- Ha’penny Brewing Co., Ruby Red, silky mild with hints of cinnamon. Brewrank:15/20
- London Brewers Alliance Porter ~ 5% special one off brewed as a collaboration by all the brewers. Nice, hoppy. Brewrank: 17/20
- Kernal IPA, Citra hops. Another great one from our favorite nano brewery. Brewrank: 16/20
- Redemption Pale Ale, solid. Brewrank: 14/20
- Windsor & Eton Brewery Best Bitter, smooth malty. Brewrank: 14/20
- Brew Wharf Fire from the top of a monkey’s head, hoppy madness. Brewrank: 14/20
- Camden Town Brewery Pale Ale. Brewrank:14/20
It is good to see both Fuller’s (the grand daddy of London brewing) and Meantime (the big innovator) supporting the LDN Brewers Alliance. The only reason we didn’t drink any of their brews on Friday is we have a cellar full of the stuff… Overall the Showcase event was a solid 7 out 10. Next time we hope to see an event guide of some sort and a food selection. Maybe even an entire week of events – are we going to see a London Beer Week in 2011?!
Here’s a good video by the London Brewers:
- Brew Wharf – brewpub
- Brodie’s Beers – micro & brewpub
- Camden Town Brewery – micro
- The Florence – brewpub in Herne Hill
- Fuller’s – regional, family run
- Ha’penny Brewing Co. – micro
- The Kernel Brewery – nano, look for the bottles at places like the Rake
- Meantime Brewing Co. – regional, the innovator
- Redemption Brewery – micro
- Sambrooks Brewery – micro
- Twickenham Fine Ales – micro/medium
- Windsor & Eton Brewery – micro
- ZeroDegrees (Blackheath) – brewpub
Who will be number 14?
In the meantime here is our first mini guide to other places to experience London’s Great Beer Scene… Including festivals, beer bars, food& beer events etc.
CAMRA Festivals:
- GBBF (the mac daddy every August) – http://gbbf.camra.org.uk/home
- Other CAMRA events (something every month) – http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=festivalseventsawards
Local & Independant Festivals (check Twitter, Ratebeer and other social outlets as well):
- Wandsworth Common Beer Festivals (March & October) – http://wandsworthbeerfestival.eventbrite.com/
- White Horse, in May look for 40/40 and July the American Beer Fest – http://www.whitehorsesw6.com/news-events.php
Great Beer Pubs/Bars that also do meet the brewer and other events:
- Cask Pub & Kitchen, Victoria/Pimlico – http://www.caskpubandkitchen.com/
- The Rake, Borough Market – can’t find the webiste?
- Draft House/Westbridge – http://www.drafthouse.co.uk/
- Lowlander, Covent Garden – http://www.lowlander.com/
- Greenwich Union (Meantime’s flagship pub!) – http://www.greenwichunion.com/
Top Beer Stores:
- Real Ale in Twickenham/Richmond – http://www.realale.com/
- Utobeer at Borough Market only Thu/Fri/Sat (they need to update the website and join the 2st century) – http://www.utobeer.co.uk/
Brewery Tours
- Fuller’s – not to be missed – http://www.fullers.co.uk/rte.asp?id=9
- Sambrooks - http://www.sambrooksbrewery.co.uk/brewery.html
- Plus I am sure Meantime an others all do tours if you ask…
London is also a great town for pub crawls – one of these days we will publish some suggestions but check any good beer guide. Happy drinking…
Update: below is a low quality (yes, its from a mobile phone) photo stream from the event.
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19. September 2010
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