An opinionated guide to London Pubs
Our resident beer expert Ben McCormick delves into a new title from Hoxton Mini Press. Around a year ago, I...
21st April 2021
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Beer Advent Calendar Returns
They said it couldn’t (or shouldn’t) happen, but it has. Five years after putting it out to pasture, our beer...1st December 2020
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Pint by the River: McColl’s Petite, 4.1%
Ben McCormick takes a sip from a can, and is instantly transported to Flanders. Magnificent things, our senses. Each one...9th June 2020
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Virtual inanity at the Zoom Inn
Armed with laptop camera and under-stair keg, CBTR beer correspondent Ben McCormick attempts to emulate the pub. Some weeks ago,...18th April 2020
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Shadows and Reflections: Ben McCormick
It’s time once again for the annual series of postings we like to call Shadows and Reflections, in which our...2nd January 2020
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Shadows & Reflections: Ben McCormick
Shadows and Reflections: the annual collection of postings in which our contributors and friends consider the events that’ve shaped the...14th January 2019
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Nothing Will Come of Nothing
Ben McCormick tries life plastic-free I started smoking just after my A-Levels, on holiday in France at a campsite just...21st January 2018
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Shadows & Reflections: Ben McCormick
As we enter a new year, we ask our friends and collaborators to look back on the past twelve months...7th January 2018
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Pint by the River: 20th Century Pub
20th Century Pub: From Beer House to Booze Bunker by Jessica Boak & Ray Bailey (The Homewood Press, paperback, 256...3rd October 2017
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Shadows & Reflections: Ben McCormick
…In which, as we enter a new year, our friends and collaborators look back on the past twelve months and...7th January 2017