PubsandBeer
The Bull (Ei Group (formerly Enterprise Inns))
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Long Man - Best Bitter |  | 3 |
| Butcombe - Rare Breed (or Adam Henson's Rare Breed) | | 2 |
| Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale) | | 2 |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale |  | 1 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 1 |
| Exmoor - Christmas Ale | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - White Witch | | 1 |
| Exmoor - Fox |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Jolly Mr. Fezziwig | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells A Good Stuffing | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Long Man - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Courage Best Bitter (was brewed at Banks's for a while) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Spring Watch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
15 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until an earlier close than expected no doubt due to low footfall. Quite a transformation in décor and furnishing since my last visit with the saloon bar being all Chesterfields and leather armchairs. Highlight was the pool players' juke box music choices in the public bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Fresh on earlier in the day, tremendous fobbing on pouring and haze |
| Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale) | 4.00 | Not Tried |
10 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Sat in the almost deserted saloon with many seats upturned already, the public was where the jukebox singalong to action was.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale) | 4.00 | | Stale, sourish and with apple flavours |
| Butcombe - Rare Breed (or Adam Henson's Rare Breed) | 3.80 | | Fobbed on pouring which made me doubt it. Alas, like my different first pint, was sourish, stale and apple flavours too. Even dashes of lemonade did not take the edge off it |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
11 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. Impressed by new tenants and how real ales kept. Grey pastel décor throughout, which style is not a personal favourite of mine.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wye Valley - HPA (Hereford Pale Ale) | 4.00 | | Very light in colour but good bitterness |
| Butcombe - Rare Breed (or Adam Henson's Rare Breed) | 3.80 | | First was excellent and second even better being a tad cooler |
| Marston's - Courage Best Bitter (was brewed at Banks's for a while) | 4.00 | Not Tried |
28 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until the last orders bell. Something here seems to have subtly changed or maybe it was just that the beer selection was very limited.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Good enough but pretty basic |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close. An unspoilt example of a community boozer, just regulars in, as they always do.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor - Christmas Ale | 3.80 | | The name conjures up spices and Christmas pudding but it seemed to be just an un-special session bitter |
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Perhaps rather fresh, seemed caramel sweet, did not want a second one |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Jolly Mr. Fezziwig | 4.50 | Not Tried |
22 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close plus a bit. Always good to try this neighbourhood local which has no airs and graces. A rare Gents' loo smelling of bleach like they all used to once!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Man - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Caramel taste, not one I like in a beer. Odd shaped Brains branded glass used |
| Exmoor - Fox | 4.20 | | Pretty bland best bitter with sweetish aftertaste |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Spring Watch | 3.90 | Not Tried |
27 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Lots of Charlton Athletic distraught activists' paperwork and beer mats about.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - White Witch | 3.90 | | |
| Butcombe - Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Long Man - American Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
18 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | | Couldn't fault it |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells A Good Stuffing | 4.50 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | | In superb condition |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Limited range tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Coaster (or Cornish Coaster) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier Burning Gold (use Eagle entry now please) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The Bull
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 13 |
| 11 |
| 5 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Woolwich, Greater London, SE18 3HP.
Located at the southern extremity of Woolwich on the border with Eltham and virtually on the brow of Shooters Hill. It dates from 1749 (though it was rebuilt in 1881) and it was a popular stopping place for coaches travelling along the route between London and Dover (Shooters Hill Road follows the route of the Roman Watling Street). The Bull is reputedly haunted by ghostly footsteps and according to The Haunted Pub Guide by Guy Lyon Playfair ‘Mrs Weedon, a former landlady, has also mentioned a fleeting impression of a face looming at her out of the air.’ It consists of 2 quite separate bars (unusual these days) being a public and a saloon with separate street entrance doors. Recently given a makeover throughout. A circular bar counter provides a central servery to both bars. 3 handpumps in total and all in the saloon bar. Extensive garden with a pizza concession out there at weekends.
We have visited this pub 26 times, seen 50 different beers and tried 19 of them.
Postcode: SE18 3HP