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The Barrel Vault (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Truman's - Lazarus |  | 1 |
| Shepherd Neame - AleSmith Nut Brown | | 1 |
| Redemption - Big Chief | | 1 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | | 1 |
| Redemption - American Brown | | 1 |
| Reunion - Incredible Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit |  | 1 |
| Mauldons - Cherry Porter | | 1 |
| Portobello - Star | | 1 |
| Portobello - JPA | | 1 |
| Wimbledon - Common Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Kelham Island - Pale Rider | | 1 |
| Cronx - Standard |  | 1 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Firefly | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wimbledon - XXK | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Mandarina Bavaria | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Vienna Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Barrel Vault | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Market Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Batemans - Combined Harvest | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Reunion - True Zeal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hook Norton - Steaming On | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Bàrd | Not Tried | 0 |
| Shepherd Neame - Sheps Light Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | Not Tried | 0 |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - EB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Daleside - Grapefruit IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - EPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phoenix - Double Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor - Barista | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wimbledon - Copper Leaf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Otter - Bright | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Life Begins | Not Tried | 0 |
| Reunion - Beardtongue | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ishii Brewing Minagof Juicy IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sentinel - Small Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - Iron Brew | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - London Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wimbledon - Figurehead | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - After Nine | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Moncada - Notting Hill Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
06 Dec 2021 (ChrisE)
Evening visit and comfortably busy. Good friendly service from the bar staff and the best beer of the day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - London Porter | 5.30 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2021 (Jack William)
Late evening- 20 minutes until my train so I was tempted - and needed to celebrate Fulham’s 3-1 win that I had witnessed earlier.
Lost of other ales on - not noted.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - JPA | 4.20 | | Fairly sure it was this JPA - first time I’ve come across a Japanese Pale Ale - very quaffable. |
30 Jul 2020 (Jack William)
A very swift half of something that I didn’t note en-route between underground and train home.
My LEJOG tour had been abandoned on Day 5 having ridden over 320 miles and getting a good lick on visiting new pubs. Gutted.
This place seems ok but I was in no mood to make notes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|
17 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Lucky to get a table. This place has completely captured the station's volume market. School of Hard Knocks vouchers were accepted with comment but good grace!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Neame - AleSmith Nut Brown | 5.00 | | 4* from first to last sip |
| Mauldons - Cherry Porter | 4.80 | | Good but the exciting strong cherry flavour soon dissipated |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Batemans - Combined Harvest | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hook Norton - Steaming On | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Shepherd Neame - Sheps Light Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Daleside - Grapefruit IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor - Barista | 4.20 | Not Tried | With confusing misleading Exile name (sort of brand name)on the pumpclip |
| Acorn - Life Begins | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ishii Brewing Minagof Juicy IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. Packed! All seats taken.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelham Island - Pale Rider | 5.20 | | Took 40 or more pulls of the pump and staff not sure if end of cask or not! Clear as a bell though and nicely bittered |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Firefly | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Mandarina Bavaria | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Vienna Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Barrel Vault | 4.30 | Not Tried | Obviously an ale badged for the pub with a rather fine solid pictorial pumpclip |
02 Feb 2019 (ChrisE)
Late on Saturday evening, busy but I found some standing room. A good atmosphere in here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - American Brown | 4.00 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | Where's Magnus when you need him? |
| Phoenix - Double Gold | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Otter - Bright | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - Common Pale Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - Iron Brew | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - After Nine | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Moncada - Notting Hill Oatmeal Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
24 Jan 2019 (ChrisE)
Final pub of the day, the Wetherspoon London Beer Festival well supported here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cronx - Standard | 3.80 | | Cloudy, no indication on clip as to whether this beer was fined or not and I still do not know whether it was meant to look like mud. |
| Portobello - Market Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - True Zeal | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Bàrd | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Enfield (branded as Enefeld) - EB | 4.00 | Not Tried |
08 Jan 2019 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit with the sole purpose of finding out what time this place opens on Sundays for breakfast. My bill came to £3.05 (£3.55 less voucher) so I gave £10.05 expecting to receive £7 in change. This totally confused the girl and I watched her looking confused and tapping buttons on whatever she was wearing on her wrist and after a considerable amount of time and consulting with another member of staff she returned with £6.50 and no beer. The problem was eventually resolved and I sat down and enjoyed my beer but I vowed never to try to offer an odd coin to the digital generation again.
I have not listed all the beers that were available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello - Star | 4.30 | | |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Mosaic Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried |
06 Dec 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Late morning and busy with most tables occupied, I found a vacant one down by the servery, where I enjoyed an early F&C lunch. I like the prevalence of 240V/USB power points at tables adjacent to walls and bulkheads.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truman's - Lazarus | 4.20 | | Dry earthy hoppy with a citrus kick, perfect accompaniment to F&C's. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Naked Ladies | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - XXK | 4.80 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Lunchtime to mid afternoon busy with the expected throughput for its location, my first visit and pleased to see it's not your usual clone spoons, in fact to the casual observer is just another station concourse bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | | Superb hence far too many I drank |
| Reunion - Incredible Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Crisp hoppy and refreshing depicted the clip to which I can vouch for |
| Wimbledon - Common Pale Ale | 3.70 | | Started off with this, rather too malty for my taste |
| Reunion - Opening Gambit | 3.80 | | Well balanced hoppy session beer |
| Greene King - IPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - EPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - Copper Leaf | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Reunion - Beardtongue | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Sentinel - Small Beer | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wimbledon - Figurehead | 4.40 | Not Tried |
About The Barrel Vault
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 10 |
| 7 |
| 1 |
 | - |
The pub is found in King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London, N1C 4QP.
Opened on Monday 1st October 2018 in former retail premises, Unit 23 at St Pancras International railway station. It has entrances from within the station and outside in Pancras Road. Furnished in a contemporary design and named after the station's past history when the cellars were designed to cope with the size of beer barrels brought by train from Burton upon Trent. A single roomed ground floor bar with barrel features set in overhead rafters. 12 handpumps in two banks, each of 6, on the gently curved bar counter.
We have visited this pub 14 times, seen 77 different beers and tried 17 of them.
Postcode: N1C 4QP