The Shirker's Rest
@theshirkersrest.bsky.social
A micropub in New Cross, SE14 🍻 Mon 4-11.30pm, Tues-Weds 3-11.30pm, Thurs-Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 1pm-12am, Sun 2-10.30pm
https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2023/10/10/talk-of-the-town-the-shirkers-rest-in-new-cross-london
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Anticipated line up for Cask Weds.
Be kind to yourself and try them all. You deserve it 🍻
Be kind to yourself and try them all. You deserve it 🍻
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Anticipated line up for Cask Weds.
Be kind to yourself and try them all. You deserve it 🍻
Be kind to yourself and try them all. You deserve it 🍻
COMING FRIDAY: Can you believe Villages is 9 years old? 🤯 Join us for a first pour of TOOTS, their birthday brew NEIPA!
Yes, we'll have a keg of this sensational DDH Nelson Sauvin Grape NEIPA (6.2%) on the go to raise a glass to our talented neighbours.
Pouring Friday 28th Nov.
Yes, we'll have a keg of this sensational DDH Nelson Sauvin Grape NEIPA (6.2%) on the go to raise a glass to our talented neighbours.
Pouring Friday 28th Nov.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
COMING FRIDAY: Can you believe Villages is 9 years old? 🤯 Join us for a first pour of TOOTS, their birthday brew NEIPA!
Yes, we'll have a keg of this sensational DDH Nelson Sauvin Grape NEIPA (6.2%) on the go to raise a glass to our talented neighbours.
Pouring Friday 28th Nov.
Yes, we'll have a keg of this sensational DDH Nelson Sauvin Grape NEIPA (6.2%) on the go to raise a glass to our talented neighbours.
Pouring Friday 28th Nov.
When your best friend loves London Black as much as you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
When your best friend loves London Black as much as you.
Public service post: Collabageddon 2025 tasting notes.
What a weekend ahead.
What a weekend ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Public service post: Collabageddon 2025 tasting notes.
What a weekend ahead.
What a weekend ahead.
We think they’re stunning and it’s good to know we’re not alone! 🍻
Collabageddon 2025 beers available over the weekend.
Collabageddon 2025 beers available over the weekend.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We think they’re stunning and it’s good to know we’re not alone! 🍻
Collabageddon 2025 beers available over the weekend.
Collabageddon 2025 beers available over the weekend.
“Pint of experimental hop CF299, please.”
Mallinsons CF299, a pale made with a new hop developed by English hop grower and merchant Charles Faram through its developmental program is available tomorrow for four English pounds.
Plus Boddy and Green Hopper, @pisci.bsky.social’s “beer of the year”!
Mallinsons CF299, a pale made with a new hop developed by English hop grower and merchant Charles Faram through its developmental program is available tomorrow for four English pounds.
Plus Boddy and Green Hopper, @pisci.bsky.social’s “beer of the year”!
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“Pint of experimental hop CF299, please.”
Mallinsons CF299, a pale made with a new hop developed by English hop grower and merchant Charles Faram through its developmental program is available tomorrow for four English pounds.
Plus Boddy and Green Hopper, @pisci.bsky.social’s “beer of the year”!
Mallinsons CF299, a pale made with a new hop developed by English hop grower and merchant Charles Faram through its developmental program is available tomorrow for four English pounds.
Plus Boddy and Green Hopper, @pisci.bsky.social’s “beer of the year”!
It’s back this Friday. The greatest collabfest on our shores: Collabageddon.
We’re sharing these 12 crackers with @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social again. 6 beers in each.
See you on the 53 bus?
Pouring Friday 21st.
PS Thank you to GG Stephen for the graphics!
We’re sharing these 12 crackers with @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social again. 6 beers in each.
See you on the 53 bus?
Pouring Friday 21st.
PS Thank you to GG Stephen for the graphics!
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s back this Friday. The greatest collabfest on our shores: Collabageddon.
We’re sharing these 12 crackers with @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social again. 6 beers in each.
See you on the 53 bus?
Pouring Friday 21st.
PS Thank you to GG Stephen for the graphics!
We’re sharing these 12 crackers with @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social again. 6 beers in each.
See you on the 53 bus?
Pouring Friday 21st.
PS Thank you to GG Stephen for the graphics!
The Shirker’s Rest, time for a pint.
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Shirker’s Rest, time for a pint.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Farewell to our Chica! Come back and see us soon!
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Farewell to our Chica! Come back and see us soon!
The Bonfire Beer going down very well.
Three Acre Brewery have done it again!
Three Acre Brewery have done it again!
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Bonfire Beer going down very well.
Three Acre Brewery have done it again!
Three Acre Brewery have done it again!
Cask Wednesday already, you say?
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cask Wednesday already, you say?
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
This week we’ve fine ales on offer from Lakedown and Harvey’s plus our feature beer, the highly appropriate Bonfire Beer from Three Acre.
A powerful dark, old ale that’s been aged for twelve months and comes in at 6.66% 👀
All for the frankly insane price of £4.
Thursday, come and enjoy the taste Sussex!
Beers from Harvey’s, Beak, Lakedown, Three Acre & Abyss
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Beers from Harvey’s, Beak, Lakedown, Three Acre & Abyss
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Thursday, come and enjoy the taste Sussex!
