Cloudwater Tap Room, Bermondsey, SE16

One of many similar establishments forming part of the famous Bermondsey Beer Mile, like many of the others this is located in the arches under the railway track, and is of course a brewery tap rather than a pub, and this is reflected in the somewhat industrial style décor, if one could go so far as calling it that. The flooring was some type of concrete screed, whilst the usual white corrugated iron of these establishments was cladding the ceiling and walls in order to channel the continually dripping water from the tunnel roof away from the punters underneath. Having said that, they have made a bit of an effort in here by hanging a large number of flags from the ceiling, and this certainly provided a welcome splash of colour in contrast to the pain white walling and ceiling. A large toilet block to left ate in to much of the available floor space, with many of the tables being set at an angle in order to squeeze them in. A few glass fronted ‘fridges at the front had drinks for sale if you wanted something to go. Lighting was industrial style cage lights in much of the pub, which a few exposed filament style bulbs around the bar area. Beers on tap were mostly their own with If You Listen Carefully, A Vote For Planet Earth, The Infinite Sides Of The Globe, IPA, The World Just As It Is, Proper, Here’s What You Need To Know, All The Things They Say Tell Us All The Things They Are, Confirmation Bias, One Slice To Yule Them All, Random Act Of Mindfullness, What Are Frogs and A Scabrous Edge Of The Sky. These were joined by a few guests which on this occasion were Sonoma and Uzon from Track, Half Acre Original Reaper, More Mass and Robo Pils from Highland Park, Duration You End Up Where You Were and Sonnen Hill Jive. I was very tempted by the One Slice To Yule Then All which was described as a Nitro Christmas Pudding Imperial Stout, but unfortunately this was ruled out by Mrs B due to it’s 11% ABV, so instead I opted for the All The Things They Say Tell Us All The Things They Are which was a blood orange and passion fruit sour with vanilla, and that certainly went down quite well.

Official site of Bermo Juice Bar (Cloudwater Tap Room) - cloudwaterbrew.co

Official site of Bermo Juice Bar (Cloudwater Tap Room) - cloudwaterbrew.co