The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
The Nelson Arms
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Tonbridge, TN9 1UP
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Kent Golding Bitter - 4.1%
Kent Golding Bitter
Kent
4.1% abv
£5.00 pt
A full-on dose of Golding and Fuggles hops for a taste of historic Kent.
Blues - 5%
Blues
Rother Valley
5% abv
£5.20 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.
Gilt Complex - 4.6%
Gilt Complex
Surrey Hills
4.6% abv
£5.20 pt
A huge hop aroma introduces the "King of the Golden Beers". There is a hint of spice in the fruity flavour and a long finish that completes this classic beer.
Citra Mosaic - 4.2%
Citra Mosaic
Hobsons
4.2% abv
£5.00 pt
This hazy, hoppy pale ale is brewed with Citra and Mosaic hops. American Citra hops provide a strong citrus aroma with notes of peach, apricot, passion fruit, lemon and melon. Mosaic hops are most known for their blueberry and tropical aromas, but also citrus and grassy characteristics, perfectly complementing the flavours from Citra. This beer has a light body, mellow bitterness and full on citrusy hop. Unfiltered in order to maximise its hop flavour - pours with a haze.
Anthem - 4.3%
Anthem
Rother Valley
4.3% abv
£5.00 pt
First brewed to celebrate twenty years of brewing, made with six of England's finest hops. Complex - not half!
Gadds' Dark Mild Ale - 4%
Gadds' Dark Mild Ale
Gadds', Ramsgate
4% abv
£5.00 pt
Deliciously smooth, dark traditional heritage mild. First brewed in 2004 and the SIBA Gold Championship winner.
Craft Keg Available
Helles Revolution - 4.7%
Helles Revolution
Mad Cat
4.7% abv
£6.00 pt
This craft lager is brewed with 4 grains for depth and hopped with the classic Tettnang noble hops to give a soft spiciness with subtle floral and herbal aroma. Crisp and refreshing.
Quasi - 4.5%
Quasi
Electric Bear
4.5% abv
£6.20 pt
Resinous, punchy pale ale and every bit as crushable, just with the gluten taken out. Dry hopped with Idaho 7 and Riwaka CGX over a whirlpool of Enigma and Centennial, it brings a sharp citrusy bite with notes of grapefruit, yuzu and dank pine. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
No Rest For Dancers - 6.2%
No Rest For Dancers
Lost and Grounded
6.2% abv
£6.60 pt
A fruity and smooth red ale, and our nod to Belgian-style Dubbels. Brewed with a blend of Belgian malts including Pils, Vienna, Crystal and Special B to give a deep amber colour, balanced with Brewers Gold, Chinook and Mosaic hops to provide a clean bitterness with pine and citrus notes. Vegan friendly.
Strata Coaster - 4.4%
Strata Coaster
Good Chemistry
4.4% abv
£6.20 pt
Hazy and vibrant, soft and sessionable East Coast pale ale. Citra hops bring a bright citrus punch, while Strata hops layer in tropical fruit with subtle summer berries notes. Vegan friendly.
Run Free - 0.5%
Run Free
Left Handed Giant
0.5% abv
£5.00 pt
An alcohol free pale ale to ensure that everyone always feels included and no one is left behind. Expect aromas of citrus and pine above a creamy mouthfeel, finishing with delicate biscuit from a robust malt base. Vegan friendly.
Double Cheese - 8.4%
Double Cheese
Left Handed Giant
8.4% abv
£8.00 pt
A hazy double IPA, the big sibling of our favourite IPA, Cheeseburger Cavalry. A blend of wheat and oats gives a full, creamy texture. Double-centrifuged for a clean interaction between hops and beer, at a total of 30g/L across whirlpool and dry-hop. Heavy additions of liquid Mosaic highlight its sticky, stone-fruit character. Vegan friendly.
Clyde - 7%
Clyde
Marble
7% abv
£7.40 pt
Indulge in tantalizing depths of flavour with our double IPA infused with Citra, El Dorado, and Bru-1 hops. This brew offers a symphony of tropical fruit and citrus notes, creating a rich and satisfying experience laid on a lustrous oat laden male base. Vegan friendly.
Black Stout - 4.8%
Black Stout
Harvey's
4.8% abv
£6.80 pt
An authentic Porter Stout with undertones of coffee and chocolate. Pale, crystal and black malt sugars are balanced by the bitterness of Fuggle and Golding aroma hops to create this fresh, dry beer.
Illusion - 4.5%
Illusion
Moor
4.5% abv
£6.60 pt
So named because it's a dark beer which tastes deceptively like a light IPA. Black in appearance but without the charred notes of other dark beers, which is achieved through the use of a special German malt. The hop aromas and flavours are intense, which we achieve through a major dose of dry hopping. The resulting beer wraps all the wonderful hop profiles of an IPA inside a refreshing black exterior.
