128. The Round Table, St Martin's Court.
A good, rounded pub with nice seating and spacious arrangements. Some classic photography along the walls but no mentions of King Arthur as one might have expected.
Beers:
Craft Academy High & Dry - very clear, citrus notes, described as blonde but more amber, possibly of spice.
Round Table Hand Crafted Bitter - browny amber, cloudy, a bit muddy, an interesting vinegar aroma, light bodied, sour, appley, potentially had gone off....
127. Mr Foggs Tavern, St Martin's Court.
Without question, one of the best pubs of the tour. Though quite modern, it very well pulls off the classic era antiquity that fits the Phileas Fogg adventures. The barmen were dressed in waistcoats befitting the era, the walls and ceilings were fantastically dressed with taxidermy, model ships and travel artifacts. Upstairs seated punters in chez langes and served a wide selection of gins. A gem.
Beers: (tankards)
Whitstable Stout - dark, frothy, light stout, creamy, flavoursome, roasted flavour, very very nice beer.
Mr Fogg's Best Bitter - red tinted amber, amber, very thin, sooooo watery, absolutely lacking in character, dull and uninteresting as a Gordon Brown speech about fly fishing.
126. The Salisbury, St Martin's Court.
Lovely historical pub. Once the wagon and horses, the pub has a large back space and a finely decorated front room with statuettes dating over 100 years. A wrestler once made famous in the pub has Big Ben named after him.
Beers:
Craft Academy Bittersweet Black IPA - blacker than a black hole, blackcurrant flavour, burnt, smacks the back of your tongue, fizz at the front, very full of flavour.
Craft Academy Big Bang IPA - amber, clear, citrus notes, lots of fizz up front, bittersweet end, a love hearts fizz to it.
125. The Ship and Shovel, Craven Passage.
Very interesting indeed. The first of the tour to feature two competing sides! The left is the more rowdy bar, the right is the quieter lounge area. Unique and pleasant.
Beers:
Badgers Bitter - very clear, golden, holds its head, indistinct aroma, not very hoppy and therefore not very bitter or flavoursome, it might be good for washing your dishes
Badgers Cascade & Celeia (C&C) - clear and golden, not very aromatic, bitter, full of barley more towards the end, not a big winner but not too shabby, elements of Weetabix.
124. Sherlock Holmes, Craven Passage.
Beers:
Greene King Sherlock House Ale - dark amber, clear, smooth head, mellow, flat, sweet suggestions, a tweed coat of beers.
Greene King Watson's Pale Ale - light amber, sweet smell, light bodied, gentle, not bags of flavour, polite.
123. The Admiralty, The Mall.
A broad and seaworthy establishment. Many a nautical artifact paying homage to the great sea nation of old. A solid patriotic beery journey.
Beers:
Long Arms I.P.A.O.K. - cloudy a little, amber, fruity, sweet, very smooth, bitter climb to a steady end, not an arse slapper, but rather gentle like your kindly old uncle with a bag of Werther's Originals.
Fuller's London Porter - dark, opaque, stouty smell, foamy, cranberry (?), Red tint, tickles the tongue.
