The Harp (Fuller Smith & Turner)
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18 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
After a mightily circuitous journey with Charing Cross station closed, an evening visit until midnight close then a night bus journey away. How come at one in the morning central London's roads are as congested as any rush hour; cycle routes and obnoxious traffic light sequencing combined perhaps.
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic) | 4.80 | | |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Distinctly average |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Scrumdown | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Gypsy Queen | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. St Patrick's Day chaos ruled but I could still not resist redeeming my free pint of Draught Guinness voucher. Then I moved on to the proper stuff.
Siren Craft - Ryesing Tides IPA | 7.00 | | Took a while for the buds to adjust after the previous chilled metallic bashing from the Draught Guinness |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Sumo | 4.70 | Not Tried | Why does this brewery continue with the silly Mad Squirrel sub-brand thus misleading on true provenance? |
Blackjack - Poker Face | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
15 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close.
Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Perhaps rather fresh and less plummy than I am used to |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Windsor & Eton - Zinzan's Drop | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
13 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm. Room to move.
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Mosaic Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Simply too much of the old citrus for me |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Really just average |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Centennial | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
09 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close. Some heavy ones on tonight, possibly to complement the London Drinker Beer Festival on this week.
Dark Star - Imperial Stout | 10.50 | | Served on gravity from an upright metal pin on the bar back. A belated proverbial kick of the mule on the train home, unless there was actually a mule travelling too |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - 1845 | 6.30 | | I thought this lacked condition and clarity |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Scrumdown | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
London Beer Factory - Sayers Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
06 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close and tolerably quiet.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Porter | 5.40 | | |
Wishbone - Lunar Zenith | 3.70 | | Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Bexley - Redhouse | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Generation X | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
04 Mar 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Lunacy here tonight with several highly animated groups hogging the narrow bar area lacking the skill of respecting personal space.
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | |
East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (with vanilla) | 5.80 | | |
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Generation X | 4.20 | | A latchkey pale whatever that is. A particularly sour hop taste |
Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out, next cask not ready |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Titanic - Black Ice | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Scrumdown | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
28 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close.
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Night Light | 4.60 | | Good malt, hop balance |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Flattish and overly fruity |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Crouch Vale - El Dorado | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Routemaster Red (superseded by 4.2% version) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
25 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
In by the skin of my teeth for a visit until midnight close (and a bit).
Belleville - Southie Stout | 5.10 | | Excellent condition but simply lacked much that defined it |
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Belleville - Battersea Brownstone | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Gipsy Hill - Beatnik | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Hammerton - Blank Slate | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
21 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11.30pm close.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | | Very rich |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Hammerton - Life on Mars | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Weird Beard - Master of Nuggets | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Olicana | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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