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The Door Hinge (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionExcellent1
Three Castles - Vale AleExcellent1
Hop Back - Redsell's EKGExcellent1
Titanic - Plum PorterExcellent1
Loch Ness - Loch NessExcellent1
Green Jack - Golden BestExcellent2
Kent - Beyond the PaleExcellent1
Hop Back - Summer LightningExcellent1
Titanic - Night to MovemberExcellent2
Tring - IbexExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopExcellent1
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Excellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent2
Gemstone (brewed on Nelson plant) - Sapphire BlondeGood1
Rooster's - BuckeyeGood1
Rockin Robin - Blizzard of OzGood1
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%)Good1
Kent - Hop DogGood1
Strathaven - Festival AleAcceptable1
Rockin Robin - Hoppin RobinAcceptable1
Rockin Robin - RPANot Tried0
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Mighty Oak - Bingle JellsNot Tried0
Brighton Bier - Thirty Three Pale AleNot Tried0
Rockin Robin - Robin RedbestNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Picture 2. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

27 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until slightly earlier closing time due to lack of patronage.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Excellent
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40ExcellentHeady brew with hop oils giving body
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Bingle Jells5.20Not TriedGuv 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20Excellent
Titanic - Plum Porter4.90ExcellentWell nigh perfect
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%)5.00Good
Rockin Robin - RPA3.90Not TriedRan out
12 Dec 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Back - Summer Lightning5.00ExcellentNever as good anywhere else as it is here
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Excellent
Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest4.00Not Tried
27 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rooster's - Buckeye3.50Good
Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz4.50Good
22 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Such a warm late November night outside.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Excellent
Kent - Hop Dog4.50GoodVery dry
Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest4.00Not Tried
21 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Green Jack - Golden Best3.80ExcellentIn good nick but very little in the way of flavour
Titanic - Night to Movember4.30ExcellentRan out
Loch Ness - Loch Ness4.40Not TriedRan out
Kent - Hop Dog4.50Not TriedJust a taster as is one for tomorrow. Very dry aftertaste
19 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Castles - Vale Ale4.30Excellent
Loch Ness - Loch Ness4.40ExcellentUsual Scottish malt dominance
Titanic - Night to Movember4.30ExcellentSlight 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!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40ExcellentGreat head and a balanced contrast to the Gemstone harsh bitterness
Gemstone (brewed on Nelson plant) - Sapphire Blonde4.00GoodAstringent with too much sour bitterness for me
Brighton Bier - Thirty Three Pale Ale3.30Not TriedTaster came across as fuller flavoured than 3.3% might imply
08 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. My builder was unexpectedly sitting in the corner having taken my advice that he should visit sometime. Guv told good tales of an excellent CAMRA Greater London Regional Pub of the Year presentation night here on Wednesday - certificate now proudly displayed above the cellar view window,.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Back - Redsell's EKG3.90Excellent
Tring - Ibex3.90ExcellentLovely dry bitterness
Green Jack - Golden Best3.80Good
04 Nov 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Just a small crowd round the small bar counter.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rockin Robin - Hoppin Robin3.70Acceptable
Strathaven - Festival Ale4.50Acceptable

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About The Door Hinge

The pub sign. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional20
Excellent477
Good147
Acceptable36
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Welling, Greater London, DA16 1TR.

Located in Welling High Street this is Greater London's first micropub and it follows the East Kent model initiated by Martyn Hillier at The Butchers Arms in Herne. Opened Friday 15th March 2013. For many years a corn chandler's shop selling, amongst other things, millet for bird seed. Most recently an electrical lighting shop. Planning permission received for conversion to a Micropub in late 2012. Has a separate cooled cask room with wooden gravity stillage which can be viewed through a window in the main bar. Real ales, ciders and wine are served to a small bar counter by the stillage room door. Lined glasses in regular use. One main front bar and a smaller rear quiet room with a real fire (not currently used), comfortable seating and darts board, leading to a Unisex toilet. The main bar comprises wall mounted bench seating and normal height tables. The pub name does not refer to its previous use but is a family joke related to the original Guv here. CAMRA Bexley Branch Pub of the Year for 2014 - not bad after just one year of being open. CAMRA Greater London Regional Pub of the Year 2014, deserved and even more astounding. Changed hands on Friday 11th October 2019. Card payments accepted.

We have visited this pub 349 times, seen 507 different beers and tried 369 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 1TR