After many, many months, the Werewolf Brewery & Taproom has finally opened!
Rich White, an American, who used to be the head brewer of the London Brewing Company, decided to set up a brewery a couple of years ago but has been beset by a number of issues, not least the Covid pandemic. The brewery, close to Camden Road Overground station, is another one in a railway arch and houses both the brewery and a small tap room with an outside yard in which sits a carriage from a ghost train. But Rich, who is a lover of horror films, has extended the spooky features to the brewery itself, as can be seen by the murals and effigies.
Brewing once a week, there are four fermenters, two new and two acquired from the House Brewery, which was based in the Prince. Currently, the beer is all draught keg but a canning line will be added in due course. The core range reflects the creepiness: Stray Cat, Session Ale (3.4% ABV); Moonstomp, a rice lager at 4.5% ABV; an APA called Psychobilly (4.8% ABV); Creepster, an American Brown IPA (5.1% ABV) and a Rye IPA named Horrorshow (6.1% ABV). To see the eeriness for yourself, the tap room opens at weekends 4pm to 9pm Friday and 12 to 9pm Saturday; see https://werewolfbeer.com.
Christine Cryne