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The Rusty Bucket (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - A-W18 Brown Ale |  | 2 |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Maple Syrup Stout | | 2 |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 India Porter |  | 3 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | | 1 |
| Kent - Green Giant | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Liquid Mistress Red IPA | | 1 |
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Volleyball Pale | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Vienna Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 One-Off DDH Pale v.1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Magic Rock - Ringmaster | Not Tried | 0 |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Shakermaker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sugar Plum Shake (collaboration with Tiny Rebel) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - Marshmellow Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - Oohlala | Not Tried | 0 |
| Squawk - Pavo - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wylam - Galatia | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. One of the owners' Mums was keeping an eye on proceedings from the customer side. More keg all taps added to make up to 18 now, from 11 before.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Green Giant | 6.00 | | Probably the very last one of this season's batch for sale anywhere |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 India Porter | 5.30 |  | Initial taste seemed OK but pretty sure I was getting sediment taste as the glass went down, cask was heavily tilted |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| BritHop (originally cuckoo or contract brewed at Franklins) - Shakermaker | 4.40 | Not Tried | Cuckooed at Franklin's Brewery. I have heard this brewery described as being from Erith, Bexley and now Eltham. Pity the clip does not show any honest provenance |
19 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Quiet, demure and relaxed here on a Monday. Guv wearing a multi-twist long scarf to keep warm!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - A-W18 India Porter | 5.30 | | Lovely nick |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 Brown Ale | 4.60 | | Clips says 4.6%, Guv read 5.2% on cask end label, 5.2% reported by another correspondent on here. Cloudwater asked to adjudicate. Cloudwater has subsequently confirmed the clip is correct at 4.6%, apparently cask end labels were wrongly printed off |
| Magic Rock - Ringmaster | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Maple Syrup Stout | 7.00 | Not Tried | Still going strong! |
16 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. There had been a cask tap takeover by Cloudwater yesterday, signalling its return to being a cask brewer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - A-W18 Brown Ale | 4.60 | | |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 India Porter | 5.30 | | |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Galatia | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Maple Syrup Stout | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Cloudwater - A-W18 One-Off DDH Pale v.1 | 5.50 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Good conversation with a former BR Telecomms engineer about how passenger information systems used to operate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bristol - Maple Syrup Stout | 7.00 | | A few days old but still as good as last week |
| Wylam - Galatia | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Red Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. A raucous but well behaved large stag party was hitting the stronger beers and spirits to well line the cash till.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bristol - Maple Syrup Stout | 7.00 | | On another beer site someone described this as "Bleddy eck this is thick and good." From its after-effects I just wonder if 7% was an underestimate of its abv! |
| Gun - Red Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Vienna Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The glacé cherries on some Bakewell Tarts given to bar staff were summarily removed and rejected as was much of the icing too, not leaving a lot left for them to munch!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Liquid Mistress Red IPA | 5.80 | | |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | |
| Squawk - Pavo - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
29 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | | |
| New Bristol - Marshmellow Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Oohlala | 4.60 | Not Tried |
27 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Green Dwarf | 3.70 | | Deservedly good, benefitting I suggest from having been held back for 4 weeks or so after delivery |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Marshmellow Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Oohlala | 4.60 | Not Tried |
22 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | | |
| New Bristol - Volleyball Pale | 4.60 | |
19 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Beer Co. - Bibble | 4.20 | | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sugar Plum Shake (collaboration with Tiny Rebel) | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Rusty Bucket
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 43 |
| 57 |
 | 19 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Eltham, Greater London, SE9 5PR.
In Court Yard just off the High Street the former Crown pub has been part transformed following a wider development of the entire premises. A small bar, along the lines of the micropub style, which opened in April 2018 selling cask ales and ciders / perries served on gravity dispense from a cooled small walk-in cellar room behind the bar counter and with 18 keg beer taps on the back wall too. Seating is at trestle style tables and low chairs. The original ground floor pub frontage has been retained. Card payment only, no cash accepted.
We have visited this pub 95 times, seen 147 different beers and tried 80 of them.
Postcode: SE9 5PR