London beers

 With Yorkshire and Cornish ones thrown in. Julie, Jun and I shared the Meantime Chocolate Porter before Julie and I paid a visit to the new Fuller's Casque Mark pub in King's Cross station, The Parcel Yard. I had a half of the York Brewery Guzzler, followed by Fuller's London Porter (lovely). We went on to the other station pub across the road, The Betjeman Arms, in St Pancras. There I tried Sharp's Red Ale, which was smooth and autumnal. Back home, I quaffed the Meantime London Porter to round off a good evening.

Bald Faced Stag, N2

A second stylish pub in the weekend and another set of new ales.

Pakenham Arms, WC1X

 What a find! This stylish pub, a short cycle ride from my home, boasted 9 ales when I went in on a Saturday lunch time, many of which I had not tried before. Wychwood's Bountiful was lovely and the Limey Porter from The Botanist was even more to my taste.

Oakham Ale's "Bishops Farewell"

Hoppy.

Theakston's "Hogshead Bitter"

Malty.

Shepherd Neame's "Canterbury Jack"

Thwaites' "Wainwright"