Boozers without Borders

My boss organises a charity craft beer night. Its to raise funds for refugees. Craft beer. Helping Refugees. Organised by my boss. It’d be rude not to! Except that this is the third one he’s organised, but the first one I’ve actually made it to. The format is simple. You give them money, they give…

A rare foray

I spent rather a lot of time during my PhD at the Euston Tap. Far more time than I really should have. The Euston Tap is a collection of two pubs in the base of what was formally the Doric Arch – the big arch that was the entry to Euston Station, before it got…

Hair of the dog

This post was supposed to be about the open brewery evening at Hammerton Brewery in Islington, which I attended yesterday evening. It had much tasty beer. Far too much tasty beer. Instead, it has become an ode to the wonderfully restorative properties of the Bloody Mary. It’s a wonderful thing, the Bloody Mary. That combination…