Anspach & Hobday Bermondsey Pale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	06 Aug 2026
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	06 Aug 2026
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Aug 2026
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	04 Aug 2026
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Aug 2026
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Aug 2026
Hogan Sampling		02 Aug 2026	1st beer of this visit: Fresh on and presented with good head and lasting lacing on this Bermondsey Pale as appropriately named for its brewery based in a railway arch along Druid Street in London’s Bermondsey and established in 2013. While their taproom remains in Bermondsey, they expanded their core production to a larger brewing facility in Croydon in 2020. This straw-coloured, golden pale has here been produced as a nod to the hardworking families of Bermondsey who would travel to Kent to go hop picking or ‘oppin’ for their holidays for local breweries in bygone days. A gentle hoppiness on its first hit from its English Jester bred specifically as a seedling of the American Cascade hop to compete with punchy US varieties, lending grapefruit, tropical fruits and blackcurrant flavours and hints of lychee, "New World" style British hop, Ernest behind its juicy stone fruit such as apricot along with ripe mango, grapefruit and citrus peel, and English Bramling Cross hops behind its flavours of dark berry fruits such as blackcurrant, loganberry, blackberries, and plums, and mixed with a hint of lemony citrus and where Bramling Cross is more usually destined for the likes of traditional bitters, stouts and porters. A gentle spicy fruitiness rising from its biscuity and bready English Malted Barley. A dry and earthy hoppy bitterness lingering. Served in fine fettle.
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	22 Jul 2025
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 Jul 2025
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 Jul 2025
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	20 Jul 2025
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	24 Dec 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Dec 2024
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	23 Dec 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 Dec 2024
Hogan Sampling		22 Dec 2024	Good head and lacing for its second night on. A hoppy mouthfeel with a dryness lingering. Slightly lacklustre in flavours.
Hogan Sampling		21 Dec 2024	Fresh on and so good head and lacing. A very lightly hoppy mouthfeel and slightly lacklustre in flavouring. A very dry aftertaste.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Jun 2024	A dumbed down ale for duty saving
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	30 Jun 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	14 Apr 2024	They can keep their ABV dumbed down beer

The Royston, Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		10 Apr 2026

Simon the Tanner, Bermondsey, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		16 Nov 2024	Good head and lacing. Very slightly fruity with a touch of lemon flavouring.

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

The Vanbrugh (formerly The Duke of Greenwich; The Vanbrugh), East Greenwich, Greater London

The Furze Wren, Bexleyheath, Greater London

The Fox on the Hill, Denmark Hill, Greater London