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The Harp (Fuller's)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic |  | 1 |
| Arbor Ales - Why Kick a Moo Cow | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead | | 1 |
| Exeter - 'fraid Not |  | 1 |
| Exeter - Ferryman | | 1 |
| First Chop Brewing Arm - POD |  | 1 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 1 |
| Funky Hop Donkey (collaboration brand Raw / Pigeon Fishers) - Big Funky New England IPA | | 1 |
| Gipsy Hill - Bounder | | 1 |
| Gloucester - Six Malt Porter | | 1 |
| Hammerton - N7 | | 1 |
| Redemption - Special Edition 46° North | | 1 |
| Redemption - Special Edition Double Dry Hop Trinity | | 1 |
| Signature Brew - Wild Winter | | 1 |
| Squawk - Corvus Stout | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | | 1 |
| Wiper and True - Milk Shake | | 1 |
| Wylam - Macchiato | | 1 |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - 6 Nations English Challenger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fixed Wheel - Chain Reaction Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's - 2016 Vintage Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's - London Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gloucester - Darker Shade of Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gloucester - West Coast Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - Life on Mars | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - Pentonville Oyster Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hawkshead - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Ruby Red Dinner Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Great Tom Mild (or Great Tom Winter Mild) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Roosters - Yankee | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Father Thames | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Red Rye | Not Tried | 0 |
| XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Polar Bear | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
19 Apr 2018 (ChrisE)
Thursday afternoon on what was the hottest day of the year so far. Front windows open and nice and cool inside which was just as well as the staff were doing stirling work trying to keep the gravity cask cool.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | | |
| Gipsy Hill - Bounder | 4.40 | | From a wooden cask stillaged on the bar, and creating a lot of interest. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Porter | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - Pentonville Oyster Stout | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - 2016 Vintage Ale | 8.50 | Not Tried |
09 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11.30pm close. Almost stuck to perry which I had one of before a final choice of ale.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Father Thames | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gloucester - West Coast Red | 4.80 | Not Tried |
06 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Seems the loss of the members of Binnie Walsh's original bar team, at the time of the Fuller's takeover, is almost complete.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic | 4.00 | | |
| Wylam - Macchiato | 6.50 | | A complex Hazelnut Praline Coffee Porter but with little head or natural carbonation making it a flat soup of a beer and a chore. Dashes of lemonade transformed it to something pleasant to the palate |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hawkshead - Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Fixed Wheel - Chain Reaction Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
31 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Chop Brewing Arm - POD | 4.20 | | Rather weak sickly taste of vanilla |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Ruby Red Dinner Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Gloucester - Darker Shade of Pale | 5.20 | Not Tried |
29 Mar 2018 (Archie14)
Quite late afternoon visit
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | So so drinkable could quite of easily stayed on this but I knew better. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried |
27 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Ales - Why Kick a Moo Cow | 5.50 | | |
| Squawk - Corvus Stout | 7.40 | | A serious heavy stout |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Roosters - Yankee | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Great Tom Mild (or Great Tom Winter Mild) | 3.80 | Not Tried |
22 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11.30pm close. More personnel changes here are afoot. A cask Gipsy Hill 9.5% Abbey Ale style beer "Monos Terion" is lurking in the cellar for imminent release to the unwary.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester - Six Malt Porter | 4.50 | | Simply nourishing |
| Signature Brew - Wild Winter | 6.80 | | A lovely belly warming spiced winter ale with cinnamon, vanilla, cardamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Red Rye | 5.80 | Not Tried |
14 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11.30pm close. There had been a Redemption Brewery tap takeover earlier this evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Special Edition Double Dry Hop Trinity | 3.00 | | |
| Redemption - Special Edition 46° North | 6.00 | | Heavily hopped and full bodied, a wow for the tastebuds. Hope they make this variant a Redemption core beer |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. How much more pleasant as the shouters leave during drinking up time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiper and True - Milk Shake | 5.60 | | Bottle conditioned |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | Last half out of cask and nowt to complain about |
| Exeter - 'fraid Not | 4.00 | | A watery thin gruel |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Porter | 5.40 | Not Tried | New on just before closing time |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - Life on Mars | 4.60 | Not Tried |
27 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter - Ferryman | 4.20 | | A simple traditional mid brown English hopped bitter - sheer luxury |
| Funky Hop Donkey (collaboration brand Raw / Pigeon Fishers) - Big Funky New England IPA | 6.20 | | No indication on pumpclip that this is a Raw beer. Thicker and hazier than a 50s London peasouper mixed with frogspawn |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | A Fuller's company beer now |
| Dark Star - Hophead | 3.80 | Not Tried | A Fuller's company beer now |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Polar Bear | 4.60 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Bexley - 6 Nations English Challenger | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The Harp
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 22 |
| 472 |
| 181 |
| 55 |
 | 6 |
The pub is found in Charing Cross, Central London, WC2N 4HS.
Formerly the Welsh Harp, a small narrow long pub on Chandos Place, just a stone's throw from Charing Cross railway station, so very handy for commuters. Hanging baskets at the front are attractive. A steep flight of stairs leads to the toilets and an upstairs room. There is an alley at the rear for smokers. Won the ultimate accolade as CAMRA National Pub of the Year in 2010. In 2011 CAMRA London Cider Pub of the Year, in 2012 CAMRA West London branch Pub of the Year, and again in 2014 as joint branch Pub of the Year and in 2016 and then 2018 as branch Pub of the Year once more. Previously privately owned it was sold to Fuller's in mid July 2014 for a reported £7 million so changes expected. Closed for some days in February 2015 for an upgrade to plumbing and electrics, in particular to swap over the Gents and Ladies toilets. Good range of regional and micro breweries beer available through 10 handpumps and a superb range of ciders and perries sold from boxes in the chilled cabinets behind the bar. 10% price discount for card carrying CAMRA members on cask ales.
We have visited this pub 415 times, seen 832 different beers and tried 353 of them.
Postcode: WC2N 4HS