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The Rusty Bucket (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Christmas Ale |  | 2 |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) |  | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 4 |
| Kirkstall - Kirkstall Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Oakham - Inferno | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Got The Face On | | 1 |
| Three Acre - Christmas Old Ale | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Glasshouse - Illuminomi | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hobsons - Twisted Spire | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Pigs in Blankets | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Oracle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Two by Two - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
27 Dec 2025 (Magnus Greel)
Mid afternoon and busy with, would you believe, a child's party in full swing with balloons and other party paraphernalia strewn around! Seems nowhere is sacred anymore?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Got The Face On | 4.50 | | A complex friuty, wheaty, oaty fare with flavours of mandarins, nectarines and melon contributed to my 5 a day! |
| Pig & Porter - Pigs in Blankets | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Christmas Old Ale | 5.60 | Not Tried |
22 Dec 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after local chores.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Acre - Christmas Old Ale | 5.60 | | First rate old ale |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Pigs in Blankets | 3.40 | Not Tried |
04 Dec 2024 (Magnus Greel)
Mid afternoon friendly welcome from the bubbly knowledgeable barmaid, a few others in including a couple of chaps playing chess, such is the chilled out laid back atmosphere as always here with subdued lighting and soft background music playing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | | Hoppy peachy smoky dry and flavoursome golden ale. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | New cask on today. If time had permitted would have stayed for more |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried |
27 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Afternoon visit after local chores. Good to see one of the Guvs serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Good condition and temperature but once again who knows what Harvey's Best should taste like |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried |
01 Apr 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Noisy with loud conversation and all seats taken bar one or two.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Good to see pub buying Harvey's in pins not firkins in view of smaller turnover of cask here compared with keg fizz |
| Salopian - Oracle | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Glasshouse - Illuminomi | 4.70 | Not Tried | Pre-warned had been on quite a time |
27 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Never known it so full with people having to stand too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | | Replacement ale was from a newly opened minikeg can - very fresh and acceptable but no way would want another |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 |  | After a few sips I could not have finished it. Very poor - poured from a metal pin and poured flat and lifeless and very tired. Replacement given and acknowledged as virtually from an empty cask |
| Hobsons - Twisted Spire | 3.50 | Not Tried |
24 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until its "until late" close. The temptation was more Harvey's Christmas Ale. Ended on a bottle of "wot the monks drink" Westmalle 4.8% Extra, a fairly new addition to its commercial output.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Christmas Ale | 7.50 | | A whole pint as Santa's nightcap |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
23 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief afternoon visit after local chores.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Christmas Ale | 7.50 | | Pleasant surprise in a gravity served pin. Only time for a half as later commitments required some degree of sobriety |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Session IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after local chores.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall - Kirkstall Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Excellent condition but flavour was rather boring and one dimensional |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | A well tipped cask |
About The Rusty Bucket
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 45 |
| 58 |
| 19 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Eltham, Greater London, SE9 5PR.
In Court Yard just off the High Street the former Crown pub has been part transformed following a wider development of the entire premises. A small bar, along the lines of the micropub style, which opened in April 2018 selling cask ales and ciders / perries served on gravity dispense from a cooled small walk-in cellar room behind the bar counter and with 18 keg beer taps on the back wall too. Seating is at trestle style tables and low chairs. The original ground floor pub frontage has been retained. Card payment only, no cash accepted.
We have visited this pub 98 times, seen 151 different beers and tried 83 of them.
Postcode: SE9 5PR