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The Furze Wren (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Redemption - HopspurExcellent1
Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.)Excellent1
Mauldons - Black AdderExcellent1
Reedley Hallows - Beer O'ClockGood1
Titanic - White StarGood1
Greene King - AbbotGood4
Peerless - Dark ArtsGood1
Brentwood - LumberjackGood1
Portobello - Decca Supreme Session AleGood1
Redemption - Urban DuskGood1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregorGood1
Windsor & Eton - GuardsmanGood1
Maxim - EclipseGood1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Hop WeaverGood1
Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches BrewGood1
Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile)Good1
Windsor & Eton - ConquerorGood1
Marston's - Old Empire IPAGood1
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bear AssAcceptable1
Theakston - Old PeculierAcceptable1
Portobello - WembeerlyAcceptable1
Loddon - HullabalooAcceptable1
Keltek - Miners GoldPoor1
Three Acre - India Pale AleNot Tried0
Hook Norton - New Realm HoptropolisNot Tried0
Brentwood - Hope & GloryNot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Sambrook's - JunctionNot Tried0
Portobello - Market PorterNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterNot Tried0
Portobello - Tropical CrushNot Tried0
Brentwood - BlondeNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer SunNot Tried0
Three Acre - Session PaleNot Tried0
Portobello - Stiff LipNot Tried0
Stonehenge - Great BustardNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Pale AleNot Tried0
Exmoor - GoldNot Tried0
Three Acre - Ruby PorterNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin GoldNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023)Not Tried0
Portobello - StarNot Tried0
Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - BuffaloNot Tried0
Exeter - Darkness The Prince of AlesNot Tried0
Portobello - Crown JewelsNot Tried0
Three Acre - Best BitterNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Full LotusNot Tried0
Milestone - Pacific IslanderNot Tried0
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - UnityNot Tried0
Elgood's - Golden NewtNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Eton BoatmanNot Tried0
Rudgate - Valkyrie APANot Tried0
By The Horns - London Surrey ClassicNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Furze Wren, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Visits Details

07 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit, just got in before 11pm last entry, until close. 3 of the 10 handpumps already clipped up for the forthcoming beer festival but not available to purchase.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Portobello - Decca Supreme Session Ale4.30GoodCrystal clear ale in good condition but rather bland in taste
Maxim - Eclipse4.20GoodA dark bitter
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableNo off flavours but not right. Poured with massive fobbing and an unusual nose
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Portobello - Tropical Crush4.40Not TriedHow does Portobello get away with not showing the ABV on this pumpclip?
Three Acre - Ruby Porter4.20Not Tried
30 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until late. Too much Portobello, Twickenham, By The Horns stuff here - where is the wider range it used to offer from the full quarterly list?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Hopspur4.50ExcellentIn fine form
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodNot quite up there but good enough to have two
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
By The Horns - London Surrey Classic4.20Not Tried
09 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Disappointing to keep finding Portobello beers here to the exclusion of a wider range.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Loddon - Hullabaloo4.20AcceptableLost head and any lacing very quickly
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bear Ass4.00AcceptableA mediocre pint
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Sambrook's - Junction4.50Not Tried
Portobello - Market Porter4.60Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
Portobello - Stiff Lip5.00Not Tried
29 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodHalf a mark lost for that slight caramelly taste Abbot can sometimes develop
Redemption - Urban Dusk4.60GoodA tad too malty for my palate
Portobello - Wembeerly4.50AcceptableHazy and almost immediately went flat in glass with no head or lacing yet new cask on today. Chore to finish. Annoying misleading provenance with no mention of Portobello on the clip
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Portobello - Star4.30Not Tried
Portobello - Market Porter4.60Not Tried
Portobello - Tropical Crush4.40Not TriedVery annoying to still find this offered with no ABV on the pumpclip
08 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. All guest ales Monday Club at £2.49pp.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Moorhouse's - Pendle Witches Brew5.10GoodSlight haze should not be there
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror5.00GoodFirst out of a new cask. Good but a tad fresh perhaps inevitably
Titanic - White Star4.50GoodRather mundane bitter but good condition
Keltek - Miners Gold5.10PoorPoured and handed to me as a real murk. Taste not right so returned it after several sips, exchanged with good grace but should never have been served to me. Turned out to be end of cask and taken off sale
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Eton Boatman4.30Not Tried
By The Horns - London Surrey Classic4.20Not Tried
Hook Norton - New Realm Hoptropolis6.00Not Tried
18 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodGood nightcap
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor4.00GoodGood but not outstanding
Theakston - Old Peculier5.60AcceptableAlmost drank it without really noticing - lacking something
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023)3.40Not TriedDuty saver ale
Fire Island (sub-brand of Evan Evans) - Buffalo4.60Not Tried
Portobello - Crown Jewels4.80Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Full Lotus4.20Not Tried
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Unity3.80Not Tried
03 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mauldons - Black Adder5.30ExcellentFully conditioned with good head and lacing too
Marston's - Old Empire IPA5.70GoodIts strength soon becomes evident!
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Stonehenge - Great Bustard4.80Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Exmoor - Gold4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold4.20Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Hop Weaver5.40Not Tried
Milestone - Pacific Islander5.00Not Tried
27 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brentwood - Lumberjack5.20GoodDark and intensely bitter
Windsor & Eton - Guardsman4.20GoodNew cask just put on, side by side with the Brentwood Lumberjack I detected almost identical bitterness, difficult to separate the tastes
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Brentwood - Hope & Glory4.50Not Tried
Sambrook's - Junction4.50Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Brentwood - Blonde3.80Not Tried
Three Acre - Session Pale3.70Not Tried
15 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until around last bus time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile)4.10GoodGood condition but rather bland wet dog bitter
Reedley Hallows - Beer O'Clock3.80GoodLiked this for its intense bitterness
Peerless - Dark Arts4.30GoodRather rushed owing to a yipyapper on the next table! Full bodied
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Portobello - Star4.30Not Tried
Rudgate - Valkyrie APA5.00Not Tried
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Three Acre - India Pale Ale5.00Not Tried
13 May 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until last bus time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.)4.20ExcellentTEA as it should be
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Hop Weaver5.40GoodAn absolutely foaming pint. Very bitter and perhaps a tad fresh
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Portobello - Star4.30Not Tried
Exeter - Darkness The Prince of Ales5.10Not Tried
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Milestone - Pacific Islander5.00Not Tried
Elgood's - Golden Newt4.60Not Tried

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About The Furze Wren

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent72
Good120
Acceptable60
Poor11

Website.

The pub is found in Bexleyheath, Greater London, DA6 7DY.

Opened June 2002. Another huge 'Spoon's, in Market Place, Broadway Square. Seating is on several levels with ground floor toilets. 10 handpumps all in a row on the long bar counter. No new admittances permitted after 11pm.

We have visited this pub 120 times, seen 405 different beers and tried 178 of them.

Map location

Postcode: DA6 7DY