The British Oak, Blackheath, SE3

The British Oak has now managed to make the latest Good Beer Guide. It's quite an impressive looking pub from the outside with an attractive veranda to the front. Inside, there are a couple of rooms. The public bar to the front left was empty apart from one solitary bloke sat at the end of the bar. Instead, I chose the saloon bar, which has a separate entrance. This was much busier and is quite spacious. There was a reasonable crowd of locals in. A few more were sat in the garden to the rear, despite it being cold and dark. The beer range was not up to much. Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter is the regular beer. The guest was Butcombe Best. Keg options included Adnams Mosaic, Jubel Beer Cut With Peach & Greene King Level Head. Fizzy ciders were Adnams Wild Wave & Sandford Orchards Devon Red. Having never tried it before, I went for the Jubel. Probably quite a refreshing drink to have during the summer, but I'm not convinced of its merits on a cold autumn night.