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Are Gale’s Beers Disappearing from the Capital?

Published: Jul 16th, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

Why is it getting harder to find Gale’s HSB in London? 25 years ago when drinking in Fuller’s pubs in London I’d have been pleased to discover a pump with Chiswick, London Pride and ESB pumps at the bar. It was something special to find a pub that sold both Chiswick and ESB – not […]

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Firkin Dogbolter

Published: Jul 7th, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

Over on my old pub review site I put up a page many years ago about the demise of the Firkin chain – and the loss of the gorgeous Dogbolter which was a feature of all the Firkin pubs I used to visit. Originally the page was a rant about how Bass/Punch Taverns had taken […]

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Morrisons Offers – Update

Published: Jul 7th, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

The Morrisons special offers mentioned in a previous post only last until 12th July. I’ll be down there again at the weekend to stock up.

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(In Search of) Real Ale Off Licences

Published: Jul 6th, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

One of the pleasures of my regular trips to Kent is a visit to the Cask & Glass off licence in Tonbridge. Now there are many off licences a lot closer to where I live, but the Cask & Glass is a bit special in that it sells real ale from a cellar via handpumps. […]

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Morrisons Beer Offers

Published: Jul 2nd, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

** Please note this post has been superseded by Morrisons Beer Offers – September Update ** Popped into Morrisons the other day and found they’ve got some great deals on bottled beer at the moment. Their own-brand organic golden ale is at a good price – £1.00 I believe. If you’ve not tried this beer […]

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Pride of Spitalfields, E1

Published: Jul 2nd, 2009 | Author: The Beeralist

I returned to the Pride of Spitalfields in Heneage Street E1 for lunch on Tuesday for the first time in a few months. It’s just off Brick Lane – reasonably close to where I work, but not exactly round the corner. Reassuringly nothing had changed in the intervening period – it’s still the same back […]

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