The West Gate Inn (Wetherspoon)
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07 Mar 2024 (Jack William)
Late afternoon, not busy, flying visit. Beer festival ongoing, very good tasting notes and “meet the brewer” info. A couple of other ales on brewed especially for ‘spoons festival.
Orkney (Sinclair) - Boulder Beach | 4.40 | | A super pint. Just £1.99 with a CAMRA voucher. |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Hurricane | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
24 Jan 2024 (Jack William)
Post-match pint to calm down. Serene in here after the Tuns.
Goddards - Fuggle (or Fuggle Dee-Dum) | 4.80 | | Smooth, full bodied. |
09 Sep 2023 (Andrew)
This is the end of the tour. Westgate done. Good fun.
Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | It's a bitter. Drinkable. Umm,had to rush off so not a lot of detail to my review I'm affraid. |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
01 Jul 2023 (Jack William)
Swift one mid afternoon- very busy.
Bays - Devon Dumpling | 5.10 | | Superb golden ale - best ‘spoons pint I’ve had for good while. |
27 Apr 2023 (Jack William)
Mid afternoon- swift half to help me home on a 35 mile cycle. Other beers not noted.
Lees (see also JW Lees) - Gold Ale | 4.50 | | |
25 Nov 2021 (Magnus Greel)
Early evening not too busy, I chose a table at the rear of the pub and enjoyed a noisy character's false loud laughter while I waited for my gourmet gristle burger to arrive.
Wantsum - Hurricane | 4.50 | | Sickly sweet honey ale |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | I opted for a local beer instead, saving this one for my next Cornwall trip. |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
29 May 2019 (Andrew)
Spoons by the Westgate Towers. Busyish.
Wantsum - Olicana | 4.20 | | Mid gold. Mango flavour. Single hop olicana. |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Nelson - Buccaneer Bunny | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
25 Feb 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime - pleasantly sunny inside under the glazed roof area.
Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - Enefeld London Pale Ale | 5.00 | | A delicious pale ale.
(Enefeld is the Doomsday Book spelling of Enfield, where the brewery is based.) |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
06 Oct 2018 (Jack William)
Lunchtime. Very slow service and a fowl pint after the long wait.
Lacons - Encore | 3.80 | | |
Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | | Vinegar. This should never had made it to a glass. Changed without an apology. |
20 Apr 2018 (Jack William)
Late afternoon - Canterbury is heaving in the unusually hot spring weather - but the pub is surprisingly quiet. Only 4 or 5 ales on - and only one of interest.
Whitstable - Single Hop Styrian Wolf | 4.40 | | Very good, lemon zest. |
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