The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

So sad to see that this review site has degenerated into really nasty & untrue reviews and is not promoting real ale & good pubs. I logged on to put in details of the next Junction Tavern Beer Festival as it is being advertised now on the bar. All the things said by the previous person about the segregation and the pricing are totally untrue. Anyway, great pint of Windor & Eton Guardsman imbibed here last night. Next Festival (the 15th at this pub !!) is over the Royal Wedding weekend.

7 Feb 2011 19:05

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Saw the ad in the window for the next beer festival 15th - 17th October. Had a few good pints of Redemption here the other day. Glad to see they give bar space to the smaller, newer breweries too.

9 Sep 2010 18:46

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Really looking forward to the next may bank holiday beer festival. Have seen the list courtesy of camra north london & it looks very interesting, not too heavy on the milds, with a good selection of seasonal specials. Shame the cheeky aussie barman is leaving next week, but the other staff are always so friendly, even when under pressure. So pleased this is my local.

16 May 2010 20:21

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Great addition to the NW5 real ale scene - well done lads. You can do a great crawl in NW5 - start at the Pineapple, move on the the Junction Tavern, down to the Southampton & over to the Bull & Last. One criticism though - the service isn't great (bordering on disinterested) & the food isn't terribly good quality. But the ales are fabulous!!!

15 Feb 2010 19:39

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

So disappointed that my two requests to have the review from HTM69 removed have been ignored. The reviewer has obviously got the wrong pub name - he's obviously talking about the Assembly House in Kentish Town Road. The facts are all wrong - do not heed this review - this is NOT about the Junction Tavern!!
PS - Jackie tells me they'll be doing a mini-fest on the bar at Easter - all London Breweries including Twickenham, Brodies, Meantime, Fullers & Sambrooks.

1 Feb 2010 18:29

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Wandle from Battersea now seems to be a regular on the bar. According to the Australian barman they'll be serving only London ales next week for London Pubs Week.

5 Nov 2009 19:07

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Looking forward to the Cornish Ales month in March. Haven't seen the list yet but apparently there'll be a few from Woodenhand Brewery. Have recently enjoyed a pint or three of the Exmoor Gold.

26 Feb 2009 09:06

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

No, not a member of staff, nor a friend of the owner, just a regular customer who pays good money for very good food & excellent beer - and why not - I'm really lucky to have such a great local pub practically on my doorstep.

20 Dec 2008 00:11

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Have always been very pleased with the attitude of the management towards large groups of braying imbeciles - i.e. zero tolerance. The Junction is a busy, buzzy, noisy pub, always full of people chattering & laughing - really glad those who try & spoil the atmosphere are asked to pipe down!

16 Dec 2008 19:11

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Interesting selection of Christmas Ales & Winter Warmers this week. Enjoyed the Batemans Rosey Nosey and the Christmas Cracker from Somerset. Looking forward to trying the next ones on the list, including a couple of seasonal ales from Tring.

7 Dec 2008 10:18

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Luckily a few festival ales left, so these will be on the pumps as guest ales this week. The list is available on the bar. The beer festival at the weekend was packed, pleased for them that it went so well, but annoying not to get a seat in my own "local". Seemed to be a lot of Yorkshire ales, and most brewed in October, so a good time was had by all.

14 Oct 2008 00:39

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

The tasting notes for the festival next weekend are now on the bar. Looks great. Lots and lots of "October Brews & Seasonal Specials". I love the way this pub really thinks about the ales they choose to put on.

5 Oct 2008 23:34

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Great to see that the next Beer Festival will be in October (weekend of 10th to 12th), when they hope to have some autumn ales.

20 Aug 2008 21:06

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

The Beer Festival started today - some very good Scottish ales I haven't tried before - including a couple from Arran Brewery, which Jackie says has just gone bust, so maybe it's the last chance for a while to drink these ales? Also liked the Lakeland Gold & the Rabbit Poacher. I'll be back tomorrow to try a few more.

23 May 2008 20:02

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Very much looking forward to the Bank Holiday Beer Festival at the end of May. Apparently CAMRA will be presenting the award on the Tuesday following. Well deserved it is too. The beer garden is a godsend during this hot weather. Best pub in the area!!

13 May 2008 23:18

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Noticed quite a few Nelson's beers coming up on this week's list, looking forward to trying them, I like the way they always have ales from different breweries.

28 Apr 2008 23:42

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Next Beer Festival May Spring Bank Holiday (last bank holiday in May) will have 40+ real ales, including some of the SIBA 2008 award winners. Junction has just won CAMRA North London Pub of the Year 2008.

22 Mar 2008 21:45

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Next Beer Festival will be the second Bank Holiday weekend in May 23rd - 26th May. I'm told there will be over 40 different ales this festival. I think it's their 9th festival, which is great.

