The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)
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Visits Details
01 Mar 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | First rate clarity, head, lacing and condition |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - Buffalo | 4.60 | Not Tried | If a pumpclip can not give the convoluted true brewing provenance I usually give it a miss |
23 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | 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 | |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Just national cask ale brands left on sale.
| 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 | |
16 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight. Without any get out enforcers seemingly active, when I left the place was still buzzin'.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | 4½* One word - superb! |
| 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 | |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - EXPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
10 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Goddards - Fuggle (or Fuggle Dee-Dum) | 4.80 |  | 1st pint |
| Goddards - Fuggle (or Fuggle Dee-Dum) | 4.80 |  | 2nd out 4½* as cooler and fresher, almost as good as yesterday's fiver |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier Amber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
09 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Goddards - Fuggle (or Fuggle Dee-Dum) | 4.80 |  | I have pondered overnight and still can not fault this beer. Nutty, fruity and hoppy with a rare compelling moreishness |
| 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 | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier Amber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
03 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. NO Doom, NO Ruddles, NO Pride - all pumps pulled right back to indicate their absence!
| Windsor & Eton - Sloe Stout | 4.50 |  | Better than yesterday somehow |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Took a while to get accustomed to this unusually floral taste with sharp lip bitterness |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - Iron Brew | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| By The Horns - Transatlantic Cowboy | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
02 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Massively over the top all out please tactics from 5 past.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | |
| Windsor & Eton - Sloe Stout | 4.50 |  | Worth trying this taste twist |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - Iron Brew | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| By The Horns - Transatlantic Cowboy | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Seven Boroughs | 5.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
27 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| 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 | |
| Nottingham - Legend | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
26 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Hum drum |
| Nottingham - Legend | 4.00 |  | Quite cloudy and very fresh, or not fully fermented out |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | Usual problem here, pumpclip showing but not available |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - Phoenix | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
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