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The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) |  | 1 |
| Portobello - Carnival Pale | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 6 |
| Brains - SA |  | 1 |
| Portobello - Wembeerly | | 1 |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | | 1 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Autumn Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - Buffalo | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Hurried last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Bitter, not its usual balanced richness |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Star | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - Buffalo | 4.60 | Not Tried |
23 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Star | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - Buffalo | 4.60 | Not Tried | Evan Evans brew with a silly name presumably to mislead on true provenance. I won't touch such things on principle |
22 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Asked for taster as a precaution, Must be new cask with yesterday's nasty exorcised |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Star | 4.30 | Not Tried |
21 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Off flavours, not right but not quite nasty |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Star | 4.30 | Not Tried |
18 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Lucky to be served as once again they stopped serving some 10 minutes before proper last serving time, to facilitate later kick outs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | New cask on today, alas rather creamy and fresh |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Autumn Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Carnival Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Another frustrating night of pumpclips showing but not available and others at half cock not properly screwed up firmly to their handles.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | | Mediocre distress purchase |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | Pulled both pumps on empty yet clips showing |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | Pulled and pulled and pulled til a three quarters pint of murk - obviously dead |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Autumn Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Carnival Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
15 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Dearth of real ale choice tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | 3.40 | | Good condition but really lacking much flavour punch |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
11 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Mad rush at bar for those last drinks.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | New cask today and in excellent condition |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Carnival Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Wembeerly | 4.50 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Limited range with no Greene King cask on sale.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - Carnival Pale | 4.20 | | Quite passable |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | Never see any of this served here |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Wembeerly | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Nov 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Good chat with someone I had only nodded to before. No Abbot alas.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - Wembeerly | 4.50 | | Tasted of nothing, smelt of nothing. I asked for a lemonade top up to get some flavour (of anything) |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Autumn Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | Another customer said they had found this lacklustre |
About The Gate Clock
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 60 |
| 119 |
| 68 |
| 9 |
The pub is found in Greenwich, Greater London, SE10 9RB.
Located in the very heart of central Greenwich in Creek Road. It is effectively part of the Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Docklands Light Railway Station complex. This Wetherspoon pub takes its name from the clock fixed to the gate of the Greenwich Observatory in 1851, which is known throughout the world for telling Greenwich Mean Time. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5 downstairs, and 5 more in the upstairs bar which has more limited opening hours.
We have visited this pub 217 times, seen 273 different beers and tried 95 of them.
Postcode: SE10 9RB