The Jackalope Review: The Craft-Beer Mews Pub of Weymouth Mews | A classic London mews pub on Weymouth Mews with a modern, beer-loving twist, offering eighteen beers on tap from the best independent breweries, a genuine craft-beer haven
The Devonshire Arms Review: The Picturesque Book-Lined Corner Pub of Marylebone | An idyllic, picturesque street-corner pub in Marylebone, a cosy and traditional space of wood panelling, framed pictures and book-filled shelves, with craft beer, cocktails and fine wines
CRATE Review: An Honest, Industrial Name at Wood Wharf | A Wood Wharf craft-beer bar and pizzeria flying a plain, industrial, no-nonsense name – the crate, humble packing-box of the working warehouse
The Cock Tavern: A Crowing Old Name and a Brewer’s Home | A Hackney tavern carrying the cockerel – a classic old pub name – and celebrated as a home of craft brewing and real ale
The Savoy Tap Review: The Welcoming Tap House of Covent Garden | A welcoming, characterful tap house near the Strand in Covent Garden with good beer on tap, good honest food and a warm welcome, a proper local for a good pint in the West End
The Porterhouse Review: The Vast Irish Brewery Pub of Covent Garden | A vast, buzzing Irish brewery pub on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, one of London’s largest, sprawling across many levels, with its own Dublin-brewed craft beers, live music and a warm welcome
The Gunnersbury Review: The Craft-Beer and BBQ Gastropub of Chiswick High Road | A characterful gastropub on Chiswick High Road, one of Chiswick’s top gastropubs, with good craft beer, BBQ and seasonal menus, a proper spot for good food, good drink and a warm welcome
The Cannick Tapps Review: The Characterful Cannon Street Pub and Bar | A superb, characterful pub and bar on Cannon Street in the City of London with good beer, good cocktails, a lively welcome and a warm atmosphere, a genuine spot in the heart of the Square Mile
The Pelt Trader Review: The Craft Beer Hall Under the Cannon Street Arches | A superb, beloved craft beer hall under a railway arch on Dowgate Hill in the City of London, with a great range of craft beer, a characterful old-trade name and a warm welcome
The Merton Apprentice Review: The Craft-Beer Bar in the Historic Apprentice Shop | A characterful family-run craft-beer bar in the historic Apprentice Shop at Merton Abbey Mills on the River Wandle, with William Morris Seaweed signage and a warm welcome
Craft Beer Review: The Word Craft Means Almost Nothing Now | It meant small and independent, and then the definition was bought, and four multinationals own most of it
BrewDog Waterloo Review: 8,790 People, and It Is a Railway Arch | The largest sample in this district, in a vault under the station, and the arches keep winning
Mother Kelly’s Review: A Railway Arch, and the Rent Is the Point | The best bars in this district are under the tracks, and they are there because the ground floor was too expensive
Mikkeller Review: The Brewery Does Not Own a Brewery | A Danish maths teacher started brewing in a kitchen, refused to buy a plant, and built one of the most influential beer companies in the world
Kings Arms Review: 4.6, Under a Tenner, and It Is a Beer Bar | One of the best pubs in the district charges less than almost anything around it and has a serious list
Craft Beer Co Review: The Craft Beer Revolution in a Glass | A temple of the craft beer revolution – the movement that transformed British brewing and drinking over the last two decades
The Distillers Review: Hammersmith’s Home of Craft Beer and Comedy | A Fuller’s corner pub on Fulham Palace Road with 1906 glasswork, a curved frontage, and the Regal Room hosting comedy and live music upstairs
The King and Co Review: The Rotating Kitchen and the Company of the King | Known for rotating pop-up kitchens from different chefs, this pub’s name playfully casts the king as the head of a company
Performance Anxiety: The Theatre of Choosing Craft Beer You’ve Never Heard Of | Local man nods knowingly at beer description containing words “funky” and “notes of barnyard”
Craft Metropolis Review: The Craft Beer City in the Railway Arches | A craft beer taproom in the Brixton railway arches – the craft revolution meets the great adaptive reuse of the arches
Distortion Brewing Review: The Craft Brewery of Bold Flavour | ‘Distortion’ evokes the roar of the electric guitar – a bold, modern name for a craft brewery of big, characterful beers
The Crane Tap Review: The River Crane and the Fresh-Poured Pint | A pub named ‘The Crane Tap’ – after the River Crane, the lovely Thames tributary, joined with the fresh-poured beer tap
AB Craft Beers and Cocktails Review: The Industrial-Chic Fulham Bar | An industrial-chic Fulham bar pairing a good range of craft beers with proper cocktails in a stylish, contemporary setting
Camden Town Brewery Review: A 3.7, and the Sale Is the Story | It started under a railway arch, it was bought by a multinational, and the word craft stopped meaning anything
Cock Tavern Review: The Grade II-Listed Young’s Quirky Local of North End Road | A Grade II-listed Victorian Young’s pub on North End Road near Fulham Broadway, a quirky community local with craft beers, a big gin list, grazing plates and a jungle garden
The Dial Review: The Sundial, the Meridian, and Meantime’s Clever Name | Home of Meantime Brewing – whose name is a perfect Greenwich pun on Greenwich Mean Time, under the sign of the sundial
Wolfpack Review: The Rugby-Founded Craft Beer Pub With Rooms in Fulham | A roughed-up Victorian corner pub on Vanston Place founded by ex-rugby pros, with 20+ craft beers, Wolfpack’s own brews, a leafy garden and boutique hotel rooms
The Victoria Taps Review: The Queen, the District, and the Beer Tap | A 4.6 pub named The Victoria Taps, joining the name of queen and district to the beer taps of a modern ale house
CRATE Review: The Honest Wooden Box of the Craft Age | A bar and pizzeria named ‘CRATE’ – the humble wooden crate, emblem of the craft, industrial-chic, honest-materials aesthetic
Tap Tavern Review: The Beer Tap and the Craft of the Pour | A beer-focused pub named ‘Tap Tavern’ – celebrating the tap, the fresh pour, and the great craft-beer tradition of the taproom
