Catford Bridge Tavern (Portobello Pub Company)
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Visits Details
12 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Kernel (The Kernel) - India Pale Ale Citra - Columbus Summit (on keg) | 7.40 |  | Excellent foil to the 2 earlier choices |
| Hastings - Best Bitter | 4.10 |  | Clip shows as unfined. Just an OK beer as I thought it lacked full conditioning |
| Cronx - Fallout Autumn Ale | 4.60 | | A Croydon based brewing outfit. The beer poured and stayed as flat as the proverbial pancake - no head whatsoever. Nevertheless a full flavoured red ale |
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Acer | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Devilfish - The Darkness | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
10 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. A wedding party in the back room.
| Wantsum - Fortitude (was 4.2%) | 4.60 | | Quite simply very fruity |
| Hastings - HPA | 4.70 | | Unfined as are many of Hastings's beers. Pub has more Hastings in the cellar |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - India Pale Ale Citra - Columbus Summit (on keg) | 7.40 | | A heavy hazy hop hit |
| Buxton - Moor Top | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Offbeat - Wild Blackberry Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Cronx - Fallout Autumn Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
07 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. They now have some steaming cauldrons of mulled wine and mulled beer on sale.
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | | |
| Offbeat - Off Kilter Porter | 4.30 | | |
| Offbeat - Wild Blackberry Mild | 3.80 | | OK but underwhelming flavours |
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brentwood - Spooky Moon | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
04 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Original intention was to experiment with the range of brews but the Wreckless was so good it was the one to refill with several times.
| RedWillow - Wreckless | 4.80 |  | A real winner |
| Brentwood - Spooky Moon | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Revolutions - Clash London Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Canberra | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Revolutions - Bela Lugosi's Dead Red Rye Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
28 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Served through a sparkler - very creamy with the bitterness in the head |
| Elephant School (sub-brand of Brentwood) - Aussie Blonde | 4.00 | | A VERY dry citrus hop flavour. Latest news seems to be this new outfit is Chelmsford based but brewed in the Brentwood area |
| Brewster's - Marquis Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hackney - Best Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
27 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight so a Saturday dated visit.
| Hackney - Best Bitter | 4.40 | | A hopped beer with rather fruity overtones |
| Late Knights - Hairy Dog Black IPA | 6.00 | | A black IPA. Very thick and sticky so would have certainly passed the ale-conner's test on his leather britches on the wooden bench! |
| Brewster's - Marquis Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - Veteran | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Elephant School (sub-brand of Brentwood) - Aussie Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | The answer is not to go to bed because every time you do a new brewery has started to trick and amuse. All the staff knew was that this was brewed next to a place where circus elephants had once been trained. The web only shows a twitter feed which describes this as "Elephant School Brewing is a small range of exciting beers! Please contact me at elephantschool@hotmail.co.uk Essex". Launched on Thursday in The Ale House Chelmsford and in this pub pretty soon afterwards
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24 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Grain - Best Bitter | 4.20 | | A malty bitter in fine condition |
| Grain - Porter | 5.00 | | Described as an old style porter |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Horsham Best Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Red River | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Late Knights - Worm Catcher IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
13 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
My second visit today - this one as the end of the day beckoned with its bony finger.
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | Not had this for some months - very rounded and smooth with no hop harshness |
| London Fields - Pale Ale | 3.70 | | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Inntrigue | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cheddar - Gorge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
13 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight so a Saturday visit. My bus terminated here so had to go in.
| London Fields - Pale Ale | 3.70 | | A very bittersweet full taste |
| Moor - Old Freddy Walker | 7.30 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Inntrigue | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cheddar - Gorge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Illusion (Black IPA) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Fuzz - The American | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2012) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
11 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. There is a big petition being signed here against a planning application to convert upper floors to maisonettes which would follow a planned conversion of the ground floor pub to a National retail chain shop.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2012) | 4.80 | | A rounded green hop ale slightly sweetish and less vegetable than other current green hoppers |
| Hop Fuzz - The American | 4.00 | | A rather broken yeasty head |
| Moor - Old Freddy Walker | 7.30 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Inntrigue | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Illusion (Black IPA) | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
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