The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
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.
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.
Pale - 4%
Pale
Kent
4% abv
£4.40 pt
A full-flavoured and aromatic pale ale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Craft Keg Available
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ciders & Perries Available
One Vision - 5.2%
One Vision
Double Vision
5.2% abv
£4.50 pt
Awaiting tasting notes from brewery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Dry Cider - 7%
Dry Cider
Turners
7% abv
£4.50 pt
Still, light, crisp cider with high acidity and low sweetness.
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.
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.
Mango Cider - 4%
Mango Cider
Double Vision
4% abv
£5.00 pt
A medium sweet cider flavoured with mango.
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.
Bushels - 6%
Bushels
Biddenden
6% abv
£6.20 pt
A medium-dry still cider produced using a blend of Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
Coming Soon
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Holly Daze - 4.2%
Holly Daze
Rother Valley
4.2% abv
Well Hopped bronze traditional bitter. Citrus overtones with a sweet background.
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.
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.
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.
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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