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The Sovereign of the Seas (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Sixpoint Bengali (previously Bengali Tiger)Excellent1
Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - MaplemoonExcellent1
Adnams - Stone Brewing Supremely Self-Conscious Black AleExcellent1
Kent - CobnutExcellent1
Westerham - Single Hop TargetExcellent1
Tring - MoonGazerExcellent1
Titanic - CappuccinoExcellent1
JW Lees (see also Lees) - CoraExcellent1
Kent - Altered StatesGood1
Caledonian - Ninkasi Cream AleGood1
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale AleGood1
St Peter's - ExtraGood1
Wadworth - Sunset RedGood1
Batemans - Fat Head's Sunshine DaydreamGood1
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - The World's Biggest LiarGood1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - New Belgium Pale AleGood1
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa SpecialGood1
Butcombe - Great Grey OwlGood1
Moorhouse's - White MistGood1
Caledonian - All AmericanGood1
WharfeBank - Wispa IPAAcceptable1
Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPAAcceptable1
Dark Star - RevelationAcceptable1
Otter - Orchard AleNot Tried0
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Not Tried0
Batemans - Hazelnut BrownieNot Tried0
Adnams - Topaz GoldNot Tried0
Harviestoun - SchiehallionNot Tried0
Westerham - Summer PerleNot Tried0
Wickwar - BOB (Brand Oak Bitter)Not Tried0
Brewster's - Calamity JaneNot Tried0
Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry)Not Tried0
Milestone - Loxley AleNot Tried0
Adnams - Fat SpratNot Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Zig Zag StoutNot Tried0
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Golden FoxNot Tried0
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - TigerNot Tried0
Adnams - LighthouseNot Tried0
Goldfinch - Midnight BlinderNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

22 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime. Same selection as yesterday apart from the St Peters which had gone and not been replaced.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale Ale5.20Good
Batemans - Fat Head's Sunshine Daydream5.00Good
Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPA5.60Acceptable
21 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Titanic - Cappuccino4.50Excellent
JW Lees (see also Lees) - Cora3.90Excellent
Adnams - Stone Brewing Supremely Self-Conscious Black Ale5.00Excellent
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - The World's Biggest Liar4.30Good
Adnams - Topaz Gold4.00Not Tried
Wadworth - Abita Brewing Restoration Pale Ale5.20Not Tried
Batemans - Fat Head's Sunshine Daydream5.00Not Tried
St Peter's - Extra4.40Not Tried
Innis & Gunn - Toasted Oak IPA5.60Not Tried
16 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime. First (official) day of the Autumn UK/US fest.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Sixpoint Bengali (previously Bengali Tiger)6.40Excellent
Moorhouse's - White Mist4.20Good
Caledonian - Ninkasi Cream Ale4.50Good
St Peter's - Extra4.40Good
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - New Belgium Pale Ale5.20Not Tried
Batemans - Hazelnut Brownie6.30Not Tried
03 Oct 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime, Great Newsome Pricky Back Otchan coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - Single Hop Target4.00Excellent
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - New Belgium Pale Ale5.20Good
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70Not Tried
WharfeBank - Wispa IPA5.10Not Tried
30 Sep 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime. Doom Bar now a regular? London Pride coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
WharfeBank - Wispa IPA5.10AcceptableTired and lacking condition.
Goldfinch - Midnight Blinder5.00Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Not Tried
Westerham - Single Hop Target4.00Not Tried
Otter - Orchard Ale4.00Not TriedNot immediately obvious from the pump clip whether this contains apples/apple juice so avoided it, didn't fancy an anaphylactic reaction as that might have spoiled my day. Email fired off to brewery to encourage clear labelling.
25 Sep 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime, tax parity day so my beer was even cheaper than usual (with CAMRA vouchers, naturally!)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Maplemoon4.30ExcellentI really liked this!
Dark Star - Revelation5.70AcceptableTired, lacking condition, a shame as I was looking forward to it.
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger4.20Not Tried
Westerham - Summer Perle3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Lighthouse3.40Not Tried
18 Sep 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime, Hogs Back Autumn Ale coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special4.20Good
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Zig Zag Stout4.50Not Tried
Kent - Cobnut4.10Not Tried
Adnams - Fat Sprat3.80Not Tried
Wadworth - Sunset Red5.00Not Tried
16 Sep 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime...ages since my last visit. Highland Scapa Special available soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Cobnut4.10Excellent
Wadworth - Sunset Red5.00Good
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Zig Zag Stout4.50Not Tried
B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Golden Fox4.10Not Tried
Adnams - Fat Sprat3.80Not Tried
08 Aug 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caledonian - All American4.10Good
Kent - Altered States4.70Good
Titanic - White Star (superseded by 4.5% version - see separate entry)4.80Not Tried
Milestone - Loxley Ale4.20Not Tried
Dark Star - Revelation5.70Not Tried
Adnams - Fat Sprat3.80Not Tried
25 Jul 2013 (oz11)
Lunchtime, Adnams Fat Sprat available soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tring - MoonGazer4.30ExcellentMore American hops, this time in a red-amber ale. Chinook/Citra.
Butcombe - Great Grey Owl3.60GoodAmerican style pale ale. Cascade/Citra hops.
Harviestoun - Schiehallion4.80Not Tried
Westerham - Summer Perle3.80Not Tried
Wickwar - BOB (Brand Oak Bitter)4.00Not Tried
Brewster's - Calamity Jane4.80Not TriedMore American hops: Cascade/Centennial/Citra.

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About The Sovereign of the Seas

The pub sign. The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent132
Good221
Acceptable25
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Petts Wood, Greater London, BR5 1DG.

This Wetherspoon pub is located in Petts Wood's Queensway. Petts Wood is named after the Pett family. For more than 200 years they were the country's leading shipbuilders. In 1634, Phineas Pett designed Sovereign of the Seas for Charles I. The finest ship of her age, she sailed the seas until catching fire in 1697. Large inside and the bar sports 12 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 6.

We have visited this pub 168 times, seen 521 different beers and tried 354 of them.

Map location

Postcode: BR5 1DG