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The Eight Bells (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Miller's Mirth |  | 2 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | | 1 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | | 1 |
| Nelson - Shiver M' Timbers |  | 1 |
| Northumberland - Fog on the Tyne | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | | 1 |
| White Horse - Village Idiot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Nelson's IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Wassail | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door | Not Tried | 0 |
| RCH - PG Steam | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Dragon's Revenge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summerskills - Bunker Hill Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - 1381 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
01 Feb 2013 (Martin the Mildman)
Called in for lunch before the Winter Ales festival along with many others.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | | Pale bitter with a strng biscuity malt character to start then hop takes over for the finish. My score 15/20. |
22 Sep 2012 (Alenomore)
16:45 visit. Not been to Dovers pubs since Feb 2011 and this was the final port of call on todays mini crawl.Very busy at the bar with the staff trying to cope. Many visitors from the earlier, Channel Dash memorial ceremony were also in. The ales were all familiar, but I gave up waiting today and headed for the station.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| RCH - PG Steam | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Miller's Mirth | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Dragon's Revenge | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Summerskills - Bunker Hill Bitter | 5.10 | Not Tried |
20 Sep 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Best real ale range in Dover by a country mile.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | All it is cracked up to be |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Miller's Mirth | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Dragon's Revenge | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Summerskills - Bunker Hill Bitter | 5.10 | Not Tried |
20 Sep 2012 (HSB)
Very busy
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 3.80 | |
12 May 2012 (ChrisE)
Saturday evening, and very pleasant. I have not been here for a considerable time and the place seems to have changed for the better. I was pleasantly surprised to see a number of people from a cruise liner berthed at Dover Western Docks choosing to come in hereI did not make a list of all the beers that were on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | | Really good in here tonight. I had a good number of pints of this, and did not bother to look at the rest of the selection of ales. |
04 Feb 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Quite a few festival goers in here for breakfast etc before the start.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Miller's Mirth | 4.20 | | Rather sharp and bitter with a piney hop flavour that is not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
04 Feb 2011 (Andrew)
Came here with Martin before the beer festival as he wanted some food. Fairly busy with people hanging around before the Dover Beer Festival started. Friendly staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Miller's Mirth | 4.20 | | Brown bitter with earthy hops and some red fruit to it. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| White Horse - Village Idiot | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Nelson's IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Wassail | 6.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried |
27 Jan 2011 (Ian)
As the White Horse was closed, I came here and was joined at the bar by Roger Marples, a local beer luminary and we chatted about hoppy beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Fog on the Tyne | 4.10 | | Not a great golden bitter but just about acceptable. |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 | | Good darkish bitter, but not quite as good as some pints of this I've had. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Beacon Hill (was Beacon) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried |
05 Feb 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Pre Winter Ales festival visit with a few other festival go-ers in attendance.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Shiver M' Timbers | 4.70 | | Now shown as 4.7%. A strong dark ale with a bitter, malty character, hints of rubber and cardboard and not much hoppiness. Not very inspiring. My score 13/20. |
About The Eight Bells
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 11 |
| 14 |
| 8 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Dover, Kent, CT16 1BZ.
Older style Wetherspoon's in Cannon Street, with lots of wood, split levels, alcoves etc. Good range of local and guest beers. 12 handpumps in 2 banks of 6.
We have visited this pub 29 times, seen 97 different beers and tried 29 of them.
Postcode: CT16 1BZ