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Waterloo Tap (Bloomsbury Leisure Group)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops |  | 1 |
| Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Bro-Peep |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | | 2 |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale - Green Bullet | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | | 1 |
| Moor - Stout | | 1 |
| Five Points - Pale | | 1 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Moor - PMA (Pale Modern Ale) |  | 1 |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | | 1 |
| Gun - Parabellum Milk Stout | | 1 |
| Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Single Hop Pale Series No. 3 Nelson Sauvin | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - So Many Different Worlds | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Soul Limbo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Trinity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Citrus Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Smoke - Cosmic Dawn | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Red IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Nor'Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Fallen Halo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Raw | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gorgeous - Glowfly | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Easy-Going Assassin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gorgeous - Gunpowder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale Ale Series No.12 El Dorado and Simcoe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
27 Sep 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Not sure the music needs to be played so loudly when everyone seems to just be talking to each other.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | Pretty much Adnams Bitter as it should be |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Easy-Going Assassin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale Ale Series No.12 El Dorado and Simcoe | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun - Parabellum Milk Stout | 4.10 | | Don't normally touch Gun but this was OK keeping head and lacing well |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Single Hop Pale Series No. 3 Nelson Sauvin | 4.80 | | Served, without pre-warning, as a total milkshake murk. Can't these things be brewed clear anymore, as most unappetising |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
22 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Packed here no doubt as one of the latest to close locally.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | | Best Adnams Bitter I have had in a long time. Really enjoyed it |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | 5.10 | | Good end of session nightcap |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Fallen Halo | 4.60 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | | Straight up faultless, perfect. I can not justify other than a 5 star marking |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Citrus Pale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Big Smoke - Cosmic Dawn | 4.10 | Not Tried |
29 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Crowded, presumably partly from those leaving the South Bank performances.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | | Very palatable |
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - So Many Different Worlds | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Soul Limbo | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon but just ahead of the rush.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale | 3.70 | | A slightly hazy Golden Ale. Firm and crisp. |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Gorgeous - Gunpowder | 4.80 | Not Tried |
25 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit with crowds flocking away from the South Bank.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor - Stout | 5.00 | | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Gorgeous - Glowfly | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Gorgeous - Gunpowder | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
02 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening on a Saturday and the pub is busy with tourists rather than the commuter crowds I am used to here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Bro-Peep | 4.20 | | A tasty rye beer. |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale - Green Bullet | 5.20 | | From keg dispense. Another superb single-hopper from the Kernel. |
| Moor - Nor'Hop | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Raw | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
02 Feb 2019 (Magnus Greel)
Mid evening not as busy as our last visit pre Christmas, we shared a table at the rear of the pub with a chap watching the rugby on his phone.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Lacking its usual punchiness |
| Moor - PMA (Pale Modern Ale) | 5.30 | | Tropical fruits with a resinous yeasty aftertaste |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Red IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | A collaboration brew with the Queen's Head - alas I failed in my P&B duties to investigate the provenance of the latter.. |
08 Dec 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Late afternoon to mid evening very busy with many folk coming and going, we waitied patiently supping at the bar until a table became available. Once seated we stayed far longer than planned chatting to fellow beer enthusiasts this place attracts.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | I fancied a pint of tarmac after all that tropical citrus so teased by a taster I had a pint 'for the road'. Bitter coffee, toasted grains and brown sugar with a creamy smooth texture - nice! |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | | Another light refreshing zesty beer ticked all my boxes thus alternated between the two |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | | Citrus malty and grainy with a dry bitter finish |
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried |
About the Waterloo Tap
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 52 |
| 18 |
 | 4 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Waterloo, Central London, SE1 7ES.
A quite small modern bar in Sutton Walk in railway arch 147 on the line to Charing Cross, near Waterloo railway station, which opened on 18th March 2016. There is an extensive selection of 6 cask and 20 keg beers (although there are 22 keg taps) all dispensed from taps mounted on the copper bar back. All cask and keg beers are listed with name, abv and price on a blackboard above the bar back. The cellar and storage is in a structure in an adjoining arch. Handy for BFI IMAX and the Royal Festival Hall. Card payment only.
We have visited this pub 43 times, seen 143 different beers and tried 74 of them.
Postcode: SE1 7ES