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The Blue Maid (formerly The Blue Eyed Maid) (Punch Taverns)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Five Points - BestGood4
Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%)Excellent1
Redemption - Fellowship PorterExcellent1
UnBarred (brewed at Two Tribes then later at Missing Link) - Extra PaleGood1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordAcceptable1
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Elusive - Cluster APANot Tried0
Elusive - RosebladeNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Party WaveNot Tried0
Radio City Beer Works - WirelessNot Tried0
Redemption - HopspurNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Blue Maid (formerly The Blue Eyed Maid), Borough, Central London

Visits Details

09 May 2026 (Wittenden)
Fleeting late afternoon visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
UnBarred (brewed at Two Tribes then later at Missing Link) - Extra Pale4.30GoodHazy Pale Ale.Willowy
Five Points - Best4.10Not Tried
Elusive - Cluster APA4.00Not Tried
05 Jan 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Still noisy, echoey and in need of soft furnishings / sound baffles.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best4.10AcceptableDid not enjoy as almost served tepid
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Party Wave4.50Not Tried
Elusive - Roseblade3.40Not TriedScore: Not Tried. Dark Mild - looked good in others' glasses
06 Aug 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. As before the corridor and back room so noisy without noise baffling of some sort.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best4.10AcceptableAll the flavour was there but pint was tepid and not a particularly high temperature day outside
Redemption - Hopspur4.50Not Tried
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
07 Jun 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Good footfall but oh so very noisy sitting in the "corridor" area.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%)3.40ExcellentTop form - one to glug glug and glug
Five Points - Best4.10GoodGood condition but have had better
Radio City Beer Works - Wireless3.40Not Tried
03 May 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Quite a transformation from its previous incarnation. A narrow but deep floor space. All cask ales a fiver here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10ExcellentObviously well cared for
Five Points - Best4.10ExcellentThe regular ale here, obviously well cared for and moving fast
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
20 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening. Lights off, no sign of life and an alternative venue for several events on a poster on the front door window.
BeerABVScoreNotes
11 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. The security guy, I hope jokingly, asked if I had Id - must be my youthful looking skin! Naturally I insisted that I was over 21 and he relented.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30AcceptableSeemed tasty at first but came over all cloying
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried

About The Blue Maid (formerly The Blue Eyed Maid)

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good2
Acceptable3
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Borough, Central London, SE1 1HR.

Corner house on Borough High Street and its junction with a narrow alley. Bar and restaurant by day but transforms 7 nights a week into a low-lit karaoke venue with 4 large screens showing the lyrics, complemented by flashing and roving coloured lighting. The area adjacent to the karaoke stage is often used for impromptu dancing. Long narrow bar floor area and the counter has 3 handpumps. Been boarded up for several years and at November 2021 all windows and entrances have metal stud plates over them. Local press talked of a possible April 2025 re-opening and it did re-open with new name on Monday 7th April 2025. Now has 3 handpumps and 19 keg taps.

We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 13 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE1 1HR