{"id":864,"date":"2020-03-23T21:34:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=864"},"modified":"2020-03-23T21:34:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:34:19","slug":"brewery-news-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/03\/23\/brewery-news-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewery news &#8211; March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A number of entries below mention taprooms. Most will probably still be open for off-sales but for now, you may not be able to drink there. Please check the brewery\u2019s website before visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anspach &amp; Hobday<\/strong>:\nthe Bermondsey Beer Mile brewers are introducing a range of 440ml canned beers.\nThe launch date was scheduled for 21 March. The beers involved will be three of\ntheir core range (Pale Ale, Sour Dry Hop and Ordinary Bitter) plus a special,\nSea Salt &amp; Chilli Stout. They will be available in their tap rooms in\nBermondsey and Croydon, as well as the Pigeon, their bar in Camberwell. The\ninstallation of the canning line was funded by their crowdfunding exercise in\nJanuary 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beerblefish Brewery<\/strong>: Beerblefish have opened a taproom for both on and off sales. The intention is that it will be open from 11am to 5pm on the last Saturday of each month (25 April, 30 May, 27 June, 25 July, 29 August, 26 September and 31 October). Christmas and New Year opening will be confirmed in due course. The address is Unit 6, Georgiou Business Park, Second Avenue, Edmonton N18 2PG. More details available on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beerblefish.co.uk\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brockley Brewing Co<\/strong>:\nin March, Brockley celebrated Lovers Rock, Britain\u2019s first home-grown reggae\nstyle music. It started at Dennis Harris\u2019s Eve Records studio in Upper Brockley Road\nwhich was the base for the Lovers Rock label and was where much of it was recorded.\nThis is close to the brewery in Harcourt\n  Road, SE4. Two special limited edition beers were\nproduced: One Drop Pale Ale (4.6% ABV) and Steppers Extra Stout (5.5% ABV).\nBoth are named after reggae drum beats; the one drop and the steppers beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fullers<\/strong>: ESB is\nproving its continued popularity and consistency, having recently won two CAMRA\nawards. It won the Strong Bitter category at the Champion Beer of London awards\nand was a finalist in the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Park Brewery<\/strong>: Park now have their on-sales licence and, for a trial period, their tap room will be open from 5pm to 9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The most recent experimental beer produced was Yomp! (4.7% ABV), a naturally hazy amber rye beer, brewed with Excelsior hops. The address is Unit 7 Hampden Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT1 3LG.<br><strong><em>Gill Morgan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vale Brewery<\/strong>:\nVale\u2019s line up of beers for the spring is as follows: Three Barrels Under (3.9%\nABV) \u2013 an American style pale gold ale; Not Now Cato! (4.0% ABV) a deep amber\nbeer with fruit notes, brewed with French hops, and Triggers Broom (4.3% ABV),\na golden ale brewed with English hops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wimbledon Brewery<\/strong>:\nGareth Larkin has joined Wimbledon from\nMeantime as head brewer, replacing Charlie Long who has moved to Fuller\u2019s. We\nwish both of them every success in their new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Windsor &amp; Eton<\/strong>:\nCongratulations to Windsor &amp; Eton Brewery, one of the founding members of\nthe London Brewers\u2019 Alliance,\nwho have recently celebrated their tenth anniversary. Their continued success\nis demonstrated by their being the second best \u2018thing to do\u201d in Windsor, according to\nTripAdvisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number one is the castle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-10.png 747w, https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-10-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Christine Cryne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Love Beer London<\/strong>: in February,\nthe Love Beer London festival was held in Tottenham Hale. Albeit keg only, it\nwas a welcome addition to an area not known for its beer. The festival was\nsupported by SIBA South East, the London Brewers\u2019 Alliance and Craft Beer Cares, with profits\ngoing to The Benevolent, a trade charity that provides help and support to\nemployees of the drinks industry and their families. Some CAMRA volunteers\nhelped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Festival hosted the SIBA London &amp; South East keg beer competition, with beers covering a whole spectrum of beer styles from the more usual pale ales and lagers to wood aged beers and sours. The top honours went to Gipsy Hill for Outlooker, a triple berry sour. It had a great blend of fruit and tartness, balanced by a little sweetness with honey notes in a clean finish where the fruitiness continues to linger. A full list of the winners can be found from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siba.co.uk\">SIBA<\/a>.<br><strong><em>Christine Cryne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Compiled by Tony Hedger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of entries below mention taprooms. Most will probably still be open for off-sales but for now, you may not be able to drink there. 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