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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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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 […]

Budweiser Budvar: Britain’s favourite Bohemian?

The Budvar knights — saying No makes them what they are.

In the early 1990s, as Czech brewing faced the new challenges and opportunities of the return of the free market, the trademark dispute between the USA’s biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch (AB) and South Bohemian brewery Budějovický (Budweiser) Budvar entered a new phase. The […]

Powder Keg Diplomacy SW11

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Southwest London: Battersea and Clapham

Powder Keg Diplomacy, London SW11

Bar (Lost Society) 147 St Johns Hill SW11 1TQ T 020 7450 6457 w www.powderkegdiplomacy.co.uk Open 1600 (1000 Sat-Sun)-2300 (2400 Fri-Sat). Children very welcome daytimes. Cask beer 3 (Dark Star, unusual guests), Other beer 5 keg, […]

Prince Blücher TW2

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Twickenham and Hampton Hill

Prince Blücher, Twickenham TW2 (London)

Contemporary pub (Fuller’s) 124 The Green, Twickenham TW2 5AG T 020 8894 1824 w www.fullers.co.uk Open 1100 (1200 Sun)-2300 (2400 Fri-Sat). Children very welcome until 2100. Cask beer 4 (Fuller’s) Cask Marque, Other beer 1 […]

Fox TW1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Twickenham and Hampton Hill

The Fox, Twickenham TW1 (London). Pic: Twickenham Taverns.

Contemporary pub (Enterprise/Twickenham Taverns) 39 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NR T 020 8892 1535 w www.thefoxpubtwickenham.co.uk f thefoxtwickenham Open 1100-2300 (0030 Fri-Sat, 2330 Sun). Children welcome until 1930. Cask beer 6 (Fuller’s, […]

Cabbage Patch TW1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Twickenham and Hampton Hill

Rugby-themed soft furnishings at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham TW1 (London)

Contemporary pub (Fuller’s) 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ T 020 8892 3874 w www.cabbagepatch.co.uk Open 0800 (1000 Sat-Sun)-2400 (0230 Fri-Sat, 2330 Sun). Children welcome until early evening, children’s menu. […]