The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP

The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP

Cask Beers Available

Cask Beers Available

Gadds', Ramsgate - Black Pearl

Black Pearl - 6.2%

Black Pearl

Gadds', Ramsgate

6.2% abv

£5.00 pt 

Roasted barley, malted oats and Kent-grown Fuggles hops combine to create this luscious, bible-black stout.

£5.00 pt 

Tonbridge - Capel Pale

Capel Pale - 4.5%

Capel Pale

Tonbridge

4.5% abv

£4.40 pt 

This is a "Green" hop Beer which will only be available for a few weeks every Autumn. Only "Pilgrim" hops grown at a local farm are used, and to capture as much of the essentials oils in the hops as possible, they are used in the brew within a few hours of picking. The result is an intense flavour experience that should not be missed! Zesty pale Ale with pronounced grapefruit and bechegual honey nuts. Fresh as an Autumn morning.

£4.40 pt 

Kent - Pale

Pale - 4%

Pale

Kent

4% abv

£4.40 pt 

A full-flavoured and aromatic pale ale.

£4.40 pt 

Triple FFF - Alton's Pride

Alton's Pride - 3.8%

Alton's Pride

Triple FFF

3.8% abv

£4.40 pt 

A traditional English bitter brewed using water from the Hampshire chalk hills. Full and clean tasting, initially malty then tangerine fruit and resinous hop build to a quenching bitter finish.

£4.40 pt 

Fuller's - HSB

HSB - 4.8%

HSB

Fuller's

4.8% abv

£4.80 pt 

A silky-smooth premium ale, Horndean Special Bitter was originally the flagship beer of Gales Brewery in Hampshire. First launched in 1959, it's still brewed with the same passion and pride today - and the age-old recipe continues to go down a storm. Brewed with the finest malt and hops, HSB imparts the rich, soft-fruit flavours of traditional Dundee cake. It's a tawny, russet coloured beer, with malt and raisin on the nose - and a gentle sweetness that lingers long into the silky smooth finish.

£4.80 pt 

Downlands - Revival

Revival - 4.8%

Revival

Downlands

4.8% abv

£4.80 pt 

A classic recipe from 2005. A well hopped retro American pale ale. Collaboration with Evening Star and Rob Jones.

£4.80 pt 

Downlands - Mister Watson's Decade

Mister Watson's Decade - 5.7%

Mister Watson's Decade

Downlands

5.7% abv

£4.80 pt 

A West Coast IPA hopped with Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe. Resinous piney hops on a solid malty base seemed an appropriate way to celebrate Nigel's tenth anniversary at Anchored In Worthing.

£4.80 pt 

Rother Valley - Blues

Blues - 5%

Blues

Rother Valley

5% abv

£4.80 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.

£4.80 pt 

Goffs - Lancer

Lancer - 3.8%

Lancer

Goffs

3.8% abv

£4.60 pt 

Golden ale, packed with a plentiful quantity of Cascade hops to give a light, citrusy aroma and fresh taste, and an aftertaste full of tropical fruits.

£4.60 pt 

Lakedown - Kicking Donkey

Kicking Donkey - 4.2%

Kicking Donkey

Lakedown

4.2% abv

£4.40 pt 

Our all-UK belter that’s brimming with biscuity malts. It’s a proper best, using UK Pioneer, Cascade and Jester along with local malts and yeast. We blend 7 of the best grains to make our Best Bitter, the best it can be. Previously known as Best Bitter. Certified gluten free. Vegan friendly.

£4.40 pt 

Brunswick - Double Vision

Double Vision - 4.4%

Double Vision

Brunswick

4.4% abv

£4.60 pt 

Golden ale, hopped with an awesome combo of Rakau from New Zealand, Idaho 7 and Simcoe from the United States. 10p from every pint sold will be donated to the Seeing Dogs Alliance.

£4.60 pt 

Craft Keg Available

Tiny Rebel - Clwb Tropica

Clwb Tropica - 5.5%

Clwb Tropica

Tiny Rebel

5.5% abv

£6.20 pt 

The UKs No.1 Tropical IPA. This is what happens when you slice pineapples, squeeze mangoes, crush peaches and pummel passion fruit into an IPA. Hops: Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic. Vegan friendly.

