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Opera House (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - APA Special |  | 1 |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter |  | 1 |
| Tring - Pudding Porter | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Bend Eclipse | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Original | | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Brighton Blonde |  | 1 |
| Woodforde's - Kett's Rebellion | | 1 |
| Weltons - She's A Diamond Gal | | 1 |
| Nelson - Temptress | | 1 |
| Daleside - Christmas Cracker |  | 1 |
| Weltons - This England | | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Summer Ale | | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Kings Wheat Mash |  | 1 |
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Swordfish | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Libertine | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Smuttynose Murrikan Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
31 Jul 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Early evening on a Tuesday and reasonably well filled.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Summer Ale | 4.00 | | Amber bitter rather dominated by crystal malt giving a bitterweet and rather cloying taste. Very dry finish. My score 14/20. |
05 Jun 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Jubilee Bank Holiday Tuesday finds this pub fairly quite at late breakfast time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - She's A Diamond Gal | 4.60 | | Strong golden ale with quite a sweetish character, full bodied with toffee malt flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Weltons - This England | 3.50 | | Rather thin, dry bitter with a bitter hop character and a dryish finish. My score 13/20. |
09 Apr 2012 (Pedro)
Afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - APA Special | 4.80 | | Superb! |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Swordfish | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Libertine | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Smuttynose Murrikan Mild | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy on a Sunday lunchtime before Christmas.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daleside - Christmas Cracker | 4.50 | | Red/brown bitter with a dryish bitter and malty character with a little dry hoppiness in the finish. My score 14/20. |
06 Nov 2011 (thebrewingman)
Four beers on (including Ruddles and GK), five pumps with clips saying "coming soon".
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Pudding Porter | 4.50 | | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Bend Eclipse | 4.80 | | Excellent Dark Ale. Pump clip said it was Eclipse Cascadian Dark Ale brewed for Spoons by an American brewer. The Everards web site says they brewed it. |
22 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Called in for breakfast here before the Spa Valley Railway beer festival. Fairly quiet until a large party arrived.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Kett's Rebellion | 4.30 | | Traditional English bitter style with good biscuity malt character and subtle background hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
29 Aug 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quiet on a Bank Holiday Monday late morning.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Brighton Blonde | 3.90 | | Quite bitter with a hint of smokiness. Fairly dry finish. My score 15/20. |
24 Jul 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Kings Wheat Mash | 5.10 | | Amber wheat beer with a slight haze. Bitter with a slight yeasty sourness that is not to my taste. My score 11/20. |
06 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite busy on a Sunday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | | Full bodied, fairly sweet with good malt and some hop character. A very good old style strong mild. My score 16/20. |
26 Feb 2011 (Pedro)
Lunchtime
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Temptress | 4.00 | | |
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | 4.20 | |
About the Opera House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
| 15 |
| 17 |
| 10 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RT.
Former Opera House in Mount Pleasant Road, which still stages occasional performances courtesy of Wetherspoon. Otherwise it is a below average outlet with all the usual problems associated with this chain. 18 handpumps in all with 12 on main bar and 6 on smaller one at back of pub.
We have visited this pub 33 times, seen 71 different beers and tried 42 of them.
Postcode: TN1 1RT