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Old Fountain (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury (ABC) - The Third Switch |  | 1 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Vanguard | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Citra | | 1 |
| Marble - Full Cut Mild | | 1 |
| Marble - Spring | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top | | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Vale - Black Swan Mild |  | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Lindley Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Tomfoolery | | 2 |
| Pitfield's - Hewitt's Opus No. 4 | | 1 |
| Aylesbury (ABC) - Rocket Science | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | | 1 |
| Aylesbury (ABC) - H2O2 Blonde | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Egg Head |  | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Quadhop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kingstone - Premium Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
12 Jun 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy on a Tuesday eening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble - Spring | 4.60 | | Pale strong bitter with a crisp clean citrus hop character. Good malt base gives the beer a full bodied mouthfeel. Refreshing citrus hop finish. My score 16/20. |
| Pitfield's - Hewitt's Opus No. 4 | 3.60 | | Well balanced traditional amber bitter. My score 15/20. |
11 Jun 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2150 hours visit. A few folk still in. Interesting bottled Kernel beers always on sale here. The best barmaid in London was "our" side of the bar in here tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top | 3.60 | | On good form. An interesting balance of sweetness and hop |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | A great contrast to the Sun Top I had first |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Downton - Quadhop | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Pitfield's - Hewitt's Opus No. 4 | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Kingstone - Premium Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
31 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy on a Thursday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble - Full Cut Mild | 6.00 | | On top from here and much improved, ruby in colour, sweet and malty with toffee and liqourice hints. Full bodied with some berry fruit in the finish. My score 16/20. |
15 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Vanguard | 4.00 | | Pale bitter with a strong fruity citrus hop character. Lingering citrus fruit finish. My score 16/20. |
24 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Lindley Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A pale (not pal) ale with a good citrus hop character. Some maltiness and a fruity, citrus hop finish. My score 15/20. |
| Aylesbury (ABC) - Rocket Science | 4.60 | | A sweet golden ale with a good mix of fruity hop and sweetish malt flavours. My score 15/20. |
17 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
A good evening here with plenty of interesting beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury (ABC) - The Third Switch | 4.50 | | Black porter with good dark malt character and a bitter finish. My score 16/20. |
| Crouch Vale - Citra | 3.90 | | Everything you'd expect from this beer, citrus fruitiness and a lingering citrus hop finish. My score 17/20. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | 4.00 | | Well balanced amber bitter with malt just dominating. My score 15/20. |
| Aylesbury (ABC) - H2O2 Blonde | 4.10 | | Well balanced pale bitter with a hoppy, bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
10 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Tomfoolery | 4.70 | | Reddish/brown dark bitter with a bittersweet balance of flavours. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
10 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Tomfoolery | 4.70 | | Reddish/brown dark bitter with a bittersweet balance of flavours. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
03 Apr 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Egg Head | 4.30 | | Pale and quite bitter with a bittersweet, dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
27 Mar 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale - Black Swan Mild | 3.90 | | Dark brown mild with a malty character but a rather dry finish. My score 15/20. |
About the Old Fountain
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 8 |
| 129 |
| 80 |
| 33 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Old Street, Central London, EC1V 9NU.
Just off the City Road near Old Street tube station and just behind Moorfields Eye Hospital. Entrances, in fact, on two separate streets. The pub was established in the mid-18th century, possibly originally as the Old Fountain Knights, and for a while there was another pub just around the corner called the New Fountain. Historically a Whitbreadâs pub, ownership has now been with the same family for many years. The pub has a split-level ground floor bar and a popular roof terrace. Traditional interior, with a longish dark wood bar. Ground floor upper level bar has 5 handpumps and the lower level bar has 4 handpumps.
We have visited this pub 129 times, seen 297 different beers and tried 216 of them.
Postcode: EC1V 9NU