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The Door Hinge (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's AleExcellent1
Kent - Green BulletExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye (superseded by 4.8% version)Excellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's AleExcellent1
New River - Riverbed RedExcellent1
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding BitterExcellent2
Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington Oatmeal StoutExcellent1
Kent - The Quiet AmericanExcellent1
Mighty Oak - The Old Man and The SeaExcellent1
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal StoutExcellent2
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutExcellent1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Folkestone BestExcellent2
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay SocialExcellent1
Musket - Powder BurnGood1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleGood1
Dorking - Pacific GoldGood1
Stamps - Mail TrainGood1
Dow Bridge - Ratae'dGood1
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde MildNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Stone FreeNot Tried0
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the SnakeNot Tried0
Slater's - 1 Hop Goldings HopsNot Tried0
Slaughterhouse - Saddleback BitterNot Tried0
Stamps - Rum PorterNot Tried0
Dorking - DB Number OneNot Tried0
Dorking - Pilcrow PaleNot Tried0
New River - Twin SpringNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Picture 2. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

10 Mar 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
New River - Riverbed Red4.20ExcellentUsually no lover of the red style, this was in superb nick
Mighty Oak - The Old Man and The Sea4.10ExcellentSurprisingly good MO beer
Dorking - Pacific Gold3.80GoodAgreed with pub Guv this was still a tad fresh (slight metallic taste), with better to come over the coming days
06 Mar 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Just a few still in for a late visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout4.20Excellent
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Folkestone Best4.00ExcellentSoon ran out
Kent - Green Bullet4.50ExcellentThird beer in a row tonight, all excellent
New River - Riverbed Red4.20Not TriedNew on really for tomorrow
03 Mar 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout4.20ExcellentA nourishing stout indeed
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Folkestone Best4.00GoodFirst out of a new cask and just a tad fresh. Will be superb tomorrow
Dorking - DB Number One4.20Not TriedRan out
New River - Twin Spring4.00Not Tried
27 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close and a bit. A usually lager drinker was very interested in why we all love our cask.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington Oatmeal Stout4.00ExcellentNo need whatsoever to try any others tonight
Dorking - DB Number One4.20Not Tried
Dorking - Pilcrow Pale4.00Not Tried
22 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye (superseded by 4.8% version)5.50ExcellentFirst rate with powerful floral hopping nose
Musket - Powder Burn5.00Good
Dorking - Pacific Gold3.80Not Tried
20 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay Social3.80ExcellentA lovely beer
Dow Bridge - Ratae'd4.30GoodCondition good but a rather lacklustre beer in taste terms
Musket - Powder Burn5.00Not Tried
14 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80GoodNearly the last one out of cask
Stamps - Mail Train4.20GoodSome debate about condition as it went flat in some drinkers' glasses but stayed lively and with a head in mine
Slaughterhouse - Saddleback Bitter3.80Not TriedFresh on for tomorrow
Stamps - Rum Porter4.60Not TriedNearing the end - looking quite flat in the glasses I saw
08 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Skin of the teeth last knockings visit until 10pm close. An old lags' club tonight - sorry Sally.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale4.10Excellent
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale4.00Excellent
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake4.00Not TriedRan out
Slater's - 1 Hop Goldings Hops4.00Not TriedCame on for tomorrow
01 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter4.10ExcellentNear end of cask but still excellent
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Excellent
Pig & Porter - Stone Free4.30Not Tried
31 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Surprise visit at last knockings by a group of young people on a golf themed crawl with a mandated drink style in each pub, here it was pale ale which several of the girls did not appreciate but downed them nevertheless. Interesting rule that none was allowed to carry a mobile phone for the evening, except the leader and that for emergencies only too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter4.10Excellent
Kent - The Quiet American4.20ExcellentGreat hop balance in this new APA from kent
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild3.70Not Tried

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About The Door Hinge

The pub sign. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional20
Excellent467
Good135
Acceptable32
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Welling, Greater London, DA16 1TR.

Located in Welling High Street this is Greater London's first micropub and it follows the East Kent model initiated by Martyn Hillier at The Butchers Arms in Herne. Opened Friday 15th March 2013. For many years a corn chandler's shop selling, amongst other things, millet for bird seed. Most recently an electrical lighting shop. Planning permission received for conversion to a Micropub in late 2012. Has a separate cooled cask room with wooden gravity stillage which can be viewed through a window in the main bar. Real ales, ciders and wine are served to a small bar counter by the stillage room door. Lined glasses in regular use. One main front bar and a smaller rear quiet room with a real fire (not currently used), comfortable seating and darts board, leading to a Unisex toilet. The main bar comprises wall mounted bench seating and normal height tables. The pub name does not refer to its previous use but is a family joke related to the original Guv here. CAMRA Bexley Branch Pub of the Year for 2014 - not bad after just one year of being open. CAMRA Greater London Regional Pub of the Year 2014, deserved and even more astounding. Changed hands on Friday 11th October 2019. Card payments accepted.

We have visited this pub 336 times, seen 500 different beers and tried 361 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 1TR