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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (Samuel Smith)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter |  | 9 |
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Visits Details
02 Nov 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Once again all bar staff were welcoming and chatty. Roasted my butt next to the welcome real fire.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 |  | A beer I know that is not to everyone's taste but, after all, what is?? I could find no fault with the condition here |
05 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Unlike many tourist traps, the bar staff were engaging in conversation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | Bordering on excellent but for a vague faint haze |
17 Jul 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Not quite so atmospheric in the front bar as on a cold winter's night with the fire crackling but hey ho a snip of a price for such a venue anytime. Conversational barmaid.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | |
08 Apr 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Timeless pub that is always a pleasure to visit. No room in the Tap Room, so I sat in the corridor and was served through a hatch from the bar – I can’t think of another central London pub where you can still do that. Still £2:90 a pint in here – very cheap for the area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | This beer is so variable (but that is part of the joy of wooden casks). Tonight’s is creamy, woody and has hints of vanilla – I wish it was always like this. |
07 May 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Amazingly, few in our group had been in here before and it was an eye-opener for some. At 10pm, quiet enough for us all to squeeze into the front bar. I think it would be fair to say that you come here for the atmosphere rather than the beer. Disappointed to find that the more-interesting Sam Smith’s bottled beers weigh in at around £6 a pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 |  | In superb condition here, but it is a rather mundane pint. |
17 Apr 2014 (HSB)
12:30 Had the right hand room to ourselves. Roaring fire. Very atmospheric.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | A lacklustre beer. |
09 Jan 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening near to closing time. The front small bar was just being swept of its tourist attraction sawdust for another day. Sam's at £2.90 pp.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | Very smooth to the bottom of the glass |
17 Oct 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A brief, after-work visit. Pub very busy but I managed to find a perch in the most interesting bar (the one on the right as you go in) which gives a hint of what many London pubs must once have been like.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | A rather ordinary, brown, fruity bitter. |
15 Sep 2010 (Andrew)
A friend of mine recommended this pub, oh, 8 years ago. It's taken me a while to try it. It's got a great interior with cosy, dark rooms and 2 bars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith's - Old Brewery Bitter | 4.00 | | Good slightly resinous, slightly fruity brown bitter. |
About the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Fleet Street, Central London, EC4A 2BU.
Located in a little side alley, Wine Office Court, on the north side of Fleet Street. A 1667 pub with multiple, multi-level rooms. Upon entering from the alley turn immediately right for the most enchanting part of the pub - the little front tap room which perhaps Dr Johnson once frequented and has three handpumps and a roaring fire in winter.
We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 1 beer and tried it.
Postcode: EC4A 2BU