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The Volunteer (Craft Union Pub Co. (part of Stonegate [formerly Ei Group itself formerly Enterprise Inns]))

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please)Good2
Sharp's - Doom BarAcceptable1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideAcceptable1
Adnams - Southwold BitterNot Tried0
Purity - Pure GoldNot Tried0

Visits Details

23 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. The pool area was thriving and I watched the pundits' spiel, after the Liverpool FC win at Wolves, on the TV.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10AcceptableWhatever LP should taste like now I do not know
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
23 Aug 2016 (ChrisE)
Better than expected rail connections meant that we arrived at Plumstead at 11:00 and all bar one of the pubs on our plan did not open until 12:00 or later so we came here for our first pint. Just one other customer in the pub at the time of our visit, we had a good chat with the landlady about our plans for the rest of the day. Just the one beer on but Adnams Bitter and Purity Mad Goose were settling in the cellar.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please)4.00Good
23 Aug 2016 (Magnus Greel)
1130 we were the first customers. Landlady says the pub was recently refurbished, maintaining the wood panelling interior.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please)4.00Good
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70Not TriedNot quite ready yet
Purity - Pure Gold3.80Not TriedAvailable soon....
26 Aug 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Very pleased to talk to a regular who had been to the Beasley's Brewery Tap in Lakedale Road in the 60s. One I always wished I'd done but was too young and innocent then.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00AcceptableLandlady must have pulled more than 2 pints through to refresh the line
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Courage Best Bitter (use Marston's entry now please)4.00Not TriedRan out on pouring

About The Volunteer

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent-
Good2
Acceptable2
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Plumstead, Greater London, SE18 1JQ.

On Plumstead High Street near the junction with Lakedale Road a single bar house having been opened up from 3 separate areas years ago. The pole standing pub sign sits in the middle of the pavement. Ex-Beasley's, Ex-Courage. 4 handpumps in 2 banks of 2. Pool table at rear. Has a surprisingly large paved garden at the back. Darts popular here with a 5s board sometimes in use.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 5 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE18 1JQ