First post for a few weeks, it's been a busy time! Work has been quite crazy, and although I've still been managing to get a few beers drank in the evenings (as you'll know if you have me on Instagram), I haven't had a whole lot of time to spend finding new places to drink. That's not to take away from the great beers I've enjoyed from the sofa (Delirium, the already renowned Bloody 'Ell from Beavertown and some of the Adnams Jack Brand beers), but you just can't beat that new-pub feeling!
So it was with great anticipation that the girlfriend and I made our way to Shoreditch on Saturday to take a look round the London Brewers' Market. I had heard about this via social media, and had been looking forward to it since. It's actually my first full weekend off in March, so it made an afternoon at a market full of beer all the sweeter!
I hadn't got in until 6am Saturday morning from work, so after walking the new dog, we didn't leave home until about 1:30pm. Actually, I don't think I've mentioned the new dog in the blog yet - his name is Fudge, a 4 year old rescue dog from Battersea - so I've put a picture of him in below for everyone to see just how adorable he is.
As you can see, we have already bonded over a love of action films. He hasn't sampled the beer yet though...
Arriving at the market about 3pm, we were greeted by a mass of people and stalls, with everyone clutching either a can or pint of beer. What was cool is that there was also the Independent Record Label Market sharing the space that day, more than doubling the amount of stalls and meaning there was constant good music to listen to from the DJ in the centre and a load of great music to sample and merch to wish I could afford!
The market was packed, so the first beer I tried was one of the first stalls I visited - Fourpure. I got myself a half of their new Outpost series, a rich Vienna-style lager called Amber Trail. It was full of dark fruit and rich malt, very satisfying and totally should have got a pint! The girlfriend grabbed a Raspberry and Lime Saison from Partizan at this point - sour and fruity with a citrus kick, and very moreish!
Wandering round, almost every great London brewery was represented. I sampled beers from Sambrook's, One Mile End, Hop Stuff and Brixton Brewery, but could have tried many more if I had had the cash! It was a really nice event to just speak to the stall-holders and fellow craft beer lovers, about their beers, bars and upcoming events they mare hosting or going to. Also had a great chat with the guys at Home Brew Depot about their kickstarter campaign, which sounds fantastic!
But, alas, all good things must end and after grabbing a couple of takeaway brews from Windsor and Eaton and London Beer Factory (whose brewery and bar is also just round the corner from me!) and an IHL from Camden Town for the road (up there with my top craft lagers this one, although sadly I couldn't get a bottle of the barrel-aged version), we got ready to head home.
Overall a great event, and hopefully next time it will expand to include a few more breweries too. It's so good to live in a city where these type of things are happening more regularly, and that the products from all the breweries there and more are so easily accessible. Only the other day I was tweeted by a local wine and beer shop about the new craft beers they just got in... sadly I may need to wait until pay day for that visit!
So it was with great anticipation that the girlfriend and I made our way to Shoreditch on Saturday to take a look round the London Brewers' Market. I had heard about this via social media, and had been looking forward to it since. It's actually my first full weekend off in March, so it made an afternoon at a market full of beer all the sweeter!
I hadn't got in until 6am Saturday morning from work, so after walking the new dog, we didn't leave home until about 1:30pm. Actually, I don't think I've mentioned the new dog in the blog yet - his name is Fudge, a 4 year old rescue dog from Battersea - so I've put a picture of him in below for everyone to see just how adorable he is.
Arriving at the market about 3pm, we were greeted by a mass of people and stalls, with everyone clutching either a can or pint of beer. What was cool is that there was also the Independent Record Label Market sharing the space that day, more than doubling the amount of stalls and meaning there was constant good music to listen to from the DJ in the centre and a load of great music to sample and merch to wish I could afford!
The market was packed, so the first beer I tried was one of the first stalls I visited - Fourpure. I got myself a half of their new Outpost series, a rich Vienna-style lager called Amber Trail. It was full of dark fruit and rich malt, very satisfying and totally should have got a pint! The girlfriend grabbed a Raspberry and Lime Saison from Partizan at this point - sour and fruity with a citrus kick, and very moreish!
Wandering round, almost every great London brewery was represented. I sampled beers from Sambrook's, One Mile End, Hop Stuff and Brixton Brewery, but could have tried many more if I had had the cash! It was a really nice event to just speak to the stall-holders and fellow craft beer lovers, about their beers, bars and upcoming events they mare hosting or going to. Also had a great chat with the guys at Home Brew Depot about their kickstarter campaign, which sounds fantastic!
But, alas, all good things must end and after grabbing a couple of takeaway brews from Windsor and Eaton and London Beer Factory (whose brewery and bar is also just round the corner from me!) and an IHL from Camden Town for the road (up there with my top craft lagers this one, although sadly I couldn't get a bottle of the barrel-aged version), we got ready to head home.
Overall a great event, and hopefully next time it will expand to include a few more breweries too. It's so good to live in a city where these type of things are happening more regularly, and that the products from all the breweries there and more are so easily accessible. Only the other day I was tweeted by a local wine and beer shop about the new craft beers they just got in... sadly I may need to wait until pay day for that visit!
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