The Galvanisers Union (Antic)
Visits Details
11 Sep 2017 (Stephen Harris)
It often seems to be near empty when I come in here – I expect I’m just coming at unpopular times. Just five or six other customers this-evening and only two cask beers on the bar.
| Volden - Juniper | 4.80 |  | A decent enough Brown Ale. Just the sort of thing that my friends grumble that none of the new wave of craft brewers are bothering to brew anymore. |
| Volden - Session (or Session Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
12 Feb 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon / early evening. Just a few people in at the tail end of Sunday roast dinner time.
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 |  | A reliably excellent pint. |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Volden - Session (or Session Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
21 Jan 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Steady trade here. The furniture has been moved around since my last visit and the pub somehow feels more comfortable and welcoming.
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Attaboy | 4.60 | | Golden, fresh and hoppy. |
| Volden - Session (or Session Ale) | 3.80 |  | The new (and more comprehensible) name for the beer formerly known as Vim. A rather run-of-the-mill, pale Bitter. |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
13 Feb 2015 (Stephen Harris)
I actually had to turn down three “Do you fancy a pint after work?” offers, not getting away from the office until 8-ish. Then I ended up having one here on my own. Busy.
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside | 4.40 | | This was much better than the pint of this beer I drank earlier in the week. Tasty, with a good bite. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
11 Sep 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening visit and the pub is very quiet. Rather limited beer selection too.
| Adnams - Dry Hopped Lager (keg) | 4.20 | | On keg dispense, and recommended to me by the barman. Wonderful hoppy smell and good hop flavours. More carbonated than I like. The sort of beer that What’s Brewing letter writers would rave about if drunk in Europe or the US but would deride as ‘rubbish’ without even trying it on an English bar. |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
09 Jul 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close and muchly beyond until Argentina won its World Cup football semi-final on penalties. Very friendly and knowledgeable barman.
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | | £3.90 a pint but moreish. Probably the best East London beer I have had. Dry aftertaste |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Working Class Hero | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
30 Apr 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Very quiet on a Wednesday early evening – no doubt the present transport difficulties in London have put people off. A pork pie and beer dinner for me here.
| Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South Town | 4.90 | | Full-bodied and very tasty. In contrast to the Mosaic, this was in excellent condition. |
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Light and hoppy, but in sub-prime condition. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
10 Apr 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Opening night and there is a good crowd of local residents in to see what the pub has to offer.
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Very pleased to finally catch up with this beer, which is as lusciously hoppy as I was expecting. |
| Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South Town | 4.90 | | A shadow of the beer I enjoyed elsewhere recently, served to green and with flavours undeveloped. |
| Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
