Meetings and Tastings
Tonight = LAB meeting, normal place -> Tomorrow = BrewDog free tasting session at The Rake, 8pm onwards. Event details here. Wednesday = oh dear.
Meeting -vs- Tube strike
London Underground have scheduled a 24-hour strike to start on Monday evening. The LAB meeting will go ahead regardless, in the unlikely event that there are no underground trains working there are still lots of good bus connections from nearby…
Next Meeting: Monday 6th September
After last month’s visit to GBBF (anyone got any photos btw?) we’re back to the regular format – first Monday of the month, upstairs at the Wenlock Arms. Details in the sidebar -> If you’re interested in getting into brewing…
LAB gets a mention on the Guardian food blog
A good article on the resurgence of the UK Homebrew scene featuring The Kernel Brewery, SaintsAndSinners, Ben and Mark of LAB fame. Check it out :
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Next LAB meeting: GBBF social, Wed 4th August
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,…
LAB run the first ever BJCP competition in Europe
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
Next LAB meeting: Monday 5th July
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…
Sexy little hop-characteristics infographic
Designer: Zeke Shore
Another great online guide to London pubs
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,…