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The Red Lion (Fuller Smith & Turner)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideAcceptable1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESBAcceptable1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Summer AleNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers AleNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSBNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Five Points - BestNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Red Lion, Whitehall, Central London

Visits Details

05 May 2026 (Jack William)
Mid afternoon visit - taking Canadian relatives around the sights of London. I told them that this was the Prime Minister’s local - but he was probably a bit busy at the moment for a pint. Beautiful interior. Would that the London Pride was still under a fiver Mr Pirrip. Haven’t seen ESB on draught for a while - won’t be trying it again at £7.10.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50AcceptableBeing kind with the scoring. The beer was good, just not quite a full pint and over £7.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
Five Points - Best4.10Not Tried
31 Jul 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A budget busting £4.09 for a pint of London Pride.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10AcceptableOverly sweet and cloying. I wondered if Tate & Lyle had started brewing
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Summer Ale3.90Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale3.60Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried

About The Red Lion

The pub sign. The Red Lion, Whitehall, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Whitehall, Central London, SW1A 2NH.

A narrow corner pub with a bare boarded main ground floor bar with 6 ornate handpumps in 2 banks, each of 3. There is also an upstairs dining room and a downstairs cellar bar. Has a history of use by parliamentarians and has some Prime Ministers' portraits. Recently refurbished and became an Ale & Pie house.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 7 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Postcode: SW1A 2NH