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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Arundel - Stronghold |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Golden Galleon |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Nelson's IPA | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Powder Monkey |  | 1 |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Springhead - Cromwell's Hat | Not Tried | 0 |
| Stonehenge - Eye-Opener | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Loose Cannon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Merrie Monk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
10 Apr 2009 (Andrew)
Ian and I came here prior to the Thanet Beer festival so Ian could stock up on a Farmhouse Breakfast. The pub seemed to be inhabited by CAMRA types milling around waiting for a plausible time to go join the mile long queue at the Winter Gardens. As pub interiors go it was a bit like a site-portacabin on a minor building site but the staff were efficient and the beer range was quite good I thought.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Golden Galleon | 4.30 | | Golden beer surprisingly enough. Dusty mandarine orange flavours. Watery sweet and earthy hop finish. |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | Do they really still brew this? |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Springhead - Cromwell's Hat | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Stonehenge - Eye-Opener | 4.50 | Not Tried |
13 Mar 2009 (Blair)
I once again found myself in the ghetto, so my only choice was to come here for a quick one. The usual crowd of yobs and chavs, we just sat in the corner and kept our heads down.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel - Stronghold | 4.70 | | I have to hand it to them, this was fantastic. Rich and chocolatey with plenty of malt to back it up. Really good. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Butcombe - Brunel Atlantic IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried |
03 Mar 2009 (Blair)
I hate having to come to Margate, the prospect of it generally fills me with dread. It was actually ok though, I bumped into a few friends and they actually had some reasonable beer on. I won't be rushing back just yet, but it wasn't a horrific experience.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | On surprisingly good form. The barman informed me that apparently the No 3, 5 & 7 are named as such because that is the number of pints of each it takes to get drunk. I had 4 and I was so he's close... |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Burton Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Loose Cannon | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hopdaemon - Skrimshander IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | Coming on as I was leaving. |
26 Sep 2008 (Blair)
This may be the last time I come here at the weekend. The music was ridiculously loud and pretty awful, the beer selection was poor, just not a pleasant experience.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | Not all that much better than the powder monkey. I drank about half of it and then left the place sharpish. |
| Nelson - Powder Monkey | 4.40 | | Smelled and tasted of vinegar. The barman begrudgingly changed it after I asked him the second time. |
30 May 2008 (Blair)
Busy, full of the sort of people I try my best to avoid. Unfortuantely when in Margate there's not really much choice.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson - Nelson's IPA | 4.80 | | Tastes a little chemically, not a particularly pleasant experience. This pub isn't known for keeping beer very well though. The second went down a little better though. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Loose Cannon | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Merrie Monk | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 40 |
| 47 |
| 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 95 times, seen 152 different beers and tried 87 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