There is no certainty as to how the name Hoop & Grapes came into use. One…
Year: 2026
Trade News – March 2026
Molson Coors and Sharps Doom Bar, despite being one of the nation’s top selling beers, is…
Beer, buses and (occasional) bells
Regular pub goers may have noticed that morris dancers like their beer. Indeed, it has been…
The ghost pubs of Kentish Town
If you walk around Kentish Town today, you’ll find a sizeable number of pubs, yet, over…
Taking a look at West London
CAMRA is organised into local branches which are, in turn, grouped into regions. Branches across the…
The threatened pubs of Heathrow (part two)
In my article in the previous edition of London Drinker, Ivisited pubs under threat of complete…
Beer in Portugal
Beer in Portugal When you think of Portugal, wine, particularly port wine, is the drink that…
News & Views – March 2026
Business rates It’s sad that, having grasped the nettle of business rates reform, the government has…
Pub heritage and planning
A worrying move First, some history for context. For some ten years until 2017, there was…
London Pubs Group
CAMRA’s London Pubs Group was established in the early 1990s to promote the preservation of the…