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The Door Hinge (Free House)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout		1
Kent - Cobnut		2
Iron Pier - Fuggles & Amarillo Joined at the Hop		1
Hop Monster (Georges) - Mad Dog Black (was Mad Dog Mild)		1
Iron Pier - West Street Pale		1
Musket - Powder Burn		1
Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam		1
Kent - The Quiet American		1
Georges - Wallasea Wench		1
Musket - Ball Puller		1
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout		1
Koomor - Branch		1
Koomor - Trunk		4
BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Sword of Tyranny		1
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter		1
Constellation - Cygnus	Not Tried	0
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde	Not Tried	0
Pig & Porter - Skylarking	Not Tried	0
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Picture 2. The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Michael Croxford

Visits Details

18 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close.

Beer	ABV	Notes
Georges - Wallasea Wench	3.60	Good condition, new on today but I drank it without really noticing at all
Koomor - Trunk	3.80
BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Sword of Tyranny	3.70	Not sure what this beer is trying to be - a mild or a bitter

17 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close. Good to see a fellow again who used to always be turning up at The Harp, Charing Cross for last knockings - he was out pub ticking roaming in Bexley Borough tonight - not seen him since start of Covid pandemic.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Kent - The Quiet American	4.20		Bitterer than I expected
Koomor - Trunk	3.80		Mid brown malty bitter
BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Sword of Tyranny	3.70	Not Tried

10 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close. Lots of good craic here. Pints have now reached the heady £4 barrier.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Kent - Cobnut	4.10		New cask today, in fine tasty form
Koomor - Branch	4.20
Constellation - Cygnus	4.70	Not Tried

03 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Alas all lights off and shutters down at 9.30pm. No Jubilee opening until 1am here then. Stayed on the passing bus.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes

18 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Early evening visit until 7pm close on a welcome rare Monday opening. Almost full of feet until the very end of session.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Iron Pier - West Street Pale	4.10		A zingy straw coloured ale named after the Russell's brewery location in Gravesend
Musket - Ball Puller	4.00
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout	4.70	Not Tried	Taken off sale at end of session with one or two left in it

09 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit. All talk, or almost all, was about pasta.

Beer	ABV	Notes
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout	4.70
Koomor - Trunk	3.80	Same cask as Tuesday but had improved to be excellent, that's cask ale for you
Iron Pier - Fuggles & Amarillo Joined at the Hop	3.80	I am always impressed by IP's double hop jobbies

05 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close. A 30 RANA pack donation visit.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Koomor - Trunk	3.80		Basic dark brown English bitter - no need to try either of the other 2 beers on offer
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake	4.00	Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout	4.00	Not Tried

02 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close. Good crowd in, all cross table chatting.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout	4.00
Musket - Flintlock Best Bitter	4.20		Seemed a little flat
Pig & Porter - Skylarking	4.00	Not Tried

11 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Kent - Cobnut	4.10		In lovely nick
Hop Monster (Georges) - Mad Dog Black (was Mad Dog Mild)	4.90		Delicious with a sweet sip surprise
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde	3.80	Not Tried

05 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until close. One of those evenings when everyone was talking to everyone.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Musket - Powder Burn	5.00		In this form a very downable ale
Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam	5.20		Strong dark bitter
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde	3.80	Not Tried

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About The Door Hinge

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

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	20
	428
	109
	25
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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 298 times, seen 461 different beers and tried 331 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA16 1TR