PubsandBeer
History: Home > Waterloo Tap
Waterloo Tap (Bloomsbury Leisure Group)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter |  | 1 |
| Kernel (The Kernel) - Pale Ale - Green Bullet | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | | 1 |
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | | 1 |
| Moor - Stout | | 1 |
| Five Points - Pale | | 1 |
| Pressure Drop - Street Porter | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Steam Effort (Fuller's & Friends collaboration with Redemption) | | 1 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 1 |
| Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Bro-Peep | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter |  | 1 |
| Cellar Head - Summer Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Moor - PMA (Pale Modern Ale) | | 1 |
| Gorgeous - Gunpowder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Barnsley Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - So Many Different Worlds | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Soul Limbo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Cheat Mode | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Trinity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Citrus Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Smoke - Cosmic Dawn | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Red IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Fallen Halo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Nor'Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moor - Raw | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Nova | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gorgeous - Glowfly | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
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 |
15 Oct 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | Good in every way |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Holler (formerly Holler Boys) - Cheat Mode | 3.80 | Not Tried |
17 Sep 2018 (Stephen Harris)
During the early evening rush.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | | A proper, black Porter. Really good chocolate, fruit and hop flavours. |
| Pressure Drop - Street Porter | 4.50 | | From key-keg and nowadays brewed to 6.5%. Pretty fine. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Steam Effort (Fuller's & Friends collaboration with Redemption) | 4.50 | | Seemingly now brewed at Fullers rather than at Redemption. Clear gold in colour. This has a full, almost creamy mouthfeel coupled with bitter hop flavours. Very nice. |
| Acorn - Barnsley Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried |
About the Waterloo Tap
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 4 |
| 51 |
| 16 |
 | 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.
We have visited this pub 41 times, seen 138 different beers and tried 72 of them.
Postcode: SE1 7ES