Ciders & Perries Available
Dry Cider - 7%
Dry Cider
Turners
7% abv
£6.00 pt
Still, light, crisp cider with high acidity and low sweetness.
Medium - 6.9%
Medium
Double Vision
6.9% abv
£5.50 pt
Medium cider produced using Kent apples. Sweet aroma of eating and culinary apples with a medium sweetish flavour. Please note abv may vary.
Impeared Vision - Elderflower - 4%
Impeared Vision - Elderflower
Double Vision
4% abv
£5.50 pt
Our Impeared Vision perry flavoured with eldeflower. English summer in a glass!
Cherry - 4.1%
Cherry
Double Vision
4.1% abv
£5.50 pt
Semi-sweet with the punchy flavour of cherry for a sweet refreshing taste.
Kentish Kiss - 5%
Kentish Kiss
Biddenden
5% abv
£5.50 pt
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% abv
£5.50 pt
A medium-dry still cider produced using a blend of Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
The Earl's Reserve - 5.8%
The Earl's Reserve
Charrington's
5.8% abv
£5.50 pt
This still cider is our most versatile cider, it can be enjoyed chilled in the summer or mulled in the winter. Deep golden colour, delightful mouthfeel with baked apple notes, which are enhanced when heated. The 3 litre pouch has a tap and handles, meaning it is ideal for carrying to summer picnics, camping and festivals. Or it can sit in the fridge ready to serve your next chilled glassful.
Elderflower Cider - 5.5%
Elderflower Cider
Turners
5.5% abv
£5.50 pt
Still, fruity and floral, naturally sweetened with elderflower syrup.
Woolly Pig Sweet Cider - 6%
Woolly Pig Sweet Cider
Brogdale
6% abv
£5.50 pt
Made from the same 30 varieties of apple from Brogdale Farm as our dry cider, this retains the complex flavours and is back sweetened with Russet and Cox apple juice.
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.
Biddies 5 - 5% (keg)
Biddies 5 (keg)
Biddenden
5% abv
£6.00 pt
A medium dry cider with a gentle sparkle, leading on to juicy, crisp apple flavours with a beautifully long finish. Produced using a blend of orchard ripe Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
Coming Soon
Hazelnut Mild - 4.2%
Hazelnut Mild
Brass Castle
4.2% abv
Gentle sweet coffee notes are wonderfully complemented by hazelnut in this otherwise traditional mild. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Black Forest - 4.9%
Black Forest
Vibrant Forest
4.9% abv
A fervent mix of rich coffee, bittersweet chocolate and the darkest of Black Forest berries. This beer overflows with a deep complexity and will drown you in its depths.
This Time Next Year Rodney - 6%
This Time Next Year Rodney
Arbor
6% abv
Decadent salted caramel and milk chocolate stout inspired by our favourite elevenses treat. Contains lactose.
Dune Twist - 5%
Dune Twist
Bristol Beer Factory
5% abv
Two absolute weapons come together for an all-hop-no-filler US / NZ IPA. Flying over the Pacific to New Zealand with its flagship Nelson Sauvin taking the lead. We know it, we love it, wine-inspired crisp and fresh. Back to the West Coast of the US El Dorado takes this over the dune to the beach with tropical citrus overtones.
Cherry B'bomb - 7.5% (keg)
Cherry B'bomb (keg)
Yonder
7.5% abv
Exploding with cherries and chocolate, this delicious pastry stout is inspired by everyone's favourite video game plumber! Contains lactose.
Mixtape - 4.6% (keg)
Mixtape (keg)
Electric Bear
4.6% abv
Our award winning Helles Lager has been brewed using 100% German hops and malts. Fermented slowly at a low temperature so that the yeast leaves a neutral flavour, leaving the German malts and hops to shine through. Expect a soft bready backbone with a touch of sweetness, followed by floral notes and a subtle hint of spice. Hops: Tettnang and Hersbrucker. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Lightbulb - 4.5% (keg)
Lightbulb (keg)
Verdant
4.5% abv
As pale as a 100W light bulb but as juicy as an IPA. Sessionable, quenching and totally addictive. Biscuity malt base with a hint of sweetness all drenched in fruity/dank hops.
Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry - 7.5%
Chiddingstone Cider - Medium Dry
Castle Cider Co
7.5% abv
£5.50 pt
Medium dry cider made from a blend of apple varieties from Kent.
Biddies 5 - 5% (keg)
Biddies 5 (keg)
Biddenden
5% abv
£6.00 pt
A medium dry cider with a gentle sparkle, leading on to juicy, crisp apple flavours with a beautifully long finish. Produced using a blend of orchard ripe Kentish culinary and dessert apples.
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