News 'n' Brews
News . . .
The Star Tavern in Belgravia re-opened today after a month-long refurbishment. No glass and chrome here, the ambiance takes you ‘back in time’ to when a pub looked like a pub. Full marks to Fuller’s for preserving a sparkling example of London’s heritage.
The White Horse has also just re-opened after a two-week closure for a makeover. No reports yet as to what has or hasn’t changed. We’re just happy they’re open again serving the same great beer!
Calling Old Tom – Dennis from St Helens is looking for a pint of Robinsons Old Tom. About a year or so ago, the brew was spotted in a pub ‘directly across from Leicester Square Station’. Was it the Moon Under Water? Was it another nearby pub? More to the point, is Old Tom still there? Drop a note to the West London Branch Contact.
… and Brews!
Here is the beer that West Londoners have been raving about for the past two weeks. All of the beers on this list have been scored ‘3’ or higher (NBSS scoring system) by qualified enthusiasts.
| Pub | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Plough & Harrow | 120-124 King Street, Hammersmith London W6 | Ringwood Best Bitter |
| Plough & Harrow | 120-124 King Street, Hammersmith London W6 | Wickwar's Servern Bore |
| Plough & Harrow | 120-124 King Street, Hammersmith London W6 | Hampshire's Penny Black Porter |
| The Harp | 48 Chandos Olace | Black Sheep - very good. |
| Cardinal | Francis Street SW1P | Sam Smith's OBB |
| Oyster Rooms | Fulham Broadway SW6 | Wooden Hand Cornish Buccaneer |
| Pelican | Fulham Broadway SW6 | Shepherd Neame Spitfire |
| Calthorpe Arms | Grays inn RD W1 | Youngs Ordinary |
| Herculese Pillars | Great Queen Street, WC2B | Youngs Special |
| Shakespear Head | Holborn WC2 | Robinsons Tempus Fugit |
| Moon Under Water | Leicester Square | |
| North Pole | North Kensington | Brakespear's Double Drop Bitter 3.4% |
| Duke on the Green | Parsons Green SW6 | Young's Bitter |
| Anglesea Arms | Selwood Terr SW7 | Sharps Doom Bar |
| Atlas | West Brompton SW6 | Caledonian Deuchars IPA |
| Anglesea Arms | Selwood Terr SW7 | Hog's Back Hop Garden Gold |
| Anglesea Arms | Selwood Terr SW7 | Adnams Bitter |
| Ship & Shovell | Charing X | Hopping Hare, Tanglefoot, Badger |
| Mad Bishop & Bear | Paddington Station | Fuller's Discovery, London Pride, ESB, Gales Swing Low |
| Freemasons Arms | Covent Garden | Spitfire, Master Brew, Bishops Finger |
| King & Queen | Foley Street W1 | Adnams Bitter, St Austell Tribute, Deuchars IPA |
| Willow Walk | Victoria | Oakham Inferno, Highwood Old Timber, Itchen Valley Hampshire Rose |
