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The Holy Tavern (formerly The Jerusalem Tavern) (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | | 5 |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Smokey | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Old Style Porter | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Honey Porter | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Mild |  | 2 |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | | 2 |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | | 1 |
| St Peter's - Development Beer |  | 1 |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Grapefruit Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer Grapefruit | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Honey Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Peter's - Summer Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
10 Jun 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Good honest boozer with a comprehensive prominent price list showing pint and half pint and 500ml bottle prices and abv. Several half pint prices are less than half the price of a pint. Quail scotch eggs "the size of a golf ball" an unusual feature.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | | |
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | Great bittersweet balance but needed a tad more carbonation to excel |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Summer Ale | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Honey Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | 4.90 | Not Tried |
24 Sep 2013 (Judy G Garland)
Lunch Time Session
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Gold | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Honey Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried |
27 Feb 2013 (Stephen Harris)
The pub put out word that it was seeking comments on a St Peter’s beer so new that it does not even have a proper name yet – I showed willing, but was surprised on arrival to find it only available on old-style fizzy keg. The little pub was uncomfortably over-crowded in the early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | | Nice, chocolaty, black mild with some roastiness and hop in the finish. |
| St Peter's - Development Beer | 2.80 | | Experimental, low-strength beer, served on keg dispense. Amber/brown in colour, cold and fizzy. Clearly has a good hop flavour. But I suspect the high carbonation was disguising a lack of body – would like to try a cask-conditioned version to get a fuller picture of the taste. |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer Grapefruit | 4.70 | Not Tried |
16 Jan 2013 (Stephen Harris)
I’ve been roped in to a Clerkenwell pubcrawl with a couple of mates – the object being to submit a few beer scores to the local CAMRA Branch for pubs which are under-represented in the Good Beer Guide selection process. We begin here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | Smooth, dry, strong and lush. Probably should not have started with a pint of this, given the long evening ahead. |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | | Fragrantly hoppy, thick mouthfeel, slightly buttery. |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried |
06 Nov 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Absolute gridlock in this little pub between 7 and 8 on a Tuesday evening. Sometimes I wish it was ten times the size – but that would take away the unique character.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | I’m quite a fan of his first class, strong, smooth, chocolaty, slightly smoky, stout. |
| St Peter's - India Pale Ale | 5.50 | | Copper-coloured. Full-bodied and hoppy in an English IPA style. |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer Grapefruit | 4.70 | Not Tried |
04 Sep 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Quite busy here and it is a shame to discover that the pub is now obliged to serve beer for drinking outside in plastic cups. Luckily we found a perch inside and were allowed good old-fashioned glass.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Old Style Porter | 5.10 | | Dark ruby red in colour, almost black. Smooth, a bit smoky, fruity and creamy. Dry finish. |
| St Peter's - Honey Porter | 4.50 | | Very deep ruby red in colour. Smooth and rich and very strongly honey-flavoured. Not sweet, the honey and the dark malt gives an almost treacle-like taste. Long honey aftertaste. |
| 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 |
14 May 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Relatively un-crowded on a Monday evening, and I even got a seat after a while. Pleased to see they are now selling ‘Soffles’, my absolute favourite pub snack – this will bring me back more often.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Cream Stout | 6.50 | | One of St Peter’s less frequently encountered beers on cask. Black, smooth, creamy stout. Dry and roasty. |
| St Peter's - Suffolk Smokey | 4.80 | | Available only in bottle. A copper-coloured beer with an outrageously peaty and smoky flavour. Nevertheless, strangely moorish. |
| St Peter's - Golden Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer | 3.60 | Not Tried |
24 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I well-remember the excitement when this little pub opened in 1996 (it’s not as old as it looks) and for a while I was a very regular customer. Somehow I have got out of the habit and last night’s visit was my first for 18 months . It’s not got any bigger and as I only had time for a quick pint on the way to somewhere else, I stood outside on the pavement.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | | A tasty, bitter chocolatey, dark mild with some hops in the finish. |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Old Style Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Fruit Beer | 3.60 | Not Tried |
24 Apr 2009 (Blair)
After my disapointment in finding out it was closed on saturdays on my last visit I was glad to finally get here. A really interesting building with a really great mix of people. Only time for a pint before I had to head off again.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Ruby Red Ale | 4.30 | | Nice fruity ale with a bit of toffee and malt. |
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
19 Feb 2009 (Ian)
I love this pub. Especially when I can get a table and settle down with a couple of beers and a good book (the last Rebus novel). Still not sure what the two 20 something women were doing with the 3 middle aged guys at the table by the window, an odd menage a cinq. Good barman. I had a bottle of the Amarillo and tried out the Taddington lager from Buxton in Derbyshire as well (which was excellent).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's - Organic Best Bitter | 4.10 | | A decent bitter, with brown malts and a drying hop finish, which has a touch of spicy hop and decent grapefruit fruit. |
| St Peter's - Best Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Organic Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Peter's - Grapefruit Beer | 4.70 | Not Tried |
About The Holy Tavern (formerly The Jerusalem Tavern)
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 16 |
| 21 |
| 8 |
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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