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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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Charrington Brewery (Bass Charrington)

A classic Charrington Toby jug, originally used as a logo by the even more historic Red Lion brewery.

Closed brewery129 Mile End Road E1 4BG (Tower Hamlets)First sold beer: Prior to 1757Brewing ceased: 1975

Robert Westfield entered the brewing industry as an employee in 1738, and by 1757 had set up his own brewery […]

Original Brewing Co (Hollywood Bowl, Bass)

Hollywood Bowl, London N12 and SE16

Brewpubs no longer brewingHollywood Bowl Finchley, Leisure Way, High Road N12 0GL (Barnet)First sold beer: 1996

Hollywood Bowl Surrey Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Road SE16 7LW (Southwark)First sold beer: 1998

Both ceased brewing: 2000

Both these breweries were the result of a short-lived US-inspired experiment […]