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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 |
| Wadworth - Ishii Brewing Minagof Smoked Porter |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | | 1 |
| Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Jopen Adriaan | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Hopdaemon - Green Daemon | | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Ott Softy |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Powder Monkey | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 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| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | Not Tried | 0 |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 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
11 Nov 2015 (Dosser)
Mega disappointing selection after great visits in the past month
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks'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| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |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 |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 40 |
| 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 93 times, seen 151 different beers and tried 86 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