New 'craft beer' pub to open in London

[PaulOfHorsham]

Probably going to have to give this a miss after all. Enjoy yourself Roger, if you get there. I'm sure that it will be pretty busy on opening night (and possibly a little chaotic too). I may pop in on Saturday, if I can drag myself up to London on the weekend.

[RogerB]

As expected the place was packed to the rafters with a 10/15 minute queue to get served when I initially arrived but it did ease up a bit later. 16 hand pumps and 21 craft kegs should keep most people happy but the place was smaller than I expected and a bit plain apart from the impressive mirror clock ceiling.

[trainman]

Well, the tariff shot makes the Cask one-price look good value after all!
I like the first picture in batch2 of the idiot fourth from the bar with his hand in the air, presumably for service! Don't staff just love that?

[hondo]

excellent work rogerb

[gillhalfpint]

I fancy a trip to London in September (gives me time to save a bit of cash!)to visit this pub and the Brew Wharf that I have never done yet, and went to look the Craft Beer Co up on site to get a gist of what people felt about it, but only 1 review from a visit in 2008 when it was called something else. Plenty of photos - over 30.

Pub does look popular from the pictures, and looks as though the choice range is excellent, so will go and make my own mind up, but that is what I do anyway.

Will get my old crawl list from a few years back and plot a new crawl to include the new pubs on the scene. Didn't make the Southampton Arms last time either, so going to have fun planning what should be an exciting day.

[RogerB]

Pub does look popular from the pictures, and looks as though the choice range is excellent, so will go and make my own mind up, but that is what I do anyway.

Remember that they were taken on opening night! I'm sure it will be a popular place but i doubt it will be THAT busy again iunless they offer free beer. Stonch's Gunmakers pub is a couple of hundred yards away asw ell and is worth a look. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23325/

[hondo]

“I always viewed Craft Beer Co as a true brand and one that could be rolled out across the country."

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/n.../article/91414

[gillhalfpint]

Interesting concept. Will be great to see how far it goes. Still want to give it a go though.

Our London trip is more or less sorted for 2 Sept now. Will likely do in groups and use the tube though understand underground by Bank has weekend disruptions.

We get to Euston around 11.15 and plan to do the pubs as follows.

Pineapple
Junction Tavern
Southampton Arms

Rake
Brew Wharf
Market Porter
Wheatsheaf

King Charles I

Craft Beer Co

Old Fountain
Wenlock Arms

Cask Pub & Kitchen

Bree Louise
Euston Tap

Last dependent on time but we have been to last 2 this year so won't matter if we have to miss them this time round.

[trainman]

I don't know whether that is the order you planned for those 'groups' of pubs Gill, but you could probably save some travel time.
If the Junction was the last of group 1, then you could take Northern line from Tufnell Pk, south to Old Street for Fountain/Wenlock (the latter a little walk).
Back to Old St & continue south on Northen line (or bus from City Road, sth of Wenlock) to London Bridge for Market Porter group.
From there it may be marginally quickest to again take Northern line sth (beyond your target) to Stockwell & changing for Vic line back North to Pimlico for Cask.
Back to Pimlico for Victoria line up to Kings Cross for Charles I (not worth it my mind, but knowledgeable folk here like it), then a bus along Euston Rd to Euston for Tap & Bree Louise.

This circular route does not include Craft Beer Co., but from King Charles you could take 17 bus from top of Kings Cross Rd & get off at Grays Inn Rd/Portpool La, then back to Euston from there.

Have a great day Gill, & we look forward to tales of derring-do in due course.

[gillhalfpint]

Many thanks for the route. I have printed it off to take as local logic will beat my underground plotting any day.

I have been told that Brodies birthday fest is on while we are there at William IV but the purpose of going down on this trip was to get round a few of the pubs new to us as well as get round some old favourites, so I don't think the timescale will allow for a trip out to Wiilliam IV.

Will certainly be reporting back, whatever happens on the day.