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The Old Nun's Head (Laine Pub Company (now part of Patron Capital))
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Autumn Red |  | 1 |
| Laine - Laine's Best |  | 1 |
| Belleville - Chestnut Porter | | 1 |
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | | 1 |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Laine's Republic |  | 1 |
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | | 1 |
| Laine - Breaker |  | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Captain Lockwood | | 1 |
| Gipsy Hill - Beatnik | Not Tried | 0 |
| Clouded Minds - Euro | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windsor & Eton - Eton Boatman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Sundancer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Redhead | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Bow Bells | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hackney - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belleville - Battersea Brownstone | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
07 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit and hardly a table was vacant. 3 ale handpump clips showing but as soon as ordered 2 were turned round to "we have sold out of these just".
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laine - Breaker | 4.10 | | Served with more than an inch of head before requested top up. Hazy, amateur brew. All I wanted to do was swig it and leave |
07 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit, the place is now open until midnight most days.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Captain Lockwood | 4.20 | | Some haze and tasted tired. Lemonade dashes made it finishable |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Redhead | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Bow Bells | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Laine - Breaker | 4.10 | Not Tried |
22 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Strange musak style playlist over the tannoy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Autumn Red | 4.40 | | |
| King Beer (formerly W.J. King) - Laine's Republic | 3.80 | | Irritatingly not a mention of true provenance (just said Laine's Republic) on the clip. Only when I asked the barman which Laine's brewery site it came from that he said it was from King under contract. When will this practice be outlawed? |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Windsor & Eton - Eton Boatman | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Sundancer | 3.70 | Not Tried |
31 Jan 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. 3rd pub of a Nunhead Green crawl. Rejuvenated large suburban pubs turned into real ale and keg beer haunts for gentrified local residents are now de rigeur.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laine - Laine's Best | 4.00 | | Very sharp tongue rasping bitterness |
| Belleville - Chestnut Porter | 4.90 | | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Belleville - Battersea Brownstone | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gipsy Hill - Beatnik | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Clouded Minds - Euro | 5.90 | Not Tried | About to come on |
18 Nov 2013 (Stephen Harris)
A comfortable, spacious pub with two blazing fires. Just four other customers at 7:30 on a Monday evening. Let down by its beer quality this-evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogs Back - Tongham TEA (previously T.E.A.) | 4.20 | | Brown, thin, malty, over-chilled and lacking in condition. Not great. |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hackney - Best Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | A thick, end-of-barrel pint that was visibly undrinkable. I had to point this out – it was then happily replaced and taken off sale. |
27 Apr 2012 (HSB)
Late morning so quite quiet. Barman showed us the old assembly room upstairs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By The Horns - Stiff Upper Lip (downgraded from 3.8% in 2023) | 3.40 | |
About The Old Nun's Head
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Nunhead Green, Greater London, SE15 3QQ.
1930s roomy pub on Nunhead Green, modernised ex Punch Taverns's house, but retaining many original features. Foodie (aptly named street food prevails) with 4 handpumps. Wooden panelled walls décor and has an upstairs function room and a courtyard garden.
We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 21 different beers and tried 8 of them.
Postcode: SE15 3QQ