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The Door Hinge (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Iron Pier - West Street PaleExcellent1
Musket - Powder BurnExcellent1
Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - TrunkExcellent2
Mad Cat - Unsinkable SamExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's AleExcellent1
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutExcellent1
Kent - CobnutExcellent2
Iron Pier - Perry St PaleExcellent1
Iron Pier - Fuggles & Amarillo Joined at the HopExcellent1
Hop Monster (Georges) - Mad Dog Black (was Mad Dog Mild)Excellent1
New River - Blind PoetGood1
Musket - Ball PullerGood1
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutGood1
Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - BranchGood1
Musket - Flintlock Best BitterAcceptable1
Mad Cat - Crispin PaleAcceptable1
Pig & Porter - Trotty Veck PorterNot Tried0
New River - Riverbed RedNot Tried0
Rudgate - Jorvik BlondeNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - SkylarkingNot Tried0
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the SnakeNot Tried0
Constellation - CygnusNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Picture 2. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

10 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Lots of good craic here. Pints have now reached the heady £4 barrier.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Cobnut4.10ExcellentNew cask today, in fine tasty form
Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - Branch4.20Good
Constellation - Cygnus4.70Not Tried
03 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Alas all lights off and shutters down at 9.30pm. No Jubilee opening until 1am here then. Stayed on the passing bus.
BeerABVScoreNotes
18 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit until 7pm close on a welcome rare Monday opening. Almost full of feet until the very end of session.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - West Street Pale4.10ExcellentA zingy straw coloured ale named after the Russell's brewery location in Gravesend
Musket - Ball Puller4.00Good
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Not TriedTaken off sale at end of session with one or two left in it
09 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. All talk, or almost all, was about pasta.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Excellent
Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - Trunk3.80ExcellentSame cask as Tuesday but had improved to be excellent, that's cask ale for you
Iron Pier - Fuggles & Amarillo Joined at the Hop3.80ExcellentI am always impressed by IP's double hop jobbies
05 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. A 30 RANA pack donation visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - Trunk3.80GoodBasic dark brown English bitter - no need to try either of the other 2 beers on offer
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
02 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good crowd in, all cross table chatting.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Good
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter4.20AcceptableSeemed a little flat
Pig & Porter - Skylarking4.00Not Tried
11 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Cobnut4.10ExcellentIn lovely nick
Hop Monster (Georges) - Mad Dog Black (was Mad Dog Mild)4.90ExcellentDelicious with a sweet sip surprise
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde3.80Not Tried
05 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. One of those evenings when everyone was talking to everyone.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Musket - Powder Burn5.00ExcellentIn this form a very downable ale
Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam5.20ExcellentStrong dark bitter
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde3.80Not Tried
15 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid afternoon visit after local chores. Slowly filled for a Welling Utd match later that day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
New River - Blind Poet4.50GoodSmoked porter - I enjoyed this much more than I expected to
Mad Cat - Crispin Pale4.00AcceptableDrank without really noticing
New River - Riverbed Red4.20Not 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?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale4.10ExcellentGreat head and condition
Iron Pier - Perry St Pale3.70ExcellentGreat head and condition
Pig & Porter - Trotty Veck Porter5.00Not Tried

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About The Door Hinge

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional20
Excellent467
Good135
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 336 times, seen 500 different beers and tried 361 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 1TR