The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)
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Visits Details
17 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit across midnight.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 |  | 2nd one was glorious, odd how changed in 20 minutes. This held superb head, lacing and enhanced bitterness. Almost as if cask had been changed |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 |  | First one held little head or lacing. Tasty though |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Wainwright | 4.10 | Not Tried | Badly and misleadingly displaying a Thwaites pumpclip, yet Thwaites sold the brand some years ago. Poor show |
| Portobello - Central Line Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
15 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Some initial confusion with a member of bar staff as to whether still serving or not but quickly resolved.
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 |  | Better condition than yesterday's made this very enjoyable indeed |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Central Line Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Buckingham Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
14 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Usual unpleasant harrying of everyone out by ten past midnight.
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 |  | Good body to this |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Central Line Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Buckingham Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
12 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Absolutely last knockings visit until close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Bitter sweet finish |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 |  | After pulling on an empty pump tried another and up came a murk that was rejected |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Central Line Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
07 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Had much better |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Wembeerly | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
12 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Very last knockings visit until close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | OKish but quite a haze |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Scrumdown | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Central Line Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
05 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 |  | By far the very best ale of the evening and the cheapest too |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Westway Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
12 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Had much much better |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Fireside | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Red Sky | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
01 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Abbot clips showing but not on!!!
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 |  | Basic bitter and OK |
| Hogs Back - Home Harvest Ale '22 | 4.00 |  | JDW festival ale being pushed out at £1.49pp as a fire sale. Alas a tired old example |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Regatta | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Astronomer | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
18 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until midnight close.
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | 4.10 |  | New cask today - in prime condition. Loved it |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
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