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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O. |  | 1 |
| Maxim - John Bull Stout | | 1 |
| Greene King - New Horizons IPA | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot |  | 1 |
| Marston's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Ishii Brewing Minagof Smoked Porter | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew | | 1 |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout |  | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Ott Softy |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | Not Tried | 0 |
| 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| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | Not Tried | 0 |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 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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 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 | |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 41 |
| 48 |
| 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 96 times, seen 152 different beers and tried 87 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