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The Rusty Bucket (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Rock - Off-Grid (collaboration with Fyne) |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu |  | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Sound Wave | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Jester | | 1 |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | | 1 |
| Brockley - Spring Ale | | 1 |
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | | 1 |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Export India Porter | | 1 |
| Arbor Ales - Dunning-Kruger | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - WIPA Snappa |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | | 1 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | | 1 |
| Brockley - Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weird Beard - Black Perle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wylam - Galatia | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wylam - Cascade | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
11 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. A customer treated me to try Black Sheep 5 Barrel Project Hazelnut & Salted Caramel Imperial Stout at 8.8% on keg, to 2/3rds.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Rock - Off-Grid (collaboration with Fyne) | 4.50 | | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Cascade | 4.10 | Not Tried |
07 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The lady Guv was ribbed for doing too much tidying. The Guv has started trialling his race spile on his first cask.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | | New on today |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | | |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 | Not Tried | Taster was a bit tired |
28 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Ales - Dunning-Kruger | 4.80 | | |
| Whitstable - Kentish Reserve | 5.00 | | Disappointing, came across as fresh and with the lack of the usual clean bitterness |
| Wylam - Galatia | 3.90 | Not Tried | Ran out |
21 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until 11pm close. Good chat with a fellow planning a Micropub in Falmouth. Also tried a Kernel keg 2.7% Table Beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Winkle Picker | 4.50 | | |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried |
15 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The ceiling noise baffles have been installed and hang in all their glory.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pig & Porter - Dance First | 4.20 | | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Sound Wave | 5.60 | Not Tried |
11 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Got the thumbs up at the door for a late evening entry. Sound absorbing panels are on site and ready to be fixed. Hearing rave reviews from others here "treated" myself to a 33cl canned Brick Brewery Citrus Sour but at four sovs fifty. Massive citrus notes making it just a sharp palate curling citrus fruit drink not a beer. Pity the can labelling is light light blue on light light light blue.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Sound Wave | 5.60 | | |
| Mad Cat - Red Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried |
07 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Good to see normal Monday hours here today so evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | | |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Perhaps getting tired, some unexpected sharpness |
| Mad Cat - Red Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
25 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. very friendly house with a growing emphasis on keg and bottled beer experimentation by younger drinkers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley - Spring Ale | 4.50 | | |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Export India Porter | 6.10 | | On KeyKeg, not too gassy |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried |
16 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit, my first visit here. A pleasing conversion of a pub that could have been lost forever. Enthusiastic friendly bar staff who are very aware that something needs to be done about the echoing sound patterns here. Interesting small walk-in cooled cellar room, a halfway between a chilled cabinet and a full blown cellar room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Jester | 4.00 | | |
| Mad Cat - WIPA Snappa | 4.40 | | |
| Brockley - Golden Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About The Rusty Bucket
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 46 |
| 58 |
| 20 |
 | 2 |
The pub is found in Eltham, Greater London, SE9 5PR.
In Court Yard just off the High Street the former Crown pub has been part transformed following a wider development of the entire premises. A small bar, along the lines of the micropub style, which opened in April 2018 selling cask ales and ciders / perries served on gravity dispense from a cooled small walk-in cellar room behind the bar counter and with 18 keg beer taps on the back wall too. Seating is at trestle style tables and low chairs. The original ground floor pub frontage has been retained. Card payment only, no cash accepted.
We have visited this pub 100 times, seen 156 different beers and tried 85 of them.
Postcode: SE9 5PR