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Ye Olde Mitre (Fuller Smith & Turner)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Wild River |  | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Hock | | 1 |
| Derventio - Maia Mild | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 2 |
| Cairngorm - Highland IPA |  | 1 |
| Abbey Ales - Twelfth Night | | 1 |
| Phoenix - Monkeytown Mild | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild |  | 1 |
| Caledonian - Elf Esteem | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Red Breast | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Discovery Blond | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bearskinful (aka Premium or SB) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
04 Sep 2012 (Stephen Harris)
On a warm evening, most customers were outside, leaving seats available in the back bar. Here was a unsteady old soak, propping up the bar, sluring his words and telling each new arrival, loudly, that he had “had a magnificent lunch”; this at 6:30pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Highland IPA | 5.00 | | Amber-coloured, heavily-hopped, dry and bitter. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Discovery Blond | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
30 Jul 2012 (Stephen Harris)
This is now a Fullers pub. Some Americans of my acquaintance, in town for the Games, want to see an old fashioned and quaint London pub, so I bring them here. It is not busy in the late afternoon, but everybody else in the back bar is an American tourist in town for the Games. My friends think I have simply brought them to the most obvious place imaginable.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Wild River | 4.50 | | I’ve been holding off from trying this until I am in a reliable pub. It is excellent! Golden and US hoppy, but with Fuller’s signature malt taste evident. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| York (now brewed by and at Black Sheep) - Yorkshire Terrier | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
20 Apr 2012 (Dosser)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | |
16 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with the upstairs room in use by the Thursday evening "Mild Club".
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix - Monkeytown Mild | 3.90 | | Dark brown mild with an initial taste of burnt toffee. Towards the finish, caramel and chocoalte flavours take over. My score 15/20. |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | | Rather bitter sample here with a bit of a clash between the dark malts and cascade hops with neither gaining the advantage. My score 14/20. |
06 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Rather quiet for a Thursday evening, maybe some people had gone home to vote.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Hock | 3.50 | | Smooth, sweetish and well rounded dark brown mild. My score 16/20. |
| Derventio - Maia Mild | 4.00 | | Malty blakc mild with good roast and liquorice flavours leading to a dryish finish. My score 16/20. |
04 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | | Not keen on this as a mild, it's too bitter with a slightly lactic edge and hops in the finish. Served in top condition here though. My score 14/20. |
08 Sep 2009 (Ian)
Still one of my favourite pubs in London, small, cosy, friendly and you can just sit here and have a quiet pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Good Adnams yeasty character on aroma, ESB style malt fruit verging on the best bitter. Perfect mix of colour, yeast, fruit malt and hop bitterness. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Discovery Blond | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bearskinful (aka Premium or SB) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Seafarers Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
19 Feb 2009 (Ian)
Still a lovely pub, surprisingly busy on a mid Thursday afternoon. My toasty was forgotten on my order so I got a couple of free sausages with it which made up for it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | The Hophead here was sensational. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
10 Dec 2008 (Ian)
One of my favourites. Small, snug and a really well run pub. First port of call and a relaxed quiet place to work out my plan of pubs. They had a Russian TV crew in, but the landlord Scotty, still had time to gave me some ideas for a pub crawl.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Ales - Twelfth Night | 5.00 | | Deep chestnut, lasting dark beige head. Chocolatey ESB, really nice, very tasty, great dark fruits, rich and very tasty. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Red Breast | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
05 Dec 2008 (Blair)
I'd been meaning to get to this pub for years, unfortunately I always seem to come to London at the weekend, when this pub is closed. It is really strange to have a historic pub like this in the area it's in. Really busy, we managed to bag a couple of stools and got in peoples way. I'll definitely be back.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian - Elf Esteem | 4.00 | | My first mouthful was almost overpoweringly sweet, but then i adjusted to it and it grew on me a little. I'd like to try it again but first impression is a bit so-so. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
About the Ye Olde Mitre
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 23 |
| 17 |
| 8 |
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The pub is found in Holborn, Central London, EC1N 6SJ.
Located in Ely Court in Ely Place just off Hatton Garden. Old fashioned wood panelled pub straight out of Elizabethan times (built in 1546) tucked down a side alley offering no nonsense beer and plain simple food with no frills. The pub is technically in Cambridgeshire (Ely being in Cambridgeshire) and the licensees used to have to go there for their licence. Regular Good Beer Guide entry. East London & City CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2010. SPBW London Pub of the Year 2013. Significant CAMRA discount given here.
We have visited this pub 34 times, seen 77 different beers and tried 42 of them.
Postcode: EC1N 6SJ