The Door Hinge (Free House)
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14 Mar 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Apparently a quiet trading day and only several in at this "late" hour.
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 |  | |
| Fuzzy Duck - Thumb Ducker | 3.90 | | In great nick but did not want another one |
| Arundel - Springtide | 4.60 | | Blimey Arundel has come up in the World. Used to avoid as being a bit amateur tasting |
| Rockin Robin - Robin Redbest | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
17 Feb 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Wolf - Wolf Ale | 3.90 | | |
| Coastal - Angelina | 4.10 | | |
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 |
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