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Opera House (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Glorious Victorious |  | 1 |
| Westerham - Single Hop Challenger | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Hilden - Gael Rua | | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Merry Ale |  | 1 |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | | 1 |
| Titanic - New York Wheat Porter | | 1 |
| Marston's - Zululand Zulu Blonde | | 1 |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Pixley Black | | 1 |
| Weltons - Molly Malone |  | 1 |
| Caledonian - Old Seadog IPA | | 1 |
| Weltons - Yang Metal Tiger | | 2 |
| Westerham - Finchcocks Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
12 Dec 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Merry Ale | 6.50 | | Quite a sweet beer with fruity hoppiness, some toffee malt and a full bodied flavour. My score 15/20. |
31 Oct 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly busy on a Sunday lunchtime visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - New York Wheat Porter | 4.20 | | Dark brown with some opaqueness. Quite a strong sour wheat taste to this, not entirely counteracted by the dark malty flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Wadworth - Pixley Black | 6.00 | | Rather thin tasting for its strength, seemed to be lacking a depth of flavour. Slight hint of fruit but mainly a malty sweetness. Rather disappointing. My score 15/20. |
12 Sep 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Very quiet for a Sunday lunchtime. Maybe it's due to the down at heel state of the pub these days with ripped upholstery and a general uncared for feel. I had three attempts at getting a beer that was actually on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | 3.80 | | Darkish bitter with a full bodied hop and malt flavour. Dryish hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Westerham - Finchcocks Original | 3.50 | Not Tried | Shown as available but in fact hadn't been connected to the line. |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells - Royal Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out as I ordered it. |
25 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Single Hop Challenger | 4.00 | | Excellent depth of flavour from a good mix of crisp hoppiness and biscuity malt. Some citrus flavours in the finish. My score 16/20. |
13 Jun 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Glorious Victorious | 5.00 | | One of the best King beers I've tried, a traditional strong bitter. Quite sweet with good malt base and fruity hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
07 Apr 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston's - Zululand Zulu Blonde | 4.50 | | Pale gold with quite sweet and appley initial taste. Maltiness then takes over to the finish. Displays obvious Burton parentage. My score 15/20. |
| Caledonian - Old Seadog IPA | 5.20 | | Not a favourite of mine, very sharp, bitter piney hop flavour and little malt balance. Sharp dry finish. My score 12/20. |
20 Mar 2010 (Pedro)
Called in twice whilst waiting for bus connections
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Crackin' first pint of the day ! |
| Hilden - Gael Rua | 4.30 | | Alas not to my tastes though ! |
21 Feb 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Molly Malone | 4.10 | | The Irish beer in the Rugby 6 nations series. A traditonal red ale with bitter roast malt and a dry, bitter hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
17 Jan 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Much improved outlet with better beer range now than the Tonbridge outlet. Staffing levels better too and food quality improved. Now worth a look in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Yang Metal Tiger | 4.10 | | Rather strange pale bitter with a slightly spicy/grassy hop taste. Citrussy finish. My score 14/20. |
15 Jan 2010 (Ian)
Took a POETS afternoon and came to Tunbridge Wells in the hope of finding some Larkins Porter and failed. Came to the Opera House to see what it is like and very impressive interior, the ceiling in particular above the stalls. I sat on the stage and typed this.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | | Always worth having. Some wood shavings, some perfume, but mostly a solid old ale. Good chewy malts. |
| Weltons - Yang Metal Tiger | 4.10 |  | I swore myself off Weltons beer for this reason. Bleach and hop. Couldn't finish a half pint. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | 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 |
About the Opera House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 15 |
| 17 |
| 10 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RT.
Former Opera House in Mount Pleasant Road, which still stages occasional performances courtesy of Wetherspoon. Otherwise it is a below average outlet with all the usual problems associated with this chain. 18 handpumps in all with 12 on main bar and 6 on smaller one at back of pub.
We have visited this pub 33 times, seen 71 different beers and tried 42 of them.
Postcode: TN1 1RT