Champagne & Fromage opening in Brixton soon

[leanderman]

Annoyingly, the champagne is pretty good: Alexandre Le Brun, £7.50/glass, £25/bt). Two thirds red grapes makes it balanced, not acidic.

But I still can't see many people drinking there, not least because champagne is a waste of money. The cheese counter may work though.

 

[Pickman's model]

Annoyingly, the champagne is pretty good: Alexandre Le Brun, £7.50/glass, £25/bt). Two thirds red grapes makes it balanced, not acidic.

But I still can't see many people drinking there, not least because champagne is a waste of money. The cheese counter may work though.

ChrisFilter's yer man to talk to about cheese - he knows it all and wears his wisdom like pearls rather than chains

 

[lighterthief]

Isn't £25 pretty reasonable for a bottle of champagne? Used to pay nearly that in an off licence I seem to recall.

 

[Pickman's model]

Isn't £25 pretty reasonable for a bottle of champagne? Used to pay nearly that in an off licence I seem to recall.

here's some prices from sainsbury's http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/shelves/champagne_and_sparkling_wines_in_sainsburys.html

 

[teuchter]

In a similar vein to C&F, I see Brixton's yuppie brewery is now in business -

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2013/10/...launch-party-at-brixtons-craft-beer-co-today/

Last time I was in that Craft Beer place it was quite noticeable how full it was of pushy ra-ra and rugby types. Sad, as it was usually quite friendly in there when it was the Hive bar. For ale drinking I prefer the Crown and Anchor myself.

Electric
Inspired by Electric Avenue, the beating heart of Brixton and made with New World hops, this full-bodied IPA is packed with energy and attitude. Electric perfectly balances malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness with a floral, citrus tropical fruit hit.

Effra
Named after the Effra River which now flows beneath urban Brixton. This session beer at 4.2% is a smooth amber ale that balances pine, lime and grassy hops. Brewed with five different hops.

Reliance
Light and interesting, Brixton’s very own pale ale raises a glass to the 1920′s market arcade where local cobblers and tailors still practise their craft. A true Artisan ale!

As per most yuppie ales, they are being marketed using the kind of language previously reserved for wine and champagne (and perhaps fancy cheese).

 

[Pickman's model]

In a similar vein to C&F, I see Brixton's yuppie brewery is now in business -

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2013/10/...launch-party-at-brixtons-craft-beer-co-today/

Last time I was in that Craft Beer place it was quite noticeable how full it was of pushy ra-ra and rugby types. Sad, as it was usually quite friendly in there when it was the Hive bar. For ale drinking I prefer the Crown and Anchor myself.



As per most yuppie ales, they are being marketed using the kind of language previously reserved for wine and champagne (and perhaps fancy cheese).

most artisans would have a fit if they saw the prices of these so-called 'artisan' ales.

 

[editor]

In a similar vein to C&F, I see Brixton's yuppie brewery is now in business -

As per most yuppie ales, they are being marketed using the kind of language previously reserved for wine and champagne (and perhaps fancy cheese).

I don't like the Craft Beer place at all. I find it soulless, characterless, coldly lit and uninviting, and would agree that the Crown & Anchor is a much better bet.

That blurb about the beer - "pale ale raises a glass to the 1920′s market arcade where local cobblers and tailors still practise their craft" - really is cringey too.

Anyone know how much the beers are selling for?

 

[leanderman]

Isn't £25 pretty reasonable for a bottle of champagne? Used to pay nearly that in an off licence I seem to recall.

Yep. But I'd rather three bottles of wine.

 

[Rushy]

I just paid £3.90 for a pint. Bottles were £2.95.

Not a single reference to the riots in sight.

 

[leanderman]

I don't like the Craft Beer place at all. I find it soulless, characterless, coldly lit and uninviting, and would agree that the Crown & Anchor is a much better bet.

That blurb about the beer - "pale ale raises a glass to the 1920′s market arcade where local cobblers and tailors still practise their craft" - really is cringey too.

Anyone know how much the beers are selling for?

£2.50/bt in Market Row Wines. They're quite good. Sweeter, less hoppy.

 

[Rushy]

It'd be nice if they turned the aircon off upstairs. It was freezing.

 

[boohoo]

For ale drinking I prefer the Crown and Anchor myself.

I don't like the Crown and Anchor - it is my personal Champagne and Fromage. The pub is pretty solidly white middle class - not baring much resemblance to the local demographic (though Stockwell does have some very posh bits). This end of Stockwell is being demolished to make way for lots of overpriced ugly flats to sell to the new incomers. Very little shared-ownership and what is, is 50% start at 150K. This pub is just right for all those looking to find somewhere just outside of Brixton.

