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The Cockpit (Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns))
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - St. George & the Dragon |  | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Pedigree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
13 Aug 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A few regulars at the bar and others in the lower seating area. I did not linger, given the state of the pint I drank.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | | I’m not sure how such a bad pint is possible? Almost transparently pale, thin and watery. Tastes like beer-flavoured water in fact. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
25 Apr 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A steady, early-evening trade.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadworth - St. George & the Dragon | 4.50 | | Copper-coloured and biscuit malty. Hint of hop. Nothing special. |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Pedigree | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Cockpit
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in City, Central London, EC4V 5BY.
This little pub is tucked away in St Andrew’s Hill, close to St Paul’s Cathedral and Blackfriars station. It is built on, or close to, the site of a house once owned by William Shakespeare and quite possibly once did house a cock-fighting pit. But when cock-fighting was banned in 1849 the pub’s name changed to the Three Castles, only reverting to the Cockpit name in (I think) the 1970s. It was a Courage Brewery pub and still shows that brewery’s signage. Remarkably, given its location, this pub retains very much a locals’ pub feel.
We have visited this pub twice, seen 6 different beers and tried 2 of them.
Postcode: EC4V 5BY