A Brief Bashing of the Bunny
We can’t claim to have really ‘done’ the Brodie’s Brewery ‘Bunny Basher’ festival, but here are a few observations based on popping in twice over the weekend. The beer was never less than interesting,...
View ArticlePubs of London E17, 1991
CAMRA’s East London & City Beer Guide is a fascinating document which, across three editions from 1983 to 1991, charts changes to the drinking landscape. We’ve had the 1986 edition for a while, and...
View ArticleSession #133: Hometown Glories
This is our contribution to the monthly beer blogging event which is hosted this time by Gareth at Barrel Aged Leeds who asks us to think about our hometowns and their pubs and beer. We have two...
View ArticleWhy so many breweries in Waltham Forest, all of a sudden?
I paid a flying visit to Tap East the week before last to see my brother. While I was there I tried the Pilsner by Pillars Brewery. “Do you know it’s made round the corner from where we grew up?” asked...
View ArticleThe death of the pub function room
It’s only when you find yourself trying to organise a wake that you realise the extent to which pub function rooms have all but disappeared. Growing up in Walthamstow, East London, I think pretty much...
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