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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Saint Louis Schlafly Continental IPA |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Amager Todd The Axe Man | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Fort Barcelona Session Ale |  | 1 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry) | | 1 |
| Ringwood - Old Thumper | | 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 |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve |  | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brimmer Kawasaki Red Ale | | 1 |
| Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Brewers Gold |  | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | | 1 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
06 Apr 2017 (Dosser)
Lovely afternoon in Margate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Saint Louis Schlafly Continental IPA | 6.50 | | Best sheps beer for ages. Hippy festival beer brewed by a yank. |
15 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
5 ales on tonight, 2 guests. Rumour that spoons has put in an application to buy the old court house in the old town.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Brimmer Kawasaki Red Ale | 5.00 | | Not my sort of beer |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Brewers Gold | 4.40 | |
26 Nov 2016 (Dosser)
Windy Margate
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Amager Todd The Axe Man | 5.50 | | Badged as a Danish brew but for a Sheps beer this was smashing! |
24 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening's last stop. Surly service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | | Bordering on poor, very tired pint |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston'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 |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 43 |
| 50 |
| 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 99 times, seen 153 different beers and tried 88 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