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Catford Bridge Tavern (Portobello Pub Company)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Moor - HoppinessExcellent1
Dark Star - 1910 PorterExcellent1
Clarence & Fredericks - Best BitterExcellent1
Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark MildExcellent1
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout (superseded by 6.5% version)Excellent1
Bristol Beer Factory - Bitter KiwiExcellent1
Cronx - StandardExcellent1
Hand Drawn Monkey - Monkeys Love Hops 3Excellent1
Marble - SpringExcellent1
Marble - StoutExcellent1
Otley - Croes-oGood1
Truefitt - North Riding BitterGood1
Revolutions - Metal Box Yorkshire BitterGood1
RedWillow - FecklessAcceptable1
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPANot Tried0
Adnams - Kristal White AleNot Tried0
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Altarnum (formerly Penpont) - Cornish ArvorNot Tried0
Summer Wine (SWB) - Rouge-Hop Red Hop AleNot Tried0
Tyne Bank - Mocha Milk StoutNot Tried0
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Hardknott - KatalystNot Tried0
Dark Star - Dark Star The OriginalNot Tried0
Florence - Tommy IPA (branded as A Head In A Hat Brewing)Not Tried0
Hardknott - AzimuthNot Tried0
Rudgate - Battle AxeNot Tried0
Cheddar - Goat's LeapNot Tried0
Cheddar - Gorge Best BitterNot Tried0
Kissingate - Black Cherry MildNot Tried0
Plain Ales - Sheep DipNot Tried0
Rooster's - BuckeyeNot Tried0
Plain Ales - Inn The SunNot Tried0
Wold Top - BitterNot Tried0
Grain - OakNot Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurNot Tried0
Marble - Chocolate MarbleNot Tried0
Marble - Lagonda IPANot Tried0
Otley - O-RosieNot Tried0
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Anubis PorterNot Tried0
Marble - DraftNot Tried0
Picture 1. Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford, Greater London

Visits Details

01 May 2013 (Stephen Harris)
An early evening visit at a quiet time for this pub. Supposedly just for one, but my friend missed his train and I ended up being 20 minutes ahead – so time for two.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark Mild3.70ExcellentA really tasty, dark mild.
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout (superseded by 6.5% version)6.00ExcellentFirst rate, strong, full-flavoured stout. Close to a five star rating.
Rudgate - Battle Axe4.20Not Tried
Cheddar - Gorge Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Grain - Oak3.80Not Tried
28 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Moor - Hoppiness6.50ExcellentGreat big hop hit
Rudgate - Battle Axe4.20Not Tried
Cheddar - Gorge Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Plain Ales - Sheep Dip3.80Not Tried
Plain Ales - Inn The Sun4.60Not Tried
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout (superseded by 6.5% version)6.00Not Tried
12 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
RedWillow - Feckless4.10Acceptable
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Hardknott - Katalyst3.80Not Tried
Florence - Tommy IPA (branded as A Head In A Hat Brewing)4.20Not TriedNext on
Altarnum (formerly Penpont) - Cornish Arvor4.00Not Tried
Tyne Bank - Mocha Milk Stout6.00Not Tried
11 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Marble - Spring4.60Excellent
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Kristal White Ale4.20Not Tried
Altarnum (formerly Penpont) - Cornish Arvor4.00Not Tried
Tyne Bank - Mocha Milk Stout6.00Not Tried
02 Apr 2013 (HSB)
First visit here. Very impressed with both the pub and the beer choice. Interesting mix of furniture. Shame it doesn't open until 16:00
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hand Drawn Monkey - Monkeys Love Hops 34.20Excellent
23 Mar 2013 (Stephen Harris)
A brief, early evening visit. The pub is being decorated for its own ‘First Birthday Party’.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bristol Beer Factory - Bitter Kiwi5.00ExcellentFruity and bitter and golden.
Marble - Lagonda IPA5.00Not Tried
Otley - O-Rosie4.20Not Tried
Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Anubis Porter5.20Not Tried
Marble - Draft3.90Not Tried
13 Mar 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - 1910 Porter5.60Excellent
Otley - Croes-o4.20GoodHad a second
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)4.40Not Tried
Cheddar - Goat's Leap5.50Not Tried
Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild4.20Not Tried
Rooster's - Buckeye3.50Not Tried
Truefitt - North Riding Bitter4.00Not Tried
10 Mar 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 2300 close. Latest hours are open until 2300 Monday, midnight Tuesday to Thursday, 1 am Friday, midnight Saturday (may stay open later), 2300 Sunday (may stay open later).
BeerABVScoreNotes
Truefitt - North Riding Bitter4.00Good
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Wold Top - Bitter3.70Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Not Tried
Marble - Chocolate Marble5.50Not Tried
Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild4.20Not Tried
26 Jan 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening. Since re-opening the Saturday night closing has been brought back from 0100 to midnight - a USP lost? Still some Lewisham Hospital protest marchers and placards in situ from the earlier march attended by some 25,000 people.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cronx - Standard3.80Excellent
Marble - Stout4.70Excellent
Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry)4.40Not Tried
Dark Star - Dark Star The Original5.00Not Tried
Hardknott - Azimuth5.80Not Tried
16 Jan 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Clarence & Fredericks - Best Bitter4.10Excellent
Revolutions - Metal Box Yorkshire Bitter4.50Good
Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA3.80Not Tried
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70Not Tried
Summer Wine (SWB) - Resistance Dark Mild3.70Not Tried£3 pp (to clear?)
Summer Wine (SWB) - Rouge-Hop Red Hop Ale5.00Not Tried

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About the Catford Bridge Tavern

The pub sign. Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent98
Good36
Acceptable6
Poor3

Website.

The pub is found in Catford, Greater London, SE6 4RE.

A large brewers' tudor pub on the over rail bridge by Catford and Catford Bridge railway stations. Formerly the Copperfield and before that Courage's Railway Tavern. Leased by the Antic Group after a period of closure then as at October 2012 the ultimate owner of the pub put in a planning application to change use of upper floors to accommodation which was dependent on a separate planned change of use of the pub to National retail i.e. a supermarket chain. A very vociferous "Save the Catford Bridge Tavern" campaign was launched. However this was after the pub had been forced to close at 4 hours notice as the "tenancy at will" had been terminated. Then re-opened on a new short term lease on evening of Friday 7th December 2012. Antic said it hoped to negotiate a longer more permanent lease in due course. CAMRA awarded this pub its S.E. London Branch Pub of the Year award for 2013 in March 2013. CAMRA's London Drinker magazine September / October 2013 edition reported that the private owner of this pub had opted to sell the freehold to another company, Camden Bars, which would take over running the pub in early 2014 but this did not seem to happen. Finally closed as an Antic house at close of business Sunday 24th November 2013. Heavy metal shuttering added to all doors and windows during late evening 29th November 2013. Suffered a serious fire to upper floors on Sunday 1st March 2015 whilst still closed. Finally re-opened after quite a smartening up inside on 30th March 2017 and run by Solitaire. Carries 4 handpumps in the front bar, the rear room with its open to view kitchen is more food oriented. All handpumps removed in 2021 but restored in June 2023 under Portobello Brewery as new site operators.

We have visited this pub 79 times, seen 289 different beers and tried 121 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE6 4RE