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Des de Moor
Best beer and travel writing award 2015, 2011 -- British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
Accredited Beer Sommelier
Writer of "Probably the best book about beer in London" - Londonist
"A necessity if you're a beer geek travelling to London town" - Beer Advocate
"A joy to read" - Roger Protz
"Very authoritative" - Tim Webb.
"One of the top beer writers in the UK" - Mark Dredge.
"A beer guru" - Popbitch.
Des de Moor

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Camden Town Brewery Bar NW5

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates North London: Kentish Town

Camden Town Brewery Bar, London NW5

Brewpub, bar (Camden Town) 55 Wilkin Street Mews NW5 3NN T 020 7485 1671 w www.camdentownbrewery.com/brewery-bar f CamdenBrewery tw CamdenBrewery Open 1600 (1200 Sat)-2000 (2300 Fri, closed Sun-Wed). Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 1 […]

Fox E8

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates East London: Hackney

The Fox, London E8

Contemporary pub (Independent, small group) 372 Kingsland Road E8 4DA T 020 07807 217734 w www.thefoxe8.com Open 1600 (1200 Sat-Sun)-2400. Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 4 (changing often unusual guests), Other beer 10 keg, 30+ bottles, Also […]

Quilon SW1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: Westminster, Victoria and Pimlico

Quilon, London SW1

Restaurant, bar (Taj Hotels) 41 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6AF T 020 7821 1899 w www.quilon.co.uk f TheQuilon tw TheQuilon Open 1200 (1230 Sat-Sun)-1430 (1500 Sat-Sun), 1730-2300 (2230 Sun). Children welcome if dining. Cask beer None, Other beer […]

Strongroom EC2

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: Shoreditch and Hoxton

Strongroom Bar, London EC2

Bar (Independent) 120 Curtain Road EC2A 3SQ T 020 7426 5103 w www.strongroombar.com f strongroombar tw strongroombar Open 1000 (1200 Sat-Sun)-2400 (2300 Mon, 0100 Thu, 0200 Fri-Sat, 2200 Sun). Cask beer None, Other beer 7 keg, 25+ […]

City Beverage EC1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: Shoreditch and Hoxton

City Beverage Company, London EC1

Shop (Independent) 303 Old Street EC1V 9LA T 020 7729 2111 w http://citybeverage.co.uk Open 1000 (1100 Sun)-2130 (2230 Fri-Sat, 1900 Sun). Cask beer None, Other beer 50+ bottles (London and other craft beers), Also 1,000+ wines, […]

Lamb and Flag WC2

Lamb and Flag, London WC2

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: Covent Garden

Traditional pub (Fuller’s) 33 Rose Street WC2E 9EB T 020 7497 9504 w www.lambandflagcoventgarden.co.uk Open 1100 (1200 Sun)-2300 (2230 Sun). Children welcome in upstairs room. Cask beer 8 (Fuller’s, 3 guests), Other beer 6+ bottles (Fuller’s), Also […]

Parcel Yard N1

The Parcel Yard, London N1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: Bloomsbury, Euston and St Pancras

Contemporary pub (Fuller’s) 8 Shared Service Yard, Goods Way N1C 4AH T 020 7713 7258 w www.parcelyard.co.uk tw TheParcelYard Open 0800 (0900 Sun)-2300. Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 10 (Fuller’s, 2 guests), […]

Lamb / Old Toms Bar EC3

Lamb Tavern, London EC3

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London: City

Traditional pub, bar (Young’s) Regional heritage pub 10 Leadenhall Market EC3V 1LR T 020 7626 2454 w www.lambtavernleadenhall.com f Lamb-Tavern, Old-Toms-Bar tw thelambtavern, OldTomsBar Open 1100-2300 (Closed Sat-Sun). Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 4 + 3 (Wells […]

Pilsner Urquell: An old Czech fairy tale

A Pilsner Urquell dray begins the long trek to Johannesburg… Pic: Pilsner Urquell

I’m one of several writers who’ve complained in the past about the way in which the fanciful notions of marketing departments inform so much of the received wisdom on the history and heritage of brewing, and recently I’ve witnessed the […]

Ilkley Mary Jane and Siberia

European Beer Bloggers Conference 2012 Top Tastings 2012 (Siberia)

ABV: 3.5% and 5.9% Origin: Ilkley, Bradford, England Website: www.ilkleybrewery.co.uk

Ilkley Mary Jane

It’s a generational thing, not a Yorkshire thing. When I heard that the Ilkley brewery’s flagship cask ale goes by the name of Mary Jane, it made perfect sense. The […]