Hoopers beer

[snorky]

If you have any taste in Beer, then I would advise getting yourself down ( up ) to Hoopers and sample their german & Belgian beer menu card

( apologies to Hoopers for my Kolsch fuelled perfomance a couple of weeks ago btw )

[Floating Onion]

Seconded. I've worked my way through most of them. They were out of Kolsch the last time I was there unfortunately.

I had some birthday drinks around there a few weeks ago & they were very helpful & took care of us.

[Alan Dale]

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[Jeremy]

Hello Alan... I live on the same road as the pub (yes in Camberwell), and it is known locally as Hoopers, as far as I can tell.

Have you still not got your head round the concept of pubs changing name? And why have I not heard you being so defensive about any of the other pubs which have had recent name changes?

Anyway, yes it is a good pub with the best selection of beer anywhere in SE5, SE15, or SE22! Not just continental beer either.

[Alan Dale]

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[Jeremy]

I live on Hooters (Formerly Ivanhoe) Road!

The "East Dulwich, SE5" address does stick in the throat a little. But I'm not sure the name change is a symptom of this. A few pubs in Camberwell have changed names over the last few years, as have (seemingly) most of the pubs in East Dulwich and Herne Hill. Yes it is a fairly shit name, but no more so than "The Magnolia" or "The Florence"!

[mockney piers]

The Ivanhoe was hardly the height of imagination, pubs should have proper names like The Slaughtered Lamb or The Green Man, nice bit of folk tale and witchcraft.

It all went downhill when we started naming pubs after princes regent and imperial consorts if you ask me!!

[Alan Dale]

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[jamie h]

I just came accross this thread by chance. Alan still seems to think that I changed the name of the pub for my greater gloriment. Nothing could be further from the truth. When we took over, the locals would not use the place because it had been run antisocially to the extent that when the new licensing act began in 2005, the locals objected to the licence & there was a hearing at the council which ensured that they could not have live music or open later than 11pm.

It took at least a year before residents gradually realised that we would run it differently, & work with local people. It was a new broom, and therefore it was an indication that there was a change. Like Mockney, I like traditional names but Ivanhoe indicates tht it was named after the road, which was a lack of imagination on the part of the Victorians.

As for the "East Dulwich" on the website, that was he work of the local person living in the next street who set up the website. However we feel part of the East Dulwich community as that is where the local P.O., bank, shops etc. are, and to the point where all the local people hereabouts shop and socialise. It is purely a historical accident where postal borders were placed, and if our local centre happened to be either Peckham or Camberwell, I would be just as happy. When I first arrived I mistakenly assumed that there was an area called Denmark Hill (as opposed to a station or road). I never realised how much it might mean to some people. However no offence or assumption was intended or made.

Phew! Now that's off my chest, let's get back to enjoying good beer and good company! A Happy New Year to all our Readers!

[mockney piers]

When I first arrived I mistakenly assumed that there was an area called Denmark Hill (as opposed to a station or road).

Are You mad?!?! I live in Denmark Hill Village thank you very much.

Yours Mockney Iscariot

and a very happy new year to all!!!

[Jeremy]

I never went in there when it was The Ivanhoe (I lived up the other end of ED back then), but the reports I've heard are not exactly gushing. So I can't blame Jamie for changing the name - fresh start and all that. Look on BeerInTheEvening... Ivanhoe gets 3/10, Hoopers gets 7.9/10.

Alan - Why is it a shame that The Snug was changed to The Castle? I doubt it had been called The Snug for very long, and it was a daft name anyway! I think the Black Sheep changed name a few years ago too.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I used to live next to the The Ivanhoe Pub - it was generally disliked by the local community. Jamie was quite right to rename it and he has worked hard to win people over - well done for doing so.

I have been in Hoopers many more times than I ever went in The Ivanhoe.

[Alan Dale]

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[Jeremy]

The road has been called Ivanhoe Road since at least the 1880s... so it is almost certainly the original name. Unlikely it was named after a pub.

Given the evidence, I think they had a very good case for changing the name. In fact, I think they probably had little choice!

Go on Alan, admit you're wrong. You can just delete all your posts on the subject (like your posts on house prices). I won't hold it against you.

[Alan Dale]

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[Jeremy]

Haha, good on you Alan!

[Jah Lush]

I've been going into Hoopers quite a bit recently and love it in there. It has the finest ales around for miles and a very friendly atmosphere and the food is very good too. I just wish more people would go in there as it can be rather quiet at times and would hate to think it would go the way of The Oglander and end up as flats.

I remember when it was the Ivanhoe (Err...Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name Alan?) and it could be a bit rough but that was a hell of a long time ago. I can only say good things about Hoopers from my own experience and congratulate the fine work that Jaimie and Vivien have put into the place.

[Keef]

It is a very nice pub, but at the end of the day, it's a back street boozer that is never going to attract a massive crowd on a regular basis, same as the CPT.

Alan, do you think The Red Star should be forced to go back to being "The Father Red Cap"

[Alan Dale]

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[SeanMacGabhann]

When did naming pubs after the owner become A Bad Thing. Fairly standard practice where I'm from

[Jeremy]

That may be the case Sean. But it doesn't matter, if Alan is proved wrong on that one too, I'm sure he could still think of plenty of other things to moan about...

[Keef]

O'Neil's?

Jazz ban

God, if only!

[Michael Palaeologus]

It does seem that some of us have a personal beef with Hoopers.

A pub by an other names would smell as sweet.

The jazz and the folk music and indeed the string quartet that was present during the last drinks there all provide a different experience to other pubs. Table football? Pool table? Nice enough, but a bit passe.

[Jeremy]

A table football wouldn't be suitable IMO... it's a pretty noisy game, perfect for the EDT but maybe not right for a slightly quiter, more "local" pub.

[Keef]

Agree, and same for pool table. Like the juke box idea though, and just say no to jazz!