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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Amager Todd The Axe Man | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Saint Louis Schlafly Continental IPA | | 1 |
| Westerham - Little Scotney Green Hop Ale | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve |  | 2 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 2 |
| Westerham - One Hop Progress | | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner |  | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brimmer Kawasaki Red Ale | | 1 |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Brewers Gold |  | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
15 Nov 2017 (beery steve)
Early visit for breakfast not many in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Little Scotney Green Hop Ale | 4.30 | | Superb example of a green hop beer and rarely for this pub in excellent condition. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried |
28 Jul 2017 (Dosser)
camra meeting with only one guest ale on! An appearance was made by the new manager of the giant Ramsgate spoons and his assistant. He was an area coordinator for Peterboro spoons and she was a manager in Cambridge spoons so plenty of experience being thrown at ramsgate and free tickets to the pre opening parties. Pity Im not around for opening!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Nice pint |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | | Not bad |
17 Jul 2017 (Dosser)
Lovely day
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | 6.00 | | Nothing like the blood of the old days.Acceptable though. |
31 May 2017 (Dosser)
Lots in. Needs a clean.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Better than I expected. |
| Westerham - One Hop Progress | 4.00 | | Ok |
12 May 2017 (Dosser)
Friday afternoon. Only 3 available soons on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Best beer I've had here in ages. £2.15 a pint with voucher. Bargain!! |
02 May 2017 (Dosser)
Here for dinner which was nicer than the beer
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | Took 5 mins to pour. |
06 Apr 2017 (Dosser)
Lovely afternoon in Margate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Saint Louis Schlafly Continental IPA | 6.50 | | Best sheps beer for ages. Hippy festival beer brewed by a yank. |
15 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
5 ales on tonight, 2 guests. Rumour that spoons has put in an application to buy the old court house in the old town.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brimmer Kawasaki Red Ale | 5.00 | | Not my sort of beer |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Brewers Gold | 4.40 | |
26 Nov 2016 (Dosser)
Windy Margate
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Amager Todd The Axe Man | 5.50 | | Badged as a Danish brew but for a Sheps beer this was smashing! |
24 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening's last stop. Surly service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | | Bordering on poor, very tired pint |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| 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 |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 1 |
| 40 |
| 47 |
| 22 |
| 8 |
The pub is found in Margate, Kent, CT9 1XJ.
Typical Wetherspoon's, on the sea front, although at one time was a Lloyds No.1 Bar at the weekend thus got pretty busy and had music playing loudly at the weekend. Since early 2013 the formerly dance floor partitioned off area for weekend music has been converted to carpeted bar seating to make this Wetherspoon traditional through and through. 10 handpumps in 2 banks of 5.
We have visited this pub 95 times, seen 152 different beers and tried 87 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