Catford Bridge Tavern (Portobello Pub Company)
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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 | |
07 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until doors were firmly and definitively bolted with us outside!
| Moor - Old Freddy Walker | 7.30 | | One to blow you away - I chased the Zingiber with this - sip by sip |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | A first rate taste experience |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - English Pale Ale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
30 Sep 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until the shutters were ceremoniously pulled down for the day.
| By The Horns - Bobby on the Wheat | 4.70 | | In fine form - best of the evening |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | | Nelson on the up and up these days |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | 3.40 | | Felt this had little flavour intensity |
23 Sep 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
After midnight visit so counts as Sunday. Friendly welcome and chat with bar staff as time permits with their closing down duties.
| Tiny Rebel - Cwtch | 4.60 | | An excellent viciously hoppy end to my day |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hylder Blonde | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
23 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2325 hours until lights out.
| Moor - Merlin's Magic | 4.30 | | A fine traditional best bitter - the unfined version |
| Tiny Rebel - Dirty Stop Out | 5.00 | | A fine supper - nourishing |
| Titanic - Capt. Smiths | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsbury - Sunsplash | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
19 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2315 hours 'til the doors were bolted behind me.
| Arbor Ales - Kohatu | 4.00 | | Single varietal hop bitter |
| Tiny Rebel - Dirty Stop Out | 5.00 | | Flavoursome oat stout - very nourishing |
| Titanic - Steerage (superseded by 3.8% version - see separate entry) | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Grain - Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
16 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings 'til close.
| Titanic - Lifeboat Ale | 4.00 | | In fine form |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaywick | 4.80 | | First time I have had this Thornbridge brew. Creamy texture and full flavoured |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Kinder Stout | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
14 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2320 'til the very last bells.
| Buxton - Kinder Stout | 4.10 | | Good burnt malt mouthfeel |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Acer | 3.80 | | Slightly hazy. Good hit |
| Hop Back - Summer Lightning | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Lifeboat Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
08 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2335 hours 'til its last tolls of the bell. Quiet and dark inside.
| East London (ELB) - Jamboree | 4.80 | | Lots more body than the previous Harbour Light |
| Harbour - Light Ale | 3.70 | | Seemed very American Pale Aley |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Independence | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Exhibition | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Harbour - Amber Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
05 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Relaxed atmosphere from 2315 hours 'til last bells.
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Full bodied dark ale in fine form |
| East London (ELB) - Jamboree | 4.80 | | After pressure from several quarters this was pulled through and put on sale to provide a pale beer option. Slightly hazy but very good |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 |  | Drinking with my eyes this was as cloudy as Old Harry. Willingly exchanged as end of cask and withdrawn from sale |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out as the evening ended |
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