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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter |  | 1 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Allegra Ipanema | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Nausta Lapland Red Ale | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Fort Barcelona Session Ale | | 1 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner |  | 1 |
| Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale | | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Temperance Union - Swift Exit | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
13 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
Hottest day of the year. Nice cool beer
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | | |
| Wadworth - Fort Barcelona Session Ale | 5.00 | |
09 Sep 2016 (Alenomore)
Lunchtime and all quiet in and around Margate today.
Refreshment returned as not hot enough. Rectified swiftly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | 1.00 | |
23 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Sooo hot. Boiling on the balcony. Full pub. Bishops Finger looked like it was on but it wasnt. Wonder how many of the others werent on?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Allegra Ipanema | 4.60 | | Not bad |
11 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
My 999th pub visit according to P and B. Had a meal here. Disappointing to hear such bad language from 3 youths on the balcony.Constant use of the F and C word. Not on Tim Martin.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | 5.60 | | I had to explain to the boss why I didnt want it pulled through a southern or any other type of sparkler. |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | 5.10 | | This is the correct abv |
28 May 2016 (Dosser)
Good selection of beers
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | My request to take off the sparkler was misunderstood by the bar staff so the beer lost all of its flavour. |
20 Feb 2016 (Dosser)
Usual Saturday crowd. Not a great selection.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - Nausta Lapland Red Ale | 4.50 | | Not bad for Swedish Wadsworth |
14 Feb 2016 (Alenomore)
4pm and a small crowd in. The waves outside were something else today. A grim day in Thanet...
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Swift Exit | 1.00 | Not Tried | Weather.... Beaten....Home.... |
07 Feb 2016 (Dosser)
Not as busy as normal
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | As good as you will find in the monty |
31 Jan 2016 (Dosser)
Good noisy crowd
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | | Not in the same class as the Conqueror the other night. |
| Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale | 5.00 | | Had much better |
14 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The sea front was a case of eyes closed, edge forward, fear for life in the wind.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | On a quiet night had clearly not sold. Some pulled off before sale would have freshened it up - but so few pubs would ever do that these days |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 | 40 |
| 47 |
| 22 |
| 8 |
The pub is found in Margate, Kent, CT9 1XJ.
Typical Wetherspoon's, on the sea front, although at one time was a Lloyds No.1 Bar at the weekend thus got pretty busy and had music playing loudly at the weekend. Since early 2013 the formerly dance floor partitioned off area for weekend music has been converted to carpeted bar seating to make this Wetherspoon traditional through and through. 10 handpumps in 2 banks of 5.
We have visited this pub 95 times, seen 152 different beers and tried 87 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