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The Dundee Arms (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Siren Craft - Sound WaveNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - RunnerNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Dundee Arms, Bethnal Green, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

30 Apr 2015 (Stephen Harris)
When I saw this pub boarded up back in January I thought, ‘Oh dear, there goes another unloved local’ – great to see it transformed and busy. All of a sudden there is a cluster of top quality pubs and bars around Bethnal Green tube station.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Hophead (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.80ExcellentContinues to be a very rewarding beer choice.
Siren Craft - Sound Wave5.60Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner4.00Not Tried

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About The Dundee Arms

The pub sign. The Dundee Arms, Bethnal Green, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent5
Good4
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Bethnal Green, Greater London, E2 9LH.

This pub, in Cambridge Heath Road, was present by 1802 and could be even older. Rebuilt in the late-Victorian era, it was traditionally an Ind Coope house. Very much a locals’ pub in later years, it was noted for the quality of its draught Guinness but shunned real ales. It also benefitted from busy nights when there was boxing at the nearby York Halls. Closed in early 2015; but re-opened a few months later as a stripped back to basics pub specialising in craft brewery beers – with three handpumps on the bar. There is a small entrance lobby with intact, colourful and ornate tiles featuring wrens and dormice. Removal of an ugly modern name board on the fascia has revealed a lovely old mosaic strip with the pub name.

We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 16 different beers and tried 10 of them.

Map location

Postcode: E2 9LH