The Door Hinge (Free House)
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Visits Details
08 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good craic.
| Wantsum - UXB? | 4.60 |  | Tasty raspberry porter version |
| Wantsum - More’s Head | 3.70 |  | A rather malty brew |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
19 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. All ales at £4 pp.
| Iron Pier - Porter | 5.30 | | In fine form |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 | | Good but needed more condition to bring the very best out of it |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Friar's Ale | 4.30 | | First out of a new cask, a tad fresh |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
08 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Totally justifiably back in the 2023 Good Beer Guide, after several unjustified years of omission.
| Iron Pier - Porter | 5.30 | | First out a new cask. Nourishing and moreish |
| Iron Pier - West Coast IPA | 5.20 | | Came across to me as a teeny bit fresh |
| Iron Pier - Old Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
11 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid-afternoon visit after local chores. First in and soon joined by a good locals' crowd for all round conversation.
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | Difficult to better this for condition |
| Kent - The New Black | 4.80 | | Nearly shied away from this after a poor tasting elsewhere but pleased I went for it. Good malt / hop balance and after bitterness |
| Georges - Pier City Pale | 4.10 | | Rather metallic - had been hard spiled since Sunday and built up a tad too much condition I suspect |
10 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Superb - how this pub is not in the Good Beer Guide I think the local CAMRA branch should answer |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Superb - how this pub is not in the Good Beer Guide I think the local CAMRA branch should answer |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
12 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Must be the Welling curfew. Shutters down at 9.25pm.
04 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay Social | 3.80 | | Spot on for a warm summer evening's refreshment |
| Musket - Muzzleloader | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
30 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Footfall denuded by a regular's 60th birthday do elsewhere.
| Musket - Ball Puller | 4.00 | | Lovely full bodied job |
| Georges - Old Southendian Porter | 4.10 | | Nourishing |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Streets Like A Jungle | 4.00 | | Subtle Citra hopping |
18 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Georges - Wallasea Wench | 3.60 | | Good condition, new on today but I drank it without really noticing at all |
| Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - Trunk | 3.80 |  | |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Sword of Tyranny | 3.70 | | Not sure what this beer is trying to be - a mild or a bitter |
17 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good to see a fellow again who used to always be turning up at The Harp, Charing Cross for last knockings - he was out pub ticking roaming in Bexley Borough tonight - not seen him since start of Covid pandemic.
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 | | Bitterer than I expected |
| Koomor (contract brewed at Iron Pier) - Trunk | 3.80 | | Mid brown malty bitter |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Sword of Tyranny | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
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