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The Rake (Utobeer)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Oktoberfest |  | 1 |
| Sierra Nevada - Stout | | 1 |
| BrewDog - How To Disappear Completely | | 1 |
| BrewDog - Bashah |  | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | | 1 |
| BrewDog - 5AM Saint |  | 1 |
| Wentworth - Early Fruits | | 1 |
| BrewDog - Nanny State |  | 3 |
| Otley - O2 Croeso | Not Tried | 0 |
| BrewDog - Edge | Not Tried | 0 |
| BrewDog - Trashy Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Raspberry Wheat Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Leeds - Leeds Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Atlantic IPA (now replaced by 4.2% Atlantic) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - XB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otley - Dark-O | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
20 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Oktoberfest | 5.20 | | Superbly hoppy strong golden ale. Very well balanced as well, with a lasting citrus hop finish. My score 17/20. |
17 Oct 2009 (Ian)
I met up with an ex colleague to do a mooch around the market and try different things and buy the odd bit of pasta or cheese or meat or jam. Then we came here for a few drinks.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - Bashah | 8.60 | | Co-brewed with Stone of California. Black, no head. Imp stout intense tar aroma. Some gingerish alcohol heat on finish. Good dark syrup flavour. oily texture. I like it. Like dark choc covered biscuits with hint of ginger. Decent. |
| BrewDog - Nanny State | 1.10 | | I didn't mind it as much this time round, but the look on Anne's face as she swallowed the first mouthfull was a complete picture!!!! Screwed up horror. |
| Leeds - Leeds Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | Very popular with everyone else in the pub. |
13 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Now sports a third handpump on the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - Nanny State | 1.10 | | Red/brown in colour. Huge hop aroma, one dimensional hop taste which drowns out any other flavours. Very bitter finish. Not my sort of beer ! My score 14/20. |
13 Oct 2009 (Ian)
Pretty quiet early evening truth be told. Came mainly for the Brew Dog, but there were a couple of Moonlight beers on tap too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - Nanny State | 1.10 | | Massive hop on aroma which is pleasant, but then in mouth it's like drinking hop tea. I got half way through a pint and then had to stop. |
| Milestone - Raspberry Wheat Beer | 6.30 | Not Tried |
03 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - 5AM Saint | 5.00 | | Way too bitter and hoppy for my taste. Very leafy and grassy hop taste with an incredible bitter finsh that stayed with me on the 40 minute hourney home! Well brewed, so my score 12/20. |
08 Sep 2009 (Ian)
The Brew Dog Tokyo* was still on tap, the country's strongest beer at 18.6% ABV. I then had the 77 Lager and Punk IPA both on tap and both fantastic.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - Edge | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| BrewDog - Trashy Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried |
11 Jun 2009 (Dubbel)
Busy as ever post-work. Stood outside on the road gawping at the immense hoppiness of my beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrewDog - How To Disappear Completely | 3.50 | | Deep copper, aromatic, some sediment, hugely bitter, moisture sappingly so. Just makes u want to drink more! Despite it's extremeness it's still a very enjoyable beer some orange notes creeping through the hops then getting lost in a sea of bitterness. Much better from cask than bottle. |
| Otley - Dark-O | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - O2 Croeso | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada - Stout | 5.80 | | Stout with bite, lots of citrus hop in this but also smooth mouthfeel with plenty of roast malt too. Served on handpump at an eye-watering £4.50/pint. My score 16/20. |
08 May 2009 (Ian)
Tom (MagicDave6) from Ratebeer is now the deputy bar manager here so look for some improvements including the cask condition beer being in better nick. Also meeting up with HogTownHarry from Toronto as well. Met Roger Protz who was with Des who organised Beer Exposed and Melissa Cole who were all there for a Sharps brewery tasting upstairs. Good evening with lots of people who I knew there.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | 4.80 | | I very much like this beer, very good condition in mouth, very biting hops on finish. For a cask conditioned lager, it's fantastic. |
| Sharp's - Atlantic IPA (now replaced by 4.2% Atlantic) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - XB | 3.70 | Not Tried | Replaced by the Schehallion |
14 Mar 2009 (Blair)
Stop 2. Second time I've been here and I really like it, threatening to take over The Harp as my favourite London pub. Managed to get a seat on the patio with a couple of South African women. Could have easily stayed here all day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth - Early Fruits | 4.10 | | As you'd expect from the name this is a very fruity bitter. Nothing exceptional but certainly not bad. May have suffered from the fact my friends were drinking Anchor Porter and Ruination IPA. |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Easy Rider | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Rake
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 12 |
| 121 |
| 85 |
| 44 |
| 12 |
The pub is found in Southwark, Central London, SE1 9AG.
Small pub on the north side of Borough Market run by the same people who own the Utobeer bottled beer stall in the market itself. The bar has 3 hand pulls serving UK cask beers and 6 taps supplying continental and world beers. An extensive bottle beer selection is also available from the fridges behind the bar. The bar has stripped wood floors, pale beige walls and a historic Pilkington glass ceiling. A decked patio provides extra space and seating. Definitely an excellent addition to the Southwark beer scene.
We have visited this pub 151 times, seen 348 different beers and tried 249 of them.
Postcode: SE1 9AG