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Star & Garter (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| North Riding Brewery - Walnut Stout |  | 1 |
| Brew York - A Problem Shared (collaboration with McColl's Brewery Evenwood) | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| RedWillow - Faithless 200 Nelson Idaho 7 | | 1 |
| Brighton Bier - T.I.N.A. Bitter | | 1 |
| Fauna - Bushy Tail | | 1 |
| Arundel - Smash |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Viva Patrón | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Verses of Solitude | | 1 |
| Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA | | 1 |
| Vocation - Naughty & Nice | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Bere |  | 1 |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | | 1 |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Noir | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | | 1 |
| Stewart - Cauld Reekie Stout (Superior) |  | 1 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Double Back | Not Tried | 0 |
| UnBarred (brewed at Two Tribes then later at Missing Link) - Pale Ale – Azacca & Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Left Handed Giant - Galaxy Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Deepdale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Turing Test | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Bauhaus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Suspended in Strata | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| RedWillow - Doubtless | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Make It Strata | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Impractical Ideas (collaboration with Fyne) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Chummy Bluster | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Bowie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Neptune - Riding the Tide | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Variation on a Theme | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lost and Grounded - Spring Protagonist | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Left Handed Giant - Golden Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Rocketman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Volks ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| RedWillow - Headless | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Lightbulb | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
10 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late visit until close - only customer left in I do believe.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauna - Bushy Tail | 3.80 | | Mid brown basic bitter with good head and lacing |
| Siren Craft - Viva Patrón | 8.00 | | A chewy heavy 8% coffee stout. Ordered a half but got a pint so took it anyway and helped later comatose-ness |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Neptune - Riding the Tide | 4.20 | Not Tried |
03 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Bier - T.I.N.A. Bitter | 3.80 | | Took me a while to identify the subtle orange citrus in quite dry bitterness |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | A whole mark lost for being poured through the defective handpump leaving me to decant between two glasses to bring a head, lacing and more condition |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried |
20 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Surprising quiet for such a warm evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RedWillow - Faithless 200 Nelson Idaho 7 | 3.80 | | Star of the evening |
| Cloudwater - Verses of Solitude | 3.40 | | Obvious duty dodger brew, actually a tasty dark mild |
| Arbor Ales - Blue Sky Drinking | 4.40 | | Most odd overly malty taste I did not enjoy |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Make It Strata | 4.60 | Not Tried | No warning it would be hazy on pump clip, it was so I avoided ordering it |
13 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Several Red Lion emigrées in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Riding Brewery - Walnut Stout | 5.50 | | Did not suffer from being pulled through the 6th handpump. Full bodied and full of flavour |
| Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA | 6.80 | | A heavy nightcap but poured almost flat with no head or lacing. Pleased I only had a half |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | 4.00 | | Highly malty, rather wet dog. Quite a chore to finish |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Turing Test | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Bauhaus | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Noir | 5.90 | | I mark it as served and handed to me with 3* being generous. Absolutely flat in the glass. This is how the 6th handpump line here serves, being defective. Once decanted between 2 pint glasses a number of times it came alive, was superb with a 4* or maybe 4½* and I had a second which was also multiple decanted into being superb |
| Arbor Ales - Rocketman | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Volks ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Lightbulb | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Double Back | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Galaxy Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
01 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Entranced to stay by the intense bitterness of the ales tried.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - A Problem Shared (collaboration with McColl's Brewery Evenwood) | 5.80 | | Outstanding extreme bitterness in a tongue rasping way and a full bodied ale to boot. Forced to have a second by its very bitter appeal |
| Arundel - Smash | 4.50 | | A light coloured ale with tongue rasping hop bitterness but some haze that was not pre-warned of |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Lost and Grounded - Spring Protagonist | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Left Handed Giant - Golden Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried |
25 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. I look round and smile at how many are drinking flat cloudy keg - however did this trend come about.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Cauld Reekie Stout (Superior) | 6.20 | | I mark as it was presented to me. Ruined by being pulled through the one defective handpump which needs to be repaired or not used. It pours a flat pint. After I had multiple decanted it between two glasses it came alive to what would have been a mark of 3½* |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | No indication of brewer's name on hand made pumpclip, luckily another customer elucidated me |
| Gun - Chummy Bluster | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Bowie | 3.40 | Not Tried | Duty reducer beer |
| Rooster's - Variation on a Theme | 4.30 | Not Tried |
18 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | In peak condition. Can't wait to try some when brewed in the ex Marston's Union Sets |
| Vocation - Naughty & Nice | 5.90 | | Chocolate stout poured through the duff handpump but some multiple decantings between two glasses brought this up to scratch |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Suspended in Strata | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Deepdale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| RedWillow - Doubtless | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Impractical Ideas (collaboration with Fyne) | 4.70 | Not Tried |
11 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | | Had the bitterness but soon went absolutely flat in the glass making it a chore to finish |
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | On the duff pump so did not bother |
| UnBarred (brewed at Two Tribes then later at Missing Link) - Pale Ale – Azacca & Citra | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Deepdale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
04 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | In good condition, just that I don't remember it being a cloudy ale before |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Pouring from this defective handpump never helps. Full of flavour but even multiple decantings between 2 glasses brought little head or lacing |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Bere | 4.20 | | Brewed with Orkney barley. Little condition and virtually no head or lacing |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About the Star & Garter
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 105 |
| 88 |
| 32 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Bromley, Greater London, BR1 1NZ.
An exceptionally attractive external fascia (on all three storeys) on a High Street pub that re-opened in November 2016 after a period of closure. 16 prominent keg taps face the doors but there are 8 handpumps on the left hand side of the bar counter. The front doors and windows glass and woodwork are original. Run by the same operators as Stormbird in Camberwell. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Competitive cask ales pricing here.
We have visited this pub 123 times, seen 419 different beers and tried 179 of them.
Postcode: BR1 1NZ