Brewdog brewery release Brixton Porter ale - Brixton bar to follow?

[editor]

I've seen a few posts about this Brixton buzz stuff and am curious. Anywhere dog friendly that sells it? I need to get out of the house and might head down that way.

At the moment we're only selling it at Kaff until the next batch comes out - and then we should get maybe 5 or 6 venues stocking the beer.

It's apparently selling very well at Kaff, so hopefully we're raising a fair bit for the Soup Kitchen. I was certainly doing my bit there on Friday, wolfing down many bottles of Coldharbour Courage

 

[editor]

Phwoooar! Look at the bottle on 'er!

Sexist twats.

 

[Dan U]

bit off topic but i was in my local real ale shop the other day and saw a bottle of Anarchist Party Bitter and thought of editor

brewed by these folk http://artbrew.co.uk/

 

[editor]

bit off topic but i was in my local real ale shop the other day and saw a bottle of Anarchist Party Bitter and thought of editor

brewed by these folk http://artbrew.co.uk/

Not sure why I should spring to mind there!

 

[Dan U]

Not sure why I should spring to mind there!

They also do a bottle called Baby Anarchist.

just reminded me of t shirts of old etc.

if you are ever in Dorking on your travels, i can recommend the shop anyway

http://cobbettsrealales.com/

 

[editor]

How far up their own arses are they?

Watt said BrewDog could not compete with the marketing muscle of the big brewers and had no plans to invest in traditional advertising.

'I would rather take my money and set fire to it,' he added. 'It's the antithesis of everything we stand for and everything we believe in. It's a medium that is shallow, it's fake and we want nothing to do with it.'

Watt also took a swipe at brewer Molson Coors' now-defunct female-focused beer Animée for being inauthentic, claiming that it 'managed to patronise women and bastardise the hell out of beer'.

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/...g-founder-advertising-i-rather-set-money-fire

 

[CH1]

I've always thought there was a certain defensive insularity around drinking venues - including on Urban 75.
I have been a long time patron of the Beehive - mainly on grounds of cost. More recently (and the Beehive has been around since 1992) it has become the sole remaining vestige of what bars were like in Brixton in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

It is really a matter of class I suppose. There is a bedrock of daytime drinkers who seem to be mainly working class/unemployed/retired and mixed Caribbean/Irish/WW class.

Late evening (when I normally go) it is more mixed. Tonight for example there was a large multi-ethnic group of smart young French people. Maybe they defected from Kraft beer, realising that the Beehive was half the price, and had a selection of "standards" such as Stella etc?

For the last couple of days the Beehive have had a head-banging 7% bitter called Portobello Apache for the outrageous price (for them) of £2.75 per pint. Normally "premium" ales are £2.45.

Why pay through the nose for all this esoteric stuff when better is available on your doorstep at half the price?
I would also add that the Beehive seems to be a Channel 4 reality show recruitment spot. Sandra from GoogleBox is a regular. Another well-known Beehive character featured in the "Bedlam" series.

How many Urbanites have even been to the Beehive I wonder?

 

[killer b]

i'd imagine plenty have. what an odd post.

 

[editor]

I like the Beehive and have drunk there a fair few times. It has great prices although it closes too early for my tastes.

I added it to the real ale pub crawl around Brixton feature on Brixton Buzz and think I was fair to the place:

A short jaunt around the corner can be found this long established Brixton institution, famed for its mixed clientèle and no-nonsense approach to food and drink.

Being a Wetherspoon pub, the prices are cheap as chips, and there’a always a good selection of real ales on offer, with a regular rotation of new beers. If you can find it, I recommend the mighty Brains SA (known as ‘Skull Attack’ in its native south Wales).

One thing to look out for – this place gets absolutely rammed if there’s a band playing at the nearby Academy, so perhaps check what’s on before booking your pub crawl night.

I've never really noticed any 'defensive insularity' in relation to the place here, to be honest, although I can see that it's not a pub for everyone's tastes.

I much prefer it to the soulless Craft Beer bar myself.

 

[killer b]

people are naturally defensive and insular about their choice drinking holes tbf. CH1's post just above yours is a perfect example of it.

