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The Broken Drum (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Great Oakley - HarpersExcellent1
Ripple Steam - Classic IPAExcellent1
Kent - PaleExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Cloud SurferExcellent1
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - FireflyGood1
Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale)Good1
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Best BitterGood1
Mad Cat - Red AleGood1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good SheppardGood1
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollGood1
Tonbridge - CoppernobGood1
Ripple Steam - Original Best BitterGood2
Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%)Good1
Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale AleAcceptable1
Mad Cat - Crispin PaleAcceptable1
Humpty Dumpty - Let The Sunshine InAcceptable1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good EveningAcceptable1
Range Ales - Fan DanceAcceptable1
Ripple Steam - American Pale AleNot Tried0
Southwark - Bermondsey BestNot Tried0
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding BitterNot Tried0
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Westmorland Dark MildNot Tried0
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Special AleNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - RedheadNot Tried0
Range Ales - Double TapNot Tried0
Southwark - Routemaster RedNot Tried0
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Billericay DickieNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - GuardsmanNot Tried0
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London
Picture 2. The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London
Picture 3. The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London
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Visits Details

10 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ripple Steam - Classic IPA4.50Excellent
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Cloud Surfer4.50ExcellentAllegedly a hazy wheat beer, this was clear and citrussy!. Not to my taste but condition was excellent
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
03 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Red Ale3.90Good
Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter4.10AcceptableNearing wend of cask, flat
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
Ripple Steam - American Pale Ale4.50Not TriedRan out
27 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter4.10Excellent
Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale)4.20Good
Windsor & Eton - Guardsman4.20Not Tried
21 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll5.00GoodStrong with a dry bitterness
Humpty Dumpty - Let The Sunshine In4.10Acceptable
Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Billericay Dickie4.20Not Tried
13 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale Ale3.60Acceptable
Mad Cat - Crispin Pale4.00Acceptable
Southwark - Routemaster Red4.20Not Tried
09 Aug 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. The Guv here is very near to obtaining his commercial brewing licences.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80Good
Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%)3.40GoodGood condition but not to my taste being a near lemon juicer
Southwark - Routemaster Red4.20Not Tried
31 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Great Oakley - Harpers4.30Excellent
Kent - Pale4.00Excellent
Range Ales - Double Tap4.10Not Tried
23 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit visit until 10pm. On another balmy night quite tolerable inside. Three men from the same school recalled teachers' names and habits. Another of Guv's homebrewed ales available from tomorrow, his ales are named after Terry Pratchett characters.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Firefly3.70Good
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Best Bitter3.90Good
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Redhead4.10Not Tried
16 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Communal crossword completion caused some good hearted friction.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Evening3.40Acceptable
Range Ales - Fan Dance4.20AcceptableA dry bitterness
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Special Ale4.60Not Tried
02 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard4.50Good
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter4.10Not TriedRarely for Kent the ale appeared hazy and with a few bits, so did not sample
Lister's (latterly brewed at Wantsum) - Westmorland Dark Mild3.70Not Tried

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About The Broken Drum

The pub sign. The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional3
Excellent117
Good201
Acceptable102
Poor4

Website.

The pub is found in Blackfen, Greater London, DA15 9PT.

Bexley Borough's 3rd Micropub shop conversion in Westwood Lane planned to open in Spring 2015 sometime just after Eastertide. Finally opened on Friday 17th April 2015. Named after an inn in a Terry Pratchett novel. Formerly a nail salon called Simply Nails. Real ales and ciders sold under gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room visible through its glazed door. 2 level wooden stillage holds up to 10 casks. A settle in each bay window and low tables and chairs provide the seating. Unisex toilet. Has a small bar counter in one corner. Note that last sales are 30 minutes before the advertised closing time. SPBW London Pub of the Year 2018. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2018. Card payments accepted. Closed 31st December 2025 by licensee - venue has a new operator lined up expected to re-open perhaps end January 2026.

We have visited this pub 220 times, seen 446 different beers and tried 307 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA15 9PT