England knows both craft beer and street food well, so they decided to combine the two for the London Craft Beer Festival.
A sort of street food and locally produced beer fest with convivial tables, events and social gatherings.
For three days, locals and tourists alike will be able to discover more than thirty local breweries and discover up to 250 craft beers to taste, drink on the spot and buy to take home.
As I have previously mentioned, I attended the Great British Beer Festival in London last year and it is held every year.
It concentrates a high variety of beers, ciders and root beers: during the fair there are numerous activities such as traditional pub games, live music, food and beer tastings.
It's a historic festival which brings together breweries from across the Kingdom, plus a great selection of international labels, from around the world. I
t takes place at Olympia London, a huge Victorian-era exhibition facility in the Hammersmith area and it obviously attracts large crowds.
At this festival I have also got to try some perry.
A producer introduced it to me by telling me the story behind this ancient drink.
Perry, or pear cider, is apparently a very ancient alcoholic drink which was widespread in the Middle Ages, although its origins date back to the sixth century.
Traditionally, perry is stronger than apple cider, even though they are very similar in how they are made.
It is made with fermented fruit and making perry is particularly easy.
Basically, pear juice is extracted first and white wine yeast is added.
It’s also called the English Champagne I heard because it’s bubbly.
London is a good place for beer and not only for the quantity drunk here but also for the high quality beers you can find.
On Saturday the best way to explore this aspect of the city is to walk the Bermondsey beer mile.
The Bermondsey neighborhood is located in south London and in recent years has become the beating heart of the London beer renaissance.
The so-called beer mile is nothing more than a long road, which runs alongside the railway line, under which small breweries and clubs are opening at a frenetic pace.
Each brewery and pub is interesting in its own way, the beers are of a good standard and from time to time you come across excellent new additons.
There are several places, but it is certainly worth taking a peek at the London Beer Factory's cellar: an authentic cathedral of barrels, very charming and with a great atmosphere.
At some of these places, you can blind taste one of the beers on offer, they are all so excellent, and try guessing the type of beer and show your skills.
London is a beautiful city and lately, for a lover of good beer, it has become even more so: the choice is incredibly vast and, what's more, beer in London is part of the culture, traditions and customs of the British people, so no one will look at you wrong if you drink a pint at ten in the morning because whoever looks at you is probably doing the same thing.
In short, a tour of the London breweries will allow you to fully experience one of the aspects of British convivial culture, you cannot be disappointed: cheers!
