Simon the Tanner, Bermondsey, SE1

This is a pleasant locals pub on a fairly quiet stretch of Long Lane. Four hand pumps along the left hand side of the bar counter, and the two people sitting in front of them didn't mind too much when I asked them to shift so that I could see what beers were on, and again a minute later so that I could get my usual photo of the three beer pump clips and one cider. I went for the repetitively named Belleville Bellevue Mild 4% (NBSS 3, £4.50/pint), which only got that score because there was nothing wrong with it that the cellarman could have put right. The other two beers were bitters from Marble and Siren, so customers who like their beers pale and hoppy would be looking at the "tap list" on the blackboard. Actually, that was quite an interesting list. Not that I was tempted.