Small industrial unit on a fairly grim industrial estate producing some of the finest beers in the…read moresouth of England. Gary Hayward started brewing here in 2004 and has consistently produced great beers. His American style IPAs are probably the best outside of the States. He also produces milds, porters and bitters,some of which are available in bottle. http://www.redsquirrelbrewery.co.uk

Excellent spot with plenty of seating inside. I liked the rustic and practical aesthetic. There is…read morea separate food counter to the drinks. Bartender is chill. When I came there was a diverse range of people inside, from younger groups to business types to senior citizens. If you like good craft beer, this place seems to be for everyone.

One of the best breweries on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Over 20 taps including a ton of sours and…read morebarrel aged saisons. Plus your standard basic beer like IPAs and such. Good sized venue but always crowded on Saturdays so feels small. Love the ambiance and the exposed barrels in the background. Hard to find seating but there are some tables upstairs that are normally open. Would definitely recommend to all beer lovers!

Coming from Denver we are over saturated with the same old same old beer trends and taproom... what…read morea fresh experience here! The beer was all so delicious, the taproom totally unpretentious yet beautiful and so cozy, and the people remarkably friendly. Worth the trek from wherever you may be! Thanks for making our holiday even better

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They closed their brewery in north Greenwich and did not update website. Took a one hour trip for…read morenothing.

I got brought a brewery tour as a gift, and had a great time here. I have done a lot of brewery…read moretours in America but this was my first in the U.K. We did a weekday tour starting 7pm. The place is in a bit of a random spot, I wasn't too keen on our walk there but we made it. We ordered a pint as we were early, their speciality Cake boy, a hazelnut beer I wasn't too keen on it and wished I haven't ordered a whole pint. Plus it was expensive £13 for two pints! It should be cheaper directly from the brewery. Also i definitely wouldn't have ordered a whole pint if I had known I was going to have to chug the thing as we weren't allowed to take drinks on the tour with us! This is very different from US brewery tours and they usually welcome drinking on the tours. However I understand why, as the tour starts out in their private tap room, where you drink and taste all their different beers on tap. I think we tried around 5-6 beers, we even got to still taste their stout even though they had ran out of it on draft. They actually opened bottles of it, to pour for us -- I was impressed and their stout was nice, it's different from others stouts as I'm not a stout drinker. The pours were a third of a pint each too. The tour in whole was 2 hours but didn't actually last that long. The tasting lasted around an hour -- this is something I haven't experienced at US breweries, where the staff go into soo much detail about each beer and taste them with you. Usually a brewery tour is only 20-30 minutes touring the facility. This tour was more like bourbon tours I have been on. The actual tap room we were in was full of Michael Jackson's (the beer critic) glass collection -- cool or what? After the tasting we finally toured the facility, which lasted around 20 minutes or so. The tasting was better than the tour, I could have skipped the tour, their was nothing special. As traditional with British health and safety laws, we were required to wear safety goggles on the tour, even though it was the evening and nothing was happening. One thing that did disappoint me, was you weren't able to keep a tasting glass after the tour, you had to buy one from the gift shop. Also as I'm not up to date on British craft beer, I was surprised to learn that Meantime sold out to SAB Miller a few years ago and then was later sold to a Japanese company. However though we enjoyed the tour overall (I think it was all the beer -- lol). We stayed after the tour finished, had another pint and actually ended up chatting to our tour guide for the evening. We had a great time.

I count myself very lucky that I don't live anywhere near this brewery, otherwise my friends and…read morefamily would probably never see me again. Housed in some very old farm buildings, this working brewery produces some jolly fine ales such as T.E.A. (Traditional English Ale) and Fresh Spring. There are 11 different varieties produced here. They regularly do tours of their operations which take less than two hours. With all the samples you'll likely have, best arrange transport home! The brewery shop upstairs is literally packed to the oaken rafters with hundreds of bottled beers, not only from Hogs Back but also a large range of other breweries from far and wide. I might have done a short 'happy dance' when I first saw it all. You can also buy a range of other Hogs Back products such as beer gift sets and memorabilia such as glassware and clothing. Tip: the brewery tour days/times can be flexible to suit individual group requirements. It costs £12.50 per person. Tip: there is free home delivery for all online orders over £40.

Bring a designated driver and pace yourself. You are going to get four beers and a cider during…read moreyour 1.5 hour tour. The tour guides are not your typical brewery guides. They talk more politics (think UKIP) than hops. And some of the banter can get a little tiresome and grating. But they do it with a laugh and show you more of the inner workings of a brewery than you'd expect.

Great brewery with outside and inside seating. Order your…read moredrinks at the bar, or with the table service. Taps were all great, as we tried probably half the menu. My favorite being the Hells. Seating is ample and great for larger groups- as ours was. Food- surprisingly amazing! I've been thinking about the Chard Ravioli with the butter since I ate it and contemplated ordering a second entre when we were there. Not pictured is the Beer Hall Platter- think giant cheese board. We got the Large and it was a good size for 6 people. Always love when burrata is available. The pretzels on the platter were also very tasty and came out warm- we could smell them baking before they were served. We will definitely be back, loved everything about this place.

Kind of a weird experience - have to say beer I had was a 5 - staff were a solid 1 and atmosphere…read morewas. On a Friday lunchtime - highly reminiscent of a morgue!! We were one of only 2 parties here on a hot summer day ! It's probably a lot better when it has a crowd but we felt like we almost had to whisper. Staff were highly unfriendly and never saw them smile - almost looked like they had been forced to work against their will and customers were just too much for them!! Beer was great - I had a Kaleido IPA which was surprisingly good for a British IPA! They had pizza but kitchen was not open for lunch until 1pm. Great place but staff and atmosphere ruined it !!

I recently had some great beer recently from Siren! I love beers that taste like a dessert on…read moreoccasion. The Death by Carribean Chocolate Cake is what I had and it lived up to it's namesake perfectly. An Imperial Double Milk Stout is what we had some of and we simply loved it! The ABV is a bit high and just over 10 so we knew how to handle this one and get a small pour. Flavor features besides certainly tasting like German Chocolate Cake is Cocoa, spiced and woody. The beer is definitely rich and full bodied so a little bit goes a long ways but it does taste glorious!

What a delicious light beer despite the heavy name. For a craft brewery, we loved the environment…read moreand flavors. Bonus, they sell the glassware!