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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.
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Pitfield Brewery

Pitfield Brewery

Brewery moved from London, since closed8 Pitfield Street N1 6HA (Hackney, original site)4 Hoxton Square N1 6NU (Hackney, second site)Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge Industrial Estate, Stourbridge DY8 1JN (Dudley, outside London, third site)14 Pitfield Street N1 6EY (Hackney, fourth site)The Nurseries, Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester CO4 5HA (Essex, outside London, fifth […]

Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi)

Fuller Smith & Turner, London W4

Includes information for the original Lamb Brewery

BreweryGriffin Brewery, Chiswick Lane South W4 2QB (Hounslow)fullers.co.ukFirst sold beer: 1701 (as Mawson’s)

Shockwaves ran through the London brewing scene on 25 January 2019 when Fuller, Smith & Turner, London’s biggest brewery and its oldest by far, announced it was following […]

London brewers 1971

1971 vintage Evening Standard Pub of the Year plaque still in situ in Fulham. Pic: Edwardx, Wikipedia Creative Commons.

The 2nd edition of The CAMRA Guide to London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, published on 2 July 2015, contains a lengthy listing of over 70 breweries in Greater London, the vast majority of […]

Fuller’s Past Masters Old Burton Extra

Fuller’s Past Masters Old Burton Extra

Top Tastings 2012

ABV: 7.3% Origin: London W4, England Website: www.fullers.co.uk

Burton Ale is one of the great near-lost beer styles, and one that has intrigued certain beer writers (including myself) thanks in part to its difficult to explain contemporary obscurity. Most beer enthusiasts who read the […]

Hand and Flower W14

The Hand and Flower, London W14. Pic: Fuller’s.

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Fulham and Hammersmith

Contemporary pub (Fuller’s) 1 Hammersmith Road W14 8XJ T 020 7371 4105 w handandflower.co.uk f Handandflowerw14 tw handfw14 Open 0700 (0800 Sat, 1200 Sun)-2300 (2330 Th, 2400 F, 2230 Sn). Children welcome until […]

Old Pack Horse W4

The Old Pack Horse, London W4. Pic: Fuller’s.

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Chiswick

Contemporary pub (Fuller’s) Regional heritage pub 434 Chiswick High Road W4 5TF T 020 8994 2872 w oldpackhorsechiswick.co.uk f oldpackhorse tw OPHW4 Open 1100 (1200 Sun)-2400 (0100 Thu, 0200 Fri-Sat). Children welcome until early evening. […]

Royal Standard CR0

The Royal Standard, Croydon CR0 (London). Pic: Royal Standard.

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates Southeast London: Croydon

Traditional pub (Fuller’s) 1 Sheldon Street, Croydon CR0 1SS T 020 8688 9749 w www.royalstandard-croydon.co.uk Open 1200-2400 (2300 Sun). Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 6 (Fuller’s, up to 2 guests) Cask Marque. […]

Union W9*

The Union Tavern, London W9. Pic: Fuller’s.

London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars updates West London: Other locations – Westbourne Park

Contemporary pub, specialist (Fuller’s) 45 Woodfield Road W9 2BA T 020 7286 1886 w www.union-tavern.co.uk tw union_tavern Open 1200-2300 (2400 Fri-Sat, 2230 Sun). Children welcome until 1900. Cask beer 6-9 (Fuller’s, up […]

Sanctuary House SW1

Sanctuary House Hotel, London SW1. Pic: Fuller’s.

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

Traditional pub (Fuller’s) 33 Tothill Street SW1H 9LA T 020 7799 4044 w www.sanctuaryhousehotel.co.uk f SanctuaryHouseHotel tw SancHouseHotel Open 0800-2300 (2230 Sun). Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 5 (Fuller’s) CM, Other […]

Red Lion (Westminster) SW1

Red Lion, Parliament Street, London SW1. Pic: Fuller’s.

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

Traditional pub (Fuller’s) Regional heritage pub 48 Parliament Street SW1A 2NH T 020 7930 5826 w redlionwestminster.co.uk Open 1000-2300 (2100 Sun). Children welcome until early evening. Cask beer 5 (Fuller’s) CM, Other beer […]