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The Jamaica Wine House (Shepherd Neame)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Shepherd Neame - Christmas AleGood1
Shepherd Neame - Double Stout (Bottled version)Good1
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterGood1
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde AmbitionGood1
Shepherd Neame - Late RedNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Jamaica Wine House, City, Central London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

21 Nov 2019 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime and surprisingly quiet. I was hoping for the Shepherd Neame monthly cask club ale here but there were just a few of the standards on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Good
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
01 Jun 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening, and nowhere near as crowded as this pub becomes later in the week. I went for a bottled beer as the price looked reasonable compared to the cask beers, only to be told when it came to time to pay that the prices advertised on the blackboard were ‘wrong’. I didn’t push the point that they can only expect me to pay the price that they are advertising.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Double Stout (Bottled version)5.20GoodPoured from a bottle and more heavily-carbonated than I really like. A black, strong-tasting, dry Stout. Has more ummph than the cask version.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
27 May 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Although technically on holiday today, I have been in the office this-morning and then had some business in the City. Popped in here during pouring rain for a quick lunchtime half. The pub is quiet and it is nice to be able to have a proper look around.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition4.50GoodPale golden colour. Nice hops. Quite bitter.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedAdvertised by pump clip, but not available.
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90Not TriedAdvertised by pump clip, but not available.
10 Dec 2012 (Stephen Harris)
It might be a Monday night (in fact it is), but this pub is uncomfortably crowded in the early evening. Always a delight to visit though, to see some of the preserved bar fittings.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Christmas Ale5.00GoodAmber-coloured, with a hint of strength and more hops than you expect from SN. Not at all Christmassy – quite pleasant in fact.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried

About The Jamaica Wine House

The pub sign. The Jamaica Wine House, City, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in City, Central London, EC3V 9DS.

Historic City pub in St Michael's Alley, that was established in around 1653 as the Pasqua Rosee’s Head, usually described as London’s first coffee house. The pub was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 and was again badly damaged by a serious local fire in 1748. By 1674 it had been trading as the Jamaica Coffee House and the name was amended to Jamaica Wine House in 1869. The present red brick, sandstone and terracotta building was put up in 1885. The ground floor bar is divided into four compartments by three wood panels. There is also a basement bar and some limited outside seating. Formerly a free house, this pub was acquired by Shepherd Neame in April 2009.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 7 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: EC3V 9DS