 

[RaverDrew]

I've always thought there was a certain defensive insularity around drinking venues - including on Urban 75.
I have been a long time patron of the Beehive - mainly on grounds of cost. More recently (and the Beehive has been around since 1992) it has become the sole remaining vestige of what bars were like in Brixton in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

It is really a matter of class I suppose. There is a bedrock of daytime drinkers who seem to be mainly working class/unemployed/retired and mixed Caribbean/Irish/WW class.

Late evening (when I normally go) it is more mixed. Tonight for example there was a large multi-ethnic group of smart young French people. Maybe they defected from Kraft beer, realising that the Beehive was half the price, and had a selection of "standards" such as Stella etc?

For the last couple of days the Beehive have had a head-banging 7% bitter called Portobello Apache for the outrageous price (for them) of £2.75 per pint. Normally "premium" ales are £2.45.
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Why pay through the nose for all this esoteric stuff when better is available on your doorstep at half the price?
I would also add that the Beehive seems to be a Channel 4 reality show recruitment spot. Sandra from GoogleBox is a regular. Another well-known Beehive character featured in the "Bedlam" series.

How many Urbanites have even been to the Beehive I wonder?

The amount of time I have spent there over the years, I would be absolutely shocked if we didn't know each other irl already

 

[stuff_it]

The amount of time I have spent there over the years, I would be absolutely shocked if we didn't know each other irl already

I often get refused service there or get chucked out. I favour the Queen's Head on Stockwell Rd tbh.

 

[editor]

I often get refused service there or get chucked out. I favour the Queen's Head on Stockwell Rd tbh.

I like the Queens too, but the Beehive is considerably cheaper.

 

[RaverDrew]

I like the Queens, but had a very bad experience last time I was there with thieving fucks (no fault of the management)

 

[CH1]

I like the Beehive and have drunk there a fair few times. It has great prices although it closes too early for my tastes.
I added it to the real ale pub crawl around Brixton feature on Brixton Buzz and think I was fair to the place:

You review was spot on actually.
Regarding closing times - they have started serving till midnight Friday and Saturday - but not necessarily on Academy nights - due to overcrowding as you say.
Maybe my defensive comment was itself defensive.

 

[equationgirl]

I went to the brewdog bar in Glasgow at the start of October; very good beer and not a hipster in sight.

If it was the start of October the hipster students won't have descended yet. I've been a few times with a beer enthusiast friend and it's bang full of hipsters usually.

 

[equationgirl]

How far up their own arses are they?

Words are easy, but their actions with regards to that advertising campaign speak volumes. And yes, I want to punch them very hard.

 

[editor]

I like the Queens, but had a very bad experience last time I was there with thieving fucks (no fault of the management)

There's thieving fucks all over Brixton of late, mainly drawn to stupid drunk people who appear to be extremely carefree with their possessions.

 

[RaverDrew]

There's thieving fucks all over Brixton of late, mainly drawn to stupid drunk people who appear to be extremely carefree with their possessions.

Stuck my jacket behind the DJ booth, I went outside for a cig, a commotion kicks off by some dodgy geezers who'd been making a nuisance of themselves all night, while the management and bouncers try their best to kick them out and send them packing they wouldn't let anyone back in. I return to eventually find my jacket in another part of the bar completely emptied of it's possessions. In the meantime another urbanite had their pockets dipped outside during the commotion with their phone nicked. Sort of puts you off drinking in what is a fine establishment with good management. Not their fault or blaming anyone, it's just that late night boozers will always attract the absolute dregs of society sadly One of those things you have to chalk up to experience. Thankfully I didn't lose too much, but still a pain in the arse.

<edit> just to add, I know the DJ well and by NO means know he wasn't involved, he must have been momentarily distracted while all the shit kicked off, while some chancers took the piss

 

[editor]

Sadly, it's happening all over Brixton at the moment, with professional gangs operating in a multitude of bars and restaurants. I caught one fucker red handed in the Albert a few months back, but other venues have been targeted far worse.

