55 Britton Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 5UQ (map)
Having enjoyed quite a few bottled ales from the St. Peter’s brewery, I thought that we’d try their only pub – The Jerusalem Tavern. The building dates back to 1720, was a clock shop, and has been cleverly restored so that you wouldn’t know you were in 21st century if it wasn’t for the patrons. The ales they sell were in great condition – as you’d expect. We tried: Cream Stout, Ruby Red ale and the Organic Best Bitter. The cream stout was lovely but a definite one-pinter as it’s such full flavour, the Ruby red ale was my favourite. Prices were a bit high @ £3.10 per pint, but probably the going rate for the nicer pubs in Farringdon.
We managed to get a table (as you can see from the picture), but the pub did get very busy outside at around 6pm to the point where it might put me off. I would highly recommend this pub for it’s ambience and the excellent rare ales on offer.
