Ice cold beer, flat and lacking condition. Rumour this place is closing for a refurbishment later this month. Needs a reset considering its the world's biggest spoons.
25 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on
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Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door
5.00
Tired and lacking condition.
15 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
A most uninteresting selection of beers,
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Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Not at its best
12 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on
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Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Not a bad pint but lacking a head
18 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
Usual 3 guests on but a massive crowd on a sunny Sunday. Disappointing to see so many ordering gloombar whilst I ordered the more interesting beers.
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Kirkstall - Dissolution IPA
5.00
Lovely citrus flavoursome ipa.
15 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on and one hell of a breeze
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Acorn - Admiral IPA
5.00
Tasted tired, possibly near the end of cask.
13 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 slightly more interesting guests. No dodgy camra vouchers allowed. Oh, well.
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Marston's - Old Empire IPA
5.70
Great form, temperature and condition. In the sun.
09 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
3 guests on. Huge crowd on balcony enjoying the summer sun.
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Greene King - Abbot
5.00
Witches ran out, replaced by an excellent pint
Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew
5.10
Haven't had this in a while, good but not what it used to be
24 Jul 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on, the one I chose wasn't on the app...or in the coming soon list. Not impressive for spoons no 1 pub and in the July holidays.
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Hop Union (formerly Great Western (GWB)) - Moose River
5.00
Lost head quickly and developed a tang of butterness quickly. Not sure what this really should be like..
12 Jul 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on, and been on for a few days apparently.
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Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler
This building opened as a Wetherspoon's on Tuesday 29 August 2017 and is probably the largest Wetherspoon's in the country. It was designed as a dance hall by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in 1903 and in later years operated as a casino. On two levels with a bar with 12 handpumps at ground level and another on the 1st floor balcony with 6 handpumps. Open-to-view kitchen on the ground floor. There is a ground floor rear patio and an upstairs outside covered decking area for fair weather drinking and sea and sand views. Re-opened Saturday 7th December 2024 after a 3 week closure refurbishment.
We have visited this pub 196 times, seen 177 different beers and tried 147 of them.
