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The Long Pond (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hop Fuzz - EnglishExcellent1
Mad Cat - Educated GuessExcellent1
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding BitterExcellent1
Cronx - StandardExcellent1
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Evolution #5Excellent1
Colchester - Old MortalityGood1
Wantsum - ThunderboltGood1
Ripple Steam - Original Best BitterGood1
Bexley - Crook Log Winter AleGood1
Rat - Bohemian RatsodyGood1
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal (superseded by 4.4% version)Good1
Kent - Brewers ReserveGood1
Bexley - Black Prince PorterGood1
House Beer - Pond LifeGood4
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Good1
Tonbridge - Old ChestnutGood1
Canopy - Ruskin Wheat BeerAcceptable1
Nottingham - SupremeAcceptable1
Hop Stuff - A.P.A. (Arsenal Pale Ale)Not Tried0
Shiny - Pail NZNot Tried0
Southwark - Potters' Fields PorterNot Tried0
Vale - Black Beauty PorterNot Tried0
Wantsum - Turbulent PriestNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer TopNot Tried0
Wantsum - DynamoNot Tried0
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale AleNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Thief of TimeNot Tried0
Vale - Red KiteNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopNot Tried0
Shiny - Strong PailNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Disgraceful BehaviourNot Tried0
Hop Fuzz - Bullion BombNot Tried0
Wantsum - HengistNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Wantsum - Black PrinceNot Tried0
Wantsum - 1381Not Tried0
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - PalaeolithicNot Tried0
Twisted - Urban LegendNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale AleNot Tried0
Hop Fuzz - Old American PaleNot Tried0
RCH - Double HeaderNot Tried0
Kent - SimcoeNot Tried0
Brockley - Pale AleNot Tried0
Ramsbury - Same AgainNot Tried0
Cronx - NektarNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Slow Black StoutNot Tried0
Hop Stuff - Renegade IPANot Tried0
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - JR Best BitterNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London
Picture 2. The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London
Picture 3. The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

17 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Excellent
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20GoodToo light coloured for me but good condition
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
Ripple Steam - Farmhouse Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
Vale - Red Kite4.30Not Tried
Shiny - Strong Pail5.00Not Tried
08 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 10pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Educated Guess4.70ExcellentNew branding, a new beer, deep ruby red
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - JR Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
Shiny - Pail NZ4.00Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not Tried
Vale - Black Beauty Porter4.40Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Summer Top3.60Not Tried
03 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham based chores.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Fuzz - English4.00Excellent
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Good
Hop Fuzz - Old American Pale4.20Not Tried
Kent - Simcoe4.50Not Tried
Ramsbury - Same Again3.80Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Slow Black Stout5.10Not Tried
01 Apr 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham based chores. Other beers details lost in this website's server crash.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut4.40GoodA new Tonbridge brew
Colchester - Old Mortality4.30Good
02 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon visit after Eltham chores. Pleasantly quiet and chatty.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter4.10ExcellentSuperb, no need to move on to any other beer here
Wantsum - 13813.80Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Disgraceful Behaviour6.00Not Tried
Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb5.00Not Tried
Twisted - Urban Legend4.30Not Tried
27 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening quickie between an Eltham station / B16 bus interchange.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Brewers Reserve5.00Good
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Disgraceful Behaviour6.00Not Tried
Hop Fuzz - Bullion Bomb5.00Not Tried
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20Not TriedA new Tonbridge brew
16 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Unplanned visit resulting from a 132 bus not arriving! Heard the piano from outside and then found a packed house singing Christmas Carols and, after a break, Christmas themed songs. Superb community feel.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Thunderbolt6.80GoodAllegedly an American IPA. Slow drinking
Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale5.20Good
Wantsum - Turbulent Priest4.40Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not Tried
Wantsum - Dynamo4.30Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Thief of Time4.80Not Tried
07 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Friendly house. Good chat with Guv about Micropubs. Larger than usual cask ale range with a mini SE London festival wooing the Eltham Arts Winter Festival events taking place.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cronx - Standard3.80ExcellentBest Cronx I have ever had
Canopy - Ruskin Wheat Beer5.20Acceptable
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
Cronx - Nektar4.50Not Tried
Hop Stuff - Renegade IPA5.60Not Tried
Hop Stuff - A.P.A. (Arsenal Pale Ale)3.80Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not TriedTonbridge Traditional by any other name
Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter4.00Not Tried
11 Aug 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon. Bus was going by.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ripple Steam - Original Best Bitter4.10Good
Rat - Bohemian Ratsody4.30Good
Bexley - Black Prince Porter4.60Good
Nottingham - Supreme5.20AcceptableDisappointing. Hazy and lacking the usual Nottingham crispness
RCH - Double Header5.30Not Tried
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Not Tried
04 Feb 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Late afternoon after chores in Eltham. Steady flow of arrivals.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Evolution #54.20ExcellentBest of the visit yet this was last one out of the cask and Guv was reluctant to hand it over
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal (superseded by 4.4% version)4.60Good
House Beer - Pond Life3.60Good
House Beer - Pond Life3.60AcceptableNot so good as earlier
Wantsum - Hengist5.00Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Prince3.90Not Tried
Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic3.80Not Tried
Mad Cat - Special Relationship Anglo-American Pale Ale4.80Not TriedCame on to replace the Caveman Evolution #5

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About The Long Pond

The pub sign. The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional13
Excellent266
Good111
Acceptable21
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Eltham, Greater London, SE9 1UT.

Micropub located in a former plumbing supplies shop in Westmount Road in the parade of shops adjacent to the former entrance to the now closed Eltham Park railway station. An area previously devoid of pubs at the wish of the estate builder at the time. Expected to open in December 2014 and did, in fact, open on cue on Friday 12th December 2014 at 5 pm. Named after the Long Pond in Eltham Park North, a short walk away. There are 4-6 local real ales and cider served on gravity dispense from a chilled stillage room which may be viewed through a window behind the bar counter. There is also real cider and perry. At the front seating is on high wall mounted benches and high tables. To the left rear is a low tables and chairs seated area called "The Dorchester Room". A long corridor leads to the toilets at the very back and is usually packed with full and empty casks. Local CAMRA branch runner-up Pub of the Year 2016. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2017 and runner-up in 2016 and 2020 and local CAMRA branch Cider Pub of the Year 2017 too. The house beer Pond Life is Tonbridge Traditional. There is a limited range of cold snacks available in the form of pork pies, ploughman's and platters. No dogs, no children and card payment is strongly preferred here rather than cash please.

We have visited this pub 232 times, seen 351 different beers and tried 198 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE9 1UT