The Door Hinge (Free House)
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Michael Croxford
Visits Details
05 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. One of those evenings when everyone was talking to everyone.
| Musket - Powder Burn | 5.00 |  | In this form a very downable ale |
| Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam | 5.20 | | Strong dark bitter |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
15 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid afternoon visit after local chores. Slowly filled for a Welling Utd match later that day.
| New River - Blind Poet | 4.50 |  | Smoked porter - I enjoyed this much more than I expected to |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Pale | 4.00 |  | Drank without really noticing |
| New River - Riverbed Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
22 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good to see some faces here again for first time in nearly 2 years. Why is this place not in current Good Beer Guide?
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 | | Great head and condition |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | | Great head and condition |
| Pig & Porter - Trotty Veck Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
22 Dec 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close. A couple came in even later then me, making 4 customers.
| Mighty Oak - Holly Jolly | 4.50 | | Not my favourite brewery but nowt wrong with this very clean bright looking bitter |
| Pig & Porter - Pigs in Blankets | 4.50 | | Looked more murk than unfined haze. OK but would not want another |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | Taken off sale |
16 Jul 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
The faux curfew continues in Welling. 9.25pm and shutters down.
25 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Long wasted journey, alas at 2125 arrival the shutters being lowered. To be fair every local restaurant I walked past was empty too. Welling dead for the night.
11 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Three other customers in, in what the Guv says has been a very quiet week.
| Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter | 3.80 | | Good first beer of the day, refreshing |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | | New on today, little head and needed more condition |
| Dorking - Surrey XPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
03 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good cross table banter.
| Musket - Ball Puller | 4.00 | | |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Harry Hop | 3.70 | | Subtle hopping |
| North Cotswold - Hung, Drawn 'N' Portered | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Rooi Kabouter Red Ale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
29 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last 20 minutes or so of opening time after local shopping trip.
| North Cotswold - Hung, Drawn 'N' Portered | 5.00 | | New cask on today, nourishing |
| Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dorking - DB Number One | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
20 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Just a few in but good to see the same old faces after so long.
| Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter | 4.20 | | Pleasant enough, not one of favourite ales |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Here Comes Summer | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
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