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The Holy Tavern (formerly The Jerusalem Tavern) (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Old Style Porter |  | 1 |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | | 2 |
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | | 2 |
| St Peter's - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Gold Rush |  | 1 |
| St Peter's - Hop It | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Boo! | | 1 |
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Mild | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Hoppy T'Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Twisted Edge | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Jun 2021 (Magnus Greel)
Lunchtime and the quietest I've seen this place, just the four of us inside and a similar amount outside made for a pleasant relaxed atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | |
24 Jun 2021 (ChrisE)
Lunch time and quiet. Very pleasant.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | |
08 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Arrival just before 4pm allowed acquisition of the last table.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Hop It | 4.20 | | A copper-coloured Bitter. Sweet and malty with caramel tastes but also some good hops. |
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Mid evening busy as expected, we sat in the gallery seats but found it too stuffy so moved back downstairs when a table became vacant.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | 4.50 | | |
| St Peter's - Plum Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried |
03 Jul 2018 (ChrisE)
Evening visit and relaxing, we just enjoyed good conversation and beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Ruby Red | 4.30 | |
19 Apr 2018 (Stephen Harris)
I’m here shortly before 5pm, ahead of the after-work rush and it is nice to be able to find a seat inside and be able to drink out of a proper glass. I overhear somebody explaining erroneously to another customer how the pub is 300 years old and one of the most historic in London.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Plum Porter | 4.60 | | Very deep ruby-red in colour. Bursting with plum flavour. |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Twisted Edge | 4.30 | Not Tried |
20 Oct 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Unfeasibly busy here after work, and, like loads of other people, we’re out on the pavement. I did not really get near enough to the bar to record the full range of beers available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Old Style Porter | 5.10 | | A really very good Porter. |
| St Peter's - Boo! | 5.20 | | I thought from the clip that this might be a pumpkin beer – in fact it was not obviously so. Dark and hearty. |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried |
28 Apr 2016 (Stephen Harris)
After work with Dave R. Although the pub was packed, we struck lucky and after a little while acquired the table upstairs in the ‘Crow’s Nest’.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | Poured from a bottle. Lush, smooth, creamy Stout. |
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | | A pretty decent, dark Mild. |
| St Peter's - Gold Rush | 4.30 | | A malt-led golden beer. |
14 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. New striking St Peter's pump clips in use. Latebirds from nearby SPBW AGM meeting were here before me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale | 5.50 | | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Hoppy T'Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Mar 2015 (Stephen Harris)
I do so like this pub. Trouble is I find it intolerably busy at the time of day (early evening) that I am best able to visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | Lush, black, strong, smooth and creamy. |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer | 3.60 | Not Tried |
About The Holy Tavern (formerly The Jerusalem Tavern)
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 16 |
| 21 |
 | 8 |
 | - |
The pub is found in Clerkenwell, Central London, EC1M 5UQ.
Tucked away on Britton Street off Clerkenwell, this is a fantastic pub. Opened in 1996 as a re-creation of an 18th century tavern so it is nowhere as old as it looks. If you like odd real ale and the feel of a small, all wooden pub with little drinking areas, then this is the place for you. Served St. Peter's beers on draught, by air pressure, from 6 taps (on fake cask ends) behind the bar, or by the bottle or continental lager from the taps on the bar when under St Peter's Brewery ownership until early 2022. Great place to have something different. Reopened early March 2022 after a short period of closure and with a change of name.
We have visited this pub 28 times, seen 26 different beers and tried 21 of them.
Postcode: EC1M 5UQ