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The Little Driver (Craft Union Pub Co. (part of Stonegate [formerly Ei Group itself formerly Enterprise Inns]))

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride		2

Picture 1. The Little Driver, Bow, Greater London

Picture 2. The Little Driver, Bow, Greater London

Michael Croxford

Visits Details

03 Dec 2015 (HSB)

14:35 Been on my pubs to visit list for years but never got here before. Lots of interesting features, including an ornate fireplace with back-painted mirrors and of course the Hoare & Co mirror which dominates one wall. The barmaid had known the pub for some time and said that the dividing panels had been removed 25 years ago. An interesting detail is the more ornate bar counter in the area that was formerly the best bar. Reasonably busy with a group watching the horse-racing on the telly.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride	4.10		A bit long in the tooth

21 Sep 2015 (Stephen Harris)

Quite an early evening bustle in here. Not impressed with my pint though.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride	4.10		An odd pint of Pride. Chilled and thin-tasting, it is slightly sharp and smells of marzipan (which is an off-flavour, although I forget which one).

About The Little Driver

The pub sign. The Little Driver, Bow, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Bow, Greater London, E3 2AN.

A highly traditional pub located between Bow Road and Bow Church stations in Bow Road. Believed to have been established in 1805, this pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1869. The array of doorways shows its former multi-bar layout, but today it is all one room. There was a fantastic ‘Hoare & Co.’s Celebrated Stout’ mirror – worth visiting the pub just to see this until removed in latest renovations. In the 1930s, this pub was part of the Dirty Dick’s pub chain and in more recent years was known as a Charrington’s house. The pub was renovated in 2008 and made very much more attractive inside, with the glass gantry removed at this time. Re-opened in May 2022 as a Craft Union house after a lease expiry.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 1 beer and tried it.

Map location

Postcode: E3 2AN