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White Hart (Nicholson's (Mitchells & Butlers))

We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Peerless - Down UnderExcellent1
Caledonian - Golden SunGood1
Navigation - Ice BreakerGood1
Brentwood - The Only Way is SantaGood1
Wadworth - Orange PeelGood1
Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - DarkangelGood1
Portobello - GoldGood1
Rudgate - Zest is BestGood1
Wold Top - Dawn O'TimeGood1
Portobello - WhiteAcceptable1
Andwell - Red IPAAcceptable1
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Basing ParkPoor1
Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Elf IndulgencePoor1
Great Yorkshire (see also Cropton) - Yorkshire LagerPoor1
St Peter's - MildNot Tried0
Camerons - TontineNot Tried0
Rooster's - YankeeNot Tried0
Itchen Valley - Blackcurrant MildNot Tried0
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale AleNot Tried0
Jarrow - IsisNot Tried0
Harviestoun - Old Engine OilNot Tried0
Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South TownNot Tried0
Downton - Chocolate Orange DelightNot Tried0
Leeds - HellfireNot Tried0
Acorn - Euro IPANot Tried0
Harviestoun - Bitter & TwistedNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Leeds - Gathering StormNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Belhaven - Black Scottish StoutNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Great Heck - American ClassicNot Tried0
Elgood's - Black Dog MildNot Tried0
Sunny Republic - Huna RedNot Tried0
Box Steam - Tunnel VisionNot Tried0
Moorhouse's - White WitchNot Tried0
Peerless - Triple BlondNot Tried0
Harviestoun - Sleigh DriverNot Tried0
Green Jack - ExcelsiorNot Tried0
Brains - I Sea SantaNot Tried0
Brains - SA GoldNot Tried0
Batemans - Black & WhiteNot Tried0
Picture 1. White Hart, City, Central London

Visits Details

03 Oct 2014 (Stephen Harris)
This pub closed in June 2014.
BeerABVScoreNotes
15 Apr 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. The pub is busy and very noisy; high music volumes forcing everybody to shout. Not entirely comfortable as a consequence.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Peerless - Down Under3.60Excellent
Wadworth - Orange Peel6.00GoodAmber-coloured. Strong and a bit sticky. Reeks of orange, but there is some offsetting hop character and I quite enjoyed this. So ‘good’, despite my feeling that it is rather unsubtle.
Portobello - Gold4.30GoodGolden. Bitter malt tastes. Blend of hop flavours.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Jarrow - Isis5.00Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Adnams / Camden Town Collaboration - South Town4.90Not Tried
24 Mar 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening visit and at 8:00 I was able to get a seat. Chatted to a few people who had been out to Manor Park to pay their respects to Bob Crow; a good man who will be much missed, perhaps the last of his kind.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Navigation - Ice Breaker4.00GoodExceptionally pale in colour. A little bit of hop character.
Andwell - Red IPA4.50AcceptableReddish-brown in colour. Sticky, caramelly, toffee malt dominates over any hop flavours from the mix of UK and US hops. For me, the balance is not right.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Batemans - Black & White3.60Not Tried
Camerons - Tontine4.10Not Tried
Itchen Valley - Blackcurrant Mild3.70Not Tried
06 Jan 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Relatively uncrowded at around 7pm and I even found a seat in the ground floor bar – a rare event here in the early evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Portobello - White4.80AcceptableA disappointing, hazy, pale, wheat beer that did not taste to its strength and had more than a hint of unwanted sourness.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Sunny Republic - Huna Red4.20Not Tried
Moorhouse's - White Witch3.90Not Tried
Harviestoun - Sleigh Driver4.10Not Tried
Brains - I Sea Santa4.90Not Tried
15 Oct 2013 (Stephen Harris)
The usual rush hour crush in here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rudgate - Zest is Best3.60GoodNot your typical Rudgate beer; this is pale gold in colour and has a lemony, zesty, citrusy flavour.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted3.80Not Tried
Leeds - Gathering Storm4.40Not Tried
Belhaven - Black Scottish Stout4.20Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Great Heck - American Classic5.50Not Tried
19 Jan 2013 (Martin the Mildman)
Full of diners on a Saturday afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Great Yorkshire (see also Cropton) - Yorkshire Lager4.20PoorNot a great advert for cask lager, insipid and tasteless. Fine for those who like beer with no flavour. My score 10/20.
10 Dec 2012 (Stephen Harris)
The early evening crush was beginning to die down by the time I popped in here for a quick one at around 7:30pm.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brentwood - The Only Way is Santa5.20GoodOne of at least six different Christmas beers produced by Brentwood this year. Brown and malty and a little bit spicy but not over-poweringly so.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Harviestoun - Old Engine Oil6.00Not Tried
Downton - Chocolate Orange Delight5.80Not Tried
Leeds - Hellfire5.20Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Acorn - Euro IPA5.00Not Tried
18 Jul 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Very crowded in here at 7pm on a Wednesday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Caledonian - Golden Sun4.30GoodAmber-coloured, dryish, grainy malt taste. Not bad.
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Basing Park4.20PoorA distinct taste of washing up liquid. I assume this came from the glass, rather than the beer. Short measure too. Will have to try again on another day.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
St Peter's - Mild3.70Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Rooster's - Yankee4.30Not Tried
St Austell - Nicholson's Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
30 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
This pub re-opened today after a brief closure for refurbishment. It’s so dark inside that it’s hard to see what has changed. But a strong smell of paint and deep horizontal creases across the bar staff’s crisp white shirts give clues to what is new. New prices too – guest beers up 10p to £3:65 a pint. Somebody has to pay for the paint and the shirts I suppose.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Darkangel5.00GoodDark and rich and full of cherries, without descending into sweetness. Pretty good, but none of the flavours are as developed as in an earlier sample I tried of this beer.
Wold Top - Dawn O'Time4.00GoodAn amber/golden coloured bitter with a fruity Cristal Malt taste and some overlaying hops. Quite spritzy.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Elgood's - Black Dog Mild3.60Not Tried
Peerless - Triple Blond4.20Not Tried
Brains - SA Gold4.30Not Tried
12 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Rather dark inside and very busy. I get irritated when a beer has expired but the pump clip still faces the customers - that happened twice here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Elf Indulgence5.50PoorI tried and enjoyed this beer somewhere a couple of weeks ago. But this sample (luckily just a half) had a slight chemical taint and was unpleasant.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried"Sorry Sir, that one's just run out".
Elgood's - Black Dog Mild3.60Not Tried
Box Steam - Tunnel Vision4.20Not Tried
Peerless - Triple Blond4.20Not Tried"Sorry Sir, that one's just run out".
Green Jack - Excelsior4.00Not Tried

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About the White Hart

The pub sign. White Hart, City, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent4
Good9
Acceptable2
Poor3

The pub is found in City, Central London, EC2M 3TH.

Long, thin Nicholson's pub in the usual style. Restaurant attached. This outlet has more beers on than most with typically 6-8 guest beers available from the seasonal list. Closed in June 2014 and subsequently demolished retaining the Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street facades.

We have visited this pub 13 times, seen 47 different beers and tried 18 of them.

Map location

Postcode: EC2M 3TH