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The Broken Drum (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Green Giant |  | 1 |
| Westerham - Family Stout |  | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 1 |
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider | | 1 |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Autumn Rye | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Hop Black | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop (2016 Green Fuggles hops from P & R Hukins, Haffenden Farm, Tenterden) | | 1 |
| Southwark - Citra | | 1 |
| Harwich Town - Global's Make Some Noise | | 1 |
| Boutilliers - Belgian Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale |  | 1 |
| Brew Buddies - Ace of Clubs | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter / Weird Beard Collaboration - Weird Pig | | 1 |
| Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Betty Stogs Bitter | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Natural Privileges (collaboration with Blackjack) |  | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | | 1 |
| Brew Buddies - PA03 Cascade Sybilla Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Woody's Wag | Not Tried | 0 |
| G2 - Crux | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Potbelly - Scrumdown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blue Monkey - BG Sips | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blue Monkey - Funky Gibbon (previously called Sanctuary) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saffron - Dawn 'Til Dusk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Loxley Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saffron - Saint Clement's | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
21 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boutilliers - Belgian Pale Ale | 5.80 | | Gluey and heavy, ideal for a damp autumn night |
| Ilkley - Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Potbelly - Scrumdown | 3.80 | Not Tried |
17 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Citra | 5.00 | | |
| Brew Buddies - Ace of Clubs | 4.30 | | Last dribbles out of the cask but still good |
| Westerham - Family Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close. Only one in for the last hour.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Family Stout | 4.50 | | |
| Pig & Porter - Natural Privileges (collaboration with Blackjack) | 5.20 | | A dark bitter, an apparent collaboration with Blackjack but why does the clip not tell us where it was brewed and the parts played by the participants. Without that it is pure marketing bumph and borders on being somewhat deceptive |
| G2 - Crux | 4.80 | Not Tried |
01 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew Buddies - PA03 Cascade Sybilla Pale Ale | 4.30 | | Unfined, bland |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Woody's Wag | 4.20 | Not Tried | Heavily coffee flavoured, several customers left half of theirs unfinished |
| Saffron - Saint Clement's | 5.90 | Not Tried |
24 Oct 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green Hop Black | 3.70 | | Well hopped stout |
| Harwich Town - Global's Make Some Noise | 4.00 | | A charity brew |
| Saffron - Saint Clement's | 5.90 | Not Tried |
19 Oct 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Billericay (large volume beers brewed at Brentwood) - Autumn Rye | 4.70 | | Good dry bittered rye ale |
| Milestone - Loxley Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
14 Oct 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 10pm close to complete Bexley CAMRA Branch cider trail. Franklins Farmhouse OK and Mr Whitehead's Blackberry nicely dry.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Green Giant | 6.00 | | Faultless and so innocent |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Saffron - Dawn 'Til Dusk | 3.80 | Not Tried |
04 Oct 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close and a bit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider | 5.20 | | Very last out of the cask and still top notch |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | | |
| Pig & Porter / Weird Beard Collaboration - Weird Pig | 5.50 | | Described as a style called California Common. Clip gives no information as to which kit the beer was brewed on and what precise part the two participants played in the collaboration so I take it to be no better than a marketing fad |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | | Lots of taste but flatter than a pancake run over by an artic |
27 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until a most elastic 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | | Ran out later |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | A must have whenever I see it |
| Blue Monkey - Funky Gibbon (previously called Sanctuary) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
21 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop (2016 Green Fuggles hops from P & R Hukins, Haffenden Farm, Tenterden) | 4.00 | | My first green hopper of 2016, great colour and balanced flavour |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Blue Monkey - BG Sips | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Broken Drum
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 3 |
| 117 |
| 201 |
| 102 |
 | 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. 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.
Postcode: DA15 9PT