.9%
Double Vision - Dry
Double Vision
6.9% abv
£5.00 pt
Crisp apple refreshing dry cider with tannins that dry the pallet. Please note abv may vary.
Russet Cider - 8%
Russet Cider
Turners
8% abv
£5.00 pt
Still cider made with 100% Russet apples from Kent. Big and full flavoured with a touch of tannin and medium-dry finish. Unfiltered and unpasteurised.
Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry - 7.5%
Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry
Castle Cider Co
7.5% abv
£5.00 pt
Medium dry cider made from a blend of apple varieties from Kent.
Dry Cider - 8%
Dry Cider
Biddenden
8% abv
£5.00 pt
Dry, 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.
Mulled Cider - 3.4%
Mulled Cider
Thistly Cross
3.4% abv
£5.80 pt
Warming festive-red mulled cider, with gentle hints of aromatic spice and citrus peel. Great served toasty warm.
Whisky Cask - 6.7%
Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross
6.7% abv
The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla and honey.
Coming Soon
Collusion V31 - 5.2%
Collusion V31
Surrey Hills
5.2% abv
£4.80 pt
This pale, hop focused beer has an eclectic collection of aromatic hops melded to a solid pale malt backbone, yielding big citrus and tropical fruit notes. A collaboration with Cobbetts Beer Shop & Micropub in Dorking.
Old Ale - 4.3%
Old Ale
Harvey's
4.3% abv
£5.00 pt
A firm favourite during the autumn and winter months. A dark, warming brew. Burnt sugars and roasted malts compliment the premium Maris Otter barley, supplanting the light bitterness of aroma hops. With hints of dried fruit and dates, this rich ale has been likened to the oak: steadfast throughout the year, regardless of the season.
Decadence - 5%
Decadence
Kent
5% abv
£4.80 pt
A double chocolate stout. An indulgent blend of two chocolates in a rich and moreish, dark stout.
Mint Chocolate Moose - 4.5% (keg)
Mint Chocolate Moose (keg)
Fierce
4.5% abv
£6.20 pt
A twist on our session stout, this special edition is packed with intertwining flavours of dark chocolate and mint. Light, velvet smooth and bittersweet - don't wait till after eight to open it. Vegan friendly.
Rhubarb Cider - 4%
Rhubarb Cider
Turners
4% abv
£5.50 pt
Blended with fresh-pressed Kentish rhubarb, this cider is sweet, juicy and very refreshing.
Apple Pie Cider - 4%
Apple Pie Cider
Turners
4% abv
£5.50 pt
Gently spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves this really is like apple pie in a glass! Can also be warmed up as a mulled cider.
Bushels - 6% (keg)
Bushels (keg)
Biddenden
6% abv
£6.00 pt
A medium-dry still cider produced using a blend of Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
Also Available
Foreign Keg
Budwieser Budvar Brewery Pardal 3.8%
£5.00
Pardal is unique with a sessionable low ABV but more flavour than many stronger beers. Pardal is brewed using soft water from Budvar's 10,000.00 year old well.
Dortmunder Union Pils 4.8%
£5.50
A pale pils like brew, this is the signature of master brewer, Fritz Brikhoff, the same classic pilsner recipe created in 1887, is still used today, brewed to strict German purity laws, with Hallertau hops, which give a perfect, classic, bitter balance to the sweet, malty undertones
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The Nelson Arms is in the West Kent CAMRA branch area.