The Up The Creek Comedy Club, in Greenwich, has included a small brewery on the premises for several years. You walk past it as you enter the club. In 2020, Michal Pawlowicz moved down from Arran brewery to become their brewer. At his kind invitation, CAMRA’s South East London branch paid an early evening visit, followed by the comedy show. Michal took us through a tasting of his beer range. There are three cask beers: Blind Pig (4.2% ABV), a wheat beer (and my personal favourite), Into The Mild (3.8% ABV), a dark mild and Truth Serum (4% ABV), a bitter with New Zealand hops. We also tasted a couple of keg lagers, a stout and a very fresh hazy IPA. In addition, Michal bottles and cans all these and a couple more, including a Baltic porter and a barley wine. All are conditioned in the container and for sale when available.
On show nights, access after 7pm is by a ticket purchased for that evening’s performance. However, Michal said that he is happy to serve beers during the day, as he does, for example, to the tourists who arrive in Greenwich on cruise ships and who are looking for local beer. I suggest phoning first though.
Michal is making an offer to CAMRA members of entry to the Comedy Club this July and August (and possibly September) for only £2, compared with the usual £20. Food is also available during the evening. It is called Up The Greek so no prizes for guessing the type of cuisine!
Many thanks to Michal for an informative and entertaining visit.
The venue’s address is 302 Creek Road, Greenwich SE10 9SW. Their website is https://up-the-creek.com/ and telephone 020 8858 4581.
Danny Gazzi
(BLO for Up The Creek)