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The White Swan (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Baize Chocolate Mint Stout |  | 1 |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | | 3 |
| Blue Monkey - Jungle Bells | | 1 |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | | 1 |
| Ghost - Kylo | | 2 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Project X Star Anise | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | | 2 |
| Hop Stuff - Smoked Brown Ale | | 1 |
| Bexley - Redhouse | | 2 |
| Ghost - Rey |  | 1 |
| Thwaites - Yule Love It! | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Fir King Good | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells A Good Stuffing | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Union Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Session Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Winter Bräu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Santa's Goliath Sack | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cronx - Kotchin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Stuff - A.P.A. (Arsenal Pale Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
27 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Interesting chat with the son of the man and woman, in Fowey, who make the blue ceramic plaques for English Heritage.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 | | Better conditioned than the other day |
| Brains - Fir King Good | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ghost - Kylo | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ghost - Rey | 4.30 | Not Tried |
24 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening almost until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 | | |
| Ghost - Kylo | 4.40 | | |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells A Good Stuffing | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Ghost - Rey | 4.30 | Not Tried |
21 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost - Kylo | 4.40 | | Earl Grey and vanilla porter. The tea essence remained on the palate throughout a subsequent other beer |
| Ghost - Rey | 4.30 | | Coconut and lime pale ale. As cloudy as they come but its promised flavours were evident |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Baize Chocolate Mint Stout | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Yule Love It! | 4.00 | Not Tried | A busted flush now as who knows by whom and where it is brewed |
15 Dec 2015 (Adam Holmes)
Popped in after the game at the valley following good reports
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Baize Chocolate Mint Stout | 5.50 | | Not too sweet and a good background note of mint. It's a nice pint but not sure I would have two in one sitting |
| Blue Monkey - Jungle Bells | 4.20 | | Quite liked this. Not a strongly flavoured Xmas ale, more a 'hint' of Christmas in a nice ruby ale. Would have another |
| Hop Stuff - A.P.A. (Arsenal Pale Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried |
14 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Slight haze. £3 pp on Monday Club pricing |
| Hop Stuff - Smoked Brown Ale | 6.40 | | A veritable meal |
| Cronx - Kotchin | 3.90 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Baize Chocolate Mint Stout | 5.50 | Not Tried |
06 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until slightly earlier than usual last bell, but usual kick out time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | | |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Winter Bräu | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Project X Star Anise | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Santa's Goliath Sack | 4.30 | Not Tried |
05 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. So good to see what was a nearly down and out house now thriving - live music and big crowd.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Project X Star Anise | 4.80 | | A stout |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Winter Bräu | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Santa's Goliath Sack | 4.30 | Not Tried | Wychwood spelt out in miniature type but a good job I noticed it. Just don't like its beers |
02 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. There was also a "Mystery Porter" on the blackboard but who'd risk that.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | |
23 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Redhouse | 4.20 | | A delight after the Fusilier |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | | Tired |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Session Porter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
22 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Redhouse | 4.20 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's Winter Warmer | 5.00 | Not Tried | Hand drawn clip said Wells Winter Warmer - how accurate |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Union Pale | 4.70 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Session Porter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The White Swan
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
 | 50 |
| 106 |
| 57 |
 | 12 |
The pub is found in Charlton, Greater London, SE7 8UD.
One of two pubs in The Village. Refurbished some time ago and now sports bare floorboards throughout. A single L-shaped bar serves a single bar floor. Tell-tale doors show a past multi-room venue. Large garden. Re-opened once more in early September 2015, seemingly out of a Pubco's grip, with a greater emphasis on cask ales plus some live music. Several upstairs rooms opened in summer 2017, one with a bar but not serving real ale. 20p price discount on pints only of cask ales for card carrying CAMRA members. 8 handpumps. Closed, without prior warning, on Monday 9th March 2020.
We have visited this pub 132 times, seen 324 different beers and tried 154 of them.
Postcode: SE7 8UD