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"mic_mac":2bw3ca3t wrote: I spotted something online a week or 2 ago listing all the London Brewpubs[/quote:2bw3ca3t]
Not too hard: The Florence, The Horseshoe, The William IV, Brew Wharf, ZeroDegrees. That's your lot these days, AFAIK.

Ah yes - your piece on here -
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cropped up when I was trying to find a state of play of brewing in London recently (micros & brewpubs) to answer someone over on that real ale newsgroup who commented that there was "nothing in London" - I googled & found . . .
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London Brewpubs -
The Florence, Herne Hill - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.florencehernehill.com">www.florencehernehill.com
Brew Wharf, nr Borough Market, SE1 - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.brewwharf.com/">www.brewwharf.com/
Brodie's, brew pub in Leyton, at William IV pub - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.brodiesbeers.co.uk/">www.brodiesbeers.co.uk/
The Bünker, Covent Garden - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.bunkerbar.com/index2.htm">www.bunkerbar.com/index2.htm
ZeroDegrees, Blackheath - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.zerodegrees.co.uk">www.zerodegrees.co.uk
McLaughlins at The Horsehoe, Hampstead - more info -
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London Micros -
Hapenny Brewing, (Ilford, Essex, but within M25) - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.hapenny-brewing.co.uk/">www.hapenny-brewing.co.uk/
Sambrooks, Wandsworth - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.sambrooksbrewery.co.uk/">www.sambrooksbrewery.co.uk/
Meantime, Charlton - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.meantimebrewing.com/">www.meantimebrewing.com/
Battersea Brewery - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.batterseabrewery.com/">www.batterseabrewery.com/
Twickenham - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.twickenham-fine-ales.co.uk/">www.twickenham-fine-ales.co.uk/
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(someone corrected me that "The Bunker ist kaput" though.

Cheers
MikeMcG
ex Meantime & ZeroDegs brewer (created the recipe for the ZeroDegs Black Lager that you mentioned)

&amp;quot;mic_mac&amp;quot;:2y6yin2h wrote: (created the recipe for the ZeroDegs Black Lager that you mentioned)[/quote:2y6yin2h]*tips hat*
Lurrrvely beer.

&amp;quot;Saruman&amp;quot;:28kzcm4e wrote:

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:28kzcm4e wrote: Hyde Park in London to see Pearl Jam.

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Now that sounds brilliant.[/quote:28kzcm4e]

Only 6 months to go <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> We all went to college in the early 1990s (when you could get "a large bottle of phoeeeenix off the coooooler, boy") and Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, AIC etc etc were part of the daily diet.

Now, if you can get 6 weeks or so off work, you'll be just in time for the Great British Beer Fest :~)
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HTH <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->
Cheers,
MikeMcG

&amp;quot;mic_mac&amp;quot;:1feb5zvp wrote: That does sound like a rave review - 'Spoons are a really mixed bag, but some are very good, as this one sounds.

IMO they do however lack the real charm of a friendly, old-fashioned local pub (as they are often big barns of places - all open plan).[/quote:1feb5zvp]
Only just twigged now that you were talking about Wetherspoons! Ya, that one sounds like it has a great selection of stuff I've never had, but as I said the decor, by the sounds of it, isn't my thing. However, I'm there for the beer firstly, and the chat secondly. If they work out, we're all happy. (Plus it has the huge benefit to being 3 mins walk from the hotel <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->)

&amp;quot;mic_mac&amp;quot;:1feb5zvp wrote: It seems that once again 'Spoons are selling a mass-brewed cask beer (Green King Ruddles Best) at a silly price (99p a pint!)[/quote:1feb5zvp]
My IPA odyssey last summer led me to buying several cans and bottles of Greene King IPA[/url:1feb5zvp], both domestic (3.6%) and 'export' (5%). Surprisingly I took to the weaker stuff which is quite refershing out of the fridge and has the added advantage that I don't get pissed on it too easily!

&amp;quot;mic_mac&amp;quot;:1feb5zvp wrote: If you can beg, borrow a copy of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide (ideally 2010, as things can change) it'll stand you in good stead.[/quote:1feb5zvp]
Thanks. Just ordered a copy from Amazon. A shade under a tenner. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->