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The Hare & Billet (Metropolitan Pub Co. (Greene King))
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Chopper |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 1 |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Roadkill Opaque IPA |  | 1 |
| Bexley - Howbury 2 Bexley Special Bitter | | 2 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout |  | 1 |
| Truman's - Zephyr | | 1 |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip | | 1 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter Star | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Red Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy - Über Brew | | 1 |
| Greene King - IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Heck - Stormin Norman (previously Stormin' Norman) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Hare Ale (house beer) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Rockpool | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - All Bretts are off | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otley - O3 Boss | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Magic Rock - Carnival | Not Tried | 0 |
| XT Brewing - No. 3 Indian Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Blindside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - The Afanc | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otley - O12 Thai-Bo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Crouch, Bind, Set | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Rising Tide | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otley - O4 Columbo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Guthrie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Carafa Jade | Not Tried | 0 |
| Truman's - Bold as Brass | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rebel - Bal Maiden | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Prop Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Dinner For Eight | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hogs Back - T.E.A. | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic | Not Tried | 0 |
| TicketyBrew - Table IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Truman's - Gunboat Smith | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bedlam - Pilgrim | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | Not Tried | 0 |
| Truman's - Roll Out The Barrel | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - American Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Session | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wimbledon - Copper Leaf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
25 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
A lunchtime sojourn. All tables taken with diners. Seems this place shoots itself in the foot each year - had advertised opening times as 12-5 but was refusing drinks only customers from 3.30 - how un-customer-friendly and misleading. A number of new entrants looked most downcast when refused service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip | 3.80 | | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter Star | 4.40 | | |
| Old Dairy - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Little condition |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Guardsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hare Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | Not Tried |
28 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until 11pm close. Last one out.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truman's - Zephyr | 4.40 | | Thin and unexciting, perhaps tired |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hare Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Session | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - Copper Leaf | 4.00 | Not Tried |
25 Dec 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
A rare Christmas Day outing. Efficient cheery bar staff but place let down by once a year drinkers accepting some appalling ale short measures, lack of a potperson clearing tables heaving with dead glasses and, although signage outside declared "Festive hours 12 - 5.30", potential "walk-in" customers without a table booking were refused service from 3.30. Senseless!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | | |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Roadkill Opaque IPA | 6.50 | | Certainly opaque, like a farmhouse gate scrumpy cider. Vicious smack in the face hopping not really to my taste but I stuck with it and actually sort of enjoyed the pineapple notes |
| Old Dairy - Red Top | 3.80 | | Quite lacklustre |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hare Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Truman's - Roll Out The Barrel | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - American Red Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried |
18 Jun 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening. Entrance refused at 11.40pm. The manager said a recent change in Lewisham Council's licensing conditions for this pub meant no new customer could be served after 11pm. The pub's website makes no reference to this in showing midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
27 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Sadly all stools except mine were on tables by the time I left.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Heck - Chopper | 3.80 | | |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hogs Back - T.E.A. | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Palaeolithic | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| TicketyBrew - Table IPA | 2.80 | Not Tried | A taster implied a certain aceticness |
| Hop Stuff - Oatmeal Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Truman's - Gunboat Smith | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bedlam - Pilgrim | 3.70 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Always sad as the chairs start to be placed upon tables.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Howbury 2 Bexley Special Bitter | 5.00 | | |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Carafa Jade | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Truman's - Bold as Brass | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Rebel - Bal Maiden | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Prop Hop | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Dinner For Eight | 4.10 | Not Tried |
25 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Howbury 2 Bexley Special Bitter | 5.00 | | |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - O4 Columbo | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Guthrie | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Crouch, Bind, Set | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - The Afanc | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Hoped for some more Five Points Railway Porter but had run out earlier in the evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | | Newly on but too fresh and clip left turned round after mine was pulled. Sickly too |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - O12 Thai-Bo | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - No. 3 Indian Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Crouch, Bind, Set | 3.90 | Not Tried | No Greene King provenance on clip - why hide it? Almost certainly the rebadged Greene King house beer usually sold here as Hare Ale - all for the Rugby World Cup. And people were buying it! |
| Cottage - Blindside | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - The Afanc | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Rising Tide | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until (for me) an unexpectedly late midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | First rate - so much so that one turned into two, three then four. But at an excruciating price of £4.50pp for a beer that will be subject to a low PBD rate |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - O3 Boss | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Magic Rock - Carnival | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - No. 3 Indian Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Blindside | 4.20 | Not Tried | Allegedly Cottage's millionth different beer name |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - The Afanc | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word | 5.50 | | Smoked cherry & chipottle milk porter. Why not eh and a feller behind me in the queue knew what chipottle was |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Great Heck - Stormin Norman (previously Stormin' Norman) | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hare Ale (house beer) | 3.90 | Not Tried | Not one iota, one jot, one indication of GK provenance |
| Truman's - Zephyr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Rockpool | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - All Bretts are off | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Hare & Billet
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 9 |
| 4 |
| 8 |
 | - |
The pub is found in Blackheath, Greater London, SE3 0QJ.
Formerly a Whitbread pub including time as one of its Hogshead brand. Then owned by Greene King which has transferred it into its Metropolitan Pub Co. sub brand. Located right on the edge of Blackheath with a small pond opposite. Refurbished again in early 2013 and now has a long bar on the left hand side with a Southampton Arms style white tiled back bar. Bare boards, a raised seating area on the right and a restaurant area at the rear. 10 handpumps on the bar with several reserved for cider sales. Expensive even for this area.
We have visited this pub 15 times, seen 74 different beers and tried 20 of them.
Postcode: SE3 0QJ