The Door Hinge (Free House)
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Michael Croxford
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10 Feb 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit. After head treatment with the local dentist and the local barber it was appropriate to come here for the best heads around.
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 |  | Can the partnership of Kent and The Hinge do no wrong? |
| Bridestones - Amarillo | 4.20 | | Tongue rasping bitterness. Several others in tried it and did not like it |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 |  | Pre-sales preview. Still a bit fresh and zesty |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
10 Jan 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | | |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | | |
27 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until slightly earlier closing time due to lack of patronage.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Kent - Beyond the Pale | 5.40 | | Heady brew with hop oils giving body |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Bingle Jells | 5.20 | Not Tried | Guv Ray waxed lyrical about this one |
23 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A well behaved rush of football fans for the Welling v Ebbsfleet derby came and went.
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Well nigh perfect |
| Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%) | 5.00 | | |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | 3.90 | Not Tried | Ran out |
12 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | | Never as good anywhere else as it is here |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
27 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening.
| Rooster's - Buckeye | 3.50 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz | 4.50 | | |
22 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Such a warm late November night outside.
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | |
| Kent - Hop Dog | 4.50 | | Very dry |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
21 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Green Jack - Golden Best | 3.80 | | In good nick but very little in the way of flavour |
| Titanic - Night to Movember | 4.30 | | Ran out |
| Loch Ness - Loch Ness | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Kent - Hop Dog | 4.50 | Not Tried | Just a taster as is one for tomorrow. Very dry aftertaste |
19 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Three Castles - Vale Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Loch Ness - Loch Ness | 4.40 | | Usual Scottish malt dominance |
| Titanic - Night to Movember | 4.30 | | Slight name change for men's health month. If my palate was in knowledgeable form I thought this tasted of a saison style but I could easily stand corrected |
15 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. I was made to leave and return as I had arrived 1 minute before my expected time!
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Great head and a balanced contrast to the Gemstone harsh bitterness |
| Gemstone (brewed on Nelson plant) - Sapphire Blonde | 4.00 | | Astringent with too much sour bitterness for me |
| Brighton Bier - Thirty Three Pale Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | Taster came across as fuller flavoured than 3.3% might imply |
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