June 12, 2011
Large local bar in Addiscombe, Croydon. If I remember rightly this place was Croydon/Sutton CAMRA pub of the year in 2010. At my last visit there were 6 cask ales at the bar and another 6 around the corner on stillage. The ale is well kept and the focus is clearly on Southern Englandshire: Palmers, Sharps, Skinners, Oakleaf, Dark Star and the like. Many pump clips decorate the bar, as well as old beer paraphernalia and an interesting/unusual mini-library (featuring a weird collection of old books). Food is old-skool and cheap, a fish finger sandwich for £2.50 perhaps? A way above average ale bar, worth a diversion.