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The Furze Wren (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Burning Sky - AuroraExcellent1
Three Acre - Skylark StoutGood1
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand BitterGood1
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London PorterGood1
Acorn - GorlovkaGood1
Mad Cat - Unsinkable SamGood1
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Honey PorterGood1
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%)Acceptable1
Southwark - Potters' Fields PorterAcceptable1
Southwark - Harvard APAAcceptable1
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!Acceptable1
Mad Cat - Crispin AmberAcceptable1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurAcceptable1
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Orange ZeusAcceptable1
Greene King - AbbotAcceptable1
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Acceptable1
Magpie - Angry BirdAcceptable1
Three Acre - Ruby PorterAcceptable1
Windsor & Eton - Windsor KnotPoor1
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Oakham - InfernoNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Three Acre - Best BitterNot Tried0
Marston's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden BeerNot Tried0
Keltek - Pilot GigNot Tried0
Sambrook's - ShowboatNot Tried0
Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle DoorNot Tried0
Sambrook's - PanenkaNot Tried0
Three Acre - Extra PaleNot Tried0
Rooster's - YankeeNot Tried0
Three Acre - Sussex MildNot Tried0
Sambrook's - VolleyNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer SunNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Trident Not Tried0
Southwark - Bankside BlondeNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale AleNot Tried0
Southwark - Bermondsey BestNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Big Stik!Not Tried0
Southwark - LPA London Pale AleNot Tried0
Southwark - Single Hop Series PinkNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Furze Wren, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Visits Details

29 Aug 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until near midnight. Venue open until 1am. A distress visit after the Superloop bus let me down.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Acorn - Gorlovka6.00GoodGood full-bodied nightcapper
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!4.80AcceptableOK but with faults
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Magpie - Angry Bird4.00Not Tried
Three Acre - Skylark Stout4.60Not Tried
Dorset Brewing Company - Durdle Door5.00Not Tried
Three Acre - Extra Pale4.50Not Tried
Three Acre - Sussex Mild3.30Not Tried
26 Aug 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last orders bell.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentSuperbly brewed and presented
Three Acre - Skylark Stout4.60GoodGood well brewed nightcap
Magpie - Angry Bird4.00AcceptableAn OK darker ale
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Oakham - Inferno4.00Not Tried
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Keltek - Pilot Gig5.20Not Tried
18 Aug 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Unsinkable Sam5.20GoodGood kick to the flavour
Mad Cat - Crispin Amber4.00AcceptableLow on taste, went flat in glass
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter4.00Not Tried
Southwark - Single Hop Series Pink5.00Not Tried
15 Aug 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. First since a hardly noticeable refurbishment closure. Absolutely packed - never seen it so busy before.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter4.00AcceptableSoon lost head and lacing
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not Tried
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50Not Tried
Mad Cat - Big Stik!4.40Not Tried
20 Jul 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Aborted evening visit. Furniture piled up inside for a refurbishment so closed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
13 Jul 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableRather caramelly back taste
Three Acre - Ruby Porter4.20AcceptableSoon went quite flat in the glass
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not Tried
Sambrook's - Volley3.40Not Tried
06 Jul 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter3.80GoodEasy drinking so gluggable
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter5.00GoodGood head and lacing on this nightcapper
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Orange Zeus4.80AcceptableRather sourer hopping than I expected
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Trident 3.40Not Tried
Sambrook's - Showboat4.30Not Tried
30 Jun 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late on. Mbappé FC World Cup match on TV, on mute.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Honey Porter4.90GoodNice drop with good bitter sweetness balance
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20AcceptableAlmost immediately after pour went flat in glass
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Rooster's - Yankee4.30Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Windsor Knot4.00Not Tried
Sambrook's - Panenka4.00Not Tried
Sambrook's - Volley3.40Not TriedEven a celebratory World Cup football special gets the minimise beer duty treatment
24 Jun 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90AcceptableHad better Jaipur
Windsor & Eton - Windsor Knot4.00PoorSoon totally flat in glass. Chore to drink so left scrag ends for the potman. No off flavours
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%)5.00Not Tried
Marston's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden Beer4.10Not Tried
Sambrook's - Showboat4.30Not Tried
Sambrook's - Panenka4.00Not Tried
22 Jun 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late. TV World Cup France match delayed by thunderstorm at half-time and well beyond.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%)5.00AcceptableSoon went flat in glass
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50AcceptableRather sour hopping. Suspect been in pipes a while as not quite chilled
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - Wainwright Gold a.k.a.The Golden Beer4.10Not Tried
Sambrook's - Showboat4.30Not TriedBrewery's World Cup football offering

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About The Furze Wren

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent90
Good191
Acceptable99
Poor17

Website.

The pub is found in Bexleyheath, Greater London, DA6 7DY.

Opened June 2002. Another huge 'Spoon's, in Market Place, Broadway Square. Seating is on several levels with ground floor toilets. 10 handpumps all in a row on the long bar counter. No new admittances permitted after 11pm. Closed for a refurbishment - re-opened 11th August 2026.

We have visited this pub 181 times, seen 553 different beers and tried 253 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA6 7DY