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The Crosse Keys (Wetherspoon)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Dapper Dog |  | 1 |
| Wolf - Woild Moild | | 1 |
| Liberation (formerly called Jersey) - Rouge |  | 1 |
| Banks's - Feral Australian IPA | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Ruby Witch | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Cogburn | | 1 |
| Batemans - Brouwerij 't IJ Ijbok | | 1 |
| Palm - Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Flame |  | 1 |
| Tring - Brookman's Winter Ale | | 1 |
| White Horse - War Horse | | 1 |
| Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Great Newsome - Winter Warmth | | 1 |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Silures | | 1 |
| Rhymney - Iron Brew | | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - Švyturys Baltijos Red Ale |  | 1 |
| Arkell's - Noël (lower strength) | | 1 |
| Palm - Steenbrugge Blond | | 1 |
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Humdinger | | 1 |
| Brains - SA Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brewster's - Pandora | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Lemon Dream | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Essex Beast | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
19 Jan 2013 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet mid afternoon on a Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Silures | 4.60 | | Strong golden bitter with a dryish bitter flavour and a little hop in the finish. My score 14/20. |
| Tring - Brookman's Winter Ale | 4.30 | | Fairly dry, bitter and malty red ale with crystal malt dominating and little hop character. My score 14/20. |
05 Jan 2013 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet mid afternoon on a Saturday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Newsome - Winter Warmth | 4.60 | | Mid brown/red beer with a spicy flavour from ginger and probably something else. Not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
| Arkell's - Noël (lower strength) | 5.00 | | Strong amber bitter with no real dominating flavours. Faint sweet maltiness, slight fruitiness and a dry finish. My score 10/20. |
20 Dec 2012 (oz11)
Loads of beers on, did not note them all.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | 4.80 | | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried |
06 Nov 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Mid evening visit on a Tuesday and quietening down as the city crowd disperse.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhymney - Iron Brew | 4.50 | | Not terribly inspiring amber bitter. Just adequate levels of hop and malt and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
| White Horse - War Horse | 4.90 | | Ruby/brown bitter with a dry, bitter malt flavour and little hop character. Dry finish. My score 13/20. |
| Palm - Steenbrugge Blond | 6.00 | | Not to my taste being tart and spicy with strong bitterness and a dry finish. My score 11/20. |
24 Oct 2012 (Stephen Harris)
It’s the first night of another Wetherspoon beer festival and the pub is crowded. I arrive rather late and my friend is well down the list by the time I get here, but I do some rapid catching up. Service very slow at 7:30, but improves as the crowd thins later on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Ruby Witch | 4.60 | | Decent red ale with spicy and orangey hop flavours. |
| Batemans - Brouwerij 't IJ Ijbok | 6.00 | | Tastes exactly like an authentic Dutch Bokbier (which is not my favourite style I have to say). Reddish, sweet, strong, little hop character. |
| Palm - Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin | 6.00 | | Cask-conditioned and served via handpump. Dark, fruity, malty and a bit spicy. |
| Liberation (formerly called Jersey) - Rouge | 4.50 | | This sample let down by flat condition. Red and a bit grainy, but good Nelson Sauvin hop flavours. |
| Banks's - Feral Australian IPA | 5.50 | | I think there is a really good beer in here, and all the IPA ingredients are there – pale colour, good body, sparkling hops. But it has the overall slight blandness that I associate with Bank’s and which I guess must come from their yeast? |
| Marston's - Ishii Brewing Minagof Pale Ale | 4.30 | | I was disappointed by this. Copper-coloured, thin and a bit sweet, with the hops barely detectable. |
| Shepherd Neame - Švyturys Baltijos Red Ale | 5.50 | | Not sure if this was infected, wrong, or just poor beer. Had a tinny, chemical taste. |
16 Oct 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Reopened after a long period of closure. Not a great deal has changed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Dapper Dog | 4.80 | | Dark brown porter style beer with a well rounded mix of hop and malt flavours. Full bodied with a sweetish finish. My score 16/20. |
18 Jul 2012 (Stephen Harris)
It feels like ages since I’ve been in here, and a look at this website suggests that it is ages. Tolerably busy on a Wednesday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Bridge - Golden Flame | 4.50 | | Very pale (possibly some lager malt?) and hopped with Target and Challenger. Potential pretty good, but suffers from the ‘green apple’ taste I am beginning to associate with this brewery. |
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Humdinger | 3.50 | | Unimpressive, pale honey beer. But in poor condition, and may well be better than this elsewhere. |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Lemon Dream | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Umbel Ale (aka Special Coriander Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Essex Beast | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brewster's - Pandora | 4.80 | Not Tried |
01 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf - Woild Moild | 4.80 | | My first mild for May 2012. Dark brown and in fine form with strong malty flavours of chocolate and caramel, low hop rate and a fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
20 Apr 2012 (Dosser)
afternoon and packed
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
10 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Cogburn | 4.30 | | Very pale bitter with citrus hop dominant, leading to a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
About The Crosse Keys
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 3 |
| 35 |
| 64 |
| 62 |
| 18 |
The pub is found in City, Central London, EC3V 0DR.
Big and busy JDW pub in the heart of the City in Gracechurch Street. Huge sports screen on one wall. Wonderful building with lots of high ceilings and marble. The lights in particular are worth noting. Oval bar towards the rear serves numerous handpumps (I saw 18) including guest beers not on the JDW usual guest list. This is definitely worth going to if you are in the City during the week.
We have visited this pub 89 times, seen 401 different beers and tried 181 of them.
Postcode: EC3V 0DR