The Furze Wren (Wetherspoon)
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26 Feb 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until an emergency evacuation and closure with blue light presence.
Cellar Head - Flapjack | 4.70 | | Full bodied and well flavoured. Enjoyment curtailed by emergency evacuation of the pub |
Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Initial promise dissipated a little |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Gothick Dark | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror Black IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Cellar Head - India Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Cellar Head - Session Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
12 Feb 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus home.
Magpie - Jay IPA | 5.20 | | A superb dry English proper IPA |
Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Bitterness rightly overriding the plumminess |
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Skinful | 4.20 | | Great clarity |
Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | | No off flavours but a dark haziness so not right. Swapped with good grace |
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | New cask came on late |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lancaster - Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Nottingham - Centurion | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
09 Feb 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus home. Pretty much a packed and noisy venue tonight.
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Best ale I had tonight |
Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | | Not the hit I expected |
Bowman - Black Drop | 4.60 | | A nice drop of dark ale |
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Lancaster - Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Green Jack - Lurcher Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out before I could order |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Loch Lomond - Bonnie & Blonde (was Bonnie N’ Blonde) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
29 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until last bus home.
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Arabica | 5.00 | | No great lover of MS ales but this had a great head and lasting lacing |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | |
Sambrook's - Black Forest | 4.50 | | A rather failed attempt at a bitter with added cherry purée. Real chore to finish |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Bow Creek | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Table Beer | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Nottingham - Centurion | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
22 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
Oakham - 12 Monkeys Cask Aged | 5.00 | | Strong on flavour |
Cairngorm - Nessie's Monster Mash | 4.10 | | Good, malty. Spoon's accompaniment for Burns Night I assume |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Game On | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Great Newsome - Emperor | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
16 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit, venue chosen for good lighting for newspaper crossword solving. Lacklustre beer range however once more curtailed stay.
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Rather sweetish aftertaste |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Autumn Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter Star | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Wild Card - Pale Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
15 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief evening visit. The ale range was stuffed with too many lacklustre brands to stay long.
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter Star | 4.40 | | Rather lacklustre but no off flavours. Sealed my early departure |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Autumn Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Wild Card - Pale Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
10 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus home.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Jaipur is going through a good stage everywhere at the moment and this was no exception |
Flack Manor - Hedge Hop | 4.90 | | In very fine form |
Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | 4.20 | | A fine drop |
Loddon - Dragonfly | 5.20 | | I liked the strong flavour and full body but just some minor haze |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Chestnut Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - White City | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
02 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus time.
Woodforde's - Nelson's Revenge | 4.50 | | A fine brew, full bodied and faultless condition |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Perhaps a teeny bit too frothy |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Gothick Dark | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Chestnut Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - White City | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Sauce on the Side Cranberry Sauce Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
01 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit to my last bus.
Woodforde's - Nelson's Revenge | 4.50 | | In fine form with quite some body |
Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | 4.20 | | Good basic bittering |
Portobello - Sauce on the Side Cranberry Sauce Stout | 5.20 | | Initial promise soon dissipated with total loss of head and lacing |
Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Greene King - Ruddles Best | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Gothick Dark | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - Chestnut Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Portobello - White City | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
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