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The Red Lion (Greene King)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Maplemoon |  | 1 |
| Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version) | | 1 |
| Caledonian - 80/- | | 1 |
| Brains - SA Gold | | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Snoopy's Special | | 1 |
| Butcombe - Haka | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky |  | 1 |
| Greene King - St Edmund's | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 3 |
| Greene King - Flanker's Tackle |  | 1 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Steaming Wagon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Theakston - Lightfoot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moles - Six Fingers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - American Fall | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Oct 2017 (Magnus Greel)
Early evening busy with locals and after work office staff. Proper pub atmosphere for a back street pub. Map updated to show correct location.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - St Edmund's | 4.20 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - American Fall | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Jul 2016 (Magnus Greel)
Late afternoon and busy back street drinkers local. Although the postcode is correct in the description, the map link shows a false location. The pub is on North Road close to the White Horse.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Theakston - Lightfoot | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Moles - Six Fingers | 4.10 | Not Tried |
24 Oct 2013 (Edbeck)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcombe - Haka | 4.50 | | Wonderful fruity pint |
19 Jul 2013 (Edbeck)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian - 80/- | 4.10 | | |
| Brains - SA Gold | 4.30 | | Perfect for a hot summers evening |
03 Dec 2012 (HSB)
Lunchtime. Good atmosphere. Friendly locals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | |
21 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2215 hours visit. A hubbub of conversation but not overly busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Maplemoon | 4.30 | | Very tasty - clip says it has a twinkle of maple but as I do not know what maple tastes like I could not trace it. Interesting dry taste |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | My first and third. Was very good and, for once, very hoppy bitter rather than fruity cloying but I have marked it down for being inconsistent enough to have little idea what a pint will taste like from pub to pub |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - Steaming Wagon | 4.00 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2010 (Pedro)
Evening
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - St Edmund's | 4.20 | Not Tried |
11 Feb 2009 (Dubbel)
In a time of woe and strife for the pub trade it was heartwarming to find this place positively heaving. Football was showing on 2 TVs but didn't dominate. Darts league crowd were doing their usual trick of getting in the way of the toilets. One beer was being pulled through as we arrived and another changed while we were there. Great atmosphere, great local.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version) | 4.50 | | Crimson rouge, sparkling clarity, full rounded fruity malts and a warming finish. Delicious. And I was shocked to see that ours were virtually the last pints out of the barrel. |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Snoopy's Special | 4.20 | | This is what coming to this pub is all about. Cracking guest beers in super nick. Fruity and crispy golden wonder, female-friendly and pleasant to the non-bitter end. We all stayed on this until kicking out time. |
| Greene King - Flanker's Tackle | 4.30 | | I fell into the trap of buying this as GK had done everything they could to disguise the fact that this was one of their beers. A tiny 2mm crown logo on the pumpclip was all that gave it away. This was fresh on, amber-gold, very heavily malted and typically disappointing. |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Red Lion
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 17 |
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The pub is found in Bromley, Greater London, BR1 3LG.
Easily the best traditional pub in Bromley and, yes, it is tied to Greene King. Presumably came into the possession of Greene King via its previous Beard's of Lewes ownership. Small and cosy in North Road, tucked well away in the backstreets, always bustling of an evening, great value food during the daytime. Big darts contingent and huge library of old books to read. GK IPA and Abbot, Harvey's Sussex Best and two guests, one of which is usually from GK's over-extended family. Landlord is a local hero. All browsers of this website are urged to visit this hard to find location in the web of little roads north of Bromley North railway station. 5 handpumps.
We have visited this pub 18 times, seen 29 different beers and tried 13 of them.
Postcode: BR1 3LG