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Temple Brew House (Brew Pub)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - The Gavel American Pale Ale |  | 4 |
| Essex Street - Dark Knight Brown Porter | | 2 |
| Essex Street - Antipodes Pacific Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Essex Street - Calcutta Club India Pale Ale |  | 2 |
| Essex Street - 61 Nails Spiced Winter Ale | | 2 |
| Essex Street - Tempale Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Essex Street - Red Keg Malty Ale | | 1 |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Trinity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Jamboree | Not Tried | 0 |
| Essex Street - Temple Brown Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
30 Apr 2015 (HSB)
12:50 Very quiet. Interesting to watch casks being washed and then stacked in the bar. The Landlord of the Compleat Angler in Norwich came in after a meeting. Always seems strange to me to bump into someone you know in London.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - The Gavel American Pale Ale | 4.30 | | Good example of an American Pale Ale |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - Calcutta Club India Pale Ale | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - Red Keg Malty Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - Temple Brown Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
13 Apr 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Not so busy on a Monday evening and I had the luxury of a table to myself with space to read the evening newspaper.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - Calcutta Club India Pale Ale | 5.50 | | A much better example than the last I tried of this beer, but still not absolutely sure about it. |
| Essex Street - Red Keg Malty Ale | 3.80 | | Suspected that I would not like this – it has two of the world’s least desirable beer descriptions in its name: ‘Red’ and ‘Keg’ – and I didn’t. |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Jamboree | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - Tempale Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried |
25 Feb 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Hot, noisy and crowded, after work.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - Dark Knight Brown Porter | 4.50 | | An excellent London (Brown) Porter. Chocolate tastes. I had just been reading Adrian Tierney-Jones’ article on Porters in issue 2 of the Original Gravity magazine, so it was nice to get to drink a good one straight after. |
| Essex Street - Calcutta Club India Pale Ale | 5.50 | | I know that this had only been racked in the afternoon. To be honest it was not really in condition and a bit too green to be anything other than ‘acceptable’. |
| Essex Street - Tempale Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - 61 Nails Spiced Winter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Essex Street - Antipodes Pacific Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried |
16 Feb 2015 (thebrewingman)
Lunchtime not many in but the brewster, Vanessa, was there, so we had a good chat about the brews.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - The Gavel American Pale Ale | 4.30 | | |
| Essex Street - 61 Nails Spiced Winter Ale | 4.80 | | Quite spicy winter ale. You either like it or hate it. |
| Essex Street - Dark Knight Brown Porter | 4.50 | | A brown porter. |
| Essex Street - Antipodes Pacific Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Pale beer made with NZ hops. |
09 Jan 2015 (Stephen Harris)
The January pub-trade lull does not seem to have lasted for long this year. Packed here in the early evening; noisy and hot.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - The Gavel American Pale Ale | 4.30 | | Golden in colour. Very fruity hops to give an authentic APA taste. |
| Essex Street - 61 Nails Spiced Winter Ale | 4.80 | | Dark brown in colour. Heavily spiced, with star anise particularly prominent. |
| Essex Street - Tempale Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried |
09 Dec 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Lots of people in here tonight trying the beers and inspecting the menus – at this new brewery that launched last Thursday. Very keen pricing for the area with the home-brewed beers at £3:25 a pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Street - The Gavel American Pale Ale | 4.30 | | Tasty, golden, American Pale Ale, with fruity hops and a long bitter finish. Sparkling condition. |
| Essex Street - Tempale Best Bitter | 3.80 | | Pretty much a standard brown Bitter – no more, no less. |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried |
About the Temple Brew House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 16 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Temple, Central London, WC2R 3JF.
Basement brewpub, opened in November 2014 in a premises in Essex Street that has had a variety of previous lives under various themes. The brew kit is very visible on the way in, on two levels. The bar itself is decorated in the sort of urban/industrial chic that you might expect to see in Hackney Wick or Rotterdam. Tables split between those laid for diners and space for drinkers. Bench seating and a mixture of rough and ready tables (some trestle style) and chairs. This is a sister pub to the Cambridge Brew House. 6 handpumps and 16 keg taps. Re-opened late February 2022 after a long period of closure.
We have visited this pub 16 times, seen 39 different beers and tried 22 of them.
Postcode: WC2R 3JF