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Star & Garter (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Fallen Acorn (formerly Oakleaf) - Awaken |  | 1 |
| Marble - Ogden's Foreign Extra Stout | | 1 |
| Brew York - Tiramoosu Tonkoko | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Rattlesnake | | 1 |
| Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater) | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Carlota | | 1 |
| Play - Cherry Cola Float Ice Cream Milkshake Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Fyne - Everyone Loves Azacca | | 1 |
| Wiper and True - Kaleidoscope | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Backcountry | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | | 1 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Happy! | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Windle | | 2 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) |  | 1 |
| Vocation - Pride & Joy | | 1 |
| Salt - Hessian Coffee & Cacao | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Scoundrel | | 1 |
| Only With Love - High Fives |  | 1 |
| Brew York - Haze of Thunder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - Simcoe In Your Heart | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pomona Island - Project Graham | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | Not Tried | 0 |
| RedWillow - Mirthless | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Solaris | Not Tried | 0 |
| Good Chemistry - Full Circle | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Common Sense | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Yankee | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fallen Acorn (formerly Oakleaf) - One and 19 More | Not Tried | 0 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| North Riding Brewery - West Coast Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - Man of Tod Stockport Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew By Numbers - 11 Session IPA Mosaic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - It's a Mild! (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Tacoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Odyssey - Our Captain Calls | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
02 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Met an old work colleague by serendipity. Seemed to be tarred with having given the impression this pub should or could increase its prices. OH NO!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Backcountry | 4.30 | | Usual BBF quality |
| Vocation - Pride & Joy | 4.80 | | I just did not get the American Pale style of flavours |
| Rooster's - Yankee | 4.30 | Not Tried |
27 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Damn damn the Foreign Export Stout had sold out by early evening!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater) | 5.00 | | New cask on today, not a beer style usually to my taste but in this condition it won me over |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Windle | 6.20 | | 4½* Yesterday it was a new cask on - had got even better on second day. Really superb |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Solaris | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Common Sense | 4.00 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Relaxed atmosphere during hours and drink up time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble - Ogden's Foreign Extra Stout | 7.00 | | 4.5½* Fabulous, don't think I have ever had a dry strong stout this good before |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Windle | 6.20 | | Had no idea it was 6.2% as could not get close enough to the pumpclip for that detail |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
13 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Low footfall - soothing quiet background music.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Everyone Loves Azacca | 3.80 | | Top notch form. No harsh bittering |
| Salt - Hessian Coffee & Cacao | 6.20 | | As thick as tar, full of the promised flavours |
| Play - Cherry Cola Float Ice Cream Milkshake Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | Still going strong the barman said |
| Pomona Island - Project Graham | 3.30 | Not Tried |
03 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good educational chat with barman about chef-ing in restaurants.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Tiramoosu Tonkoko | 7.50 | | Just a half sufficed - heady and so full flavoured |
| Play - Cherry Cola Float Ice Cream Milkshake Pale Ale | 5.00 | | I liked this a lot even though it had been initially ordered with some trepidation |
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Haze of Thunder | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - Simcoe In Your Heart | 4.40 | Not Tried |
22 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | | Best condition ale of the evening by a long chalk. Even then there was the slightest haze |
| Rooster's - Scoundrel | 7.40 | | Slow anaesthetic with lots of flavour but rather too dead in the glass for best enjoyment. The promised nut flavour was very heavily disguised! |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Odyssey - Our Captain Calls | 3.80 | Not Tried |
15 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Alas had just missed the DDH Jaipur.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiper and True - Kaleidoscope | 4.20 | | Condition superb but I just can't get on with these lemonjuicer beers so did not enjoy it |
| Brew By Numbers - 11 Session IPA Mosaic | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - It's a Mild! (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
06 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Veritably virtually a beer paradise here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Rattlesnake | 6.50 | | 4.5½* Superb ale in superb condition. Full of flavour but in a well balanced not harsh hopped way |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Tasty enough but suspect was first out of pump for a while |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| North Riding Brewery - West Coast Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - Man of Tod Stockport Mild | 4.50 | Not Tried |
02 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Only tangible benefit of this bank holiday so far is this house open later than its usual 11pm Thursday close. 1am would have better.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Moonraker | 6.50 | | At last back to a traditional beer from a traditional brewer. Tastes sooooo innocent |
| Cloudwater - Happy! | 3.50 | | Convinced by another customer to try it despite being my usually eschewed hazy job. Impressed by the flavours that came through - nice foil to the Lees Moonraker |
| Fallen Acorn (formerly Oakleaf) - Awaken | 4.50 | | Perhaps mislead by a thimble taster this turned out to be in excellent condition albeit a thick murk of tastelessness and cloying with it. Suppose someone one must want this near beer. Marked here as served as the brewer intended it |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fallen Acorn (formerly Oakleaf) - One and 19 More | 4.80 | Not Tried |
21 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. I am always bemused at how light the late night footfall is here, despite being the best of Bromley with competitive prices.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Carlota | 7.00 | | Warming and habit forming, 7 different malts, 4 different chilli types, cocoa husks, cacao nibs, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla. Fermented using a Mexican lager strain of yeast, during the maturation phase added is a prodigious amount of ancho, pasilla and mulato chillies as well as smoky chipotles |
| Only With Love - High Fives | 4.20 | | Served too chilled to pick up the alleged APA flavours |
| RedWillow - Mirthless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Good Chemistry - Full Circle | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About the Star & Garter
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 107 |
| 100 |
| 40 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Bromley, Greater London, BR1 1NZ.
An exceptionally attractive external fascia (on all three storeys) on a High Street pub that re-opened in November 2016 after a period of closure. 16 prominent keg taps face the doors but there are 8 handpumps on the left hand side of the bar counter. The front doors and windows glass and woodwork are original. Run by the same operators as Stormbird in Camberwell. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Competitive cask ales pricing here.
We have visited this pub 139 times, seen 458 different beers and tried 193 of them.
Postcode: BR1 1NZ