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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 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Stickle Pike | | 1 |
| Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| White Horse - War Horse |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Old Ale | | 1 |
| Nelson - 1805 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Fremlins Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Good Elf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Bah Humbug! | 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 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Directors (use Banks's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Rosey Nosey | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Stonehenge - Rudolph | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hambleton - Stallion Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Tetley's Christmas Cracker | 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 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Koroibos | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Fox | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Kookaburra Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bath Ales - Hefeweizen Hare | Not Tried | 0 |
| Theakston - Grouse Beater | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Cambridge Brewing Heather Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mauldons - Silver Adder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Summat Special | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hydes - Over a Barrel | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Clootie Dumpling | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Suffolk Springer | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
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 (now brewed by Hogs Back) - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston'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 |
10 Apr 2010 (Alenomore)
Early Saturday evening visit and a good festival range on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Stickle Pike | 3.80 | | In good condition here. |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Theakston - Grouse Beater | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Mauldons - Silver Adder | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Summat Special | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hydes - Over a Barrel | 4.10 | Not Tried | Needed but "coming soon"? |
| Greene King - Suffolk Springer | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Fremlins Bitter | 3.50 | Not Tried |
About The New Cross Turnpike
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 36 |
| 101 |
 | 67 |
 | 16 |
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 195 times, seen 398 different beers and tried 152 of them.
Postcode: DA16 3PB