The 'spoons in Leatherhead specialises in producing undrinkable beer. 
Either they can't look after the beer properly (though most beers don't travel very well anyway), or they have figured that most of the clientele are already too drunk to notice when they get there...
I used to go there with work colleagues, the beer might have been OK about nine or so years ago, but I never really liked the atmosphere...
I think that most customers there drink Fosters, so the real beer just goes off. In comparison, the Cap In Hand at Hook is a 'spoons which serves a selection of well-kept beer. But in Leatherhead, the best bet for real ale is the Running Horse by the river (not to be confused with the Running Horse
s two miles away, for which a small mortgage is required to buy beer).