£6.20 pt 

Arbor - Shangri-La

Shangri-La - 4.2%

Shangri-La

Arbor

4.2% abv

£5.80 pt 

This resplendent session IPA is a mystical, harmonious brew that summons flavours of ripe and juicy tropical fruit. Complimenting its rich flavour profile with a beautifully soft and viscous mouth-feel, wherever you may be, just one sip will whisk you away to paradise.

£5.80 pt 

Tonbridge - Das Kolner

Das Kolner - 4.3%

Das Kolner

Tonbridge

4.3% abv

£5.80 pt 

Kolsch (lagered ale). Light, fresh tasting blonde beer, with a slightly nutty taste. This style of beer originated in Cologne, is brewed with ale yeast, and lagered for 3 weeks.

£5.80 pt 

Orbit - English IPA WLS070

English IPA WLS070 - 5.2%

English IPA WLS070

Orbit

5.2% abv

£6.40 pt 

Strong hop flavours from a blend of three English varieties that give softer stone fruit flavours on the nose and palate than the more traditional UK hops. Expect notes of tangerine and pine with a long, moreish bitterness, and aromas of freshly-cut grass with hints of blackcurrant, and strawberries and cream. Hops: Jester, UK, Chinook and Emperor. Vegan friendly.

£6.40 pt 

Duration - Ebb & Flow

Ebb & Flow - 4.8%

Ebb & Flow

Duration

4.8% abv

£6.20 pt 

An American stout, hoppy and resinous with a lighter malt roast for drinkability. Hops and yeast delivering pine and fruit notes. Taste may Ebb & Flow but with this American stout – less is more. Hops: Centennial and Simcoe.

£6.20 pt 

Magic Rock - Salty Kiss

Salty Kiss - 4.1%

Salty Kiss

Magic Rock

4.1% abv

£6.20 pt 

Originally brewed as a collaboration with Kissmeyer Beer, this is our take on a traditional German style Gose, flavoured with fruit, sea buckthorn and sea salt. Tart, lightly sour, fruity and refreshing with a defined saltiness makes this beer an excellent accompaniment to food.

£6.20 pt 

Good Chemistry - Seeing Red

Seeing Red - 5%

Seeing Red

Good Chemistry

5% abv

£6.40 pt 

Our new American red ale, combines Centennial and Cascade hops for rich notes of citrus and pine, on a bed of complex, specialty malts. Deep amber in colour with a lovely red hue makes for the perfect autumn sipper! Vegan friendly.

£6.40 pt 

Ciders & Perries Available

Double Vision - One Vision

One Vision - 5.2%

One Vision

Double Vision

5.2% abv

£4.50 pt 

Awaiting tasting notes from brewery.

£4.50 pt 

Turners - Apple Pie Cider

Apple Pie Cider - 4%

Apple Pie Cider

Turners

4% abv

£5.00 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.

£5.00 pt 

Double Vision - Cherry

Cherry - 4.1%

Cherry

Double Vision

4.1% abv

£4.50 pt 

Semi-sweet with the punchy flavour of cherry for a sweet refreshing taste.

£4.50 pt 

Double Vision - Medium

Medium - 6.9%

Medium

Double Vision

6.9% abv

£4.50 pt 

Medium cider produced using Kent apples. Sweet aroma of eating and culinary apples with a medium sweetish flavour. Please note abv may vary.

£4.50 pt 

Double Vision - Fruits Of The Forest

Fruits Of The Forest - 4%

Fruits Of The Forest

Double Vision

4% abv

£4.50 pt 

A mixture of fruits and berries that makes a delicious summer drink. The most popular fruit cider in our range.

£4.50 pt 

Cranborne Chase - Traditional Farmhouse - Dry

Traditional Farmhouse - Dry - 6.5%

Traditional Farmhouse - Dry

Cranborne Chase

6.5% abv

£4.50 pt 

A full on still, dry farmhouse cider. Crisp and clean, retaining it's sharp fruity apple flavour with a long oaky aftertaste.

£4.50 pt 

Sandford Orchards - Devon Red

Devon Red - 4.5%

Devon Red

Sandford Orchards

4.5% abv

£5.00 pt 

A perfectly balanced, refreshing, medium cider named after the rich red soil that gives our orchards their distinctive quality.

