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Star & Garter (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale - Black Mass |  | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Inclination |  | 1 |
| Buxton - Effing & Jeffing |  | 1 |
| DEYA - Into the Haze | | 1 |
| Elusive - Shibuya | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Boddingtons Cask | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | | 1 |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Bitter - Simonds 1880 | | 1 |
| Kirkstall - Abbey Ale | | 1 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Man O' Hoy | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Tartarus - Lenghelo - cappuccino porter | | 1 |
| Three Acre - Southern Strong Ale | | 1 |
| Vocation - Life & Death | | 1 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Golden Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Pulling Up Trees | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Hand - Super Tidy IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Pale Blue Dot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Walkin' Snakes | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - Gone are the Days | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - Long are the Nights | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Lido | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Neon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fownd - Stardust | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Chinook & Bullion Joined at the Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Green Ernest | Not Tried | 0 |
| Left Handed Giant - Beyond Time | Not Tried | 0 |
| Left Handed Giant - Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Left Handed Giant - Golden Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liquid Light - Hole in my Shoe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Atlas | Not Tried | 0 |
| Neptune - Marzen | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - El Dorado | Not Tried | 0 |
| Newbarns - Nelson Sauvin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pentrich - Grow Your Own | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pentrich - Heart Drones | Not Tried | 0 |
| Runaway - Northwest Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Bliss Point | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Tropical Swan | Not Tried | 0 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Triple Point - Zephyr | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vocation - Lo-Fi | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Oct 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Very sparsely inhabited.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Inclination | 4.80 | | Good condition but rather watery for a brown ale |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Big Hand - Super Tidy IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Green Ernest | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Bitter - Simonds 1880 | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pentrich - Grow Your Own | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Walkin' Snakes | 5.00 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Bitter - Simonds 1880 | 5.60 | | A hazy old recipe. Bitter sweet |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | 6.50 | | Poured totally flat, lifeless. Does an ale like this no favours |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Pale Blue Dot | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Inclination | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Newbarns - Nelson Sauvin | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pentrich - Heart Drones | 3.80 | Not Tried |
10 Oct 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Effing & Jeffing | 6.10 | | 6.1% with obvious oooooooomph but alas poured totally flat - 6th handpump could not have helped |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Tropical Swan | 3.40 | Not Tried |
04 Oct 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Last punter in for last 30 or so minutes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Man O' Hoy | 4.20 | | New cask on today - very fresh, perhaps too fresh |
| Three Acre - Southern Strong Ale | 7.00 | | Disappointing 7%er - perfectly flat on pour and not rejuvenatable with multiple decantings between two glasses |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Runaway - Northwest Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Neptune - Marzen | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Tropical Swan | 3.40 | Not Tried | No visible ABV on pumpclip - probably best hidden when duty avoider 3.4% |
| Triple Point - Zephyr | 3.90 | Not Tried |
19 Sep 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Boddingtons Cask | 4.00 | | Had to try it - a fake Boddingtons and even in a Boddingtons branded glass. An OK golden ale with enjoyable bitterness |
| Kirkstall - Abbey Ale | 5.50 | | I guess this is a Belgian beer style. A half was enough |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Inclination | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Chinook & Bullion Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | Not Tried |
12 Sep 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elusive - Shibuya | 4.50 | | Standard Elusive fare. So much from it tastes the same - just lemon juice |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | 6th handpump victim or just tired? Poured and stayed quite flat |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fownd - Stardust | 4.80 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | | First rate, zingy, head and lacing endured right through |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Condition served in the glass doomed by 6th handpump dispense once more. Multiple decantings between two glasses produced some subsequent head and lacing |
| Left Handed Giant - Golden Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Atlas | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tartarus - Lenghelo - cappuccino porter | 6.30 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Neon | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Beyond Time | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Aug 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartarus - Lenghelo - cappuccino porter | 6.30 | | Vanilla coffee stout. A half was quite enough |
| DEYA - Into the Haze | 6.20 | | 6th pump dispense. Poured flat, no head or lacing. Lots of mouthfeel zing. Milk shake lemon juice job |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Golden Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - El Dorado | 4.50 | Not Tried |
22 Aug 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation - Life & Death | 6.50 | | Not my favourite style but this was in peak condition with a very zingy mouthfeel |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Golden Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Liquid Light - Hole in my Shoe | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Pulling Up Trees | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - Gone are the Days | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Lo-Fi | 3.50 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale - Black Mass | 6.60 | | Black IPA. A real handful of taste which kept head throughput the pint too |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Liquid Light - Hole in my Shoe | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Bliss Point | 5.00 | Not Tried | Hazy job so no go |
| Cloudwater - Long are the Nights | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Lido | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About the Star & Garter
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 113 |
| 109 |
| 50 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Bromley, Greater London, BR1 1NZ.
An exceptionally attractive external fascia (on all three storeys) on a High Street pub that re-opened in November 2016 after a period of closure. 16 prominent keg taps face the doors but there are 8 handpumps on the left hand side of the bar counter. The front doors and windows glass and woodwork are original. Run by the same operators as Stormbird in Camberwell. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Competitive cask ales pricing here.
We have visited this pub 155 times, seen 511 different beers and tried 209 of them.
Postcode: BR1 1NZ