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The New Cross Turnpike (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the MooseExcellent1
Greene King - Abbot ReserveGood1
Hook Norton - Old HookyGood1
Greene King - AbbotGood4
Brains - SAGood1
Banks's - Brombeer Freddy ExportGood1
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Vanilla Cream PaleGood1
Stonehenge - Great BustardNot Tried0
Oakham - JHBNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale AleNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Bishops FingerNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin GoldNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Brains - The Rev James OriginalNot Tried0
Marston's - Ringwood FortyninerNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer)Not Tried0
Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%)Not Tried0
Sambrook's - Powerhouse PorterNot Tried0
Sambrook's - ValhallaNot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Picture 1. The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

25 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose4.60ExcellentA great dark bitter, keeping a great head and lacing to the end. Slotted in a rushed extra half before running for the bus
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
28 Apr 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late night bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot Reserve6.50GoodLast thing I expected at the end of a session but hey ho one to never turn down
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Stonehenge - Great Bustard4.80Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
01 Apr 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. Had to reiterate my regular visiting pattern to door bouncers denying late entrances. Assured them I was not "about to kick off"!
BeerABVScoreNotes
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Vanilla Cream Pale4.00GoodNot sure what this festival ale was meant to be but good for bitterness and a slight vanilla flavouring
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter4.90Not Tried
31 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Brombeer Freddy Export4.60GoodRather creamy festival ale
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter4.90Not Tried
Sambrook's - Valhalla5.00Not Tried
22 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Amazingly almost empty.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableA third disappointing ale in successive 'Spoon's tonight
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%)4.10Not Tried
17 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. An Exmoor Gold ale was showing but not on and barman duly turned clip round. A first in a 'Spoon's?! Broadoak still cider on but it is not real according to CAMRA.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brains - SA4.20GoodCool but too creamy to get all the flavours out
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
27 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. Interesting at the bar counter conversation with 2 young customers who bought my Abbot for me.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodNot quite bitter, not quite fruity
Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner4.90Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer)4.50Not Tried
21 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodA tasty example, all I needed
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
14 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodGood condition - did rather come across as sweetish
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold4.20Not Tried
06 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hook Norton - Old Hooky4.60GoodMight have been even better if not had its guts ripped out of it through a tight sparkler.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale4.20Not Tried

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About The New Cross Turnpike

The pub sign. The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent36
Good101
Acceptable68
Poor16

Website.

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 196 times, seen 401 different beers and tried 152 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 3PB