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The Pommelers Rest (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 1 |
| Downton - Chimera Quadhop | | 1 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Yakima |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 1 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Goodwill Festive Ale | | 1 |
| Itchen Valley - Tower Bridge | | 3 |
| Loddon - Flight of Fancy |  | 1 |
| Loddon - Hocus Pocus |  | 1 |
| Mordue - Radgie Gadgie | | 1 |
| Nottingham - Dreadnought | | 1 |
| RCH - Steam Sluice | | 1 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Springhead - Charlie's Angel | | 1 |
| Tring - Colley's Dog | | 1 |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Phonics | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Vienna Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - O'Hara's JDW Irish Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Lavender Hill (originally exclusively for Nicholson's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Father Thames | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!! | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit after break up of CAMRA SE London branch AGM nearby.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Windsor & Eton - Father Thames | 4.80 | Not Tried | Effectively the only true guest beer on |
31 Mar 2016 (Stephen Harris)
The recent Wetherspoon beer festival still seems to be in full swing here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Yakima | 4.00 | | Some kind of red beer with above average hop tastes. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Vienna Red | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - Phonics | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - O'Hara's JDW Irish Red | 4.50 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Just for a change from the CAMRA branch AGM at Southwark Brewery, that I had just left, I had a Southwark beer here too!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Stone Amber Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
25 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening late.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham - Dreadnought | 4.50 | | Hazy and not clean tasting. Cloying. Perhaps reflects its apparent fire sale price at £2.49 pp |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!! | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Lavender Hill (originally exclusively for Nicholson's) | 4.50 | Not Tried |
16 Jan 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Substitute venue for SE London CAMRA Branch AGM. Just too noisy for business to be satisfactorily transacted but good spread put on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Colley's Dog | 5.20 | | |
| RCH - Steam Sluice | 3.80 | | Floral hop taste |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Goodwill Festive Ale | 5.00 | | O'Hanlon's clip still in use |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried |
10 Feb 2008 (Ian)
Sunday lunchtime. A beautiful sunny day in London. I had Sunday roast here and then went on to Borough Market to watch the Manchester derby.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon - Hocus Pocus | 4.60 | | Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Some rather nice fruit and malts with a sour edge. Lovely old style ale. Good roasty dry malts and then this sour finish is excellent. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Very poor pint of this, muddy golden beer. |
23 Jun 2007 (Steve)
Me Gail and Dan were doing our Joe Tourist thing in London we met some relatives.
It was early afternoon and the Pub was fairly empty some people were smoking outside no smoking policy introduced already
Food wasn't up to much
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Valley - Tower Bridge | 4.50 | | Malty wasn't in very good condition but drinkable |
21 Apr 2007 (Ian)
Pub number 7 on the SE London crawl. Stopped off for a beer and a burger. Decent line up of UK micros
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhead - Charlie's Angel | 4.50 | | Copper with thin white head. It's a bitter. Good yeast, malt, hop mix, but still a bitter. Good fruit, rather drinkable. |
| Mordue - Radgie Gadgie | 4.80 | | Copper with lasting off white head. No offence, but this could be a strong bitter from anyone in the UK. Decent heat from the alcohol, but hop profile is very English. Earthy. Heat and nice hop on finish. |
| Itchen Valley - Tower Bridge | 4.50 | | Rich malt, very good hop, some choc. Hop is English, slightly tart, sharp, tingly. I like it, good English bitter, excellent malt hop balance. |
| Loddon - Flight of Fancy | 4.20 | | Pale gold, slight haze, thin white head. Cardboard. Smells a bit of stale cereal. Tastes of chewing on cardboard with a bit of an English citrus golden beer behind it. I mean it's a good beer if you got rid of the wheat. |
21 Nov 2006 (Ian)
Mid evening on a Tuesday and there were quite a few people in having a drink and a meal. Architecturaly, quite a nice building and I do like the booths in the dining area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Valley - Tower Bridge | 4.50 | | Amber colour with thick creamy beige head. Lovely bitter. Great malt and then this kick of hop on the end. Aroma of malty fruit. The bitterness on finish is stunning. Great bitter. Fruit verges on stone fruit. But the bitterness is great. Smooth in mouth, lacks just a bit of body |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2005 (Ian)
Reasonably busy on an early Saturday lunchtime. Staff were friendly. Although badge for Oakham's Bishop's Farewell was on a pump clip, it wasn't quite ready yet.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downton - Chimera Quadhop | 3.90 | | Nice enuff citrus hop aroma, but malts are stale and dull. Hazy gold colour with white head. Finish has some citrus/hop |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Pommelers Rest
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
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| 2 |
| 9 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Southwark, Central London, SE1 2UN.
Multi-room corner pub on the southern approach to Tower Bridge. Each area is distinctive. Child friendly area has booths with red leather seats. Fairly standard Wetherspoon's. 12 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 6.
We have visited this pub 10 times, seen 32 different beers and tried 14 of them.
Postcode: SE1 2UN