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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout |  | 1 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter | | 1 |
| Adnams - Bodebrown Brewery Cerveja Curitiba Brazilian Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | | 1 |
| Adnams - Nils Oscar India Ale | | 1 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger | | 1 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Piledriver | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Sirius | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Dogwatch Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arundel - Black Stallion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Spring Challenge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Mountain Goat Hightail Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - One Hop Perle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Golden Road California Breakfast Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Barley Brown's ESA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otter - Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Chinook | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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 |
07 Apr 2015 (Dosser)
My phone shows I visited this pub
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Nils Oscar India Ale | 5.30 | |
26 Jul 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Right temperature after a few wafty pints earlier elsewhere |
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
14 Jul 2014 (Dosser)
Warm day. A few not available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Bodebrown Brewery Cerveja Curitiba Brazilian Pale Ale | 5.00 | | |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried |
03 Mar 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. More "Available soon" pump clip crowners than you could poke a stick at.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Piledriver | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Sirius | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Aug 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening 2145 hours. Closed up due to a power failure.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
03 Aug 2013 (John B)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter | 5.10 | |
14 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Lively and engaging bar staff. Far too many "Available soon" pump clip crowners - VERY irritating and meaningless for a customer NOW.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Otter - Amber | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby Mild | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Single Hop Chinook | 4.40 | Not Tried |
27 May 2013 (Alenomore)
11:00 visit. Came to sunny Margate for the annual Bank Holiday Meltdown. Marine Parade, from the clocktower to Turner Contemporary, was sectioned off for the 100's of bikes arriving. An impressive sight that brought back the "glory days" of Margate, but this Wetherspoons was fairly empty at this time. Some good ales noted, but for us non imbibers, £1.80 for small coke was ludicrous?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Dogwatch Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Arundel - Black Stallion | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Heavens | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - One Hop Perle | 4.50 | Not Tried |
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