A break from the usual format – the next LAB meeting is a group social at the Great British Beer Festival. We’ll be the smart, good-looking ones hanging out by the ‘Real Ale in a Bottle’ stand all night (well,…
At our last meeting, LAB hosted the first ever BJCP-sanctioned competition in Europe, in preparation for the first European BJCP qualification exam which will be adjudicated by LAB’s Ant Hayes in Jan 2011. More details at
The next meeting will take place from 6.30pm, upstairs at The Wenlock Arms (address in sidebar ->) The agenda for July is a talk on Batch Sparging by Mark Brogden, a taste-test for CBA National competition entries plus the usual…
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In addition to LAB’s “best of” pubs in London googlemap (link also at the top of the page), LAB member Stig has produced her own map of 200 of London’s real ale pubs, each with a mini review. Its awesome,…
Ant Hayes, founder of LAB and winner of the South African National Homebrew Competition in 2000 and 2003 is talking at NHC tomorrow (Sat 19th June) from 9-10am on the subject of “Lesser Known and Misunderstood English Beer Styles”. For…
In addition to the excellent work being done by SaintAndSinners brewery on the Thames in S. London, Sharp’s of Cornwall have also stepped up to the plate and reached out to UK home-brewers with their ‘Big Lunch Beer’ competition. More…
@lonbrew is where we’re at. Any suggestions for beer-related tweet goodness we should be following?
The next meeting (after tonight’s) will take place from 6.30pm, upstairs at The Wenlock Arms (address in sidebar ->) The agenda for March is a talk on Dark German Lagers by Paul Henderson plus the usual home-brewing Q&A and tasting…
This week sees the first of the capital’s beer festivals of 2010 in Battersea. One of my favourite festivals, it comes just at the right time for those who’ve had an abstemious January. Details here: