The Door Hinge (Free House)
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Michael Croxford
Visits Details
26 Jul 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Kent - Cain and Abel | 3.30 |  | Superb taste for a low abv jobbie |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Gold Nation | 4.30 | | First rate condition |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
12 Jul 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | | Always the best Summer Lightning here |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | Not Tried | Freshly tapped for tomorrow's football |
| Mighty Oak - Here be Dragons | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
05 Jul 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Denied my usual corner standing space by the crowds.
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 | | Sweetish stout, nice foil to the hoppier Pale |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
28 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until 10pm close.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 |  | |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close. Increasingly the talk is of the impending sale to new owners.
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
31 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Arbor Ales - Shangri-la | 4.20 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Perhaps more citrus than usual but very crisp regardless |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
24 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. A football presentation night tonight so standing room only, a bit of a feast had been on earlier.
| Great Heck - Trafalgar | 4.00 | | |
| Cattle Shed (sub-brand of Old Dairy) - Simcoe | 4.20 | | Raw citrus. True brewing provenance at Old Dairy denied on the pump clip, what's to benefit from such deception |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
18 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | The Guv knows how to keep this beer well every time |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | | |
| Good Chemistry - Natural Selection | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
17 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Good Chemistry - Natural Selection | 4.00 | | Almost too citrus for me |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | | Smooth taste compared to the Good Chemistry that preceded it. Superb |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
04 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. More couples than singles tonight.
| Kent - Mosaic | 4.50 | | Seems to be a Marmite beer amongst customers here |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - King of the Kerb | 3.20 | | Old style dark mild |
| Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Notorious | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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