Last year I asked for info about The William IV and Sweet William, the born-again brewpub in Leyton, East London. As I said then, it being so far from the central districts probably meant I'd never visit. That prediction's proved to be accurate: it's...

Chef's making giant pork scratchings today. We asked the butcher to drop off some pig skins with our meat delivery this morning. Yum. They'll be on sale this evening. You'll notice I've stepped up the blogging again. It became apparent to me that...

Yesterday I tried a new beer from Brew Dog. It was at a small beer festival in a pub that's just a couple of hundred yards from my front door. I've been following the fortunes of Brew Dog since the Scottish brewery's birth two years ago. Since then,...

St Austell Proper Job sold out in one session - and that was on the quietest day of the week. Tomorrow's guest ales are Lancaster Blonde (had it at Ye Olde Mitre recently, and can confirm it's worthy) and Titanic Chocolate and Vanilla Stout. The...

There are pints that remind you why you really, really like beer. I had one of those yesterday. Situated in that pretty part of Islington behind Upper Street and by the canal, St Peter's Street is full of those stucco-fronted Georgian townhouses you...