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British Oak (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter (was 3.7%) |  | 3 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | | 2 |
| Otter - Amber | | 1 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 5 |
| Greene King - Morland Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - 80/- or 80 Shilling | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Extra | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
29 Sep 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. A sort of open mic for folk singers in back room, enthusiastic players.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Top notch and nicely cool too, with slight whiff of unfermented wort. £6 a pop |
| Adnams - Extra | 4.30 | Not Tried |
05 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief evening visit. Although the rear wood panelled room is quite atmospheric this pub never seems to quite do it for me.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | One never knows what Harvey's BB will taste like but, whatever, condition was good |
| Adnams - Lighthouse | 3.40 | Not Tried |
14 Feb 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Joined an old CAMRA stalwart sitting at the bar, until we were shooed away for a no sitting at the bar rule.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Bordering on 4* |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. New price list on saloon bar wall, dated 10th October 2022.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 |  | Rather cloying |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
04 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit with a most entertaining folk night open mic in the saloon bar. Some good, some OK, all trying hard. All sang along to Sweet Molly Malone.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Belhaven - 80/- or 80 Shilling | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
21 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Rather sour hopping I thought |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
14 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Out of date price list in saloon bar still displayed dated 1 March 2022.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Good cool condition and at £3.70 pp |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
22 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. With recent change of habits had almost forgotten what it was like to go to a non-Wetherspoon non-micropub traditional pub. Pity visit soured by mismatch between price list on wall and price charged on the till.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Could well be best Sussex Best I have had for a long time. Wall price list dated 1st March 2022 said £4.50 pp, till charged £4.70 |
| Greene King - Morland Original | 4.00 | Not Tried | People were buying this badge brew engineering concoction! |
03 Sep 2014 (Edbeck)
Very busy due to a quiz night
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Ghost Ship (was 4.5%) | 4.10 | | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | | First pint of Courage Best I have had for years. Better than I remembered |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | |
04 Aug 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Relaxed locals' local. Barmaid well in charge of proceedings.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please) | 4.00 | | A very authentic old style Courage nose and taste dies quickly as the glass empties |
| Otter - Amber | 4.00 | | |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About the British Oak
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 3 |
| 9 |
| 1 |
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The pub is found in Blackheath, Greater London, SE3 8SU.
Located on the Old Dover Road this is an attractive and imposing 3 storey building with ground and first floor veranda style coverings. For many years a Courage pub and was usually present in the early CAMRA Good Beer Guides. Traditional sports oriented front public bar and a separate saloon to the right rear with dark wood wall panelling. Paved rear garden area. Bar counter in public bar has 4 handpumps and that in saloon has 4 handpumps too.
We have visited this pub 10 times, seen 10 different beers and tried 6 of them.
Postcode: SE3 8SU