The Door Hinge (Free House)
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Michael Croxford
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28 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close. The new boys have kept up Ray's previous served beer quality. I hope the ownership change will not affect Good Beer Guide entry continuity.
| Hop Fuzz - Blacksmith | 4.20 |  | GBG quality |
| Iron Pier - Long Ferry | 3.90 | | GBG quality |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
23 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9pm close.
| Kent - Black Gold | 4.00 | | In peak condition |
| Hop Fuzz - Small Batch No. 3 Best Bitter | 4.00 |  | Condition good but an unimpressive attempt at the best bitter style |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close and a bit.
| Bexley - Redhouse | 4.20 | | Full head and lacing until the last sip |
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 | | In very fine form, felt its strength |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | The fastest moving beer here in my stay |
03 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Dorking - DB Number One | 4.20 | | No lover of Dorking beers but this one was spot on |
| Iron Pier - Amber | 3.90 | | |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
31 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Ticketed for those staying the full session and there was a guitar singer soloist, an emigree from The Long Pond. Great atmosphere.
| Iron Pier - Session IPA | 4.20 | | Lip smacking bitterness, albeit of an all too citrus nature |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | | |
| Dorking - DB Number One | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Dorking - Black Noise | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
28 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Lightly loaded here for my evening visit until 10pm close.
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | | In fine form |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Unfined, just lacking a full conditioning |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | | |
21 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | | In lovely nick |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
20 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. The light green and cream wall painting is completed with fewer wall adornments now but where have the CAMRA Pub of the Year certificates gone!?
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | | |
| Dorking - Red India Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
03 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Paint rollers at the ready with a lime green covering to the previous maroon dark red wall colour. All change all change.
| New River - Blind Poet | 4.50 | | Nourishing porter |
| New River - Riverbed Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | Allegedly an unfined version. I saw very murky glasses full being enjoyed |
22 Nov 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. The new Guvs have scraped off most of the stick-on frosted glass effect on the street windows to make the world visible from inside and the inside visible from the street. Some customers do not like it but there it is.
| Kent - Comfortably Plum | 4.90 | | Fruity fun with a full body |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| New River - London Tap | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Touch Nut | 4.30 | Not Tried | New on for tomorrow |
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