Running between the 7th- 9th of April, Cask 2018 brought a modern cask festival to Bermondsey, South London. Brainchild of Ben Duckworth and Steve Grae, also the minds behind Affinity Brew Co, the festival was an ode to cask beer, […]
The Tryanuary Hackney Beer Hop: where to drink in Hackney Wick in 2018
The annual Tryanuary pub crawl guided by The Five Points Brewing Company returned to East London last month. It aspired to showcase some of what Hackney Wick has to offer, leading a group between five locations – or that was […]
2017 in review: what didn’t make the cut (part II)
Continuing from last week’s post reflecting upon some of 2017’s craft beer events in London that didn’t make the blog’s editorial cut – but were far from forgotten – here are a few more examples of the year’s previously undocumented highlights. […]
2017 in review: what didn’t make the cut (part I)
With 2017 coming to a close, it’s a logical time to reflect upon some of the events that didn’t make the Brewing East editorial calendar. With London’s active craft beer scene, most weeks brought coinciding or a string of consecutive […]
Pigs Ear Beer & Cider Festival 2017: a crafty cask event in Hackney
Hackney’s Round Chapel hosts the 34th Pigs Ear Beer & Cider Festival, the annual event from the East London and City CAMRA branch. Running between the 5th and 9th December 2017, with over 230 beers and ciders listed, the festival […]
London Brewers’ Market November 2017: the new and old
Last weekend’s London Brewers’ Market saw over 20 breweries come together for one afternoon, serving up to thirsty patrons under the glass roof of the iconic Old Spitalfields Market. Despite having a different layout, where breweries were confined to the […]
Darker Days IV: dark beers against a Burning Sky
For the fourth edition of Darker Days, beer writer Matthew Curtis teamed up with Sussex’s Burning Sky Brewery. Returning to The Duke’s Head in Highgate, four courses of food were served up alongside four exceptional examples of dark beers. Dishes […]
Heist Bank Beer Festival: city sleek with lots of cask
The first Heist Bank Beer Festival was held in Paddington on the 14th and 15th October, bringing craft beer from around the world to a pizza and beer joint in London. A selection of over 100 beers from more than […]
Indy Man Beer Con 2017: a beer festival going six years strong
The Independent Manchester Beer Convention – often abbreviated to Indy Man Beer Con or IMBC – returned for an impressive sixth year across four days in September and October, 2017. The event is famed for its stunning venue – a […]
Goose Island LDN Block Party 2017: breaking into the mainstream
Back for a second year, Goose Island Brewery’s LDN Block Party returned to Red Market in Shoreditch last weekend, bringing beer, street food and live music in the heart of East London. New and rare beers were available to ticketholders […]