Ravensbourne Arms (Antic)
We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub
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Visits Details
19 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Having been clocked for giving a recent poor review I had a good discussion with the Guv about beer choice options and business pressures
Hackney - American Pale Ale | 4.50 | | |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Milestone - Dark Galleon | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
Volden - Session (or Session Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
11 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Visit shortened by poor range and quality.
Volden - Pale (formerly Pale Ale) was 4.6% | 4.20 | | Just a half, just about acceptable |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Elixir #1 APA | 4.80 | | Warned this was cloudy. It WAS cloudy and pretty insipid - not conditioned out at all it seems. Somehow reinforced my general regard for King beers |
Hop Stuff - Renegade IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried | Warned to avoid as end of cask |
03 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening, after the band had packed up, until close.
Kent - Summit Single Hopped Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Top dollar, plans to move elsewhere abandoned |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Northern Lights | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
28 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Must be Christmas as many and varied and new faces in tonight.
Hop Stuff - Pale Ale | 4.50 | | |
Franklins - Mama Knows Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Brighton Bier - Dealer's Choice IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | Had a taster - ugh - lemon juice |
20 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
Franklins - Pale | 4.00 | | As clear as a bell and quite drinkable |
Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | 4.80 | | Very last out of cask - seems had been on for a week. Swapped with good grace |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
06 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Brief visit as the range was a range of one!
360° - Sussex #42 | 4.20 | | Not to my taste |
29 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
Gipsy Hill - Beatnik | 3.80 | | |
Gipsy Hill - Dissident | 4.80 | | |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
24 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
Hop Stuff - Smoked Brown Ale | 6.40 | | Made with infusion of Lapsang Souchong tea |
Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | Not Tried | Just a taster and one sniff was enough to reject this lemon juice concoction which cliptually describes itself as a Welsh Red Ale. I fear for British taste buds as this has won 2015 CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Northern Lights | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
08 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until a premature close due to lack of patronage. Self-fulfilling perhaps as latecomers will be deterred by risk of failure in future.
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | | Slight haze, OK easy drinking |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Brighton Best | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Poachers Moon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
01 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight early morning visit until close. Some halloweeners in evidence and the music turned up high.
Clarkshaws - Hellhound IPA | 5.50 | | No more an IPA than I am. Clip says naturally hazy but, as Blackadder might say, this was as murky as Mr Murk who has just been appointed Professor of Murk at Oxford University. Needed lemonade aplenty to finish it |
Volden - VIM | 3.80 | | Ugh what have they done to this brew. Needed lemonade aplenty |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Old Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Gipsy Hill - Beatnik | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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