581410 Fri Dec 19 09:33:20 -0800 2008 3 42 U.K./Ireland 0 4259612 craft beer fan here looking for great & unique draft beer, but a good bottle selection is ok too. of course i'll take any and all of your beer recs as well.... leaving for london in a week -- thx! ps -- yes i have perused the interwebs sites related to this topic, i was hoping for some 'hound commentary and suggestions. tia again. Fri Dec 19 09:33:20 -0800 2008 11372 mrnyc 1 4259649 well, central London can mean a lot of different places - where will you be staying? See this discussion: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/527469 also check the CAMRA website (Campaign For Real Ale) http://www.camra.org.uk/ Fri Dec 19 09:42:35 -0800 2008 4259612 35073 themags 1 4261407 Camra is the place to look, but rather cannily it's not available online unless you are lucky with a local group doing a local guide. Walk into a bookshop or WHSmith on day 1 and buy the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. Fri Dec 19 23:35:40 -0800 2008 4259612 236726 mr_gimlet 1 4264000 If you can go a little bit out of London I strongly recommend the Pembury Tavern http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/ or the Wenlock Arms http://www.wenlock-arms.co.uk/. If you're near Borough Market the Market Porter is somewhere I've never had a bad drink, http://www.markettaverns.co.uk/The-Market-Porter/, and the Royal Oak on Tabard Street nearby does a great pint and a good sunday roast! Central London there are loads - best to have a peek in the Good Beer Guide - I recommend the Castle in Furnival Street though - they had a great range of real and also nearby is the Old Mitre Tavern which is a really cosy little pub with a good selection of booze http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=219 Hope this helps! Sun Dec 21 11:15:50 -0800 2008 4259612 190012 iheartcupcakes