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Waterloo Tap (Bloomsbury Leisure Group)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Five Points - Best Fuggles HopsExceptional1
Redemption - Pale AleExcellent1
Five Points - Railway PorterExcellent1
Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Bro-PeepExcellent1
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast StoutExcellent1
Adnams - Southwold BitterExcellent1
Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale - Green BulletExcellent1
Siren Craft - Yu LuExcellent1
Moor - StoutExcellent1
Five Points - PaleExcellent1
Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Single Hop Pale Series No. 3 Nelson SauvinGood1
Moor - PMA (Pale Modern Ale)Good1
Redemption - Fellowship PorterGood1
Gun - Parabellum Milk StoutGood1
Cellar Head - Summer Pale AleGood1
Adnams - Mosaic Pale AleGood1
Gorgeous - GlowflyNot Tried0
Gorgeous - GunpowderNot Tried0
Five Points - Five Points PaleNot Tried0
Ilkley - Joshua JaneNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer SunNot Tried0
Adnams - So Many Different WorldsNot Tried0
Five Points - Brick Field BrownNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Soul LimboNot Tried0
Five Points - XPANot Tried0
Redemption - TrinityNot Tried0
Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Cheat ModeNot Tried0
Five Points - Citrus PaleNot Tried0
Five Points - Hook Island RedNot Tried0
Big Smoke - Cosmic DawnNot Tried0
Hobsons - Champion MildNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0
Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale)Not Tried0
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%)Not Tried0
Redemption - Rock the KazbekNot Tried0
Buxton - Fallen HaloNot Tried0
Redemption - Red IPANot Tried0
Vocation - Heart & SoulNot Tried0
Moor - Nor'HopNot Tried0
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale AleNot Tried0
Moor - RawNot Tried0
New Bristol - Bristol BitterNot Tried0
Bristol Beer Factory - NovaNot Tried0
Picture 1. Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

03 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Gun - Parabellum Milk Stout4.10GoodDon'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 Sauvin4.80GoodServed, without pre-warning, as a total milkshake murk. Can't these things be brewed clear anymore, as most unappetising
Vocation - Heart & Soul4.40Not Tried
Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
New Bristol - Bristol Bitter4.00Not Tried
22 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Packed here no doubt as one of the latest to close locally.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Southwold Bitter3.70ExcellentBest Adnams Bitter I have had in a long time. Really enjoyed it
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10GoodGood end of session nightcap
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%)3.40Not Tried
Buxton - Fallen Halo4.60Not Tried
05 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10ExceptionalStraight up faultless, perfect. I can not justify other than a 5 star marking
Redemption - Trinity3.00Not Tried
Five Points - Citrus Pale4.20Not Tried
Big Smoke - Cosmic Dawn4.10Not Tried
29 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Crowded, presumably partly from those leaving the South Bank performances.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Pale Ale3.80ExcellentVery palatable
Ilkley - Joshua Jane3.70Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
Adnams - So Many Different Worlds3.70Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Soul Limbo5.00Not Tried
30 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon but just ahead of the rush.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale3.70GoodA slightly hazy Golden Ale. Firm and crisp.
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Moor - Stout5.00Not Tried
Gorgeous - Gunpowder4.80Not Tried
25 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit with crowds flocking away from the South Bank.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Moor - Stout5.00Excellent
Five Points - XPA4.00Not Tried
Gorgeous - Glowfly4.00Not Tried
Gorgeous - Gunpowder4.80Not Tried
Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale3.70Not 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Bro-Peep4.20ExcellentA tasty rye beer.
Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale - Green Bullet5.20ExcellentFrom keg dispense. Another superb single-hopper from the Kernel.
Moor - Nor'Hop4.10Not Tried
Moor - Raw4.30Not Tried
Bristol Beer Factory - Nova3.80Not Tried
Moor - Stout5.00Not 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale4.10GoodLacking its usual punchiness
Moor - PMA (Pale Modern Ale)5.30GoodTropical fruits with a resinous yeasty aftertaste
Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale)4.30Not Tried
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek4.00Not Tried
Redemption - Red IPA5.00Not TriedA 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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout6.50ExcellentI 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 Lu3.60ExcellentAnother light refreshing zesty beer ticked all my boxes thus alternated between the two
Five Points - Pale4.40ExcellentCitrus malty and grainy with a dry bitter finish
Five Points - Hook Island Red6.00Not Tried
Hobsons - Champion Mild3.20Not Tried
15 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentGood in every way
Five Points - Brick Field Brown5.40Not Tried
Five Points - XPA4.00Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Cheat Mode3.80Not Tried

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About the Waterloo Tap

The pub sign. Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional4
Excellent51
Good18
Acceptable4
Poor1

Website.

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 42 times, seen 141 different beers and tried 74 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE1 7ES