Camden hell. The lads reconvene after a nine month hiatus. Scores of fans await them at the train station and cheer fanatically upon their arrival. Time for a beer.
308. Brewdog Camden, Bayham Street.
A fine fine bar in bare industrial design. Very much dedicated to Brewdog's substantial brewing expertise. A wide range of interesting taps to choose from. Good but echoey atmos.
Beers:
Bbno Table Beer - yellow, hazy, light at 2.5%, lacking in body, nice flavour though and quite drinkable, very pleasant.
Brewdog Session 586 IPA - Fruity, hoppy and citrusy, most palatable indeed.
307. Black Heart, Greenland Place.
Open and airy simple design public house. No name, just the hanging black heart outside. Decent selection of beers. Gothic feel. One could imagine it crowded and rocking, but not today.
Beers:
Anspach and Hobday London Black Nitro Porter - cold, dark and bitter like the well
Blanche Bruxelles - comfortingly white and creamy like a ... white and creamy thing.
306. World's End, Camden High Street.
Pretty damn good centrally located and wide open brewhouse with metal on the loudspeakers. Also a music venue, and maintains its club feel during the day with plenty of folks crowded around the bar. A very different feel to many other pubs. Most excellent.
Beers:
The World's End Ale - smooth as a baby's bum, lovely head, smashing middle ground mildness, brown, very tasty, one of the best own brews.
The World's End Pilsner - really nice for a pilsner, medium fizz.
305. Camden Eye, Kentish Town Road.
A hot day, time for a cold refreshing beer. Sadly for this pub, the chiller broke. Ahh, what a lovely warm pint. Dressed up like a disco, a little sticky. Surely at other times a decent place to drink as it can often be seen heaving.
Beers:
Laine Brew co. Bestest - oh dear, started positive like a doom bar, ended like grandads old sock. Sad. Not the bestest.
Laine Brew co. Sonar Hazy Session - very hazy indeed , slight sparkle, upfront bitterness, effervescent, tasty.
304. The Elephants Head, Camden High Street.
Beers:
Brixton Atlantic APA - yellowish pale, not a hint of seaweed, floral, typical pale ale, grapefruit bitterness but not overwhelmingly, great tongue feel, fairly fizzy, not salty like the Atlantic at all.
Brixton Reliance Pale Ale - yellowy pale also, meaty aftertaste, thicker, full-bodied, little aftertaste, very good beer, steady bitterness.
303. The Oxford Arms, Camden High Street.
Beers:
Camden Hells Pale - looks rather fizzy and definitely pale,
Camden Hells Lager - rather bitter, it's a lager.
302. The Ice Wharf, Jamestown Road.
Beers:
Marston's Old Empire - darker amber, mild citrus, hoppy.
East London Brewery Quadrant Oat Stout - woody, bit heavy but lighter for a stout, touch fruity, mildly sweet.
Twickenham Brewery Daisy Cutter - like freshly mown grass, floral, really smells of dandelions somehow, lingering aftertaste much like the bruise from a Stuart Broad bouncer.
