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The Sherlock Holmes (Greene King)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Woodforde's - WherryGood1
Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer)Poor1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Greene King - London Glory (superseded by 4.1% version)Not Tried0

Visits Details

28 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. A tourist trap with a couple having a heated "debate" before one walked out. Classic case of appalling point of sale information and / or lack of it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Woodforde's - Wherry3.80GoodBarman said new cask on. Cloying unlike the clean crisp Wherry I recall in its early days. £4.40 pp!
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not TriedNo mention on pump clip that this is a Greene King beer
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer)3.90Not TriedNo abv on either clip here and no mention of its Greene King provenance, now that does mislead
Greene King - London Glory (superseded by 4.1% version)4.00Not Tried4.0% or 4.1%. Plastic old style clip on one bar said 4%, new metal style clip on other bar said 4.1%, GK website says 4%
22 Feb 2009 (Dubbel)
We decided to do the 'London Ghost Walk' which, in actuality, was nothing more than a glorified pub crawl interspersed with a few unlikely tales. This was the first stop - and definitely one for the grinning foreign contingent in the group. The Americans just loved it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - The Sherlock Holmes Ale (house beer)3.90PoorGreeted with a heartbreaking GK lineup of IPA, Abbot and OSH, I plumped for the obvious rebadge house beer. I'm going to stick my neck out here and suggest it was also brewed by Greene King. A weak, nondescript all-malt and no trousers brown ale, the most likely contender has to be Ruddles Best. The Americans thought it was great.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried

About The Sherlock Holmes

Summary of Beer Scores

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Good1
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Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Charing Cross, Central London, WC2N 5DB.

Unbranded 'Traditional Pub' run by everyone's favourite brewer, Greene King. Prime location just off Trafalgar Square. Hideously touristy and the model preconception of every Johnny Foreigner. Inevitable wall cabinets with Holmes nicknacks including an illuminated hound's head. Central servery with 6 handpumps on either side.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 6 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Map location

Postcode: WC2N 5DB