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The Railway (Wetherspoon)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Brains - SAGood1
Greene King - AbbotGood1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old GrowlerExcellent1
Wantsum - GolgothaExcellent1
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Banks's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden BeerNot Tried0
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin GoldNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Hopdaemon - IncubusNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopNot Tried0
Rudgate - BestNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Railway, Rainham, Kent

Visits Details

23 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Cask solace after the The Greedy Banker's all keg offerings. Train departures screen for the adjacent station most welcomed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodVery enjoyable well-balanced brew
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold4.20Not Tried
Banks's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden Beer4.10Not Tried
07 Oct 2021 (ChrisE)
My first visit to this pub. I had read a review by an anonymous reporter in the local media that was rather uncomplimentary about this pub but it appeared that he just wanted to tell the world that it did not have a car park and that he could not understand why a pub should have a train departure screen inside it even though it is adjacent to a busy railway station. This is a very nice Spoons.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExcellentI declined the cheap Doom Bar and opted for this delicious beer instead.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not TriedOn offer at 99p per pint today.
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
20 Jun 2021 (Tobes)
Late Saturday afternoon, not overly busy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brains - SA4.20Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Rudgate - Best3.90Not Tried
21 May 2021 (Tobes)
Extremely busy, good lively pub atmosphere.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler5.00ExcellentVery nice!
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Rudgate - Best3.90Not Tried

About The Railway

The pub sign. The Railway, Rainham, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good2
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Rainham, Kent, ME8 7SF.

Wetherspoon's pub in Rainham town centre opposite the railway station in Station Road, first noted as the Temperance coffee house & hotel in 1881, granted a licence and known as The Railway Hotel from 1902. Due to poor trade the doors were shut in 2012. Massively extended and refurbished it reopened in October 2019 as a Wetherspoon house. 12 handpumps in two banks of 6.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME8 7SF