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The White Swan (Free House)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Dog - K-9 Winter Warmer |  | 2 |
| Runaway - Smoked Porter | | 1 |
| Brentwood - Legacy |  | 1 |
| Reunion - Tyler's Muse | | 2 |
| Brockley - Porter | | 1 |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Hop Stuff - Single Hop Azacca |  | 2 |
| Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer) | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 2 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | | 1 |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit |  | 1 |
| Belleville - Picnic Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Austell - Tribute | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | Not Tried | 0 |
| St Austell - Proper Job | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Stuff - Renegade IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bedlam - Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Reunion - Beardtongue | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belleville - Little Critters Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
01 Nov 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Pub had been cleaned right out of real ales at the weekend Charlton Athletic F.C. game.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Stuff - Single Hop Azacca | 3.80 | | |
| Hop Stuff - Single Hop Azacca | 3.80 | | 2nd pint was cloudy with disturbed sediment after the cask "float" was adjusted |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Stuff - Fusilier | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried |
26 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Dog - K-9 Winter Warmer | 7.40 | | Right Christmassy with all that spiciness in the head |
| Westerham - Viceroy India Pale Ale | 5.00 | | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Belleville - Picnic Session IPA | 4.40 | Not Tried |
21 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late visit either side of midnight, too late to enjoy the band's full performance.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Dog - K-9 Winter Warmer | 7.40 | | On handpump but allegedly out of a KeyKeg. A warming barley wine with spiced overtones. Fobbed awfully on pouring much to bar staff's chagrin |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bedlam - Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Beardtongue | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Belleville - Little Critters Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | Ran out |
20 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until seconds to midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Faintly hazy which this beer should never be and came up with stunted odd not off flavours, rather creamy too. A lemonade dash helped it down |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit | 3.80 | | Hazy and rather flattish, a lemonade dash helped it down |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
17 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit, skin of the teeth entrance before the newly introduced earlier 11pm Sunday close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Perhaps a little fresh |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit | 3.80 | Not Tried |
13 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Beer range depleted by a couple of recent Charlton Athletic home crowds.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood - Legacy | 4.00 | | As traditional an English bitter as you'll get |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | 4.10 | Not Tried |
28 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runaway - Smoked Porter | 6.00 | | Apparently handpumped from a KeyKeg |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Stuff - Renegade IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Porter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Tyler's Muse | 4.50 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit across midnight until 1am close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley - Porter | 4.30 | | |
| Reunion - Tyler's Muse | 4.50 | | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Stuff - Renegade IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit | 3.80 | Not Tried |
11 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Visit spanning midnight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | | A cloudy soup. Perversely needed some lemonade to dull the lemon juice flavours |
| Reunion - Tyler's Muse | 4.50 | | Single Hop Mosaic beer, unexciting after a half or so |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 Aug 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening either side of midnight. A local knocked down by a car right outside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer) | 4.20 | | OK |
| Westerham - British Bulldog "BB" (was 4.3%) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Tribute | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| St Austell - Proper Job | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The White Swan
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 50 |
| 106 |
| 57 |
| 12 |
The pub is found in Charlton, Greater London, SE7 8UD.
One of two pubs in The Village. Refurbished some time ago and now sports bare floorboards throughout. A single L-shaped bar serves a single bar floor. Tell-tale doors show a past multi-room venue. Large garden. Re-opened once more in early September 2015, seemingly out of a Pubco's grip, with a greater emphasis on cask ales plus some live music. Several upstairs rooms opened in summer 2017, one with a bar but not serving real ale. 20p price discount on pints only of cask ales for card carrying CAMRA members. 8 handpumps. Closed, without prior warning, on Monday 9th March 2020.
We have visited this pub 132 times, seen 324 different beers and tried 154 of them.
Postcode: SE7 8UD