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,…
Book News – Porter and Stout: A Complete History
Just to remind readers, Martyn’s last work, Porter and Stout: A Complete History, is now available.…
Idle moments – October / November 2025
And hello again from the Idle Moments team (i.e. me). I apologise that this intro is…
Book News – The Good Beer Guide 2026
The latest iteration of CAMRA’s flagship publication was due to be published on 24 September. This,…
Tribute – Peter Needle
Members of CAMRA’s East London and City branch and Pig’s Ear Beer Festival organisers were saddened…
PDF August/September
The issue can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:- https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2025/LDvol47_4.pdf A high resolution 68Mb…
Introduction to August/September 2025 edition
First the good news. Despite a number of scare stories in the press, the government is…