The last time I went to Wembley to watch a game of sport was 3 November 1973. My father took me to see Australia (surprisingly) lose to England in front of 9,874 fans. I reckon 9,000 came from Earls Court. …
Tag: Drinking in London
Drinking in London – Bermondsey and elsewhere
Whilst I lived in London between 1972 and 1974, I’ve only visited as an adult twice. Once in 1989, when I was an impoverished backpacker and once in 2003 when I stayed for 36 hours and the AUD was at …
By the Horns Brewing Co and a reminder of better times ahead
It is hard to remember a time before the current COVID pandemic. The cacophony of bad news over the past few months, together with social restrictions and the massive impact on peoples livelihoods, makes the ‘pre-COVID’ era seem a distant …
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Mondo Brewing & the personality of beer
Your correspondent had the good luck to be back in ol’ blighty again, this time with far more leisure time at his disposal. Henceforth, I proceeded to get to as many breweries as I could. I missed plenty last visit …
Meantime Brewery & botf on the Thames
Your botf correspondents alway try and get some ‘back of the ferry’ time in the exotic locations we get to visit. With this in mind I caught the ferry on route RB1 down the Thames from London Bridge to Greenwich. …
Market punishment & The Bermondsey Beer Mile
My iPhone health app tracked me as walking 25 klics (or taking 30,000 steps) today. It was a big one…with most of it spent stuck behind the madding crowds in the large London Markets. Once out of the blocks in the …
Mother Kelly’s & surprising London
My trek today took me to a part of London I’ve never had cause to visit before, Bethnal Green. A part of the botf craft beer passion is that it gets us to all sorts of places you’d never normally visit. …
Craft Beer Co & piling on the miles
Your correspondent has continued his London treks to fight off the jet lag. For today’s venture I crossed the Thames on the London Bridge and walked west along the Thames to St Paul’s then back through Cheapside to the Tower, …
Fortuitously in London – The Old Red Cow
Your correspondent is having the current pleasure of spending some time in London for his day job. As per the unofficial #botf manifesto I am also maximising my tourism time by walking for bloody miles while sampling, what will become evident, …
back of the ferry 