Welcome to The Phoenix
The Phoenix is situated on the corner of Old Dover Road and Cossington Road, between the County Cricket Ground and Canterbury city centre. A Free House, The Phoenix always endevours to stock eight real ales, including one mild. Food is available lunchtimes and evenings, there is outdoor seating on our beer terrace, a covered smoking area and a patron's car park to the side.
Bob & Nilla Griffiths are now the licensees, having also been running the Rose & Crown in St.Dunstans for over three years and now transferring their attentions to The Phoenix. While both now are retired, Bob was previously in medical sales whilst Nilla ran two hairdressing salons. Last owning pubs thirty-four years ago in Rochester, including The Don Cossack, they now turn their attentions and fondness of real ale to one of Canterbury's best known hostelries, well loved amongst cricket fans, visitors to the city and locals alike.
Bob's family were in Pubs all his life and he learnt his cellar skills from his step father who apart from being a Licensee had also been a dray man for twenty-five years, and so there was nothing you could tell him about beer, (one quote being "there are no such thing as bad beers, just some better than others").
Featured ales this month - May
Hop Fuzz Brewery "The American" : (ABV 4.0%)
“lingers nicely on the tongue”
One of Kent's newest breweries, "The Hop Fuzz Brewery" has grown from a small time hobby into a full size microbrewery since it was started by two young friends who wanted to share their hobby with like minded individuals. They like to keep things green where possible, using solar powered pumps throughout the entire brewing process, recovering & re-using heat & loading their product into 100% recycled plastic casks. They even run their vehicles on bio-diesel all in an effort to keep the carbon footprint to a minimum while keeping quality to the highest level.
From them comes one of their first offerings : The American. Made using a unique blend of American hops & sweet malts, creating a hoppy, zesty flavour, that lingers nicely on the tongue. Light in colour with a medium body, this pale ale has hints of melon & a slightly piney aroma !
Hop Fuzz Brewery "The English" : (ABV 4.0%)
“malty, light & smooth”
The second of this month's ales from the Hop Fuzz Brewery is 'The English'.
This golden bitter is a well rounded malty ale, lifting its flavour from the malts blended into the recipe.
The finest English hops balance out the sweet barley, achieving a mild yet pleasant taste which Hop Fuzz think everyone will enjoy ! As if to back this up and further underline their green credentials, the brewery, which is set deep within the Shepway countryside, is overlooked by Port Lympne Zoo - who take their leftover grains & malts as animal feed.
