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The Kings Arms (Stonegate Pub Co)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
St Austell - Proper JobExcellent1
London Fields - LandlordExcellent1
Timothy Taylor - Golden BestGood1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordGood2
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterGood5
York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - GuzzlerAcceptable1
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Woodforde's - WherryNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - SwiftNot Tried0
Five Points - Five Points PaleNot Tried0
Brains - The Rev James OriginalNot Tried0
Purity - Mad GooseNot Tried0
Sambrook's - WandleNot Tried0
Gun - Parabellum Milk StoutNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Kings Arms, Borough, Central London
Picture 2. The Kings Arms, Borough, Central London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

05 Feb 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit, until close in upstairs meeting room.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00ExcellentCould not fault this lovely drop
London Fields - Landlord3.70ExcellentCould not fault this lovely drop
Purity - Mad Goose4.20Not Tried
Sambrook's - Wandle3.80Not TriedOthers called this iffy
Gun - Parabellum Milk Stout4.10Not Tried
20 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit for local CAMRA AGM in function room upstairs.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Good2nd out of a newly pulled though cask
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30GoodWell rounded
York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Guzzler3.60AcceptableDisappointingly tasteless, proved to be near end of cask which later ran out
Purity - Mad Goose4.20Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift3.90Not Tried
04 May 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Friday evening visit and the pub is bustling with an after work crowd. I discovered tonight the story behind the impressive coat of arms outside and have amended the pub description on here – can’t believe that I did not know this before.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00ExcellentHarvey’s on top form.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Purity - Mad Goose4.20Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift3.90Not Tried
30 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Gone are the long standing licensees from my last visit. Remains an expensive pint.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30AcceptablePerhaps too fresh, soon lost condition
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift3.90Not Tried
15 Sep 2016 (Stephen Harris)
A very fine pub, should come here more often. Busy tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St Austell - Proper Job4.50ExcellentGolden. Full-bodied and hoppy.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift3.90Not Tried
27 May 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Good chat with what must be one of the last remaining proper pub Guvs, who is retiring within the next 14 days.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best3.50Good£4.40 pp though
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Acceptable£4.40 pp
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
21 May 2015 (HSB)
14:15 Fourth stop. When I drank here in the Nineties this was a Courage pub. Much smarter than I remember it. Friendly Guvnor. Fairly quiet but still had a good atmosphere.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Good
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best3.50Not Tried

About The Kings Arms

The pub sign. The Kings Arms, Borough, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent4
Good4
Acceptable3
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Borough, Central London, SE1 1YT.

Tucked down a side street, Newcomen Street, off Borough High Street this single roomed pub is notable for its Grade II listed pub sign. This takes the form of a sculpture of the Royal Coat of Arms of George the Third dating from 1760. It originally stood above the gate at the south end of the old London Bridge, being salvaged and moved to this pub when the bridge was demolished. The coat of arms then stayed on the pub frontage when the pub was rebuilt in 1890. Comfortably furnished throughout, for many years just 3 handpumps but now equipped with 5 on the bar counter.

We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 13 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE1 1YT