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The Why Not (Free House)

We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top		1
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf		1
Hop Fuzz - The English		1
Wantsum - Turbulent Priest		1
Franklins - Grumpy Guvnor		1
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Gravesend Guzzler	Not Tried	0
Wold Top - Wold Gold	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Why Not, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Visits Details

25 Jan 2013 (ChrisE)

My first visit here, it was a Friday lunchtime, and apart from us, there was one man and his dog in the pub. We had a good chat with the landlord, and got an update on forthcoming new micro-pubs.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top	3.80		First one from a new cask, and in excellent condition.
Wantsum - Turbulent Priest	4.40	Not Tried
Franklins - Grumpy Guvnor	4.50	Not Tried

23 Jan 2013 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit with CAMRA bigwig. My second visit here. Good crowd in - the place is settling in.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Wantsum - Turbulent Priest	4.40		First rate with full flavours
Franklins - Grumpy Guvnor	4.50		Dark ale. I returned to Turbulent Priest after one
Wold Top - Wold Gold	4.80	Not Tried	My colleague said his was in good condition and it held its head

06 Dec 2012 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit. A wet evening walk to the outskirts of town was very worthwhile. The guv gave a brief tour of the premises and cellar. True to the Micropub concept.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf	5.90
Hop Fuzz - The English	4.00		Fruity and full bodied
Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Gravesend Guzzler	3.70	Not Tried
Franklins - Grumpy Guvnor	4.50	Not Tried

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About The Why Not

The pub sign. The Why Not, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
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	12
	8
	2
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The pub is found in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8ES.

A new kid on the block which opened on Sunday 2nd December 2012 as another Thanet Micropub. Located on Lymington Road in a previously unpubbed part of town, a shop conversion having previously been a Butcher's, Flower Shop and lastly a hairdresser's. In fact the ground floor gravity stillage beer cellar is the former Butcher's cold store which seems to require no artificial cooling. Since being built it has always been a shop and has now been furnished with former wooden dining room tables and chairs and has a superb brown and black quarry tiled floor. As the use of mobile telephones is banned in the bar here a separate back room has been provided which is labelled Telephone and has a seat and table for those that must use their device!! Named after the pub in the J. Meade Falkner book Moonfleet. Closed in September 2013 and subsequently re-opened under new stewardship on Friday 1st November 2013 but closed permanently shortly after that.

We have visited this pub 13 times, seen 29 different beers and tried 18 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT8 8ES