Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
An Ale Shop on Green Lanes................
I saw some work going on in the ex-immigration consultants premises bang opposite St Ann's Road. So, I popped in and asked what sort of shop they were creating. "An ale shop", I was told. Wow, I thought....great. Then he added, "You know for the ladies.....for the nails....a nail shop". Ah well, nearly.
Then two doors down in the old Haringey Flooring "Closed for Reburbishment"), I noticed an alcohol licensing application pinned in the window. So, in addition to Bun & Bar in the former Obergine premises, it looks like we're to have another bar on that strip - but sorry, no ale shop.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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I agree with Hugo. It could just be an age thing but... despite being impressed with the beer selection in the Salisbury (Honey Dew on tap!) I go for the London Pride or the Seafarers, principally because of the lowish alcohol content.
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Permalink Reply by dubmill on
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Although I quite like hoppy beers of moderate strength, especially in summer (e.g. Dark Star Hophead is very nice), I agree with previous posters and generally prefer traditional bitters (e.g. Harvey's Sussex Bitter - on its day probably my favourite of that type) as well as milds, stouts, and porters. Last week at the Toll Gate, I had Adnams Oyster Stout; I am not normally a big fan of Adnams beers but this was really excellent. In a similar vein, Fuller's Black Cab Stout is really nice, but you don't seem to see it often. Also at the Toll Gate not so long ago, they had London Fields Black Path Porter, which was very good. Of course, it's all personal taste: I have had a number of different Sambrook's beers, in different pubs, and I have to say that none of them has quite hit the spot for me.
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Permalink Reply by Jamie Wickens on
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There's a great deal more expertise/cost required in serving cask beer. It would be great to see both, but I presumed this would be keg only which rules out most peoples suggestions.
I'm all for a range of beers but I'm personally a bigger fan of hoppy american style beers. I guess a lot would depend of what sort of customers you want to attract - but I'm sure there's room for everybody :)
Definitely agree on keeping it local, there are plenty of great breweries in London whatever the style. My favourites for a more 'american' style beers would be the kernel, partizan, beavertown (moving to tottenham hale soon) and pressure drop.
Of course anything by redemption is delicious but I believe they only supply cask ale.
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Permalink Reply by Hugo Read on
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True that Redemption don't sell bottled beer, but all the other breweries suggested do.
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Sorry, I wasn't suggesting they'd only sell bottled beer I was suggesting they might only sell keg beer (no hand pump - dispensing method used by all lagers etc.)
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Hi, Yeah I realised that you meant that, I was just also pointing out that nearly all the cask ales we were talking about are also available in bottle, so they could still sell naturally conditioned ales, but by bottle instead of by cask, because as you say, sorting out cask ale engines and pumps is a difficult business that requires skill and experience. So they might initially opt for some keg + bottle conditioned beers. Exciting!
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apologies - makes sense now!
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