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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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Scanlon’s Fine Ales

Scanlon’s Fine Ales, West Drayton UB7 (London)

Closed brewery

8D Rainbow Industrial Estate, Trout Road, Yiewsley, West Drayton UB7 7XT (Hillingdon)First sold beer: 8 May 1996Ceased brewing: June 1997

Teacher and keen homebrewer Jerry Scanlon was encouraged to brew professionally when his IPA began winning competition prizes. His first commercial beer, Spike (4.5%), was […]

Vale Black Swan Dark Mild

Featured as a mild for May in BEER May 2009. To read the beginning of this piece see under Hobsons Postman’s Knock. The beer also featured in BEER May 2011 as part of a piece on the influence of different malts on beer flavour. See additional text below, and to read about other beers featured […]