As I left the George today an Alton Brewery beer called Comfortably numb appeared,a 5.05 ale similar to Young's Winter Warmer at its very best.Darkstar selection gone amazing in George Six Hop Ale 6.5%, Winter Meltdown 5.0%, Festival 5.0% are next to come currently they have Hophead 3.8%, American Pale Ale 4.7 % @ top bar ales at buttom bar and little bit about them

Camfell Flame 4.4% ; chestnut coloured ale added wheat and Demerara sugar to create a full flavour beer.

Falling Stone 4.2%; chestnut coloured bitter full bodied with a bitter/sweet balance, dry finish.

Jolly Decent Wallop 5.2%; deep brown coloured premium beer .Lots of malt character with a hop balance.

Coyote 4.3%; straw coloured ale, well balanced malt and hop flavour.Crisp hoppy finish.

From Hammerport Madgwick Gold 5.0%; about this ale, why don t you go down to George and find out yourself ...I spoke to a manager yesterday and the Dark Star ales will appear on the back bar, both bars will have an extra handpump which will allow four Dark Star ales,Hophead will be a regular and the other three handpumps will host a variety of their ales.Dark star do a vast number of ales which the brewery list as ; permanent, seasonal and monthly ales they also brew"specials" such as the Mellissa Cole/Mark Tranter collaboration M &M and Thornstar a collaborative beer brewed with Thornbridge.

We went into the Skylark
My brother Greg and me
we found a lass with great big tits
whos absolutely free
she let us take her bra off
her knickers and her jeans
then we took her back to our house
to have some Heinz Baked Beans

They were fraddledaddledoodly.It is obvious that you have never been anywhere near the Half and Half ,it is NOT a boozer,it is a bar.As a neutral, I must side with beerlover. Slerpy's ramblings are now biased and inaccurate; witness his constant (and all too regular) praise of the mediocre Half and Half boozer. A bit sad really, slerpy was a good reviewer in the past.

Special Darkstar beers on at the moment. Partridge @ 4 & mark & Melissa special porter @6.5 get them while you canCritical mass, sadlers Winter spice, hobgoblin, blue Monkey Evolution & Haverys best all in fair condition. Very fast becoming my favourite Croydon pub. Always a good selection of well kept real ales. Today I tried Dark Star Crital Mass 7.8% £3.15, lovely pint only downfall was it was served in a Bombadier glass. Pub is open early so handy for after a night shift. Never tried the food but it seems well priced. Shows Sky Sports so a much better alternative to Yeats. Young efficient bar staff.

About three dozen posiive posts now from slerpy, in as many months. Bias - yes; but sadly for a very average outlet with mediocre beer. Slerpy, please retire.On Monday the Half had Hophead and Dark Star Original on,I only tried the Hophead which was very good AND the correct temperature, at £2.16 a pint in a lined glass ( no short measures here!) I was happy indeed. Dark star critical mass, sadlers winter spice hobgoblin blue money evolution & harveys best. All in fair condition

Cumbrian Beer festival starts on Thursday for four days.The Cricketers have Hophead on regularly and it is served on a swan neck dispense in a lined glass, the beer comes out very frothy but benefits from this method of serving,at £2.00 to takeaway this is the best value to be found hereabouts.Understandably Croydon CAMRA Pub of the year 2010.Merrie , a 5.9% abv ale from Thornbridge will be on over Xmas-Sweet, tangy and hoppy aroma. Plenty of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and winter berries. Great looking beer with an inviting caramel colour and a head that just doesn’t give up. Flavour is full-on malt and a bitterness that lasts with its nutmeg and cinnamon spice.If you miss it here the nearby cClaret has some in the cellar as well !A new collaboration ale from Thornbridge/Dark Star lurks in the cellar, it may appear on the bar this weekend.

Was a good old pub - but seemingly has newish management. Went in on Sunday and was served very mediocre beer by a middle-aged barmaid who would have preferred to be elsewhere.Trad pub with Youngs beers on tap - unsure about the Winter Warmer which had a 'rubbery' sort of taste - don't think that should be there? Usually has a guest ale which was absent when we arrived.

An historic listed building, I found the windows were rather amazingly detailed. Actually all along Croydon you can see interesting buildings reflecting a bygone age behind the facades of 21st century retail britian. Only had Young's beers on as the 'guest' beer was sold out, the Winter Warmer was well kept and the staff very friendly, the jukebox was well used playing the sort of decent music that I grew up to in the late 70s, early 80s