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The Broken Drum (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition |  | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Timber Batts Green Hop Ale | | 1 |
| Southwark - Courage SE1 Green Hop Amber Ale (presumably a collaboration with Charles Wells) | | 1 |
| Bexley - Hukins' Challenger Kent Green Hop Pale | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Musket - Flash in the Pan (Kentish Green-Hopped Ale) | | 1 |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | | 1 |
| Bank Top - Bad To The Bone | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Black | | 1 |
| Four Candles - Cascade Mosaic Pale | | 1 |
| Weltons - Xmas Old |  | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Due South | | 1 |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Bexley - Session Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Peddler's Best | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Dartford Wobbler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bank Top - Flat Cap | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - That Old Chestnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Old Cocky | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
04 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Got there at the dog-ends of cheese night.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Xmas Old | 4.50 | | Promised spiciness was quite distinct |
| Bexley - Session Pale Ale | 3.80 | | Taste ok but little life or condition |
| Weltons - Old Cocky | 4.30 | Not Tried |
14 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening 10pm close. Tales of the Guv's toying with home brewing and plans to commercialise.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Four Candles - Cascade Mosaic Pale | 4.00 | | |
| Rockin Robin - Blizzard of Oz | 4.50 | Not Tried |
21 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | First rate for condition, nor overly bitter just old fashioned in taste |
| Rockin Robin - RPA | 3.90 | | |
| Mighty Oak - That Old Chestnut | 4.30 | Not Tried |
14 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close. Some conversation about what happens to the coffin and contents when it finally goes behind the curtain at a crem.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Due South | 3.50 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried |
07 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Top - Bad To The Bone | 4.00 | | Superb condition, mouthfeel and head retention |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | | Held head right to the end |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | Not Tried |
01 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Very interesting conversation with a former owner of the Tower Bridge Brewery, the successor to Simon's Tower Bridge Brewery which filled in some gaps in my historical knowledge of that concern.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | In lovely nick |
| Bank Top - Flat Cap | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Gold | 5.20 | Not Tried |
25 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Courage SE1 Green Hop Amber Ale (presumably a collaboration with Charles Wells) | 4.40 | | I normally eschew these silly re-use of dead brewery names' concoctions but this one was actually excellent. Clearly it was not a reinvention of a former Courage beer |
| Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter | 4.10 | | OK no more |
| Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Black | 4.10 | | |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Peddler's Best | 4.00 | | An OK beer, no more than that |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried |
09 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close although as I arrived the lights were being switched off and the Guv kindly re-illuminated and put up with my custom.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musket - Flash in the Pan (Kentish Green-Hopped Ale) | 4.00 | | Top form and delicious nick |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dartford Wobbler (re-named from Millis) - Dartford Wobbler | 4.30 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close plus a lot, local CAMRA branch chairman was in after all!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Timber Batts Green Hop Ale | 3.90 | | First rate, apparently using wild hops from around the Timber Batts pub in Kent. An intensely raw bitterness |
| Bexley - Hukins' Challenger Kent Green Hop Pale | 4.30 | | |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried |
About The Broken Drum
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 3 |
| 115 |
| 194 |
| 100 |
 | 4 |
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.
We have visited this pub 216 times, seen 441 different beers and tried 302 of them.
Postcode: DA15 9PT