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21 July 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 20/07/2024

Hope (1 / 203) Classic, award winning, pub close to the station. A good range of beers across 7 handpumps and a dozen taps, although the range increases greatly during their regular beer festivals when the beers can be found to the rear. The cask ales are always in excellent condition. Extensive range of bar snacks and hot food. Elusive – Easy Mode – 4.3% […]

7 July 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 07/07/2024

Dodo Micropub (1 / 197) Multi award winning micropub in the backstreets of Hanwell. Expect to find 4 keg beers and 2 cask beers served on gravity from the cold room. Food is the usual bar snacks apart from the first Sunday of every month when cheese and biscuits is laid on. Plenty of bench seating laid out in a way that encourages you to […]

6 July 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 06/07/2024

7000 Jars Of Beer (1 / 191) Bottle shop in the heart of Kingston that also offers 6 quality beers on tap. Expect to find a range of a couple of hundred packaged beers from the UK and beyond. Comfortable space with plenty of seating inside and a couple of tables in the alley outside. The stipulation placed on them when they first opened that […]

2 July 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 29/06/2024

By The Horns @ AFC Wimbledon (1 / 179) Taproom built under the stands at the new AFC Wimbledon stadium. Large functional space that is clearly designed with match day crowds in mind. Nevertheless it still has a comfortable sports bar feeling on a quiet Saturday in the off season. 24 taps serving the usual macros alongside an extensive By The Horns selection. There are […]

27 June 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 22/06/2024

Sambrook’s Brewery Tap (1 / 178) Located in the Ram Quarter redevelopment of the old Young’s Brewery site is the smart taproom of Sambrook’s. Up to 4 cask ales and 14 taps serve predominantly their own range, although guests do appear. Plenty of seating, even though a large chunk of the indoor space is taken by the pizza kitchen, and this is augmented by the […]

16 June 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 15/06/2024

Craft Beer Cabin (Bromley) (1 / x) In the space that used to be Lock & Barrel but completely refurbed, is this second branch of CBC. A really comfortable space in which to enjoy the quality beers from the 6 taps, or the fully stocked fridge of packaged beers. Expect a friendly welcome here from Nick. Close to Bromley North station, and a short walk […]

9 June 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 08/06/2024

Red Hand (1 / 154) One of the Graceland bars and a personal favourite. In their inimitable house style there is minimal signage, just the name of the bar on the door. The usual excellent beer selection across 20 taps, now including the beers from their own Saint Monday brewery. Interior design is what you expect, subdued lighting and great music. Food is limited to […]

2 June 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 01/06/2024

Caps and Taps (1 / 143) Now well settled in their Tufnell Park home this bottle shop also offers 5 beers on tap of very high quality. 5 very well stocked fridges offer an extensive range of packaged beers across all styles. An added bonus here is the offering of aged Orval, and although they have taken a bit of a hit recently they are […]

27 May 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 25/04/2024

Dean Swift (1 / 125) Sited in the quiet back streets just to the south of Tower Bridge is this locals pub. Offering a good choice of 18 beers on tap plus a couple of cask ales, which include a few from Farnham Brewing Company which they cite as being their sister brewery. Light airy space with plenty of seating with additional seating upstairs. There […]

19 May 2024

Beer Guide London Visits – 19/05/2024

Hop & Vine (1 / 126) At the western extremities of the Guide, well Ruislip, is this micropub in a former shop unit. About ten minutes walk from the tube station is this well executed example of this style. A good choice of 8 beers, 4 of which are cask ales served on gravity from the cold room. A well stocked fridge supplements the selection. […]