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Mother Kelly's (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Barrel Sour Blend – Black Framboise |  | 1 |
| Alvinne - Cuvée Sofie |  | 1 |
| Left Handed Giant - Apricot Saison | | 1 |
| Orbit - Extra Beetroot Tsatziki | | 1 |
| Oedipus - Polyamorie | | 1 |
| Fourpure - Deucebox | | 1 |
| Border Brewing - Non-Cents | | 1 |
| Mondo - Lord Malmole | | 1 |
| Border Brewing - Greenroom | | 1 |
| Põhjala Öö - Virmalised IPA | | 1 |
| Glasshouse - Wax & Wayne | | 1 |
| Redchurch - Mother Kelly’s Tart Pale | | 1 |
| Weird Beard - Next Episode | | 1 |
| Orbit - Caps & Taps Summer Pale with Kaffir Lime Leaves | | 1 |
| Chorlton - Mosaic Double Sour | | 1 |
| Chorlton - Cherry Sour | | 1 |
| Solvay Society - Superposition |  | 1 |
| Overtone - Brut IPA | | 1 |
| Basqueland Brewing Project - Arraun Amber Ale | | 1 |
| Põhjala Öö - Uus Maailm | | 1 |
| Vibrant Forest - Mosaic | | 1 |
| Almasty - Salted Caramild |  | 1 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
04 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Very busy with most people sat outside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orbit - Extra Beetroot Tsatziki | 4.50 | | From key-keg. Delightful and unique. |
| Overtone - Brut IPA | 8.00 | | From a keg of some kind. Very dry. Disconcerting gooseberry flavours. |
03 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A brief call.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorlton - Cherry Sour | 5.50 | | From keg. A soured Brown Ale with lots of cherry. |
01 Feb 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Friday night crowds are here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasshouse - Wax & Wayne | 6.00 | | Murky pale gold. Full of fresh Mosaic hop goodness. |
| Weird Beard - Next Episode | 7.60 | | Light malt and bitter, in-your-face, hops. |
27 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Relatively quiet in here on a Sunday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oedipus - Polyamorie | 5.00 | | Having recently watched Louis Theroux's startling documentary on polyamory I was in two minds about ordering this. It was great though. A mango sour with plenty of actual fruit and fruity hops too. |
| Mondo - Lord Malmole | 7.30 | | A black Stout with brown foam. Chocolate, chilli, vanilla. |
10 Aug 2017 (Stephen Harris)
As part of the London Beer City event, several of London’s foremost ‘bottle shops’ have worked with their local breweries to produce a one-off special beer. They are all being launched here and judged tonight. It is unfeasibly busy, even at 5pm, so I do not stay for long.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redchurch - Mother Kelly’s Tart Pale | 4.20 | | The local option. Cloudy yellow/gold in colour. Tart and refreshing. |
| Orbit - Caps & Taps Summer Pale with Kaffir Lime Leaves | 4.00 | | Cloudy yellow/gold in colour. Heavily flavoured with a kind of spicy lime taste. |
| Solvay Society - Superposition | 3.80 | | Not, it turns out, one of tonight’s special beers. It is a cloudy gold, hoppy sort of thing (isn’t everything these days). |
22 Jul 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening and I finally catch up with friends. It is very crowded here however and I only stay for one.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Põhjala Öö - Uus Maailm | 4.70 | | A sharp, US-style Session IPA. A bit cold and fizzy from conventional keg. |
06 Jul 2017 (Stephen Harris)
We came here after having found the nearby Redchurch Brewery Taproom closed for refurbishment.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvinne - Cuvée Sofie | 10.00 | | A barrel-aged sour ale. Amber-coloured. It is certainly sour, although I struggled to detect any evidence of the barrel aging. Excellent nonetheless. |
| Fourpure - Deucebox | 8.30 | | A pretty damn good Imperial IPA. |
| Vibrant Forest - Mosaic | 5.00 | | Amber-coloured with plenty of hop character. Quite well-carbonated. |
04 May 2017 (Stephen Harris)
I had planned to go to the cheese night at the Cock Tavern in Hackney, but it took so long to get as far as Bethnal Green tonight that I went in here instead. Very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Barrel Sour Blend – Black Framboise | 8.10 | | From key-keg. A superb black beer. It is a sour Raspberry Stout. Flavours of brett, wood and fruit. |
| Border Brewing - Non-Cents | 5.00 | | Keg dispense. A lovely, fresh, golden US beer. |
| Border Brewing - Greenroom | 5.40 | | Keg dispense. Really good, hoppy APA. Great to catch these imported US beers in such fresh condition. |
20 Dec 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Pre-Christmas drinks here with Brian, Tim and Rob, survivors of the old Wenlock Arms Tuesday night scene. Plenty of weird and wonderful beers on which to splash the cash.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorlton - Mosaic Double Sour | 7.10 | | On key-keg dispense. I must admit that in the gloom I had misread the beer menu as saying ‘Double Stout’ rather than ‘Double Sour’ – so initially taken aback. This is a thick, fruity (blood orange?) tasting beer. I could not decide whether it was sweet or sour. Both, I think. |
| Left Handed Giant - Apricot Saison | 7.40 | | On keg dispense. I love fruit-flavoured Saisons and I love the taste of apricots, so this was an easy choice off the beer menu. Very nice, despite an excessive carbonation. |
| Almasty - Salted Caramild | 3.80 | | On key-keg dispense. A very full-flavoured , rich, dark Mild. Too sweet for my palate. |
11 Jul 2016 (Stephen Harris)
It’s a gloomy Monday evening, but every table taken in here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Põhjala Öö - Virmalised IPA | 6.50 | | Yum. A superior quality, mellow, tasty IPA. |
| Basqueland Brewing Project - Arraun Amber Ale | 5.00 | | Dark amber/brown in colour. Malty. A long, bitter finish. |
About the Mother Kelly's
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 6 |
| 25 |
| 7 |
| 1 |
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The pub is found in Bethnal Green, Greater London, E2 9LE.
A modern ‘Bottle Shop & Tap Room’ which opened in a restored railway arch in Paradise Row in April 2014. It is just a couple of minutes’ walk from Bethnal Green tube station. The bar features 23 keg taps and there is a wall of fridges containing bottled beers. Cold snacks – cheese, meat, pork pies – are available. There is no cask-conditioned real ale in the conventional sense. Choice of indoor or exterior seating.
We have visited this pub 18 times, seen 39 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: E2 9LE