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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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Gueuzerie Tilquin: Lambic across the language boundary

Gueuzerie Tilquin

There are few circles of brewing so exclusive that most serious beer enthusiasts could recite their membership from memory. One is the roll call of Trappist breweries, currently seven strong (though shortly to increase to nine). Another, slightly longer, is the list of artisanal lambic producers in and around Brussels, the […]

Redchurch Brewery (first report)

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates

Redchurch Brewery, London E2

Microbrewery 273 Poyser Street, London E2 9RF 7.4km/4.6 miles from central London Web http://theredchurchbrewery.com f The-Redchurch-Brewery tw redchurchbrewer

Brewing, it seems, has many functions besides providing the world with one of the most joyously delicious beverages yet invented, and one of them […]

Dial Arch SE18

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Southeast London: Other locations — Woolwich

Dial Arch, London SE18

Contemporary pub (Young’s) The Warren, Royal Arsenal Riverside, London SE18 6GW (Young’s) T (020) 3130 0700 Web http://dialarch.com f DialArchRoyalArsenal tw DialArch Open 0900-2300 (2400 Fri-Sat, note bars open 1200). Children welcome in Pantry until 2000. […]

First update to London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars published

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates

The CAMRA Guide to London's Best Beer, Pubs and Bars by Des de Moor

My first book, The CAMRA Guide to London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, is officially published on Monday (4 July) and copies are already being sent out. However such is the nature […]

Craft Beer Co EC1

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Central London : Clerkenwell & Smithfield

Contemporary pub 82 Leather Lane EC1N 7TR email info@thecraftbeerco.com Web http://thecraftbeerco.com f thecraftbeerco tw thecraftbeerco Open 1100 (12o0 Sun)-2300 (2230 Sun) Cask beers 15 (Kent, unusual guests), Other beers 21 keg, 300 bottles, Also malts, bourbons, other specialist spirits Food Pork pies, […]

Balham Bowls Club SW12

London’s Beer Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Southwest London: Other locations — Balham

Bar 7 Ramsden Road SW12 8QX T (020) 8673 4700 W www.balhambowlsclub.com f balhambowlsclub tw balhambowls Open 1600 (1200 Sat-Sun)-2300 (2400 Thu, 0100 Fri-Sat). Children very welcome until 2100. Cask beers 3 (Adnams, Purity, 1 often local guest) Cask marque, Other beers […]

Westow House SE19

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Southeast London: Other locations — Crystal Palace

Contemporary pub 79 Westow Hill SE19 1TX T (020) 8670 0654 Web http://www.westowhouse.com/ f Westow House tw westow_house Open 1200-2300 (Thu 2400, Fri-Sat 0200). Children very welcome until 2100. Cask beers 5 (Adnams, Purity, 3 sometimes unusual guests) Cask marque, Other […]

Tiger SE5

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars Southeast London: Camberwell, Dulwich & Peckham

Contemporary pub 18 Camberwell Green SE5 7AA T (020) 7703 5246 Web http://thetigerpub.com f The-Tiger tw camberwelltiger Hours 1600 (1200 Sat-Sun)-2300 (2400 Thu, 0100 Fri-Sat). Children welcome until 2100. Cask beers 5 (Caledonian, Sharp’s, 3 guests) Cask marque, Other beers 2 bottles Food […]

Café Oto E8

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates East London: Other locations — Dalston

Bar 18-22 Ashwin Street E8 3DL email info@cafeoto.co.uk web http://cafeoto.co.uk tw Cafeoto Open 0930 (1030 Sat-Sun)-1730 (1630 if no evening event; also most evenings from 2000 with admission charge). Children welcome. Cask beers None, Other beers 3 keg, 10 bottles (Kernel, Pitfield’s), […]

Garden Gate NW3

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates North London — Hampstead

Contemporary pub 14 South End Road NW3 2QE T (020) 8874 8460 W http://thegardengatehampstead.co.uk Open 1200 (1100 Sat-Sun)-2300 (2400 Fri-Sat, 2230 Sun). Children welcome until 1900. Cask beer 6 (Sharp’s, Timothy Taylor, M&B guests), Other beer 8 keg, 6 bottles, Also wines Food Gastroish […]