The New Cross Turnpike (Wetherspoon)
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Michael Croxford
Visits Details
20 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Sea Fury | 5.00 | Not Tried | Not on yet pumpclips were showing, removed them but then someone put them back on again! |
| Portobello - Tropical Crush | 4.40 | Not Tried | It will be my I-Spy red letter day if and when I see a pumpclip for this showing its ABV! |
10 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden Beer | 4.10 | Not Tried | In all its deliberately deceptive lack of brewing provenance on the clip |
12 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Good balance, more the fruity end of its possible taste spectrum this pint |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Tropical Crush | 4.40 | Not Tried | I don't think I've ever seen a clip for this ale with the ABV declared |
| Banks's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden Beer | 4.10 | Not Tried | The clip says A Lakeland Original but it is "brewed in Wolverhampton" (latter not declared at point of sale) |
06 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | First proper tasting Abbot for a few weeks anywhere |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Market Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
30 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. Limited ale range rubbed in by Abbot clips showing (usual old JDW trick) but not available.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 |  | Dubious, no off flavours but a haze |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. Once again a 'Spoon's with that awful customer unfriendly practice of leaving pumpclips showing for beers not available, this time for GK Abbot.
| Marston's - Old Empire IPA | 5.70 |  | Good dry bitterness - second day in a row when best beer of the day was in a 'Spoon's |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special) | 4.50 | Not Tried | The ultimate provenance double-con ale |
28 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 |  | Fortuitous nightcap find here |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
09 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit.
| Adnams - Terrapin Jazz | 5.50 |  | Full bodied and dry bitterness |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Daleside - Morocco Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Tenderfoot | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
04 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Bus change late evening visit until midnight close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | |
| Adnams - Fisherman | 4.50 |  | Even through the darkness of the beer a haze showed through. I had several splashes of lemonade added to make it quaffable |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Birrificio Foglie d'Erba Hot night at the Village | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Otter - Hawthorn | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
02 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight (just) close.
| Otter - Hawthorn | 4.00 |  | I think this could have been a good beer but this one had a scummy broken yeasty head |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Birrificio Foglie d'Erba Hot night at the Village | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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