The Cask & Glass, SW1

This small Shep Neame pub sits between the Phoenix and The Colonies and was probably my favourite of the three, although I probably didn’t see it at its best when visiting on a busy after work evening session when it was standing room only both inside and outside on the pavement. The pleasant small traditional dark wood exterior is carried on inside the small carpeted bar with a traditional wooden bar frontage and full dark wood panelling at both ends of the room. Master Brew, Spitfire, Whitstable Pale Ales and Samuel Adams Blond Ambition, Sheps seasonal collaboration with the Boston brewer, were on the four pumps.

Official site of The Cask & Glass - www.caskandglass.co.uk

Official site of The Cask & Glass - www.caskandglass.co.uk

Small Shepherd Neame pub which was quite pleasant even though it was busy. I managed to get a seat and read my paper whilst enjoying the Spitfire. Would return.

Well described below, this small back street Shepherd and Neame pub has a current GBG entry, well deserved. It was originally the Duke of Cambridge. Staff were a little frosty, clientele were a decent bunch. Three ales on, three from Shepherd and Neame and a guest, Whitstable IPA. I had Spitfire and Spitfire Gold, both in truly excellent condition. A definite for a crawl.

The Cask and Glass is a very small pub Shepherd Neame pub located in the backstreets somewhere in between Victoria Station and Buckingham Palace. Available from the bar was the usual SN draught range alongside cask Spitfire, Spitfire Gold, Master Brew and Whitstable Bay. I decided to plump for half a Spitfire (£2.10) and the only thing that the governor said during our transaction was “two ten”. I wouldn’t mind so much if the pub was busy, but I was the only customer during my recent Wednesday afternoon visit. The décor is what one would expect from any self-respecting London Boozer and there is a small television that was airing the news with low volume. World Cup Rugby, on terrestrial television, was advertised for later in the evening. Outside the front of the pub on a widened path is some café seating. This pub has normal operating times during the week, but on Saturday the doors open at midday and close at 20:00 and on Sunday this pub is closed all day. This is a pleasant pub; it’s just a shame about the rude service because it was totally unnecessary. Some people love grumpy governors because they think they give an otherwise dull pub a bit of character. I’m not one of these people because I think rude governors are arseholes.

We hit this pub at it's peak, still a lot of the customers were drinking outside in the front of the pub. There were four handpumps all of which were Shepherd Neame, we went for the Whitstable Bay, which was good and refreshing.