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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Darkness |  | 1 |
| Titanic - Nine Tenths Below | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | | 1 |
| Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain | | 1 |
| Hawkshead - American Red | | 1 |
| Tillingbourne - Bitter Gem | | 1 |
| Tillingbourne - Falls Gold | | 2 |
| Oakham - Citra | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Carafa Jade |  | 1 |
| Otter - Seville Bitter | | 1 |
| Greene King - Libertine | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | | 1 |
| Wadworth - Smuttynose Murrikan Mild |  | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O. | | 1 |
| Tillingbourne - Hop Troll IPA | | 1 |
| Cronx - Standard | | 1 |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold |  | 1 |
| Surrey Hills - Albury Ruby | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Sundancer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Festival | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tillingbourne - A.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Hickathrift | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - Willy Nilly | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - VPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wood's - Christmas Cracker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - New World Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Wicked Weed Sir Ryan The Pounder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hilden - Number Four | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Two Brewers' Irish Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - SA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lancaster - 1842 Pilsner | Not Tried | 0 |
| Surrey Hills - Ranmore Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Old Empire IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - Zululand Zulu Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hydes - Burnt Sienna | Not Tried | 0 |
| Surrey Hills - Greensand IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Smokey Joe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Bowler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wadworth - Coronado Mermaid's Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ascot - Starting Gate (formerly Alley Cat Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Nøgne Ø Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tillingbourne - The Source | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Decade 10th Anniversary IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ascot - Gold Cup | Not Tried | 0 |
| Banks's - Vasileostrovsky Imperial Russian Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Seaforth | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ascot - Anastasia's Double Vanilla Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - John Martin's Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lumford | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Inferno | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cronx - Kotchin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Dark Star The Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Evil Elf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tillingbourne - Black Troll | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cotleigh - Red Nose Reinbeer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - New Belgium Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
14 Jan 2020 (ChrisE)
Deservedly popular. The duty manager provided us with copies of the beer list for the forthcoming Wetherspoon London Beer Festival.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Old Empire IPA | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Ascot - Starting Gate (formerly Alley Cat Ale) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ascot - Gold Cup | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ascot - Anastasia's Double Vanilla Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - Evil Elf | 4.00 | Not Tried |
01 Dec 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Post Stirfry's eat as much Chinese next door so hardly room for even a half.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O. | 5.40 | | Little carbonation or condition, Jury's out on the after-taste |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Dark Star The Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Cotleigh - Red Nose Reinbeer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Surrey Hills - Albury Ruby | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Powerhouse Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Sundancer | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - A.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Hickathrift | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wood's - Christmas Cracker | 6.00 | Not Tried |
16 Jan 2015 (McGargle)
Busy late afternoon. Manager really keen on his ales and had a great choice.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | Fresh and crisp served in sparkling condition. |
| Tillingbourne - Falls Gold | 4.20 | | On another day this could have been 4* but it lacked the focus and finesse of Citra. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - Hop Troll IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried |
07 Oct 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillingbourne - Hop Troll IPA | 4.80 | | |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Surrey Hills - Ranmore Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - Falls Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Surrey Hills - Greensand IPA | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wadworth - Coronado Mermaid's Red | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - The Source | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Decade 10th Anniversary IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried |
20 Mar 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Last pub. Upper bar area closed but a veritable beer exhibition downstairs anyway.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Sixpoint Make It Rain | 5.00 | | |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold | 5.20 | | Tastied like a shandied lager despite being a newer 5.2% version of an old Oakham brew |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - Black Troll | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Darkness | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - VPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Wicked Weed Sir Ryan The Pounder | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Two Brewers' Irish Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
10 Jan 2014 (ChrisE)
My first visit to this pub, I had heard very good reports about it and I was not disappointed. The pub was very busy but I was served almost immediately at the back bar which tends to specialise in Dark Star beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Darkness | 3.50 | | Superb black session ale that resembled a Guinness to look at. It tasted delicious. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
14 Oct 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Lots of activity around beer care and changing what was on the pumps.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Did not seem so clean and fresh as I have had elsewhere so became slow drinking |
| Cronx - Standard | 3.80 | | |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out and seems none was ready tapped to keep up the flow |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Seaforth | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lumford | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - Falls Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Cronx - Kotchin | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tillingbourne - Black Troll | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - New Belgium Pale Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | One of the forthcoming festival ales |
30 Apr 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening visit and it is very busy with people on their way to tonight’s Millwall vs Crystal Palace match. It took an age to get served at the front bar; less pressure at the rear bar. The chaps on the next table were discussing their various recent jail sentences.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkshead - American Red | 4.20 | | Very good US hops and reddish malt. American Red good, Irish Red bad in my book at the moment. |
| Dark Star - Carafa Jade | 5.00 | | Malt-driven, slightly sweet, red ale. |
| Otter - Seville Bitter | 4.00 | | Amber-coloured. Slightly creamy. Subtle citrus/orange flavours coming from hops not fruit. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - Willy Nilly | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - New World Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hilden - Number Four | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Lancaster - 1842 Pilsner | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hydes - Burnt Sienna | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Bowler | 5.00 | Not Tried |
15 Mar 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Busy. A decent selection of festival beers and a ‘meet the brewer’ event with Tillingbourne Brewery.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Nine Tenths Below | 5.90 | | A pale beer with a good malt and citrus hops balance. |
| Tillingbourne - Bitter Gem | 4.60 | | Pale and hoppy. Dry and bitter. |
| Tillingbourne - Falls Gold | 4.20 | | Crisp, pale and hoppy. |
| Greene King - Libertine | 5.00 | | Greene King discover hops shock! Pretty good actually, although given the hop selection it could be even more full-on. |
| Wadworth - Smuttynose Murrikan Mild | 4.20 | | Amber coloured, with sweetish, grainy malt. Didn’t really work for me. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - King Goblin (superseded by 6.6% version) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - Zululand Zulu Blonde | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Smokey Joe | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Nøgne Ø Bitter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Vasileostrovsky Imperial Russian Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - John Martin's Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The George
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 42 |
| 40 |
| 10 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Croydon, Greater London, CR0 1LA.
In George Street, a large, town centre J D Wetherspoon pub. Close to East Croydon railway station and always busy. Right by George Street tram stop on the town centre loop of this line. Inside the bars are on 2 levels with the lower bar having 11 handpumps and the upper bar at the rear having 6 handpumps and the beers on offer may vary between the 2.
We have visited this pub 69 times, seen 214 different beers and tried 60 of them.
Postcode: CR0 1LA