First up was covent garden's Porterhouse where we supped their fine Plain Porter; filled with chocolaty-roast-coffee-malt delights. Next up we stumbled upon the Belgian beer cafe Lowlander, where we were lucky enough to experience the superb Flanders red ale, Duechesse De Bourgogne, on tap; accompanied by a fine meat and olive platter. Delicious!
After a swift tube ride towards the river we walked a short distance to borough market. The market was closed, however there were still two fantastic pubs to visit. The Market Porter provided us with sustenance in the forms of Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter & Meantime's Belgian style wheat beer.
The next pub was to be the daddy, no wait, GRANDADDY, of all. The Rake is the minimally styled beer bar with a jaw dropping array of bottle beers and a fine, but small selection on tap & cask. The beers we had included Dark Star's Imperial Stout on cask (they also had their American style pale ale.) After supping this Delicious and rich 10.5% beast we decided to sample some bottled beers. First up was Lefthand Brewery's Milk Stout, which was quite simply milk laden chocolaty madness. Brewdog's Hardcore IPA was next, weighing in at a hefty 9% and was hopped to the nines! Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone brewery was up next, and was quite possibly beer of the day - fruity & rich but with a high quaffability.
Another lefthand brew was had (blackjack porter) keeping the standards high. The mega surprise came last when Sierra Nevada's fresh hop Harvest ale appeared on tap - and certainly was as fresh as a daisy; plenty of super juicy hops and a perfect balance!Another trip to London will ensue shortly I'm sure!
2 comments:
Rub it in why don't you. I miss London. Next time, hit The Pride of Paddington. Right outside Paddington Station. I had plenty of pints there. The Red Lion between Trafalgar and Big Ben. Loved it. There is a great pub down the street leading away from St. Pauls. It's on the right. They have CAMRA ales. One of my favorites.
Haven't bene home for a long, long time. Keep up the great work reviewing, lads!
I've been drinking oaked arrogant bastard (though I prefer the normal arrogant bastard or the double bastard), way out here in Japan plus some really, really fine Japanee craft brews. Just emt with the young darkstar brewer, 2 weeks ago. He may still be over here, travelling around.
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