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The Sherlock Holmes (Greene King)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Wherry |  | 1 |
| Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer) |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - London Glory (superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A tourist trap with a couple having a heated "debate" before one walked out. Classic case of appalling point of sale information and / or lack of it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | | Barman said new cask on. Cloying unlike the clean crisp Wherry I recall in its early days. £4.40 pp! |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | No mention on pump clip that this is a Greene King beer |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | Not Tried | No abv on either clip here and no mention of its Greene King provenance, now that does mislead |
| Greene King - London Glory (superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.00 | Not Tried | 4.0% or 4.1%. Plastic old style clip on one bar said 4%, new metal style clip on other bar said 4.1%, GK website says 4% |
22 Feb 2009 (Dubbel)
We decided to do the 'London Ghost Walk' which, in actuality, was nothing more than a glorified pub crawl interspersed with a few unlikely tales. This was the first stop - and definitely one for the grinning foreign contingent in the group. The Americans just loved it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | | Greeted with a heartbreaking GK lineup of IPA, Abbot and OSH, I plumped for the obvious rebadge house beer. I'm going to stick my neck out here and suggest it was also brewed by Greene King. A weak, nondescript all-malt and no trousers brown ale, the most likely contender has to be Ruddles Best. The Americans thought it was great. |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Sherlock Holmes
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Charing Cross, Central London, WC2N 5DB.
Unbranded 'Traditional Pub' run by everyone's favourite brewer, Greene King. Prime location just off Trafalgar Square. Hideously touristy and the model preconception of every Johnny Foreigner. Inevitable wall cabinets with Holmes nicknacks including an illuminated hound's head. Central servery with 6 handpumps on either side.
We have visited this pub twice, seen 6 different beers and tried 2 of them.
Postcode: WC2N 5DB