£5.00 pt 

Cranborne Chase - Traditional Farmhouse - Sweet

Traditional Farmhouse - Sweet - 5.5%

Traditional Farmhouse - Sweet

Cranborne Chase

5.5% abv

£4.50 pt 

This farmhouse cider doesn't get you too wobbly and still holds that fresh apple flavour. Not to be confused with other sickly sweet ciders!

£4.50 pt 

Turners - Dry Cider

Dry Cider - 7%

Dry Cider

Turners

7% abv

£4.50 pt 

Still, light, crisp cider with high acidity and low sweetness.

£4.50 pt 

Hancocks Meadow Farm - Dabinett

Dabinett - 6.5%

Dabinett

Hancocks Meadow Farm

6.5% abv

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.

Castle Cider Co - Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry

Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry - 7.5%

Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry

Castle Cider Co

7.5% abv

£4.50 pt 

Medium dry cider made from a blend of apple varieties from Kent.

£4.50 pt 

Double Vision - Mango Cider

Mango Cider - 4%

Mango Cider

Double Vision

4% abv

£5.00 pt 

A medium sweet cider flavoured with mango.

£5.00 pt 

Sandford Orchards - Hangy Downs

Hangy Downs - 5.5%

Hangy Downs

Sandford Orchards

5.5% abv

Medium-sweet and naturally unfiltered traditional cider. Crafted from Devon Apples including sweet hangy downs - delicious baked apple and butterscotch flavours with a rich cider finish.

Biddenden - Bushels

Bushels - 6%

Bushels

Biddenden

6% abv

£6.20 pt 

A medium-dry still cider produced using a blend of Kentish culinary and dessert apples.

£6.20 pt 

Coming Soon

Kent - The Quiet American

The Quiet American - 4.2%

The Quiet American

Kent

4.2% abv

£4.40 pt 

A light and fresh American Pale Ale that is both floral and citrusy with a hint of grapefruit.

£4.40 pt 

Surrey Hills - Collusion IX

Collusion IX - 5.2%

Collusion IX

Surrey Hills

5.2% abv

£4.80 pt 

Limited Edition: Version 9. Ninth brew of this occasional powerhouse of a beer! Collaboration with Cobbett's Real Ales beer shop and micropub.

£4.80 pt 

Canterbury - Green Hop 2023: Green & Black

Green Hop 2023: Green & Black - 4%

Green Hop 2023: Green & Black

Canterbury

4% abv

£4.40 pt 

The black is back! It shouldn’t work but it just does. The richness of a black marries surprisingly well with green hops. Brewed with green East Kent Goldings.

£4.40 pt 

Gadds', Ramsgate - No 5

No 5 - 4.4%

No 5

Gadds', Ramsgate

4.4% abv

£4.40 pt 

A traditional Kentish best bitter ale. The aroma is full of toffee malt & fresh green hops, with a full body and lingering bitter finish.

£4.40 pt 

Twisted Oak - Sheriff Fatman

Sheriff Fatman - 5%

Sheriff Fatman

Twisted Oak

5% abv

£4.80 pt 

Our all American hopped, amber ale. Chinook, Simcoe and Amarillo hops have been added in abundance to give this beer a wonderful fresh citrus taste. Fruit Bats love it.

£4.80 pt 

Rother Valley - Holly Daze

Holly Daze - 4.2%

Holly Daze

Rother Valley

4.2% abv

Well Hopped bronze traditional bitter. Citrus overtones with a sweet background.

Pipeline - Acid Trip

Acid Trip - 5.5% (keg)

Acid Trip (keg)

Pipeline

5.5% abv

Blood orange, raspberries, coriander and Cornish sea salt got stuffed into this super refreshing Gose. Soured with a yeast isolated from grapes which naturally produces lactic acid, ethanol and a complex ester - an alternative to kettle souring with Lactobacillus bacteria. Super drinkable - not overly sour but tart from the freshest pureed fruit we could find. Collaboration with Padstow Brewing.

Turners - Rhubarb Cider

Rhubarb Cider - 4%

Rhubarb Cider

Turners

4% abv

£5.00 pt 

Blended with fresh-pressed Kentish rhubarb, this cider is sweet, juicy and very refreshing.

£5.00 pt 

Turners - Apple Pie Cider

Apple Pie Cider - 4%

Apple Pie Cider

Turners

4% abv

£5.00 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.

£5.00 pt 

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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