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Craft Beer Co. (Craft Beer Company)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn - 7 Seas |  | 1 |
| Acorn - Helga IPA | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Bandit | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Walking Shadows |  | 1 |
| Beavertown - Ajna | | 1 |
| Gun - Smoked Rye | | 1 |
| Hastings - Four Cees APA | | 1 |
| Kent - Craft Pale | | 1 |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Modern Way Session IPA | | 1 |
| Tiny Rebel - Zool | | 1 |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Gorlovka | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Harvester | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Sovereign | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anarchy - Crime Scene | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bad Seed - Hitchhiker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bad Seed - Saint Clements | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bad Seed - Woodsman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beavertown - Smog Rocket | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Velo Dog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Black | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mash Tonne | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Clerkenwell Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Craft Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Craft Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Blue Skies IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Inferno | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Jester's Ferret | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - New World Order | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - California Common | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Der Kaizer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Fort Smith | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Pilsnear | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - The Accomplice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - White Rose Charity Pale Ale (Henshaws Society for blind people) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Barista Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Diablo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Teleporter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel - Beat Box | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel - FUBAR | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tiny Rebel - HANK | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
29 Dec 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-afternoon in a quiet week for pubs, including this one (relatively speaking) – all tables are occupied in both bars, but I manage to find a ledge to stand next to.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Seed - Bandit | 4.50 | | A golden beer with prominent New World hop flavours (Citra, Bravo, Columbus, Cascade). |
| Bad Seed - Walking Shadows | 5.00 | | A ‘Cascadian Dark Ale’, which I think is synonymous with ‘Black IPA’, but I might be wrong. This is a dark brown beer with very bitter, roast malt flavours which are not quite balanced by the strong hop flavours I was expecting. The hops do come through though and it’s still pretty good. |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anarchy - Crime Scene | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Craft Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Bad Seed - Woodsman | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bad Seed - Saint Clements | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bad Seed - Hitchhiker | 6.20 | Not Tried |
23 Jan 2017 (ChrisE)
I had not been here before because I had been put off by the Craft name and fears of high prices. I was pleasantly surprised at the choice of real cask ales and impressed with the menus that are kept up to date with the beers on sale at the time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | | |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Teleporter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Ashburnham Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - New World Order | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Mid Monday evening. Busy but accessible.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Modern Way Session IPA | 4.30 | | A golden ‘Session IPA’. Very tasty. |
| Gun - Smoked Rye | 4.70 | | Pale gold. Very smoky. Reeks of Bamberg. |
| Kent - Clerkenwell Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Fort Smith | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - The Accomplice | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - White Rose Charity Pale Ale (Henshaws Society for blind people) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Blue Skies IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - California Common | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Pilsnear | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Velo Dog | 5.00 | Not Tried |
04 Nov 2015 (Stephen Harris)
A very wide selection of top-notch beers available here. I had time just for a couple of halves and a bag of Soffles. Busy, although not as crowded as in the photo above. Good to see a couple of Beavertown beers in cask format.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings - Four Cees APA | 5.70 | | This beer cannot boast as many ‘C’s as Titanic Brewery’s current offering, but Cascade, Centennial, Chinook and Columbus prove quite enough for a classic, cloudy (unfined) West Coast-style APA. |
| Beavertown - Ajna | 4.00 | | A collaboration beer with Dogfish Head Brewery and may have been brewed in the USA, produced for this year’s Rainbow Beer project. Pinkish-red in colour. It is a tart, sour, fruity beer (raspberries?). A little bit of woodiness from oak barrel aging. |
| Beavertown - Smog Rocket | 5.40 | Not Tried |
22 Sep 2014 (Stephen Harris)
A Monday evening close to the end of the month – surely it won’t be too busy, I thought, having failed to get served in here when I tried once before. It turned out to be busy, but not over-crowded. Nice breweriana on display in the cellar bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Rebel - Zool | 4.80 | | Pale in colour. Excellent, hoppy taste and a long finish. |
| Acorn - Helga IPA | 5.00 | | A tasty, amber-coloured IPA with unfamiliar Australian hops. |
| Acorn - 7 Seas | 4.70 | | A golden-coloured US-style Pale Ale with rye in the mix and good hop flavours. |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Gorlovka | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Harvester | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Sovereign | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Tiny Rebel - FUBAR | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Der Kaizer | 4.80 | Not Tried |
09 Jun 2014 (Archie14)
Very very busy evening session with 12 ales on plus 15 keg beers plus over 30 unusual beers in bottles.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Craft Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Teleporter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Black | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Diablo | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Jester's Ferret | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Barista Espresso Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tiny Rebel - HANK | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tiny Rebel - Beat Box | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Mash Tonne | 5.40 | Not Tried |
About the Craft Beer Co.
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 9 |
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The pub is found in Covent Garden, Central London, WC1V 7AA.
This pub in High Holborn was established by 1926 as the Oporto Stores. It was a Charrington’s Brewery house and closed in 1958, re-opening in 1961 at the foot of a modern development on the site. In 2014 it was converted to a Craft Beer Co. pub, selling craft brews from real ales to interesting keg beers.
We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 54 different beers and tried 11 of them.
Postcode: WC1V 7AA