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The Edgar Wallace (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Marston Moor Cocker Dog Dark |  | 1 |
| Cottage - Swordfish | | 1 |
| Blindmans - Siberia Bitter | | 1 |
| Wylam - Squire Blackett |  | 1 |
| Ascot - 5/4 Favourite (formerly Alligator Ale) | | 1 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Edgar's Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Lees (see also JW Lees) - Liberty | | 1 |
| Tring - Old Charlie | | 1 |
| Cairngorm - The Scottish Baird |  | 1 |
| Rudgate - Marston Moor Mongrel | | 1 |
| Hadrian and Border - Legion Ale |  | 1 |
| Wooden Hand - Cornish Mutiny | | 1 |
| Old Mill - Old Curiosity | | 1 |
| Fenland - St Audrey's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Spectrum - 42 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Hooky Dark | Not Tried | 0 |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - ! Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Itchen Valley - Fagins | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelburn - Misty Law | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - East Green | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - S&D | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moorhouse's - Premier Bitter (was 3.8%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Crouch Vale - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rebellion - ESB (aka Mutiny) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
07 Jul 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly empty inside as most of the clientele were outside taking advantage of a rare fine July evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lees (see also JW Lees) - Liberty | 4.10 | | Quite hoppy for a Lees beer, some citrus fruit leading to a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
09 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot - 5/4 Favourite (formerly Alligator Ale) | 4.60 | | Pale and hoppy premium bitter with a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
23 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy, but not uncomfortably so on a Monday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Marston Moor Cocker Dog Dark | 4.30 | | Good roasty stout with a dry roast finish. My score 16/20. |
| Wylam - Squire Blackett | 4.80 | | Red/brown strong bitter with a mainly sweet and malty character with some hoppiness and a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Rudgate - Marston Moor Mongrel | 4.00 | | Bitter beer with a bitterness from both malt and hops. My score 14/20. |
19 Feb 2009 (Ian)
I got lost between the Seven Stars and here which is virtually impossible but I got onto the one way system around Aldwych in the rush hour and couldn't turn back. It was past 5 when I got here so didn't expect to get a table, but did and settled down to one of the free pamphlets from the Independent they have been doing, this was about early civilisations, which was very good indeed. Very helpful barman here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blindmans - Siberia Bitter | 4.70 | | Chestnut red colour, lasting thin beige head. A slightly syrupy strong bitter. Good stuff though. Ar really good ESB. Fruity malts onto some green peppery hops. It's a very good English ESB. |
| Old Mill - Old Curiosity | 4.50 | | Copper, lasting beige head. Great pump clip in the shape of a question mark. Bit of green apple settles down into an OK bitter. Like biting into a golden delicious apple though. Green apple suggests that it isn't quite ready. OK condiition but can't help feel that 2 more days in the cellar would help it. Bit tight on the tongue. |
| Brakspear (at Marston's Wychwood) - Bitter | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Itchen Valley - Fagins | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kelburn - Misty Law | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Edgar's Pale Ale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - East Green | 4.00 | Not Tried |
10 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Just off Aldwych, a good pub with 8 beers on handpump.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadrian and Border - Legion Ale | 4.20 | | The landlord at The Castle on Fournival Street said their cask of this sold really well. A slightly fruity beer, virtually no condition, bit of rubber and frankly I struggled to finish a half. |
| Spectrum - 42 | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hook Norton - Hooky Dark | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - ! Beer | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Edgar's Pale Ale | 3.50 | Not Tried |
29 Jan 2008 (Ian)
Not very busy, just coming up to 5 o'clock, but I like this pub and I sat at the bar with the 8 handpumps talking about beer with the man behind the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Swordfish | 4.80 | | Very deep ruby colour with thin dark beige head. Decent old style ale. Decent malts. Nice old style sourish fruit. Actually stale, black cherry. Nice choc. In fact one of my favourite old ales. Choc and sour dark fruit. |
| Cairngorm - The Scottish Baird | 4.40 | | Deep chestnut with lasting beige head. Bit appley, some decent malts. Not a huge hop presence. Drinkable malts though, touch of coffee. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rebellion - ESB (aka Mutiny) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Edgar's Pale Ale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Fenland - St Audrey's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
27 Nov 2007 (Ian)
Mid afternoon and a fair number of people in. I really liked this pub and will be a regular on my visits to London now.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Edgar's Pale Ale | 3.50 | | Gold, orange, thin bubbly off white head. Bit of caramel on aroma. Good condition, spritzy. Nice session beer, bit earthy, bit of sweaty sox. But biting on finish. Bit toasty on aroma. Excellent tasty beer. |
| Tring - Old Charlie | 4.20 | | Chestnut/mahogany lasting bubbly beige head. Decent autumn malty beer. Tastes of fallen leaves. Malt fruits have depth and a red/dark fruits note. Good balance. Bit of lasting hop on end with sweet strawberry. |
| Wooden Hand - Cornish Mutiny | 4.80 | | Attractive deep chestnut, thin bubbly beige head. Malty aroma. Not great condition, not many bubbles. Malts are ok, bit of bleach on aroma. Not very good. Some nice malt fruit, but ultimately poor. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - S&D | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Moorhouse's - Premier Bitter (was 3.8%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
About The Edgar Wallace
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 7 |
| 11 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
The pub is found in Temple, Central London, WC2R 3JF.
In heart of the legal centre of Britain. Corner house where the walls are festooned mainly with old tobacco and alcohol advertisements and the ceiling with beer mats and pump clips. 8 handpulls on a bar with a traditional pub interior. Surprise in the the centre of lawyerland. Next beers are on a blackboard.
We have visited this pub 17 times, seen 62 different beers and tried 25 of them.
Postcode: WC2R 3JF