Craft Metropolis Online Craft Beer Blog

Our headline for this month is the return of Anspach and Hobday. A Bermondsey beer mile mainstay and a brewery that are really hitting the right notes with their core range as well as specials. We took the whole range on so you can try as many as possible. The Porter is their flagship and […]

Brick Brewery, the craft brewer from South East London, is taking a unique approach to the Three Peaks Challenge by launching a limited-edition charity series of beers in collaboration with brewers local to the three highest mountains in the United Kingdom. While most event attendees make do with a map and a generous bar of […]

BIG BEER alert! DEYA are one of the most popular breweries at the moment and when they teamed up with one of our favourites it was a no-brainer to get in some Pressure Drop beers. This DIPA is all things DIPAs should be. Syrupy but light, hoppy yet not overly raspy. It’s a cracker. Two […]

December. When did that happen? It seems only yesterday we were basking in the summer sun and enjoying the festival season. But worry not the dark nights and festive vibes bring presents, joy, happiness and festive beer! This month we’ve gone Christmas can crazy. A brewery local to us are absolutely destroying it in the […]

When people start talking of a beer as “beer of the year” you take notice. When it’s a Magic Rock and you’re about to load them onto your site as an Outsider you jump for joy! Good luck or genius timing? You can decide. We’ve had both Magic Rock and Verdant on our site before […]

It’s been hard picking a favourite beer this month for our online club. 50 beers added last month to the site and 50 more this has really tested out tasting team! There are worse jobs and all that. We were really excited about Mondo’s new brews as we haven’t had a brut (all the rage […]

5 excellent Scottish breweries (including one you’ll be seeing in your subscription box soon!) Guest blog by @britishbeergirl There is so much more to Scottish beer than Tennent’s, BrewDog, Caledonian and McEwan’s. With the craft beer scene booming the world over, Scotland has firmly been making its mark over the last few years with a reputable […]

Sun beating down relentlessly, 35 degree heat, hosepipe bans and browned charred grass as far as the eye can see. If this English summer didn’t scream “the hottest since records began” nothing ever will. Until the next one I suppose? So what beer goes best with the most-blisteringly-hot-thing-since-1976? A cloudy yet zippy fresh IPA? A […]

You may recall a few weeks ago I asked you what craft beers from outside of London you would like to see in the virtual shelves of our fab beer subscription club. Well we listened to all of your input and are thrilled to add Tiny Rebel Brewery to our list of “Outsiders”. It’s always […]