The Long Pond (Free House)
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26 Jan 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. News of a micropub to come in Greenwich.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - AK 1911 | 4.00 |  | |
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 |  | OK, some haze |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Black Mirror | 4.50 | Not Tried | Customer in front of me had the last pint out |
02 Nov 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon into early evening. Relaxed atmosphere, all male clientele.
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 |  | Best of my three here |
| Tonbridge - SE Nine X Ale | 4.40 | | Red ale style. Named via a newspaper competition. Could easily be re-badged Old Chestnut! |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | | Rather sour bitterness and needed more condition |
| Franklins - English Garden | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Smoked Chilli Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
05 Oct 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening. The SPBW LPoTY judges were in house.
| Kent - Green Giant | 6.00 | | Innocence in a glass! |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Green Hop (2016 with Challenger) | 4.00 | | Bit of a broken yeasty head |
| Mad Cat - Buzz Wiser Honey Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Musket - Muzzleloader | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
09 Aug 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham based chores. First one in.
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | |
| Tonbridge - Union Pale | 4.70 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ossett - Treacle Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | Warned was near the end |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
02 Aug 2016 (Stephen Harris)
In brave explorer mode, down in darkest south-east London. This little pub is not quite as little as I was expecting and proved a very pleasant spot to pass an hour in the early evening.
| Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings Citra | 4.20 | | A well-hopped, golden Pale Ale. |
| Hop Fuzz - Yellow Zinger | 3.70 | | Golden in colour and well-chilled. A light, easy-drinking pint. |
| Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | From Tonbridge Brewery. |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Best Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
17 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | | Too light coloured for me but good condition |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Vale - Red Kite | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Shiny - Strong Pail | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
08 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
| Mad Cat - Educated Guess | 4.70 | | New branding, a new beer, deep ruby red |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - JR Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Shiny - Pail NZ | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Vale - Black Beauty Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
03 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham based chores.
| Hop Fuzz - English | 4.00 | | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | | |
| Hop Fuzz - Old American Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Simcoe | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsbury - Same Again | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slow Black Stout | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
01 Apr 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham based chores. Other beers details lost in this website's server crash.
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | | A new Tonbridge brew |
| Colchester - Old Mortality | 4.30 | | |
02 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham chores. Pleasantly quiet and chatty.
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | Superb, no need to move on to any other beer here |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| House Beer - Pond Life | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Disgraceful Behaviour | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted - Urban Legend | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
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