The 9th edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide Belgium was released on 14 May. It remains…
Year: 2026
Anspach & Hobday – a celebration
In these difficult times, it’s encouraging to see a brewery not only surviving but thriving. In…
Trade news – May 2026
Greene King sell off Despite seeing an increase in revenue in the year ending 4 January…
Many brewers make a winning beer!
As previously reported, the London Brewing Company (LBC) won CAMRA’s overall Champion Winter Beer of Britain…
Let there be dark
On 14 March, the guys at the Pressure Drop Brewery and Taproom in Tottenham Hale kindly…
Saving the Trafalgar
At a time when many London pubs are quietly slipping out of use, it is encouraging…
Pub heritage and planning – May 2026
I mentioned the Masons Arms in Harlesden in the Trade News column. Although it has been…
Did you know we’re on your doorstep?
While reading the article in the February/March edition about the threatened pubs of Heathrow (I grew…
Tavern takeover
On Hornsey Road, between the vibrant Stroud Green Road and the Irish bars of Holloway Road,…
Welcome to the Wild Swan
The pub featured on this edition’s cover is the Wild Swan in Fetter Lane, Holborn. This…