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The Roebuck (Wellington Pub Company)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best |  | 1 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale |  | 2 |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | | 1 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | | 1 |
| Purity - Pure UBU | | 3 |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Truman's Runner |  | 1 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | Not Tried | 0 |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
09 May 2026 (Wittenden)
Mid afternoon on our potter round The Borough. Busy outside in the sun, we sat inside and forgot we were elderly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | | Stalwart. |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Sturdy. |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | |
10 May 2025 (Wittenden)
Pleasant airy pub on a sunny Saturday afternoon.Convivial welcome.Second station of our conclave.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Workmanlike pale. |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | Not Tried |
06 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. A welcome liveliness from bar staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | | Always try this when I see it - probably best of Five Points's ales. |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
25 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Rather impersonal place in my view.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | One of those pints with a flattish lifeless head and little mouthfeel |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
30 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit for a London Regional CAMRA communications meeting to be given feedback from the recent national AGM in Coventry, so we used the upstairs function room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | Must have been a cask change as this second pint was superb on flavour, head and condition |
| Purity - Pure UBU | 4.50 | | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Swift | 3.90 | Not Tried |
05 Mar 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Not particularly busy in the early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | | Amber-coloured, bitter, malty beer with subtle hopping. |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Truman's Runner | 4.00 | | Now believed to be contract brewed at Everard’s (formerly Nethergate) whilst the Truman’s people continue to seek a brewery premises of their own in east London. A reddish-brown, fruity but dry bitter. |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Roebuck
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Borough, Central London, SE1 4YG.
A prominent, street-corner, former Truman’s Brewery pub in Great Dover Street, a largely residential area close to Borough tube station. It was modernised and refurbished in 2003 and now provides comfortable seating in the large ground floor bar. It is operated by the Parched London Pub company. Known for its weekly poetry readings in the upstairs function room which has a bar counter but no handpumps. There is a large oval central servery on the ground floor with 4 handpumps.
We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 11 different beers and tried 7 of them.
Postcode: SE1 4YG