So it is now just over two weeks since the announcement that I was to become the chief custodian of Beer Guide London, and what a two weeks! The enormity of the task is still really sinking in, but I think I am gradually getting my head around it. I spent the first week trying to understand all of the aspects involved as, although I […]
Rake (1 / 30) Very small venue on the edge of Borough Market with an outside seating area that is larger than the interior! Run by the same people that run the Utobeer stall on the market this is a consistently good venue with a, usually, very interesting beer list. On my latest visit the 15 taps had a number of American breweries on them. […]
Star Tavern (1 / 22) This is a classic London mews pub tucked away in a quiet residential street surrounded by Embassies. This Fuller’s pub doesn’t have the greatest range, but what it does serve is in fantastic condition. Sometimes less is more. This is a great place to just sit, soak in the history and enjoy some perfectly served cask ales. Fuller’s – London […]
Clapton Craft (St John’s Hill) (1 / 13) Compact bottle shop opposite Clapham Junction station. They pack a lot in to a small space with at least 4 beers on tap and a vast selection of both packaged beers and wines. Limited seating inside and a couple of benches on the street. Braybrooke x Clapton Craft – Clapton Helles 4.5% (Draft) waterintobeer (2 / 14) […]
Welcome to what I hope will be the new style of post when covering my Beer Guide London visits. I am planning on writing as much as possible of each post whilst I am actually sat in the bars, although this may drop off as the day goes on… If I can achieve this, and more importantly, maintain it, then it will be a much […]
18th June 2022 Nowadays we are used to finding good beer and good bars all over London but there was a time when you really had to hunt around. Bermondsey started the change with the nascent beer mile but Hackney and Hackney Wick were quick to follow in its footsteps. Today’s plan was to start at the northern end of Hackney and work south getting […]
11th June 2022 So I know that I am well behind with my posting so I’ll start including the date of the visit so that it can be put in to context. I will also continue to highlight any changes in Guide status of any of the places that get mentioned. On with the waffle! Things were still not fully back to normal on my […]
After two days of longer distance travelling I decided to spend a day revisiting some of the Guide entries closer to home starting with a relatively short bus journey in to Twickenham, alighting outside the Sussex Arms for the first visit of the day. This pub is a member of the Big Smoke family and their beers are well represented as well as plenty of […]
The Friday of the long Bank Holiday weekend saw me riding the District line to it’s final stop at Upminster and a day exploring the far Eastern reaches of Guide territory. A ten minute walk from the tube station brought me to the first stop of the day, Upminster Tap Room. This is a slightly larger than usual micropub with a good range of cask […]
After a month at work while the new system went live I was getting desperate to get out and about again. Fortunately the long Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend gave me ample opportunity to do just that. My first choice was to visit some bars by using the newly opened Elizabeth Line. I’d been using the Heathrow to Paddington stretch as a route in to […]