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The Barrel Project, Bermondsey, SE1
SE1
SE1 2HQ
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Reviews of The Barrel Project (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Barrel Project
The Barrel Project was one of the places I was most looking forward to visiting along the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Run by London Beer Factory, this is where they store their barrel-aged beers.
Set in the railway arches, it's a long, narrow space with plenty of barrels on display and with the bar on the right-hand side. The bar was absolutely packed. I was lucky to get a table when I saw some people leaving.
It's certainly an interesting place with an intriguing range of beers - London Beer Factory Factory Produce & Provenance: Pinot Noir, Produce & ProvenanceL Peaches & Nectarine, Produce & Provenance: Chardonnay, MFS - Rakau & Moutere, MFS - Kohatu, Skin Contact Chardonnay, Daydreamer & Jungle Trip, Wereweolf Creepster & Horrorshow & Howling Hops Tropical Deluxe, Hammerton Crunch, N7, Panama Creature & Tint.
I opted for the cider, which was Kentish Pip Highdriver. But I nearly fell backwards when I saw that it was £4.50 for a half. I'm fairly certain it wasn't barrel-aged!
Sitting down, I contemplated how something that is £6.75 for a pint could be £4.50 for a half and also how I was probably the oldest customer amongst about 100 youngsters. Somehow I'd always expected the Bermondsey Beer Mile to be frequented by middle aged people who enjoy trying different types of beer and breweries and moving along from one to the next. Whether it was or not at one time, based on my Saturday evening visit, it is now more of a trendy place for young Londonders to get stupidly drunk in one single place. Perhaps it is the breweries' fault, as charging obscene prices for halves hardly encourages the sampling of beers. This is purely and simply profiteering and leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth.
On 14th November 2023
- rating: 4
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Moby Duck left this review about The Barrel Project
A good sized venue with no less than 23 beers available along with a solitary Cider from Kentish Pip, the beers covered most styles with sours heavily featured, I chose Employee of the month, a milk stout from Pretty Decent and Barrel Project Reburried Cherry. Another arch to add to the list of revisits.
On 5th May 2023
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Barrel Project
This is the London Beer Factory’s contribution to the Bermondsey Beer Mile, housed in a large railway arch that runs the entire width of the approach lines into London Bridge station. The arch has the usual concrete screed floor and metal cladding across the vaulted ceiling, but the walls have only been partly clad, leaving a degree of exposed brickwork visible, which makes the place feel a bit less clinical and sterile than a lot of the other taprooms along the mile. The bar is positioned midway down the right-hand wall and has a nice glazed tile counter front with the brewery name spelt in full across it, beneath a polished stone counter top and a lovely bare brick bar back complete with a central recessed arch surrounded by more glazed tiles and backed with mirrors. Huge boards either side of this arch list the extensive beer range, with the corresponding keg taps lined up beneath them and a TV screen to one side, which was not in use on this occasion. The entire left-hand side of the arch is lined with extensive racking which holds something in the region of 200 crusty looking old beer barrels, which are used to barrel-age a number of the beers available here. Tables and chairs run down this side of the room, replaced by some high stools around upturned barrels in the space opposite the bar. A few more barrels can be found to the right, screening off the area used for brewing, with the kit visible as you walk towards the rear of the arch, where some stairs lead up to a mezzanine seating area above the toilet block. A small kitchen can also be found, to the right in a space with map-themed wallpaper, next to the entrance, although I didn’t see any menus anywhere so I’m not sure what they were serving. A cool indie soundtrack played in the background and there was a good stream of customers coming and going throughout my visit, in sharp contrast to some of the mile’s other venues on a cold and wet Sunday afternoon.
There are no less than twenty-four keg lines on the bar here, serving eighteen LBF beers, five Barrel Project (barrel-aged) brews and one cider. I tried the LBF Voodoo Nitro Stout, which was £1.85 for a third (they don’t serve half pints), and was presented to me in a ridiculous ‘glass’ that was shaped a bit like a petri dish - nice beer though.
I liked this place and thought it was one of the few beer mile taprooms to actually have a bit of character. The extensive range of beers available means that every niche style of beer should be covered, which also makes the place viable for a longer session. If you’re doing the mile and want to just pick out the highlights, make sure you include this place on your itinerary.
On 12th March 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3219 recommendations about 3219 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 14 December 2017 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 March 2022 by Pub SignMan
- Car Park : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - Whole venue can be hired Mon-Thur - last updated 12 March 2022 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 March 2022 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 March 2022 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 March 2022 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 26 January 2020 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 14 December 2017 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 14 November 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
