Pubs, brewers and breweries, campaign and information sites for real ale in London. Details of stouts, beers, ales and lagers from around the World, festivals, crawls and events.
The British Guild of Beer Writers Formed to help spread the word about beers and brewing, extend the public knowledge of beer and improve standards of beer writing. The Guild is supported by brewers, pub companies, beer media experts and suppliers associated with the brewing trade.
Telephone: 01643 851469
URL: http://www.beerwriters.co.uk
Beer Barrels 2 U Online supplier of polypins and party barrels of real ale. A variety of beers and ales from independent brewers in the UK.
Location: London
Postcode: BR2 9HW MAP Telephone: 020 8466 6083
URL: http://www.beerbarrels2u.co.uk
Beer in the Evening Comprehensive guide to 3347 pubs in London, pub crawls, festivals and beer.
URL: http://www.beerintheevening.com
Beers of the World UK magazine dedicated to beer drinking and brewing. Written by leading beer writers covering beers worldwide - ale and lager from the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, US and beyond. Brand notes, directory, and discussion forum.
Telephone: 01603 633808
URL: http://www.beers-of-the-world.com
Broughton Ales Small independant brewery situated in the Scottish Borders. Extensive range of beer, stout and lager available in bottle, cask (permanent and seasonal), keg and gift packs. Available online for delivery mainland UK.
Telephone: 01899 830 345
URL: http://www.broughtonales.co.uk
Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC One of the UK's leading independent brewers.
Location: Chiswick
Postcode: W4 2QB MAP Telephone: 020 8996 2000
URL: http://www.fullers.co.uk/
Great British Beer Festival - CAMRA Earls Court, London, 7th to 11th August 2007. Over 450 real ales and known as the Biggest Pub in the World, the festival plays host to a wide range of beers and real lagers from the UK and around the world in August each year.
Location: Earls Court
Telephone: 01727 867 201
URL: http://www.camra.org.uk/
Hop Back Brewery Brewers of the multi-award winning real ale Summer Lightning, also Entire Stout, Crop Circle, Odyssey, GFB. Online sales, delivery by courier, or enjoy it at handpicked real ale pubs in London.
Location: Wiltshire
Telephone: 01725 510 986
URL: http://www.hopback.co.uk/
LivingBeer.com LivingBeer.com delivers cases of 12 fine, unusual, quirky and rare bottled real ales.
Telephone: 08700 460557
URL: http://www.livingbeer.com/
London Pubs Group of the Campaign For Real Ale Meetings are held at the Royal Oak, Tabard Street, SE1 (near Borough underground station). Crawls are also arranged about six times a year and are open to all, whether CAMRA members or not.
Telephone: 020 7720 6327
URL: http://www.londonpubsgroup.co.uk
Quality Beers English ales and imported beers, delivered to your door at competitive price. Excellent selection of real ale (bottle conditioned).
URL: http://www.qualitybeers.co.uk/real_ale.html
Real Ale Limited Established in early 2005 with a view to make the wide range of high quality, but often unknown, real ales being produced in British micro-breweries accessible to a much larger audience. Shop in SW London or online.
Location: Twickenham
Postcode: TW1 2EF MAP Telephone: 020 8892 3710
URL: http://www.realale.com
Rent a Keg London Real ale cask hire and delivery, industry standard wooden and brass hand pumps. Over 400 kinds of real ale available. Also deliver to Brighton, Reading, Luton, Cambridge and within the South East.
Location: Zones 1-6 Central London
Telephone: 0800 9775 113
URL: http://www.rent-a-keg.com/real_ale.htm
The Beer Essentials An oasis of real beer with 150 bottled beers & ciders to choose from with new lines arriving all the time. Buy real draught beer straight from the cask in 4 & 8 pint refillable containers. 17,34 & 72 pint containers & barrels available.
Location: Horsham, W.Sussex
Postcode: RH12 1HL MAP Telephone: 01403 218890
URL: http://www.thebeeressentials.co.uk
The Bitter End The Bitter End offers a selection of over 500 different beers from all over the UK. Also polypins of real ale.
Location: Bromley
Postcode: BR2 9HY MAP Telephone: 020 8466 6083
URL: http://www.thebitterend.biz
The Meantime Brewing Company Limited An unusual brewery for the UK in that its portfolio includes a number of Czech, German and Vienna style beers, as well as some superb award-winning renditions of famous English beer styles.
Location: The Greenwich Brewery, Charlton
Postcode: SE7 8RX MAP Telephone: 020 8293 1111
URL: http://www.meantimebrewing.com
The Porterhouse Serve a range of beers exclusive to and brewed by The Porterhouse: three stouts, three ales, three lagers, occasional one-offs - many of them international award winners.
Location: London
Postcode: WC2E 7NA MAP Telephone: 020 7836 9931
URL: http://www.porterhousebrewco.com
Twickenham Fine Ales Brewing over 50 firkins (nine-gallon casks) of cask-conditioned "real ale" per week.
Location: Twickenham
Postcode: TW2 6SP MAP Telephone: 020 8241 1825
URL: http://www.twickenham-fine-ales.co.uk/