Beers from Harvey’s, Beak, Lakedown, Three Acre & Abyss
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Beers from Harvey’s, Beak, Lakedown, Three Acre & Abyss
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pouring today.
Open from 1pm.
Open from 1pm.
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pouring today.
Open from 1pm.
Open from 1pm.
Come douse thyself in the finest ales of Lewes 🔥🔥🔥
Thursday 6th Nov.
Watch this space for beer list.
Thursday 6th Nov.
Watch this space for beer list.
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Come douse thyself in the finest ales of Lewes 🔥🔥🔥
Thursday 6th Nov.
Watch this space for beer list.
Thursday 6th Nov.
Watch this space for beer list.
Some say it can’t be true.
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Some say it can’t be true.
Cask Weds calling…
Beers from Harvey’s, Hastings Project, Only With Love and Kent Brewery.
All £4 a pint, all day. Come and bankrupt the bar!
Beers from Harvey’s, Hastings Project, Only With Love and Kent Brewery.
All £4 a pint, all day. Come and bankrupt the bar!
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Cask Weds calling…
Beers from Harvey’s, Hastings Project, Only With Love and Kent Brewery.
All £4 a pint, all day. Come and bankrupt the bar!
Beers from Harvey’s, Hastings Project, Only With Love and Kent Brewery.
All £4 a pint, all day. Come and bankrupt the bar!
By ’eck, look what’s coming to the Shirker’s!
Pouring Saturday afternoon.
Flakes available.
Pouring Saturday afternoon.
Flakes available.
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
By ’eck, look what’s coming to the Shirker’s!
Pouring Saturday afternoon.
Flakes available.
Pouring Saturday afternoon.
Flakes available.
Sunday next, songs and songwriters upstairs at the Shirker’s.
Come and support local talent - plus have a pint and nice sit down.
Come and support local talent - plus have a pint and nice sit down.
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sunday next, songs and songwriters upstairs at the Shirker’s.
Come and support local talent - plus have a pint and nice sit down.
Come and support local talent - plus have a pint and nice sit down.
Crisp Sandwich Day is almost upon us! Buy your snacks at the bar, we provide the bread, spread and sauces.
Satan’s Gravy, anyone?
#crispsandwichday #newcross #stcrispin 🙏🏻
Satan’s Gravy, anyone?
#crispsandwichday #newcross #stcrispin 🙏🏻
October 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Crisp Sandwich Day is almost upon us! Buy your snacks at the bar, we provide the bread, spread and sauces.
Satan’s Gravy, anyone?
#crispsandwichday #newcross #stcrispin 🙏🏻
Satan’s Gravy, anyone?
#crispsandwichday #newcross #stcrispin 🙏🏻
Cask Weds kicks off with Sussex Best, Sonoma and - rarely on cask - Lightbulb.
All £4 a pop, all day.
The working week is more than half done - not a bad way to celebrate it! 🍻
All £4 a pop, all day.
The working week is more than half done - not a bad way to celebrate it! 🍻
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Cask Weds kicks off with Sussex Best, Sonoma and - rarely on cask - Lightbulb.
All £4 a pop, all day.
The working week is more than half done - not a bad way to celebrate it! 🍻
All £4 a pop, all day.
The working week is more than half done - not a bad way to celebrate it! 🍻
Crisp Sandwich Day returns. Join us on Saturday (25th Oct) and get creative on this, the day of St Crispin.
Buy your snacks from the bar, we’ll supply the bread, spread and sauces!
#crispsandwichday
Buy your snacks from the bar, we’ll supply the bread, spread and sauces!
#crispsandwichday
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Crisp Sandwich Day returns. Join us on Saturday (25th Oct) and get creative on this, the day of St Crispin.
Buy your snacks from the bar, we’ll supply the bread, spread and sauces!
#crispsandwichday
Buy your snacks from the bar, we’ll supply the bread, spread and sauces!
#crispsandwichday
Now pouring: Green Hopper, our collab with the mighty @elusivebrewing.com
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Now pouring: Green Hopper, our collab with the mighty @elusivebrewing.com
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
Some of Ben’s Best Beers coming on now in advance of the big one tomorrow.
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Some of Ben’s Best Beers coming on now in advance of the big one tomorrow.
It’s our Ben’s birthday on Saturday and he’s got all his favourite beers in. I mean, if you were Head of Beer, wouldn’t you?
Expect Sussex Best, Somoma, Lightbulb and the green hop sensation he brewed with @elusivebrewing.com, Green Hopper. Plus, a beer called “Bezza”…?
KO at 5pm. Open from 1pm.
Expect Sussex Best, Somoma, Lightbulb and the green hop sensation he brewed with @elusivebrewing.com, Green Hopper. Plus, a beer called “Bezza”…?
KO at 5pm. Open from 1pm.
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It’s our Ben’s birthday on Saturday and he’s got all his favourite beers in. I mean, if you were Head of Beer, wouldn’t you?
Expect Sussex Best, Somoma, Lightbulb and the green hop sensation he brewed with @elusivebrewing.com, Green Hopper. Plus, a beer called “Bezza”…?
KO at 5pm. Open from 1pm.
Expect Sussex Best, Somoma, Lightbulb and the green hop sensation he brewed with @elusivebrewing.com, Green Hopper. Plus, a beer called “Bezza”…?
KO at 5pm. Open from 1pm.