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The White Swan (Wetherspoon)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mosaic ChristmasExcellent1
Holden's - BlasterGood1
Wood's - Santa's tAleGood1
Portobello - White CityGood1
Weltons - Murray Gold SlammerAcceptable1
Moorhouse's - Winter LoomsAcceptable1
Blue Monkey - Jungle BellsAcceptable1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Adnams - Old AleNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked LadiesNot Tried0
Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale AleNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - FirestarterNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Knees UpNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - WolfNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old GrowlerNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - ZephyrNot Tried0
Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O.Not Tried0

Visits Details

09 Jan 2020 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon. I cannot find a table that does not hold the detritus of somebody else's lunch, so I share space with some chicken bones.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Mosaic Christmas3.50ExcellentGolden. Light and hoppy. Fits none of the 'Christmas' norms.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler5.00Not Tried
24 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A brief pitstop.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Portobello - White City4.50GoodGolden and fruity.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Old Ale4.10Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies4.40Not Tried
Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter4.20Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Knees Up4.20Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Wolf4.10Not Tried
15 Dec 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Dave and I ended up in here at around 9pm, when the pub was unexpectedly fairly quiet. I did not quite note all of the beers that were available.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Moorhouse's - Winter Looms4.20AcceptableA bit too harshly malty for my taste.
Blue Monkey - Jungle Bells4.20AcceptableA collaboration beer with Truman’s. A rather ordinary, brown Bitter I thought.
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr4.40Not Tried
Hook Norton - Ducato A.F.O.5.40Not Tried
06 Oct 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Not too busy mid afternoon on a non-football Saturday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Weltons - Murray Gold Slammer4.60AcceptableStrong golden bitter with a slightly phenolic bitterness. Rather harsh dry, citric finish. My score 12/20.
09 Dec 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Not as busy as expected on a Friday lunchtime.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wood's - Santa's tAle4.00GoodTraditional malty bitter with biscuity malt and not much in the way of hop. Sweetish finish. My score 15/20.
27 Nov 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Not too busy on a Saturday afternoon with no football on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Holden's - Blaster4.80GoodStrong golden ale with a sweetish character leading to a dryish finish. My score 15/20.

About The White Swan

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good3
Acceptable3
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Islington, Central London, N1 1RY.

Large split level pub with plenty of room which is needed on match days. Good selection of beers with local breweries and guest beer beers available. Very near to Highbury & Islington station.

We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 21 different beers and tried 7 of them.

Map location

Postcode: N1 1RY