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The Door Hinge (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kent - Beyond the PaleExceptional3
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopExceptional1
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionExceptional1
Kent - PaleExcellent2
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - GenesisExcellent1
Moles - GoldExcellent1
Daleside - Premium GoldExcellent1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me!Excellent1
Naylor's - Merrie EnglandExcellent1
Goddards - Wight SquirrelExcellent1
Mordue - Workie TicketExcellent1
Kent - EnigmaExcellent1
Kent - CascadeExcellent2
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - EKGExcellent1
Great Corby (formerly Cumberland) - Corby FoxGood1
Peerless - Bunny Hop BlondGood1
Tonbridge - CoppernobGood1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good SheppardAcceptable1
Portobello - StarNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the SnakeNot Tried0
Skinner's - Ginger TosserNot Tried0
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford BlondeNot Tried0
Florence - Titfer (branded as A Head In A Hat Brewing)Not Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Not Tried0
Brecon - Copper BeaconsNot Tried0
Mighty Oak - Shaggy SheepNot Tried0
Dorset Brewing Company - Flashmans CloutNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Picture 2. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

04 Jun 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Only one in until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80ExceptionalTop notch. Cellarmanship skills showing through
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20ExceptionalFirst one out of a new cask. Unmatchable. Exceedingly moreish except time was against me
Portobello - Star4.30Not Tried
30 May 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening last knockings. Lively conversation and general hubbub all round.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Pale4.00Excellent
Dorset Brewing Company - Flashmans Clout4.50Not Tried
23 May 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Pale4.00Excellent
Great Corby (formerly Cumberland) - Corby Fox4.70GoodDark ale - not to my liking as a style
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Mighty Oak - Shaggy Sheep3.60Not Tried
10 May 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close with a really tasty end of session cheese and onion roll thrown in to take away!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40Excellent
Kent - Enigma5.50Excellent
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
Brecon - Copper Beacons4.10Not Tried
25 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Visit truncated by local transport difficulties getting there.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Daleside - Premium Gold5.00ExcellentFull bodied. Excellent head retention
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me!4.80ExcellentSneak preview of a "coming next". A temptation to visit again tomorrow!
Goddards - Wight Squirrel4.30Excellent
Florence - Titfer (branded as A Head In A Hat Brewing)3.50Not Tried
16 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Afternoon. Post dentist visit during the proscribed no eating time! Good mix of customers and banter.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis3.50Excellent
Kent - Cascade4.50Excellent
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Shefford Blonde3.90Not Tried
12 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings evening. Guv Ray had taken a crew of 17 in all by minibus earlier in the day to the Just Reproach Deal, Goody Ales Brewery, Black Dog Whitstable and Tankerton Arms then back home. The fug of a steamin' good day was obvious as I walked in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mordue - Workie Ticket4.50Excellent
Kent - Cascade4.50Excellent4.5*s. Single varietal hop beer. Taste still lingering as I post this 90 minutes after last quaff
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Kent - Pale4.00Not Tried
08 Apr 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid afternoon post dentist in the time she'd said I should not eat. Good crowd in within 30 minutes of opening. Left as the Welling Utd. and Hereford Utd. fans started arriving for local evening football match.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - EKG3.00Excellent4th last pint out of cask and still full of flavour for a 3%er
Moles - Gold3.80ExcellentDry and tongue rasping. New cask fresh on
Naylor's - Merrie England5.00ExcellentCame across as fruity and spicy in smell and taste
Peerless - Bunny Hop Blond4.00GoodVery citrus
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard4.50AcceptableToo fresh. New cask fresh on
22 Mar 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Has now been open for a year and a week and has, I believe, just become CAMRA Bexley Branch's 2014 Pub of the Year.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40ExceptionalOh dear oh dearey dearey me - 5* for this beer on consecutive visits
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Good
Skinner's - Ginger Tosser3.80Not Tried
22 Feb 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Guv Ray was AWOL tonight but his Beyond the Pale shone out in his absence.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Beyond the Pale5.40Exceptional
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake4.00Not Tried

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About The Door Hinge

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional20
Excellent468
Good136
Acceptable32
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 337 times, seen 501 different beers and tried 363 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 1TR