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The Shipwrights Arms (Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns))

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Ghost ShipExcellent1
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPAAcceptable3
Black Sheep - Best BitterAcceptable1
Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - BitterAcceptable1
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Adnams - Southwold BitterNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)Not Tried0
Caledonian - Flying Scotsman (superseded by 3.5% version)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Shipwrights Arms, Southwark, Central London

Visits Details

25 Sep 2018 (Jack William)
Swift pint early evening en-route to South Bermondsey. The pub was heaving inside and out, mainly with suits. Not a tie in sight however - wow things have changed so much in the City, not.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Good
Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Bitter3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
24 Oct 2016 (Stephen Harris)
It’s around 15 years since my brief time as a regular in here when Andy Bishop was Guv’nor. My first visit since the area has been swept up by City expansion.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50ExcellentA tasty pint in great condition. Mellow and mature.
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Bitter3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
11 Apr 2016 (Jack William)
Mid afternoon - comfortably busy. Disappointing choice of beer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Bitter3.40AcceptableRather boring "cooking bitter".
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
31 Mar 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Local CAMRA AGM in upstairs function room. Range of national brews only which is uninspiring. Superb buffet but unhealthy as buffets always must be.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80AcceptableAt £4 pp I made one last all meeting through. £3.40 would be competitive
Caledonian - Flying Scotsman (superseded by 3.5% version)4.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not TriedOn 2 of the 6 pumps
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
16 Jan 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Local CAMRA branch AGM held here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80AcceptableBland
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Caledonian - Flying Scotsman (superseded by 3.5% version)4.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
14 Jul 2011 (oz11)
Third pub on crawl. Busy with early evening office workers. Uninspiring range of beers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80AcceptableUsed to be a favourite of mine, now nothing like I remember but I don't think the pub can take any blame. On the positive side the first beer of the day served at correct temperature!
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not Tried
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried

About The Shipwrights Arms

The pub sign. The Shipwrights Arms, Southwark, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good1
Acceptable4
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Southwark, Central London, SE1 2TF.

Very blue from the outside, this Tooley Street pub has a central bar in the middle with six handpumps. A superb tiled mural, of shipwrights at work, adorns one wall. Large upstairs function room. 3 handpumps at the front and 3 at the rear of the circular bar counter.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 9 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE1 2TF