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The Pride of Spitalfields (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold |  | 8 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Bow Bells | | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Captain Lockwood | | 1 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Butler's Pride |  | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Lazarus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Original Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
01 Feb 2020 (Stephen Harris)
Back again for another Saturday evening session having had such a good time last week. This time there is just three of us and we are lucky enough to get a table in the snug.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | As usual. |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Butler's Pride | 4.50 | | A hoppy, amber Bitter. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2020 (Stephen Harris)
A long, evening session in here with a large group of friends.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | I stuck with this one throughout. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
23 Oct 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Busy as expected for an early evening with folk spilled out onto the pavement, standing room only inside. We shared a table which had a couple of seats free.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 |  | Nothing what I was expecting - too cloying syrupy lacking its usual hoppiness |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | Good to see this represented in London, will save folk the tedious journey to Cornwall to drink it. |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2017 (ChrisE)
Pub number four on a friend's birthday outing. I treated myself to a salt beef sandwich. Food prices are very good here so it was no surprise to a good number of people eating. Toasted sandwiches start at £1.50 each. I forgot to make a note of all the beers available today.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2017 (Jack William)
Just after noon - start of an early birthday crawl with my daughter. Pub already busy with drinkers and a group of about 10 tourists being educated in the ways of English pubs and beers - now that's a job I could come out of retirement for!
Noted that meals were incredibly cheap - £3.50 for ham, eggs and chips. Too early for us to eat though.
A real gem of a pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Captain Lockwood | 5.00 | | Superb flavour in top condition. |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
30 May 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Pre-curry pint. Always a pleasant welcome here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Bow Bells | 4.20 | | Strong scent of oranges and lemons – should be called St Clement’s to better fit the rhyme. Pale gold in colour. Very citrus in flavour. It must I think contain orange or lemon zest or both – I doubt you could get such a level of citrus flavour from hops alone. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
28 Dec 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Not crowded in the early evening. The best seats by the fire were occupied by the pub cat, but I had the rare privilege of finding a table free in the snug.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | A superb pint. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Original Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried |
03 Oct 2016 (Stephen Harris)
A pre-curry pint. It is vinyl records night and busy, with some great old tracks being played.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | My choice is totally predictable in here. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Lazarus | 4.20 | Not Tried |
14 May 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Light rain has pushed everybody inside the pub, so it is rather crowded at around 8pm. I always enjoy my visits here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | | It takes something special to keep me off the Brewers Gold in here, but I regard this heavily-hopped beer as Truman’s top of the range. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2014 (Stephen Harris)
I arrive just as everybody in the pub is being given a plate of sausages and roast potatoes. I’m here to join a Truman’s Brewery history walk and eventually around 25 people assemble and head off towards the brewery buildings.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | It may be a Truman’s night, but I will not be diverted from this beer. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Lazarus | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Pride of Spitalfields
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 15 |
| 5 |
 | 3 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Spitalfields, Central London, E1 5LJ.
Down a side street off Brick Lane, this is a popular pub and one of the regular outlets for Crouch Vale beers from Essex including the award winning Brewers Gold. Central bar serves an L shaped room with lots of dark wood and red velour. Established before 1891, this pub was historically called the Romford Arms and was owned by Ind Coope and a reminder of these days survives in the form of a brewery mirror in the snug bar. The name change to Pride of Spitalfields came in the early 1980s. The pub survived an arson attack in the early 2000s.
We have visited this pub 21 times, seen 14 different beers and tried 9 of them.
Postcode: E1 5LJ