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Old Fountain (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw |  | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Hackney Red IPA | | 1 |
| Redemption - Black Trinity |  | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Summer Light | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Irish Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Shoreditch Summer | | 1 |
| Three Tuns - Mild | | 1 |
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | | 1 |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter | | 1 |
| Acorn - Citra IPA | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Seville | | 1 |
| Adnams - Mild | | 1 |
| Salamander - Lucky Dip | | 1 |
| Brewster's - Helles Belles |  | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Blueberry | | 1 |
| Oldershaw - Project Venus - Venus Rouge | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Toe Wrestler 2 | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - West Coast Common | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Bethnal Green Bitter | | 1 |
| Oldershaw - Blonde Volupta | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - London Fields Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Salamander - Symmetry | | 1 |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Nugget | | 1 |
Visits Details
27 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander - Symmetry | 3.80 | | Pale, bitter and hoppy with a very dry finish. My score 14/20. |
20 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Pub reduced in size because of building work on the new roof terrace. Still the same great choice of beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - West Coast Common | 4.60 | | Very pale bitter with good fruity hop character with plenty of citrus notes. Dryish, citrus finish. My score 15/20. |
13 Sep 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Very busy on a Tuesday evening and a great selection of ales to boot.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander - Lucky Dip | 3.80 | | Pale bitter with good fruity hop character and some sweetish malt character. Fruity finish with a hint of citrus. My score 16/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Shoreditch Summer | 3.90 | | Excellent pale, hoppy brew with sweet juicy citrus and mango flavours and good malt balance. The finish is long and fruity. My score 17/20. |
| Oldershaw - Project Venus - Venus Rouge | 4.20 | | Second brew for a collaboration of brewsters under the name of Project Venus. This is an amber bitter with a good balance of hop and malt. My score 15/20. |
16 Aug 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | 4.40 | | Very pale with a full bodied fruity citrus hop flavour. Quite sweet with a smooth mouthfeel. Excellent lingering fruity and citrus finish. My score 18/20. |
| Acorn - Citra IPA | 5.00 | | Excellent showcase for this distinctive hop in this strong golden bitter. Full bodied with a strong citrus and fruity hop flavour that continues through the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Bethnal Green Bitter | 4.00 | | A malty brew, but quite bitter with it. Some hoppiness in the dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - London Fields Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Very pale and quite hoppy with a dry, bitter flavour. The finish is drish and hoppy. My score 14/20. |
10 Aug 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Seville | 4.00 | | Orange in colour and taste, not overpoweringly fruity but as a subtle part of the citrus hop flavour. A refreshing and fruity but hoppy beer. My score 16/20. |
| Brewster's - Helles Belles | 4.00 | | Very pale beer with quite a sweet malty flavour and a lower than usual hop rate for this brewery. Sweetish and malty grainy finish. My score 15/20 |
06 Jul 2011 (Flying.geordie)
Early evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Hackney Red IPA | 6.10 | | |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Summer Light | 1.90 | | |
| Mighty Oak - Toe Wrestler 2 | 4.40 | |
21 Jun 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldershaw - Blonde Volupta | 5.00 | | Good citrus hop character to this strong pale bitter. Fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Blueberry | 4.20 | | Good fruity amber beer with a bitter edge. Fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Nugget | 3.80 | | Pale and hoppy with a dry rather harsh bitter flavour that is not really to my taste. My score 13/20. |
17 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Tuns - Mild | 3.40 | | Almost black in colour with a good aroma of toffee. The taste is initially sweet, becoming more like burnt toffee. Low hop rate makes this a classic mild. My score 17/20. |
10 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
London breweries beer festival in progress.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Black Trinity | 3.00 | | The addition of black malts to the pale version has completely changed the character of the beer into a much deeper flavoured, bitter and hoppy dark bitter. The citrus hop flavours are still there but the malt brings out more bitterenss. At just 3.0% this has to have the most flavour per ABV that I have ever sampled. My score 16/20. |
| Brodie's (latterly contract brewed by Rhymney) - Irish Oyster Stout | 4.80 | | A dry and roasty stout with a smooth and full bodied character. The fimnish is dry and malty. My score 16/20. |
14 Apr 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with a visit from the Thursday evening mild drinkers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | | Good as ever with a full flavoured dark chocolate malt taste and low hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter | 5.00 | | Full bodied malty porter with a hoppy bitter finish. My score 16/20. |
| Adnams - Mild | 3.20 | | This sample had been cellared for five weeks. A full bodied richness of flavour had developed, giving a good depth of flavour for a 3.2% beer. Sweetish maltiness and a fruity edge in the finish. My score 17/20. |
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