28 Feb 2008 16:06

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

The Cornish ales are superb - well kept as always. The Junction has just been nominated for North London Pub of the Year by the local CAMRA branch. Had a lovely Sunday lunch here last week, too.

19 Feb 2008 21:50

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Have been away for a while but on my return I was glad to see Jackie & staff still serving great ale.
Ales on the list this week: Deuchars IPA / Old Growler / Eden Pure Ale / Betty Stogs / Landlord / Smuggler / Doom Bar / Old Charlie / Headless Pedlar / Explorer / Young's Special / Tanglefoot / Side Pocket for Toad.

5 Nov 2007 19:16

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

What a fantastic bank holiday beer festival that was. Sampled about 30-odd ales. Sadly not a lot left now, although Jackie says she's got more in the cellar ready to go on - looking forward to trying them, this week's guest beers are not to be missed!

7 May 2007 19:58

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

JUNCTION TAVERN 7TH BEER FESTIVAL MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY FRIDAY 4th - MONDAY 7th MAY. TOM TELLS ME THE BEER LIST FOR THE FESTIVAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE BAR & ON THE WEBSITE BY NEXT WEEK.

16 Apr 2007 21:30

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Real Ales this week commencing Monday 2nd April:
Caledonian Deuchar's IPA
Hopback GFB
Cottage Brewery, Somerset: Goldrush / Western Glory / Broadgauge Bitter
Wooden Hand Brewery, Cornwall: Black Pearl / Cornish Mutiny
Grand Union, Middx: Special / Gold / Bitter
Ringwood, Hampshire: Fortyniner
Wye Valley: Hereford Pale Ale
Theakstons, Yorkshire: Black Bull

2 Apr 2007 18:57

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Cask ales this w/c 26 March:
Caledonian Deuchar's IPA
Skinner's Cornish Knocker & Betty Stogs & Doom Bar Bitter
Hook Norton Old Hooky
Wooden Hand Black Pearl
Tring Royal Poacher
Sharp's Atlantic IPA
Harvey's Sussex Best
Badger's Tanglefoot
Hop Back's GFB
Ringwood 49-er

27 Mar 2007 00:23

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

What a fantastic selection of Guest Ales this week at the Junction:
Deuchar's IPA not on today, but the new ale from Caledonian "XPA" is featured. Worth a quick quaff.
Cottage Brewery, Somerset: Windsor Castle, Jack and the Dragon, Clifton Ale
Tring Brwery, Herts: Georgie Boy & Colley's Dog
St. Austell Brewery, Cornwall: Tribute
Tim Taylor: Landlord
Black Sheep from Black Sheep Brewery in Yorkshire
Sharp's Brewery, Cornwall: Eden Pure Ale
Skinner's Brewery, Truro: Cornish Knocker

19 Mar 2007 20:05

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Real ales this week:
Deuchars IPA as always....
Daleside Brewery Yorkshire: Bitter, Special Bitter & Blonde
Cottage Brewery in Somerset: Wessex Spring & Cactus Jack
Wooden Hand Brewery in Cornwall: Cornish Mutiny
Tring Brewery in Herts: Old Lal's Winter Ale
Marlow Brewery in Bucks: Smuggler
Plus Adnams Explorer / Shepherd Neame Spitfire / Fullers London Pride / Harveys Sussex Best Bitter

14 Mar 2007 13:17

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

The next Junction Tavern Beer Festival will be the first Bank Holiday in May (over 40 different ales!!!). Meanwhile, ales coming on w/c 5th March:
Deuchars IPA (always on)
Itchen Valley Brewery: Pure Gold.
Red Sqirrel Brewery: Conservation Bitter.
Grand Union Brewery: G.U. Bitter; G.U. Gold; G.U. Special.
Marlow Brewery: Smuggler; Rebellion IPA; Mutiny.
Fuller's London Pride; Adnams Explorer; Shepherd Neame Spitfire; Harvey's Sussex Best; Charles Wells Bombadier.

5 Mar 2007 20:56

The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town

Oh stop moaning. I drink a lot of the ales at the Junction, including the Nethergate. In fact had a great pint of the Nethergate "Old Growler" today. In the last few weeks they've had ales from all over the place: Grand Union, Tring, Moorhouses, Itchen Valley, Marlow Brewery, Daleside, Shepherd Neame, Wooden Hand - AND THESE ARE JUST THE ONES I CAN REMEMBER!!! The Landlady Jackie told me that next week the ales will be from Red Squirrel, Cottage Brewery (Somerset)and White Star (Southampton). How's that for choice??

28 Jan 2007 22:21