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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim - John Bull Stout |  | 1 |
| Greene King - New Horizons IPA | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger |  | 2 |
| Wadworth - Ishii Brewing Minagof Smoked Porter | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Adriaan | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Ott Softy |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Spring Challenge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Mountain Goat Hightail Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Golden Road California Breakfast Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Barley Brown's ESA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Powder Monkey | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liberation (formerly called Jersey) - Sin Bin (brewed at Butcombe) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Rare Red Rye | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Nøgne Ø Brewery Nordic Noir | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Owl & The Pussycat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - Ruckin Robin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Cigar City Por La Playa | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Oct 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in after our visit to Dreamland
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim - John Bull Stout | 5.00 | | |
| Greene King - New Horizons IPA | 6.00 | | So good and hoppy for a greede king beer |
21 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - Ishii Brewing Minagof Smoked Porter | 5.50 | | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Liberation (formerly called Jersey) - Sin Bin (brewed at Butcombe) | 3.70 | Not Tried | Although the 'Spoon's tasting notes say this is brewed at Butcombe the pump clip does not which is a poor show for coming clean on provenance |
| Caledonian - Rare Red Rye | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Nøgne Ø Brewery Nordic Noir | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Owl & The Pussycat | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rockin Robin - Ruckin Robin | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Cigar City Por La Playa | 5.00 | Not Tried |
18 Aug 2015 (Dosser)
Very disappointing selection featuring several coming soon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Powder Monkey | 4.40 | Not Tried |
11 Aug 2015 (Dosser)
Too many beers not available
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Aug 2015 (Alenomore)
1700 visit. Rammo' on the beach today and a fair lot of, mainly diners in here. Standing room only with my soft drink (£1.80 small glass!)...There's something seriously wrong with this pricing policy for non imbibers!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Ott Softy | 1.00 | |
02 Aug 2015 (Dosser)
Served us sheps through a sparkler! Told us it was policy like to have at least 5 sorry not availables
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | | |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Adriaan | 5.00 | |
27 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Angies birthday so its the Turner gallery and a micro pub crawl. A pity the beers in the micros didnt match up to wetherspoons which had the best selection in Margate today.Pity
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | In good nick |
27 Jun 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in on a hot day
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | 5.00 | | Very dry |
13 May 2015 (Dosser)
Poorly behaved punters using bad language. More control needed from the staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | 5.00 | |
11 Apr 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Apparent invisibility on a busy bar making no attempt to serve customers in order. Turned tail after 6 minutes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Spring Challenge | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hook Norton - Mountain Goat Hightail Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Golden Road California Breakfast Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Barley Brown's ESA | 5.10 | Not Tried |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 37 |
| 46 |
 | 21 |
| 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 91 times, seen 149 different beers and tried 84 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