 

[teuchter]

Does "New World hops" mean they are imported from Australia or something?

 

[teuchter]

I don't like the Crown and Anchor - it is my personal Champagne and Fromage. The pub is pretty solidly white middle class

Agreed, but they do have nice beer. And German sausage platters for not a bad price.

 

[Pickman's model]

Does "New World hops" mean they are imported from Australia or something?

australia is not the new world. the americas are the new world.

 

[boohoo]

Agreed, but they do have nice beer. And German sausage platters for not a bad price.

Food is expensive. Not a beer connoisseur, in fact I've become the shandy lady :/ So beer not high on my agenda. However if they had cake (or cheese....)

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I don't like the Crown and Anchor - it is my personal Champagne and Fromage. The pub is pretty solidly white middle class - not baring much resemblance to the local demographic (though Stockwell does have some very posh bits). This end of Stockwell is being demolished to make way for lots of overpriced ugly flats to sell to the new incomers. Very little shared-ownership and what is, is 50% start at 150K. This pub is just right for all those looking to find somewhere just outside of Brixton.

I do like the Crown and Anchor but it's very obviously a gentrifying influence - maybe more than any individual unit in the Village due to its location. It's pretty hard to see why it's apparently OK when other places aren't tbh.

 

[editor]

I do like the Crown and Anchor but it's very obviously a gentrifying influence - maybe more than any individual unit in the Village due to its location. It's pretty hard to see why it's apparently OK when other places aren't tbh.

Maybe because people will always prefer to see a pub staying open - even if they don't like its current reincarnation - than seeing it being sold off for lifestyle flats and lost to the community forever?

 

[boohoo]

I do like the Crown and Anchor but it's very obviously a gentrifying influence - maybe more than any individual unit in the Village due to its location. It's pretty hard to see why it's apparently OK when other places aren't tbh.

I wouldn't mind it so much if it had baby change and disabled friendly toilets so that my family including my parents could pop down there for a meal for a treat but it is not realistically family friendly. So it fails at serving lots of different types of members of the community.

 

[sleaterkinney]

australia is not the new world. the americas are the new world.

Australia is new world as far as wines go.

 

[leanderman]

I wouldn't mind it so much if it had baby change and disabled friendly toilets so that my family including my parents could pop down there for a meal for a treat but it is not realistically family friendly. So it fails at serving lots of different types of members of the community.

High on my list of important features for a pub is toilets on the same floor as the bar.

 

[Pickman's model]

Australia is new world as far as wines go.

pity we're not talking about wines.

 

[Dan U]

High on my list of important features for a pub is toilets on the same floor as the bar.

I read that as behind the bar. Messy.

 

[Pickman's model]

High on my list of important features for a pub is toilets on the same floor as the bar.

high on my list of important features for a pub is toilets. it doesn't matter if they're on the same floor as the bar: in many pubs they aren't because of space constraints such as the old crown on new oxford street.

 

[Pickman's model]

I read that as behind the bar. Messy.

considering the piss some places serve it wouldn't always be surprising

 

[Onket]

[quote"=teuchter, post: 12630063, member: 34017"]Agreed, but they do have nice beer. And German sausage platters for not a bad price.[/quote]

I wasn't that impressed with the beer on the one occasion I went down there. It's not open at lunchtime either, is it?

Anyone know if the Craft place is open at lunchtime?

 

[Onket]

Apologies, by the way. My phone regularly fucks up quotes. Contrary to Pickman's model's claims, it isn't intentional.

 

[Pickman's model]

Apologies, by the way. My phone regularly fucks up quotes. Contrary to Pickman's model's claims, it isn't intentional.

pity the contents of your posts are your own responsibility and you can't blame the phone

 

[Onket]

pity the contents of your posts are your own responsibility and you can't blame the phone

Excellent stuff as usual, Pickman's model. I am hurting inside.

 

[Rushy]

How odd. Guy who served me was charming. It's not difficult to fake a smile.

Turns out the guy who served us (or ultimately didn't) is not a permanent member of staff but a cheese consultant who will shortly be leaving them once he has trained people up. They have had quite a few complaints about him and struggle to control him when they are not there, but hang onto him because he isn't always an an arse* and really knows his cheesy shit**. Apparently he's on the telly and people just love his abrasive personality. I'm clearly not in tune with the current trend for egotistical and petulant food connoisseur worship as his behaviour made me want to club him with a bottle of Colin***.

[*my words]
{**also my words]
[***yes really - Colin champagne].