Just a quick one, to shout about the Craft Beer Company in Clerkenwell...
After numerous bus journeys past the CBC, we finally decided to pay it a visit one evening when meeting some friends for Friday night drinks. The bar itself was completely packed, upstairs and down, and we were left no choice but to brave the chilly evening weather on the cordoned-off pavement area; thankfully, the bar has invested in outdoor heating, so we were safe from hypothermia for one night at least!
The USP of the pub is that it sells a wide variety of craft beers, from small producers in the back of beyond to large international brewers based all over the world. To this end, I feel like the FOH arrangement leaves a little to be desired and the focus is very much on the beer, not the venue.
Now, to be fair, I'm not a beer-drinker, so I'm not the pub's target audience, and I have to say that the people I was with had nothing but excited, enthused things to say about the variety of beers that they sampled, but I was left wishing that there was somewhere to sit, more space to move in and a better display of what was behind the bar.
However, if you want a pub that is going to offer you a ridiculously vast choice of beers, all chosen for their innate flavour and/or novel appeal, this is the place to go, it's the perfect place to start a stag night or for a post-work tipple; but it's not cosy and it's not comfortable.
The company also have pubs all over London and one in Brighton. For all bookings, details and further reviews, visit http://thecraftbeerco.com/
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