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Star & Garter (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - DDH Jaipur |  | 1 |
| RedWillow - Faithless 171 Smoked Best Bitter | | 1 |
| DEYA - I'm a Rolling Stone | | 1 |
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kashpur (collaboration with Salopian) | | 1 |
| Neon Raptor - Radar Detector | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lucaria | | 1 |
| Marlix - Where's The Bloody Vindaloo Hippie? |  | 1 |
| Torrside - Stuff & Nonsense | | 1 |
| RedWillow - Faithless 173 Dry Hopped Porter | | 1 |
| Vocation - Tonka Frappe | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Distant Sun | | 1 |
| Northern Monk - Oat Pale Amarillo Citra El Dorado | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Artesian (collaboration with Timothy Taylor's) | | 1 |
| Brew By Numbers - Chocolate Stout |  | 1 |
| Northern Monk - Don't mess with Yorkshire Rhubarb & Custard Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale (with oats) Chinook | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Founder's | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Fuzzy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saltaire - Titus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - White Tips | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - E.P.A. | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | Not Tried | 0 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Notorious | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - It's this way Tony | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Chummy Bluster | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Theia | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Shangri-la | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Cortado | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Miles Away | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northern Monk - A Little Faith | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Pico Mountain | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fierce - Scottish Export | Not Tried | 0 |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
30 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening until close. Good crowd in and still spending.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEYA - I'm a Rolling Stone | 4.60 | | A first rate hoppy brown ale. Very enjoyable |
| Torrside - Stuff & Nonsense | 6.80 | | A well balanced 6.8%er. Very innocent, belying its strength. Unfined but not evidently hazy fortunately |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Alas poured totally flat like engine oil with not an iota of head. Multiple decantings between two glasses brought minimal life and a short lived head. No off flavours |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried |
16 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lucaria | 6.00 | | Smooth and Ice Cream Porter is what is delivered |
| Northern Monk - Oat Pale Amarillo Citra El Dorado | 4.80 | | Poured as a glass of murk. Fortunately no citrus of note. I have to wonder if these concoctions are beer |
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| RedWillow - Faithless 173 Dry Hopped Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - E.P.A. | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RedWillow - Faithless 173 Dry Hopped Porter | 4.50 | | A powerful flavour hit |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Artesian (collaboration with Timothy Taylor's) | 4.20 | | Advertised as Elderflower & Gooseberry Pale Ale. Lovely tang but rather thin gruel |
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Shangri-la | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Miles Away | 5.00 | Not Tried |
02 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Saw a well oiled former work colleague who had been asking after my health.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kashpur (collaboration with Salopian) | 5.70 | | A full bodied flavour hit. Did not detect any Jaipur about it despite the name |
| Northern Monk - Don't mess with Yorkshire Rhubarb & Custard Pale Ale | 4.50 | | A gross failure. No head, lacing and a real chore to finish. I got the flavouring but seemed the pale ale base was a brewery muck up. Not a pleasant pint |
| Gun - Chummy Bluster | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Marble - Theia | 4.80 | Not Tried |
28 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Tried door before 11pm. Locked.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
19 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Always a very beery place to visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RedWillow - Faithless 171 Smoked Best Bitter | 4.10 | | Unusual flavouring but condition superb |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | 4.00 | | All the flavour expected but not an ounce of condition. Even multiple decanting between two glasses hardly produced any sustainable head or life |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Notorious | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - It's this way Tony | 5.20 | Not Tried | Taster was of unadulterated lemon juice |
12 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Bit of confusion over when last orders could be placed but resolved. One of the best cask ale ranges I have seen for a long time in one venue.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - DDH Jaipur | 5.90 | | The DDH made this quite different to bulk standard Jaipur. For once I forgave the haze! |
| Marlix - Where's The Bloody Vindaloo Hippie? | 6.00 | | Nightcap with chilli infusion. A novelty but a half was enough. Lacked enough condition |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale (with oats) Chinook | 4.50 | | Lots of floral nose but poured absolutely flat with no head, lacing and condition |
| Salopian - Darwin's Origin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Saltaire - Titus | 3.90 | Not Tried |
20 May 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close (or what I assume is close!).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neon Raptor - Radar Detector | 3.80 | | A very bitter APA |
| Vocation - Tonka Frappe | 5.00 | | Some sort of collaboration brew. Rather heavy and flat in glass. More condition needed to really enjoy |
| Siren Craft - White Tips | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried |
07 Apr 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Good to see keeping to Friday usual midnight closing on a bank holiday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | 4.30 | | I expected unadulterated lemon juice but not at all. A rather moreish well balanced bitterness |
| Fierce - Scottish Export | 5.00 | Not Tried | Taster was too sweet for me |
| Cloudwater - Fuzzy | 4.20 | Not Tried |
25 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster's - Distant Sun | 3.90 | | Chocolate brown ale, enjoyed only to find it taken off sale so must have been one of the very last to come out of cask |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Founder's | 4.50 | | Freshly pulled through and put on and lots of zingy mouthfeel and some slight haze |
| Brew By Numbers - Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | | Poured totally flat, lifeless. A full bodied ale that needed condition to enjoy and it had little if any |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Cortado | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Monk - A Little Faith | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Pico Mountain | 3.40 | Not Tried |
About the Star & Garter
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 4 |
| 105 |
| 90 |
| 32 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Bromley, Greater London, BR1 1NZ.
An exceptionally attractive external fascia (on all three storeys) on a High Street pub that re-opened in November 2016 after a period of closure. 16 prominent keg taps face the doors but there are 8 handpumps on the left hand side of the bar counter. The front doors and windows glass and woodwork are original. Run by the same operators as Stormbird in Camberwell. Local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Competitive cask ales pricing here.
We have visited this pub 124 times, seen 421 different beers and tried 179 of them.
Postcode: BR1 1NZ