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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 |
| Greene King - New Horizons IPA |  | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O. | | 1 |
| Maxim - John Bull Stout | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | | 1 |
| Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Ishii Brewing Minagof Smoked Porter | | 1 |
| Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale |  | 1 |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout |  | 1 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Marston's and Banks's before that) - 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 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Temperance Union - Swift Exit | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Marston's and Banks's before that) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | Not Tried | 0 |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 |
Visits Details
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 |
17 Dec 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in eating. Since when did vegetables included mean 20 peas? Got a free sweet for that one!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O. | 5.40 | | Most enjoyable. Better than the gloombar pie |
27 Nov 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in as usual
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | 4.80 | | Disappointing |
11 Nov 2015 (Dosser)
Mega disappointing selection after great visits in the past month
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | | Bar girl asked me if there was a difference in the taste of the beer when I asked her to take the sparkler off. She still gave me a 1 inch head after I gave her a list of reasons. |
29 Oct 2015 (Dosser)
Met Tranny Mick on the way to the rocky horror show
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew | 5.10 | |
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 Marston's and Banks's before that) - 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 Marston's and Banks's before that) - 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 |
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