Pay Day Treats

So with pay day happening on Saturday, I thought I'd treat myself after the long month of January. I also realised for the first time that getting paid on 24th of each month is a privilege, especially at this time of year!

Visiting the good folks at Good Taste in Crystal Palace, I treated myself to the below beauties...

Left to right: India Pale Ale by Partizan, Old Red Eyes by Late Knights, K*entish Town Beard by Weird Beard Brew Co. and Chocolate Porter by Meantime

So thankful that a little place like Good Taste exists where I live! There is a lot on offer, from big to small breweries both in and outside of London. Also some excellent-looking gins and whiskies crafted around the city that I might sample when feeling a little more flush! (Okay, small disclaimer, only 3/4 of those beers are from the shop... the Meantime is actually from Morrisons, but for £1.50, who could refuse?!) 

Definitely some fun to be had over the coming week with these! An excellent mix of beers and breweries to sample, and the added bonus that Late Knights actually have one of their bars Beer Rebellion almost right opposite my flat!

Will be sure to keep you all updated with reviews over the next couple of weeks.

Have a good weekend, I'm now off for lunch and a pint.

This post was written listening to: Tourist – Illuminate

Best thing online, all for the price of less than a pint

So after doing a lot of research into places to drink and find good beer in London (I know, what a hard task...) I came across this beauty on the Google Play Store - 'Craft Beer London'. At £2.49, it's pretty lucky I even stopped to look as I haven't paid for an app since moving to Android 3 years ago.

However, the reviews were all extremely positive and at the price of less than a pint, I thought why not! Hell, it's less than half a pint in some places around...

Fortunately, I wasn't to be disappointed. The app is a detailed map of brew bars, breweries and pubs that serve good beer across the capital, sorting everything into a handy list of what's nearby. Just sitting in bed, I can see there are no less than 4 bars or pubs and 4 breweries within 2 miles of me. What a nice Sunday that would be! 

For any beer aficionados looking for their next new watering hole, but similarly if you just want a nice pint in the big smoke, I can't recommend this enough. The creators are obviously true beer-geeks, with each bar or brewery getting it's own description, favourite pint and links to find them online. It makes the whole app feel a lot more personal and built with a great deal of both research and passion, setting it apart from a lot of the other free pub or beer finder apps out there. There's even an option to suggest pubs that you feel might have been unfairly missed off, which is nice, especially if through your recommendation your favourite bar makes it onto the app.

Who'd have thought a Google map could make me this inconceivably happy!

To find it on Google Play, the link is below. (Iphone users, you'll have to look yourself and for Windows die-hards, probably best not to bother, you'll only be disappointed... You don't even get Snapchat.) They've also published a book for anyone looking to delve a bit deeper into the beer culture and best drinking spots in London.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=craft.beer.london

Have fun and happy beer-drinking!

This post was written listening to: James Bay – Scars