The Door Hinge (Free House)
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11 Dec 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Guv Ray was in high dudgeon as he had put an iffy cask of Derventio Brewery beer on sale, we had tasters and agreed with him about its iffiness but that did not cheer him up.
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | 4.80 |  | Had forgotten this was so dark a beer |
| Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | | |
15 Nov 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The only Micropub on London's doorstep. Be there or be square!
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | 4.70 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Near faultless |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
09 Nov 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Pub had taken a beer bashing earlier with fans before and after Welling United v. Luton Town FA Cup (2-1) The FA Cup with Budweiser match. Still packed and not a tad of Budweiser evident in any form. Suggest all you readers pack in on non match days - give it a try.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | |
09 Oct 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2013) | 4.80 | | Just not quite the first 5* mark that Guv Ray craves. Even a 20p bribe could not move me - my price was beer for life! |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 |  | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
14 Sep 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Remiss of me not to have visited for 3 months. Guv Ray is as enthusiastic (no - even more enthusiastic) as ever.
| Hammerpot - HPA | 4.10 | | |
| Triple fff - Elder Skelter | 3.70 | | |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
12 Jul 2013 (Stephen Harris)
An excellent little pub. Very busy in the early evening and one way or another I seemed to know most of the people here – either having a pre-match pint before seeing Leyton Orient play up the road at Welling United, or popping in after visiting the busy beer festival over the road at the Guy, Earl of Warwick (for which I did not have sufficient time).
| Kent - Bramling Cross Single Hop | 4.50 | | Hoppy, golden pint with some summer fruit tastes. |
| Salisbury - English Ale | 4.10 | | Dark copper-coloured, traditional bitter. |
| Teignworthy - Spring Tide | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out. |
06 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon on the D-Day date. A small cabal of contributors to this site all in one place - recipe for noise and confusion. The Guv Ray neither kicked us out nor banned us so guess we behaved sufficiently.
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | 4.50 | | |
| Rudgate - Marston Moor Mongrel's Mumbo Jumbo | 4.10 | | |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
06 Jun 2013 (HSB)
Late afternoon. We were joined by Philip Pirrip out in daylight. Highly unusual. My first visit here and I liked it a lot. Our group now numbered six and we had an enjoyable time.
| Okell's - IPA (or Dr Okell's IPA) | 4.50 | | |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | | |
| Marston Moor (brewed at Rudgate) - Mongrel's Mumbo Jumbo | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
23 Apr 2013 (Oompah)
Excellent real ale only venue , great beer , brilliant landlord and wonderful company . Thoroughly recommend this new venture to everyone , it's traditional and no nonsense - love it !
12 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon after a local £3 haircut. Lively comings and goings - as if the pub had been in situ for years.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | In fine form |
| Highwood - Essex IPA | 3.60 | | Badged here as Canndo brewery from Chelmsford but I think that is the wholesaler's title. More a brownish standard bitter than an IPA - dryish and somewhat malty |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | Sells very well here but not to my palate |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | Just sold out |
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