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The New Cross Turnpike (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut |  | 1 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 2 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Portobello - APA |  | 2 |
| White Horse - War Horse | | 1 |
| Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPA | | 1 |
| Adnams - Old Ale | | 1 |
| Okell's - Jiarg |  | 1 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Rosey Nosey | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Stonehenge - Rudolph | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hambleton - Stallion Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Drayman's Promise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Tetley's Christmas Cracker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - White Wych | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Koroibos | Not Tried | 0 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cocker Hoop (aka September Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Cappuccino | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Fox | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saltaire - Cascade Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| TSA (now called Black Wolf) - Rok IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Kookaburra Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Sweet Chariot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Ninkasi Cream Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Hefeweizen Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Gunhill | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tring - Waimea | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Cambridge Brewing Heather Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wibblers - Hoppy Helper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - The Abbot's Confession | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Clootie Dumpling | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - 1805 | Not Tried | 0 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Old Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Good Elf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - St David's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Bah Humbug! | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Sunbeam | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
03 Nov 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Lunchtime visit. A couple of friends were a bit dissatisfied with their roast dinners. I stuck with a liquid lunch. Probably my last go at the current Wetherspoon’s festival list.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPA | 5.60 | | Brewed, I believe, at the Tennant's Brewery. Golden, slightly woody, not bad. |
| Okell's - Jiarg | 4.70 | | Red. Very red. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Cappuccino | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| TSA (now called Black Wolf) - Rok IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Cambridge Brewing Sgt. Pepper | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Ninkasi Cream Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tring - Waimea | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - The Abbot's Confession | 8.50 | Not Tried |
24 Oct 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening 2345 hours. Easy access but even faster egress as venue was closed due to an apparent sewage flood.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
06 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening on the upper deck balcony - never been up there before. More civilised than the bar floor.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - APA | 5.00 | | Hazy - nothing special in taste |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot Reserve | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Drayman's Promise | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - White Wych | 4.00 | Not Tried |
06 Jun 2013 (HSB)
Stopped to break the journey back to the station. Pleasant on the upper floor next to the sliding windows.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - APA | 5.00 | | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | Not Tried |
06 Mar 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon whistlestop.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Old Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - St David's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Sunbeam | 4.20 | Not Tried |
03 Feb 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cocker Hoop (aka September Ale) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Saltaire - Cascade Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Sweet Chariot | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Gunhill | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wibblers - Hoppy Helper | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Rosey Nosey | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Stonehenge - Rudolph | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Tetley's Christmas Cracker | 4.30 | Not Tried |
27 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit towards close. The pumpclips were all flip-flopping around at angles - a screwdriver is needed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | Last half out still tasted good |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Clootie Dumpling | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - 1805 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Good Elf | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Bah Humbug! | 4.30 | Not Tried |
06 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening. Lots of confusion on what festival ales were on or off with pump clips at all sorts of angles.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Horse - War Horse | 4.90 | | Very malty dark ale. Not to my taste |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Fox | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Kookaburra Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bath Ales - Hefeweizen Hare | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Cambridge Brewing Heather Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried |
31 Jul 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit. Still doing good business.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | In excellent condition but I feel this beer has lost a lot of its flavour in recent times so not the luxury it once was |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hambleton - Stallion Amber | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Koroibos | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The New Cross Turnpike
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 36 |
| 100 |
| 66 |
 | 14 |
The pub is found in Welling, Greater London, DA16 3PB.
Ex retail premises (NatWest Bank) in Bellegrove Road, decent and typical conversion, airy and on a number of different levels which includes a balcony area. Equipped with 2 banks of 6 handpumps. Re-opened in February 2016 after a fire over the autumn bank holiday in 2015. BEWARE sometimes seems to randomly apply a late night bar to entry well before advertised midnight closing time.
We have visited this pub 191 times, seen 390 different beers and tried 151 of them.
Postcode: DA16 3PB