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Temple Brew House
(formerly Bierpalast)
46 Essex St
Aldwych
London
WC2R 3JF
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Opening Times
| Monday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | Midday - 11.30 pm |
| Friday | Midday - Midnight |
| Saturday | Midday - Midnight |
| Sunday | Midday - 10.30 pm |
Meal Times
12 - 10
12 - 9.30 Sun
Owner
City Pub Company
About the Pub
This basement bar, just off the Strand and Fleet Street, is run by the City Pub Group and continues their development of micro-brew pubs, joining the Good Beer Guide-listed Bath Brew House and the Cambridge Brew House, with the on-site Essex Street Brewery.
The 5-barrel brew house is visible from the bar area and at street level. This is a single room bar with minimal decor that exhibits signs of architects 'arrested decay', novel lighting and schoolroom style furnishings, with some tables set aside for dining. It's generally quiet during the day though it does get noisy of an evening.
Essex Street Brewery ales include regulars a number of which are vegan (e..g. Tempale, American Pale, Golden Ale), and gluten-free (DDH), and one-off brews. Collaborations with sister brew houses may be available - e.g. Intercity Stout made with Bath Brew House. There's also a wall of 16 keg fonts that include 12 craft beers, two mainstream lagers (Amstel and Heineken), and a house cider. In addition the venue offers a large selection of canned and bottled beers.
The Temple Brew House was beer pub/bar of the year winner in the John Smith's Great British Pub of the Year 2017 awards, and winner, Best New Pub, Shortlist Pints and Pistachios Awards 2015. In 2019 after a close-run contest it was second-equal placed in the West London branch Pub of the Year awards.
The venue runs events such as Oktoberfests and Freshers' Months, see their website for details. It may also open early for major sporting events. There is a gift shop if you want a souvenir of your visit!
Student discount offered Sunday to Thursday evenings. NB this is NOT a CAMRA discount, see the venue website for details.
Daly's Wine Bar, adjacent to the Temple Brew House, is under the same ownership and usually serves a couple of the Essex Street Brewery ales, as does nearby sister pub the Bow Street Tavern, in Covent Garden.
Historic Interest
The area was formerly Essex House and its grounds, and re-developed in the 1670s and 1680s by entrepreneur Nicholas Barbon. Little from that era survives, with embankment and building in subsequent centuries. Note though that the basement is said to be the original street level.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 2 regular beers.
- Essex Street --other-- (Typically a porter or stout)
- Essex Street Tempale Best Bitter
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 4 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- Essex Street --other--
- Essex Street --seasonal--
- Essex Street The Gavel
Source: National
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Cask Marque Accredited
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Quiet Pub
Facilities
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Dog Friendly
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Events
Brewery tours, occasional tap takeovers.
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Traditional Pub Games
Board games.
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Smoking Area
Outside at street level.
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Sports TV
BT & SKY - Two screens and surroundsound for sports.
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Wifi
View on Larger Map
Temple Brew House
46 Essex St
Aldwych
London
WC2R 3JF
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to Railway Station
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Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR
Nearby Bus Routes (50m)
TfL: 11, 15
Nearby Station (825m)
London Blackfriars
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (325m)
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