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The Watch House (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - ZephyrExcellent1
Titanic - Plum PorterExcellent2
Titanic - StoutExcellent1
Saltaire - Empress IPAExcellent1
By The Horns - Samba King Rye Blonde Ale (with lemongrass & lime)Excellent1
Sambrook's - Candlemaker Black IPAGood1
Stonehenge - Danish DynamiteGood1
Redemption - Big Chief (bottle conditioned)Acceptable1
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Scrum DownAcceptable1
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked HookerNot Tried0
Brewster's - Hop a Doodle DooNot Tried0
Sambrook's - Red AleNot Tried0
Itchen Valley - Pure GoldNot Tried0
Adnams - Prop HopNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - BlindsideNot Tried0
Acorn - Barnsley BitterNot Tried0
Portobello - Triple Choc StoutNot Tried0
Salopian - Darwin's OriginNot Tried0
Portobello - Westway Pale Ale (superseded by 3.8% version)Not Tried0
Windsor & Eton - GuardsmanNot Tried0
Redemption - Rock the KazbekNot Tried0
Banks's - Brouwerij 't IJ Amsterdam BlondeNot Tried0
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Brighton BlondeNot Tried0
Daleside - Spring RyeNot Tried0
Adnams - Stone Amber AleNot Tried0
Banks's - Arcadia Angler's AleNot Tried0
Itchen Valley - Six HopNot Tried0
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red RiverNot Tried0
Elland - NettlethrasherNot Tried0
By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023)Not Tried0
Tring - Colley's DogNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Flack's (a.k.a. Flack Manor) - Flack CatcherNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Wadworth - Nausta Lapland Red AleNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Salopian - Golden ThreadNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Visits Details

21 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Other beers details lost in this website's server crash.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Plum Porter4.90Excellent
20 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Other beers details lost in this website's server crash.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Plum Porter4.90ExcellentGorgeous. One to get stuck into for more than a pint
12 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight early morning visit until 1am close. Could not bother with the beer range presented so had the last drops out of a Thistly Cross cider box.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Acorn - Barnsley Bitter3.80Not Tried
Salopian - Darwin's Origin4.30Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Guardsman4.20Not Tried
Banks's - Brouwerij 't IJ Amsterdam Blonde5.50Not Tried
Daleside - Spring Rye4.80Not Tried
Banks's - Arcadia Angler's Ale5.00Not Tried
03 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close. Wanted to try a bottle conditioned Redemption.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Stonehenge - Danish Dynamite5.00Good
Redemption - Big Chief (bottle conditioned)5.50AcceptableQuite mediocre, poured flat with the only life being from a shaken up decant of the bottle lees. Not sure why small breweries bother to bottle-condition when it is usually only successful when a highly skilled operator performs the act with a high degreee of quality control
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Salopian - Golden Thread5.00Not Tried
Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo4.30Not Tried
Itchen Valley - Pure Gold4.80Not Tried
Adnams - Prop Hop4.00Not Tried
23 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Interesting to see a small array of 500ml bottle conditioned Redemption beer bottles in the fridge behind the bar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Scrum Down4.00AcceptableNowt more than OK
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Tring - Colley's Dog5.20Not Tried
Flack's (a.k.a. Flack Manor) - Flack Catcher4.40Not Tried
Wadworth - Nausta Lapland Red Ale4.50Not Tried
14 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Saltaire - Empress IPA5.00ExcellentSuperb mid brown English hopped bitter
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River4.80Not Tried
Elland - Nettlethrasher4.40Not Tried
By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023)3.40Not Tried
10 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Stout4.50Excellent
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Brighton Blonde3.90Not Tried
Adnams - Stone Amber Ale4.50Not Tried
Itchen Valley - Six Hop3.80Not Tried
06 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight early morning visit until close. After a circuitous journey back from Dover a thirst quenching Thistly Cross cider was the order of the day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr4.40Not Tried
Portobello - Westway Pale Ale (superseded by 3.8% version)4.00Not Tried
04 Feb 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Still the London & Rye refugees spend their money here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr4.40ExcellentImpressed by the balance and bitterness and light to middling brown in colour
Sambrook's - Candlemaker Black IPA4.50Good
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not TriedRan out
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek4.00Not Tried
Portobello - Westway Pale Ale (superseded by 3.8% version)4.00Not Tried
27 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening strictly last knockings visit until close. Range of beers determined by the London Beer Festival menu here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
By The Horns - Samba King Rye Blonde Ale (with lemongrass & lime)5.10ExcellentA good twist of flavours
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Crooked Hooker4.70Not Tried
Sambrook's - Red Ale4.20Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside4.30Not Tried
Portobello - Triple Choc Stout4.40Not Tried

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About The Watch House

The pub sign. The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional4
Excellent165
Good288
Acceptable131
Poor28

Website.

The pub is found in Lewisham, Greater London, SE13 6JP.

A busy pub in Lewisham High Street that's small by Wetherspoon's standards. Bookshelves around internal pillars make views across the floor difficult. A bit like a chameleon it changes clientele during its long day, attracting market folk whilst the street market is open then a mixed group of faces later on. Here staff do get to know their customers. Sports 2 banks each of 6 handpumps.

We have visited this pub 542 times, seen 831 different beers and tried 362 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE13 6JP