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Stormbird (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| DEYA - I'm a Rolling Stone |  | 1 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | | 1 |
| Brooklyn - Sorachi Ace | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| RCH - Bristol Brewers United: Smoked Porter Collaboration 2012 | | 1 |
| Wild Beer Co. - River of Darkness (collaboration with Left Handed Giant) |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 1 |
| Fyne - Jarl |  | 1 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - So Many Different Worlds | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Hazy Harlequin | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Oct 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. First visit since they straightened out the former bar counter dog-leg.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEYA - I'm a Rolling Stone | 4.60 | | Top notch condition brown ale |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Hazy Harlequin | 4.90 | Not Tried |
25 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Early morning after midnight visit until 1am close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | Should not have been on sale. Fobbed so it needed 3 glasses to fill a pint and was totally hazy. Either not settled and too fresh or a defective cask. |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - So Many Different Worlds | 3.70 | Not Tried |
21 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Superb head, condition and flavours. Fobbed a lot when pulled as only a couple left in the cask |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
04 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Sad to see the imposing dinosaur foot with talons keg pump handle retired on to the bar back.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Beer Co. - River of Darkness (collaboration with Left Handed Giant) | 3.90 | | Smoked beer with maple and chillied. The chilli came through heavily |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
23 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit after fancying a cheap pint in this excellent venue. Closed and all I could see were carpentry trestles. Hermits Cave pub opposite said just a short term closure to spruce up the toilets.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
16 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit and the place was doing good trade still.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | | All real ales still £3 a pint anytime, any day |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried |
25 May 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. All real ales are at £3 - barmaid said to balance the high price of many keg beers. I looked with awe at some of the key font motifs and handles. The Kwak font is a work of art and one keg handle was a massive bird's leg with taloned claw.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | Spot on, had a second |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | Not Tried |
21 Jan 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. One barmaid working trojanically to serve and do the end of day jobs. I was amused by the name of one craft fizz beer "Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale" - stoopid to pay those prices I say.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | The only real ale on. Far too cold so marked down from Good to Acceptable. |
01 May 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Very quiet in the early evening. Pleasingly scatty barmaid.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn - Sorachi Ace | 7.60 | | Single hop beer. Available on keg dispense. This beer is yellow in colour with a perfumed hop aroma. Hoppy taste, slightly sweet – hint of sherbet. A bit too heavily carbonated. |
| RCH - Bristol Brewers United: Smoked Porter Collaboration 2012 | 6.00 | | A collaboration brew by Arbor, Bath, BBF, GWB, RCH and Zero Degrees (phew!). Complex, black, smokey, bit of liquorice, sweetish malt base, fruity hops. Bit of everything really – I guess when there are six brewers involved, everybody has to throw in a handful of something. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About the Stormbird
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 6 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Camberwell, Greater London, SE5 8TR.
This little street corner pub, in Camberwell Church Street, opened in 2011 in the premises formerly called ‘Funky Munky’ and originally the Artichoke. The focus is almost entirely on beer, with a long line of keg taps, six handpumps and a couple of fridges full of bottles. Bare-boarded. A few pavement tables help increase the space available. Run by the same operator as Star & Garter in Bromley.
We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 20 different beers and tried 9 of them.
Postcode: SE5 8TR