The Bull & Finch, Gipsy Hill, SE19

The ales here are still listed on a blackboard behind the bar, giving essential information like brewery, name, ABV and price. I didn't list them all, but there was a good selection, and I was enticed by one of my very favourites - By The Horns Diamond Geezer at £4.10 a pint. That's not really overpriced (by London standards) for a 4.9% ABV beer. Being a micropub there was no sign of food. It's obviously a shop conversion. There's still a trio of tall tables/tall stools on the left; bar counter on the right; and one or two normal tables and chairs at the back past the counter; and no sign of TVs or one armed-bandits. So, it's a micropub in my book, but purists may disallow it because there was some (just about audible) traditional R & B being played. This is a very typical minimalist micropub. I like the breed, but it's not the sort of place to take a lady for a night out. But maybe I'm wrong there as I suspect that one or two of the lady members of my CAMRA branch would welcome being taken here. I would certainly visit again.

Same name different shop so new pub I would think.Far smarter one room ground floor shop conversion with basement space.About 6 cask beers on and the 2 I tried from Mallinsons and Brew york were in good condition.Nice little bar.

Looking at the previous photos, this micropub has clearly relocated next door to the original premises which is now occupied by a Caribbean bar and restaurant. You enter to a typically small room. the bar on the right is painted red, three tall tables and stools opposite. The taps, sixteen I counted, are on a back wall in a white background which looks like an old kitchen dresser. Beers are listed on a board by type and abv/price. Cask on my visit were Otley 05-Hop Angeles, three from ELB, Pearly Queen Porter, Cowcatcher and Foundation Bitter, Alchemy 5 Sisters and Wild Beer Bibble. I had halves of the Otley and Bibble, served in dimpled glasses, they were in good shape. A cider from Cockeyed, Devon Jasper plus kegs from Siren, Sambrooks, Fourpure and Wylam. Pints, halves, thirds and two thirds are served. I certainly didn't see the previously mentioned kitchen but menus were on the tables from the Caribbean restaurant next door so I assume takeaways are permitted. Two pint cartons for takeaway beer are available. There is more seating in the basement where there are two rooms, one has exposed brick and looked a bit spartan, another with armchairs and a fireplace looked a better bet. Noticeboards include a Community board and Dulwich Hamlet fixtures. A lovely little place with a good bunch of real beer lovers in on Sunday afternoon, please note that they close for a brief tart up from 12th till the 15th December, back on the 16th.

Beer Rebellion is just up from the Colby Arms and is easily missed,i walked past it while going to the Gipsy Hill Tavern,but the friendly bar staff in the Gipsy Hill Tavern told me where it was. Once inside there is a small oblong shaped room with the bar to the front right,the room is bare boarded,there is not much seating with two tall tables and stools plus some tall stools to the front,there is now an open kitchen to the rear right which may have taken up the other room which was here in an other review. There was a good choice of real ales from barrels on a stillage behind the bar,i had a drink of Late Knights Crack of Dawn which was a very nice drink,the other beers noted from Late Knights were Penge Porter/ Peckham Rye/ Wormcatcher IPA and Morning Glory,there was also Dark Star Hop Head. I was quite happy having a drink in this pub. Pub visited 16/4/2016

I went to this pub when it first opened but found it a bit rough and unready so didn't review it.Only fair.On this visit they had 2 keg beers on and 8 beers on stillage.I had 2 beers from Alchemy which were warm and in poor condition.They had a sign for Le Garden so I went downstairs for Le Fag.Le Garden is a dirty old yard with a bench table and dirty chairs.The noisy kitchen ducting vent made conversation impossible.Friendly bar staff is the only positive I can think off.