Last night’s Stella Artois beer and pint pouring masterclass at Swallow Street’s swish Cuckoo Club drew an eager flock of would-be bartenders, including Chris Wade, winner of our Retweet competition. On hand to guide participants was Master Beer Sommelier, Marc Stroobandt. Awarded an honorary knighthood …
Somewhat unusually for a London public transport organisation, Docklands Light Railway would appear to be promoting the consumption of alcohol in drinking establishments local to their stations. Specifically, they have ‘teamed up’ with The Good Pub Guide (not to be confused with CAMRA’s Good Beer …
Congratulations to Chris Wade who won our Retweet competition to attend the Stella Artois masterclass tomorrow. We’ll be there to encourage his pint pouring prowess and capture the event. Who knows, perhaps Chris will become so adept at the 9 step pouring ritual he’ll be …
Following months of speculation and rumours of a sale, the staff of The Wenlock Arms confirmed to reader Tessa Norton on Wednesday that the pub is to be demolished. We quested after beer there and Fancyapint love them. Here’s Tessa’s plea to help save this …
Our friends at Fancyapint only gave us 9 pubs this month – their other recommendation was in Somerset, which ain’t that handy. But would you like to propose a tenth? Do. By m’glug via the Londonist Flickrpool – Colton Arms (Hammersmith) A traditional pub, that …
As part of the Courvoisier Summer of Punch, the UK’s number one cognac has launched the Summer of Punch Tour on Foursquare. Get involved and you can enjoy sharing a Punchbowl with friends, experience new bars across London and enter a competition to win exclusive …
Friday and my word, we fancy a pint already. Fortunately, there’s a Fortean pub crawl to look forward to. Not that it stops at any of these fine hostelries. Do you agree with Fancyapint’s recommendations for August? Photo by Randall Murrow – Nag’s Head (Knightsbridge) …
Named after the year in which Fortnum and Mason was founded, this underground wine bar reflects the virtues which have endeared the iconic department store to Londoners for so long. Admittedly, your first impression may be that you’ve walked into some kind of chic sauna, …
No ball_02 by brick2dust via the Londonist flickr pool. Taking pity on all those who dislike football or think that the vuvuzela is this biggest threat to mankind since Crazy Frog, our friends at Fancyapint have put together a list of top pubs in which …
Top ten footy friendly pub recommendations from our friends at Fancyapint. Let us know what your local’s up to in the comments. And, COME ON ENGLAND! By peterphotographic – De Hems (Soho) Pub with a lot of atmosphere – and likely to have more when …
Come and crush a cup of wine with the Londonist crew on Sunday afternoon as we embark on a Shakespeare-themed pub crawl. You can read about our exploits next week, but we’d love you to join in the fun as well. We’ll be hitting these …
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