Beer festival news -September 2025

Pig’s Ear Beer Festival Five! (days of fantastic beer in the heart of East London) Four!…

CAMRA news and events – September 2025

Greater London Pub of the Year 2025 Each of the twelve branches of CAMRA in Greater…

The Bromley Cramble 2025

CAMRA’s Bromley branch held its annual cramble (crawl/ramble, for the uninitiated) on Saturday 9 August.  It…

Enfield & Barnet on show

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of CAMRA’s Enfield & Barnet Branch’s first AGM, a small…

London Brewing Company

London Brewing Company It wasn’t until July last year that I became aware of the London…

Beer temperature and its impact on food

While cask ale is served at cellar temperature, the majority of keg beers are typically enjoyed…

The lost pubs of Edgware

If you walk around Edgware town centre, you will be hard pressed to find any pubs,…

Book Review – Ale City: St Albans’ Beer History and Remarkable Pubs

‘You can drink deep of the history of St. Albans’; so begins Roger Protz’s excellent book,…

Idle moments – October / November 2025

And hello again from the Idle Moments team (i.e. me).  I apologise that this intro is…

Tribute – Nik Milo

I am sad to report the death of Nik Milo, who many east London readers will…