Round Twenty Five

29/01/17


107. Town of Ramsgate, Wapping High Street.

Nice stumpy pub with it's own history involving criminals! Mock gallows out back. Quite slim but nice to be in.


Beer:

Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter - quite smooth, fairly empty bodied, clear, dark amber, citrus beginning, flavour rises through the middle and sharply ends.



106. Captain Kidds, Wapping High Street.

Named after William Kidd the notorious pirate who was hanged nearby. Low wooden ceiling and creaking underfoot and an aura of history make a really nice pub and quite a good aroma floating around the place.


Beers:

Samuel Smith's Sovereign Bitter - red amber colour, tasty, very heady, sweet, medium to full bodied, very smooth like jazz, a translucent beer.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Bitter - clear, amber, heady, smooth, medium bodied, not bags of flavour, possibly too cold, flavour tails off to nothing.

105. The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping Wall.

Beautiful nautical pub with a great history. The stone floor originates from the 18th century and can claim such patrons as William Shakespeare. Old fashioned wooden style, the stairs creak under foot. A huge fireplace instills grandeur. All sorts of nautical memorabilia around the place but retains a charm. Noose hanging over the river out back in case of mischievous drinkers.


Beers:

Twickenham Winter Star - amber colour, holds its head, quite clear, no distinguishable aroma, rather bitter, bit of bubble at the start, flavour hangs through the middle and then gives way to bitterness in the tail, possible grapefruit, surreal.

Black Sheep Best Bitter - dark but not opaque, holds a head, hoppy aroma, medium bodied, strong notes of cocoa, flavour comes right up front, slight fizz at the beginning.

Round Twenty Four

22/01/17


104. The Liberty Bounds, Lower Thames Street.

Large and tall pub with the occasional eccentricity in the form of artwork and display cases. Raised platforms here and there make for a more interesting layout and a cool balcony. Nice red colour.


Beers:

Vog Brewery Dark Matter Blackcurrant Porter - dark like the night sky, smells nicely of blackcurrant, delicious, medium to full bodied, first hits you with fizz but gives way to a fruity flavour, tastes burnt and smokey.

Windsor and Eton Brewery Treetops Commonwealth Africa Stout - very dark, holds a smooth head, full bodied, slightly bitter, steady and sumptuous, ranks very highly



103. Monument, London Bridge Road.

Right at the foot of the Monument to the fire of London is the Monument pub. Not at all historic like the actual monument but quite modern and sporty. Quite nice in it's own way but nothing to pick it apart from others. 


Beers:

Westerham Brewery British Bulldog - light orangey colour, indistinct smell, orange flavour, consistent throughout, tails off sharply at the end, sweet and pleasant.

Monument Finest Ale - muddy red colour, bitter smell, it's got character, sweet and yeasty at the end, medium bodied.

102. The Globe, Borough Market.

Semi-circular like the theatre but not so much incident. Handy ledges for standing attendance when hundreds of thousands of people must flock to this public house after trawling through the mountains of products available in the market.


Beers:

Moncada Brewery Notting Hill Ruby Rye - ruby coloured unsurprisingly, starts off prickly, gives way to cherry flavour, tails off slowly, very nice, bitter notes.

Otley04 Colombo - medium amber, sweet smelling, hoppy but tinted with a pale woody flavour, low bodied, quite unique and pleasant.

101. The George Inn, Borough High Street

By far the oldest pub in London. Simply, phwooaar. Loads of rooms. Everything including the barman made of wood. Very creaky and a great old clock dating back a few hundred years. Like a museum of a place. Could well be haunted. Would be amazed if Samuel Pepys hadn't had a few here.


Beers:

Exmoor Ales Dark - red tinted dark beer, medium bodied, smooth, small light head, peters off at the end, smokey, cherry tinted at the start.

Greene King Golden Breeze Pale Ale - clear, watery, light amber, light citrus flavour, very thin, consistent and nice to drink, not bold but pleasant.