Friday night in mid-April, one objective in mind: Relax with friends and drink some great beer, while showing our North Carolina friends in town a new beer spot and yet-to-see London neighborhood. Our choice: The Earl of Essex pub in Islington. Having visited Earl of Essex previously during the winter months, I hoped we’d get the opportunity […]
April 17, 2013
London Walks: Camden Town to Primrose Hill (North London)
The 2nd in my new “London Walks” series, Camden Town to Primrose Hill integrates diverse scenery and an eclectic mixture of neighborhoods, beginning with crowded markets and a busy high street and ending with a quiet stroll through a park overlooking some of London’s key landmarks. My goal is two-fold: For Tourists: This post is […]
April 8, 2013
Dogfish Head comes to London
Dogfish Head beers have played a huge part in my evolving development as a craft beer aficionado. I still remember the first 60 Minute IPA that Jim and I shared at Blind Tiger Ale House in Manhattan back in 2007. I was shocked at how smooth and hoppy it tasted, and the fact that there were […]
April 3, 2013
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The Old Brewery: Meantime Greenwich
The Old Brewery in Greenwich is a modern, sleek and cleverly designed microbrewery/restaurant (in a very old building), evidence of just how much Meantime Brewery has done for the craft brewing scene in London over the past decade! Opened in 2010, the Old Brewery is located in an impressive 17th century building near the Greenwich […]
April 2, 2013
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HomeBrewing in our London flat
This week’s theme for all of my posts will be solely focused on beer…searching for it, fermenting it, tasting it and cleaning up after making it – and there’s an incredibly good reason for it! Our four-day holiday this past weekend was consumed by beer-related “business.” On Saturday we drove to one of the UK’s […]
March 26, 2013
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Mauritius: Vacation on a far away island
12-hour plane ride passing by Africa Somewhere in the middle of that uncomfortably long journey, at which point my legs and neck seemed permanently cramped, I clicked on the airplane’s video map. As the map zoomed in to pinpoint our location, I was shocked to realize we were directly above South Sudan – flying over […]
March 11, 2013
Partizan Brewing – a visit to the new South London brewery
What could be better than a new craft brewery specializing in unique, big, bold beers in London? Well, it could be in our neighborhood and relatively undiscovered for the moment – although surely a name that will be well known very soon. We visited Partizan Brewing with some friends last week and are already looking […]
March 8, 2013
Memorable Beach Spots
London winter days are almost over. Milder than a typical winter back in the Northeast US, the weather has not been too cold or harsh. Instead, the most difficult adjustment was the lack of daylight. By 3:30pm during the month of December, it was dark. And bright sun was usually not present during the short […]
April 30, 2013
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