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The Great Harry (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Maxim - Double MaximGood1
Hop Stuff - FusilierGood1
Nottingham - Rock MildGood1
Greene King - AbbotGood4
Bowman - Wallops WoodAcceptable1
Brains - SAAcceptable1
Peerless - Lottie DodAcceptable1
Elland - White PrussianUndrinkable1
Adnams - GunhillNot Tried0
Wadworth - Green Beacon 3 Bolt Pale AleNot Tried0
Adnams - Sixpoint Lo-ResNot Tried0
Oakham - Raucous ReindeerNot Tried0
Otter - AmberNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Quantock - Wills NeckNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Hop Stuff - Unfiltered PilsNot Tried0
Adnams - Old AleNot Tried0
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby MildNot Tried0
Caledonian - Edinburgh CastleNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Batemans - Yella Belly GoldNot Tried0
Phoenix - HopsackNot Tried0
Flack Manor - Hedge HopNot Tried0
Redemption - RedNot Tried0
Southwark - Neckinger Amber AleNot Tried0
Signature Brew - Session N.Z. hopped bitter (Pacifica)Not Tried0
Cronx - Yallah MildNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Great Harry, Woolwich, Greater London

Visits Details

30 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bowman - Wallops Wood4.00Acceptable
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mary's Ruby Mild4.50Not Tried
11 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit straight off the DLR, until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nottingham - Rock Mild3.80GoodGood nutty taste, no real nightcap but refreshing nevertheless
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Quantock - Wills Neck4.30Not Tried
08 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight entry refused due to new policy of no admissions after 11pm on Friday and Saturday evenings. If only its website and opening hours signs were in any sort of accord!!
BeerABVScoreNotes
04 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Maxim - Double Maxim4.70Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Otter - Amber4.00Not Tried
Quantock - Wills Neck4.30Not Tried
Hop Stuff - Unfiltered Pils5.00Not Tried
28 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late night visit until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableUsual Greene King yeast traits dominated
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Gunhill4.00Not Tried
Wadworth - Green Beacon 3 Bolt Pale Ale4.50Not Tried
Adnams - Sixpoint Lo-Res4.50Not Tried
06 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Good
Peerless - Lottie Dod4.20Acceptable
Elland - White Prussian3.90UndrinkableUgh for the jolly old acetics. Swapped with good grace and clip turned round. Just hope someone does not try to carry on selling it later
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Signature Brew - Session N.Z. hopped bitter (Pacifica)4.00Not Tried
Cronx - Yallah Mild3.60Not Tried
30 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening bus change visit. Cask range did not excite so tried a bottled Oakham Green Devil IPA, a beer I adore in cask, but it was overcarbonated and made a metallic back taste so was a poor choice.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Phoenix - Hopsack3.80Not Tried
Flack Manor - Hedge Hop4.90Not Tried
Redemption - Red4.00Not Tried
Southwark - Neckinger Amber Ale4.80Not Tried
23 Jan 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Good
Brains - SA4.20AcceptableSomething not quite right but dashes of lemonade made it more downable
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Batemans - Yella Belly Gold3.90Not Tried
28 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Humorous chat with another punter, he had left a turkey and ham and sausages in a Stratford pub before Christmas but they had "gone" when he went back for them.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableSome sort of caramel taste in the background
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Adnams - Old Ale4.10Not Tried
Caledonian - Edinburgh Castle4.10Not Tried
19 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Stuff - Fusilier4.30Good
Oakham - Raucous Reindeer4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried

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About The Great Harry

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent5
Good33
Acceptable29
Poor5

Website.

The pub is found in Woolwich, Greater London, SE18 6PQ.

Large, corner plot Wetherspoon's. Stone's throw from Woolwich Arsenal Bus/Mainline Railway/DLR terminus by walking across the paved and grassed General Gordon Square into Wellington Street. Woolwich first came to prominence in the early 16th century, when King Henry VIII established a dockyard here to build the Great Harry, the flagship of his new navy. This yard, where many famous ships were built, including the Sovereign of the Seas (in 1637), saw many royal visits and departures of voyages of exploration. Seriously damaged by fire in the early August 2011 riots and closed for the rest of the year and into 2012. A race was on to renovate and re-open by time of the 2012 Olympics as Woolwich was a venue for shooting events. The deadline was met and a new look and brighter and more shiny Great Harry arose. 10 handpumps, in 2 banks each of 5, adorn the bar counter which extends across almost all the width of the pub.

We have visited this pub 65 times, seen 143 different beers and tried 66 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE18 6PQ