My advice is to never leave anything of value anywhere else but in your pocket right next to your crown jewels. That way, if someone does try and nick your phone/wallet you should certainly feel it!

 

[ViolentPanda]

Maybe we should brew a Brixton Buzz porter so that the profits go to helping Brixton rather than in the coffers of a multi million "punk" operation. We did consider one earlier, but weren't sure that there'd be much demand.

Bottles of Brixton Market Porter.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I popped into my local BrewDog on the way home and asked someone whether they knew about a branch opening in Brixton. She said that they wanted to, but it fell through at the last minute - not sure where they were trying to buy.

Brewdog wanted to open in the old bike shop (latterly the Real McKoys clothing shop - which ironically got done for selling fake gear) next door to Bookmongers, but reading their website it appears the deal is dead. That building - or more accurately, that hole in the ground, following recent demolition - seems more likely to become a supermarket with flats on top.

 

[strung out]

I won't go in their Bristol bar anymore - second time I went in with a group of friends I asked for a cider as I don't drink beer. Even though they've got a very nice cider on the drinks list, they tried convincing me that what I actually wanted was beer instead. It took about 2 minutes of me arguing with them that I really did want a cider before they agreed to sell me one.

They've got the mandatory twat with a massive moustache working there, as well as a manager who I had to stop following on twitter after a while after his absolutely cuntish snobbishness towards anyone who told him they quite liked drinking normal lager.

 

[marty21]

Quite like the Camden Brewdog, I know the manager there and she loves working for them.

 

[Pickman's model]

I have been a long time patron of the Beehive - mainly on grounds of cost. More recently (and the Beehive has been around since 1992) it has become the sole remaining vestige of what bars were like in Brixton in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

given that a) the beehive is a wetherspoons, and b) it opened in 1992, it is hard to believe that it is a vestige of what bars were like in brixton in the late 1970s and early 1980s. in particular, i would be very surprised if bars of that era had served an extensive menu as 'spoons do. i have never tested the beehive's policy on headgear, but it's been my experience in other wetherspoons that they get rather shirty if you try to order wearing a hat. something i doubt would have aroused any concern in bars in brixton or pretty much anywhere else in e.g. 1981. oh - and i have drunk in the beehive on a number of occasions.

 

[Pickman's model]

Quite like the Camden Brewdog, I know the manager there and she loves working for them.

but why do YOU like it? is she giving you backhanders or any other sort of hander?

 

[TruXta]

but why do YOU like it? is she giving you backhanders or any other sort of hander?

Now now pixie, don't be underhand.

 

[friendofdorothy]

given that a) the beehive is a wetherspoons, and b) it opened in 1992, it is hard to believe that it is a vestige of what bars were like in brixton in the late 1970s and early 1980s. in particular, i would be very surprised if bars of that era had served an extensive menu as 'spoons do. i have never tested the beehive's policy on headgear, but it's been my experience in other wetherspoons that they get rather shirty if you try to order wearing a hat. something i doubt would have aroused any concern in bars in brixton or pretty much anywhere else in e.g. 1981. oh - and i have drunk in the beehive on a number of occasions.

Wetherspoons aren't my favourite - even though as a Camra member I get vouchers off their ale. Beehive was better when my mate Sue worked behind the bar in '90s, but rather rough even then. Last time I was in the Beehive (more than ten years ago?) it was not only smelly (god know what it's like since the smoking ban) but rather threatening and intimidating - leary old chaps, men wanting a fight, people poncing fags with menaces, not much fun. As a woman I did not feel welcome there. Haven't bothered going there again. Has it changed?

Used to go the Albert in the '80s and still do. It's still recognisably the same place - same punk/ ska/ music. Always seems to be about 1979 in there.

 

[han]

There's thieving fucks all over Brixton of late, mainly drawn to stupid drunk people who appear to be extremely carefree with their possessions.

Hmm, that's a bit unfair. I know people who have been stone cold sober and had stuff robbed out of their pockets in the Albert just after they've walked through the door. I had my phone nicked out of my handbag which I was holding all the time, in the Albert, and I'd only had one pint.

 

[han]

There are some VERY clever and devious thieves out there, it seems.