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The Sovereign of the Seas (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Salopian - Shropshire GoldExcellent1
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck LifterExcellent1
Titanic - Full Steam AheadExcellent1
Pilgrim - Weald AleExcellent1
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPAExcellent1
Exmoor - BeastExcellent1
Vale - Good King SenselessExcellent1
Saltaire - Saltaire BlondeExcellent1
Yeovil - Star GazerGood1
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Good1
Burton Bridge - Bramble StoutGood1
Oakham - JHBGood1
Batemans - Veto AleGood1
Shepherd Neame - Late RedGood1
Wood's - Santa's tAleGood1
Brains - SAGood1
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)Acceptable1
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)Acceptable1
Hydes - Winter FuggleAcceptable1
Shepherd Neame - Bishops FingerNot Tried0
Greene King - Abbot ReserveNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special AleNot Tried0
Cairngorm - WildcatNot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)Not Tried0
Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.)Not Tried0
Hogs Back - Advent AleNot Tried0
Pilgrim - Surrey Original Pale AleNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

31 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime, not a particularly inspiring selection today and Gold Spice was still coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brains - SA4.20Good
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Good
Hydes - Winter Fuggle4.20AcceptableA previous poster has this at 5.0% but it is definitely 4.2%, this sample was slightly cloudy.
Pilgrim - Weald Ale3.60Not Tried
30 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime. Pilgrim Gold Spice still "coming soon"!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Saltaire - Saltaire Blonde4.00Excellent
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50Not Tried
Pilgrim - Weald Ale3.60Not Tried
27 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime, Pilgrim Gold Spice still "coming soon".
BeerABVScoreNotes
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter5.10ExcellentVery enjoyable.
Pilgrim - Weald Ale3.60ExcellentVery nice light hoppy pale ale, but doesn't seem to match the description or ABV on the brewery's website or internet searches.
Batemans - XXXB (now superseded by 4.8% version)4.50AcceptableNot as good as it used to be.
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not TriedOrdered, but went off.
26 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime. Coming soon Pilgrim Gold Spice and Bateman's XXXB, which seems to be getting weaker at 4.5%?.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer)4.00Acceptable
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Sneck Lifter5.10Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
20 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime
BeerABVScoreNotes
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80ExcellentThis was a surprise. From this example a much improved beer compared to last time I had it, striving to reach past glories perhaps?
Oakham - JHB3.80GoodSecond best to Deuchars today, who'd have thought?!
Batemans - Veto Ale4.30GoodNot their best offering.
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40Not Tried
17 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Coming soon Old Hooky from Hook Norton.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)3.40ExcellentFresh barrel and in great condition.
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80ExcellentShouldn't really have had this after the Hophead as it wasn't quite on the same level really!
Shepherd Neame - Late Red4.50Good
Batemans - Veto Ale4.30Not TriedExclusive to Wetherspoons according to the flyers in the pub.
12 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime, coming soon: Salopian Shropshire Gold
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Full Steam Ahead4.40Excellent
Exmoor - Beast6.60Excellent
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale5.00Not Tried
Burton Bridge - Bramble Stout5.00Not Tried
10 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime, quiet.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burton Bridge - Bramble Stout5.00Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Arkell's - Kingsdown Special Ale5.00Not Tried
Cairngorm - Wildcat5.10Not Tried
Exmoor - Beast6.60Not Tried
05 Jan 2012 (oz11)
Lunchtime, coming soon were Adnams Old and Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Yeovil - Star Gazer4.00Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Bishops Finger5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot Reserve6.50Not Tried
21 Dec 2011 (oz11)
Lunchtime. Westerham God's Wallop coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Vale - Good King Senseless5.20Excellent
Wood's - Santa's tAle4.00Good
Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.)4.20Not Tried
Hogs Back - Advent Ale4.40Not Tried
Pilgrim - Surrey Original Pale Ale3.70Not Tried

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About The Sovereign of the Seas

The pub sign. The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent132
Good221
Acceptable25
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Petts Wood, Greater London, BR5 1DG.

This Wetherspoon pub is located in Petts Wood's Queensway. Petts Wood is named after the Pett family. For more than 200 years they were the country's leading shipbuilders. In 1634, Phineas Pett designed Sovereign of the Seas for Charles I. The finest ship of her age, she sailed the seas until catching fire in 1697. Large inside and the bar sports 12 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 6.

We have visited this pub 168 times, seen 521 different beers and tried 354 of them.

Map location

Postcode: BR5 1DG