Vale – the Brill brewery

If you went to this year’s Great British Beer Festival then there is a good chance…

Great British Beer Festival 2022

CAMRA’s flagship event, the Great British Beer Festival, was held at Olympia from 2 to 6…

Barley varieties

Over the years I have noticed that, when malted barley is mentioned in connection with brewing,…

Around the Blue Posts

Soho has three pubs called the Blue Posts alone and there is also one in Fitzrovia…

Brewery news – September 2022

THREE SODS CLOSES I’m sorry to report the closure of the Three Sods brewery in London…

London Village Inns – adding value to communities

The Black Lion in Kilburn High Road is a pub much beloved by anyone who really…

Pick N’ Mix – From Acton to the Bush

On 24 August 2022 CAMRA’s London Pubs Group had a tour of Acton and Shepherd’s Bush…

Protecting Wandworth’s pubs

In 2016 the London Borough of Wandsworth was the first local authority in the UK to…

Another hidden gem – Southey

Although maybe not quite as secret as Muswell Hillbilly (see our June/July 2022 edition), Southey is…

WhatPub? Update 52

WhatPub? Update publishes news items collated by Greater London branches, often from information supplied through the…