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The Duke of Sussex (Hippo Inns: Ei (formerly Enterprise Inns) / Rupert Clevely collaboration)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr |  | 2 |
| Purity - Pure Gold | | 1 |
| Hogs Back - England's Glory | | 1 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best |  | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Truman's Zephyr | | 1 |
| Hogs Back - HBB |  | 2 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Front Row | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Gunboat Smith | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Attaboy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Sep 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Lunchtime fairly busy with mostly diners and a couple of drinkers at the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Pure Gold | 3.80 | | Crisp clear golden slightly chilled, nice combination of breadiness and peachy lemon flavours |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Attaboy | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Atlantic Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
04 Feb 2017 (Magnus Greel)
Late afternoon standing room only. Modernised and trendy since my last visit many moons ago.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | | Instant no mess hop hit here. Nice! |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Gunboat Smith | 5.20 | Not Tried |
15 Jun 2016 (Andrew)
Nice pub. Not too busy so I sat at a table in the middle of the pub and watched people go about their pub business.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | | Chestnut brown bitter. Slightly resinous and woody. |
| East London (ELB) - Truman's Zephyr | 4.40 | | Pale zingy bitter with hints of lemon |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried |
25 Apr 2016 (Stephen Harris)
The expected re-vamp of this pub has taken place. It still looks the same outside, but is transformed within. Opened-out and modernised. Expanded cask beer offering. Pretty busy tonight for the re-opening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | | An amber-coloured, hoppy pint in fab condition. |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Black Sheep - Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried |
07 May 2015 (Stephen Harris)
I took the advice to visit whilst I could. Not many old-style pubs like this left in central London. I sat in the Saloon Bar and listened to the radio. I didn’t know radio still existed. Not a wildly exciting beer choice, but I was offered some free crisps to go with it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | | OK I guess. |
03 Apr 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening late. Visited here prompted by Michael Croxford's post yesterday. Some good and some bad karaokers but the pub Guv crooned to several tunes with much acclaim. Morning Advertiser reports that Enterprise Inns wants to transfer this pub into a managed operation, with disputed compensation for the existing tenant.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogs Back - England's Glory | 4.40 | | Fresh cask on to replace the HBB. Excellent condition |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | | |
| Hogs Back - HBB | 3.70 |  | Tasted sharp to me and was swapped with some chagrin. Noted it ran out several pints on |
02 Apr 2015 (HSB)
18:30 Last stop of the day. I have seen this pub dozens of times but never crossed over Lower Marsh to visit. An omission on my part. Busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogs Back - HBB | 3.70 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Front Row | 3.70 | Not Tried |
About The Duke of Sussex
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Waterloo, Central London, SE1 7AY.
Old Truman, Hanbury and Buxton pub with all external signage still in situ. Was two bars, very traditional feel. The landlord had been there over thirty years at the time of the first documented visit on this website. There were rumours of forthcoming changes. Too late now to enjoy an old style London boozer as it re-opened in April 2016 after considerable internal changes.
We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 16 different beers and tried 8 of them.
Postcode: SE1 7AY