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The Rugby Tavern (Berkeley Inns)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale |  | 2 |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
31 Aug 2017 (ChrisE)
Evening visit and plenty of business both in the outdoor and indoor areas. A good well run pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | | In very good condition. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | We returned this as "just slightly on the turn" the beers were exchanged for Spitfire and the Master Brew was taken off sale immediately and the pump clip removed before cleaning the lines and replacing the beer with Samuel Adams. |
| Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition | 4.50 | Not Tried |
24 Sep 2016 (ChrisE)
Evening visit, I had not been here before and was quite impressed with the décor and the fact that they had a display cabinet stuffed with ham rolls, pork pies and scotch eggs. We had spent a few hours listening to 1950s music in the previous pub so I could not resist selecting Patti Page singing "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" on the juke box.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale | 3.90 | | |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | This had run out. |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | I ordered this but the barman pulled a Whitstable Bay by mistake, I decided to keep it rather than see it poured down the sink. |
22 Aug 2016 (Stephen Harris)
A quiet evening in here with a few locals around the bar, where the conversation was on the subject of pub condom machines.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale | 3.90 | | A fruity, amber beer with a little bit of citrus. |
| Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Rugby Tavern
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Bloomsbury, Central London, WC1N 3ES.
A solid, Victorian, street-corner pub in Great James Street, dating from 1850. Quite nicely preserved. There are a few pavement tables at the front. No longer Shepherd Neame as at December 2022 and closed whilst new operator Berkeley Inns takes over. Now re-opened.
We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 4 different beers and tried 2 of them.
Postcode: WC1N 3ES