Ice cold beer, flat and lacking condition. Rumour this place is closing for a refurbishment later this month. Needs a reset considering its the world's biggest spoons.
25 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on
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Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door
5.00
Tired and lacking condition.
15 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
A most uninteresting selection of beers,
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Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Not at its best
12 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on
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Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Not a bad pint but lacking a head
18 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
Usual 3 guests on but a massive crowd on a sunny Sunday. Disappointing to see so many ordering gloombar whilst I ordered the more interesting beers.
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Kirkstall - Dissolution IPA
5.00
Lovely citrus flavoursome ipa.
15 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on and one hell of a breeze
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Acorn - Admiral IPA
5.00
Tasted tired, possibly near the end of cask.
13 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 slightly more interesting guests. No dodgy camra vouchers allowed. Oh, well.
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Marston's - Old Empire IPA
5.70
Great form, temperature and condition. In the sun.
09 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on. Huge crowd on balcony enjoying the summer sun.
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Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Witches ran out, replaced by an excellent pint
Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew
5.10
Haven't had this in a while, good but not what it used to be
24 Jul 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on, the one I chose wasn't on the app...or in the coming soon list. Not impressive for spoons no 1 pub and in the July holidays.
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Hop Union (formerly Great Western (GWB)) - Moose River
5.00
Lost head quickly and developed a tang of butterness quickly. Not sure what this really should be like..
12 Jul 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on, and been on for a few days apparently.
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Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler
This building opened as a Wetherspoon's on Tuesday 29 August 2017 and is probably the largest Wetherspoon's in the country. It was designed as a dance hall by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in 1903 and in later years operated as a casino. On two levels with a bar with 12 handpumps at ground level and another on the 1st floor balcony with 6 handpumps. Open-to-view kitchen on the ground floor. There is a ground floor rear patio and an upstairs outside covered decking area for fair weather drinking and sea and sand views.
We have visited this pub 196 times, seen 177 different beers and tried 147 of them.