London Beer spots

Hi there.
Hop Locker on the Southbank would be worth checking out. Nearest station is Waterloo. They have a site under Hungerford Bridge (a railway bridge over the river), as well as a stall in the market (behind the Southbank centre) which runs Fri - Sun.
You might find Verdant cans at the market stall, but recently I've found Verdant less available almost everywhere in London, I think due to the brewery expansion they're undergoing. So the best place would definitely be The Experiment, and although it's a bit out of the way it's worth a visit as there's lots of good places around there.
Also The Harp in Covent Garden is decent.

 

You could also try Caps and Taps, https://www.capsandtaps.co.uk/
A great shop in Kentish Town (North London) , which often has Verdant in. A bit out of the way from where you'll be though

 

I would definitely try and get to the Experiment if you can, loads of good places to drink in that area (better than most of those you've listed). Verdant sells *really* quickly everywhere else.

You could try Hop, Burns & Black (you can order ahead and collect from their shop) but it isn't particularly convenient for where you are either: https://shop.hopburnsblack.co.uk/collections/england/brewery-verdant-brewing

 

Near the Experiment, you've got:
Mother Kelly's E9 (Bottle Shop and bar)
Clapton Craft (Bottle Shop)
The **** Tavern (pub)
Beer Merchants (Bottle Shop and bar) - a little further out but worth a visit.

For the beer mile:
I'd check out Moor, Anspach & Hobday, and The Kernel as well.
Also, I think BottleShop has closed down, as the company went out of business earlier this year.

 

In addition to this there is the Pembury Tavern (operated by Five Points) and the Mother Kelly's in Bethnal Green (the original which is a 20-tap bar). Also check out the Kings Arms in Bethnal Green too, probably the best beer fridges in London, they've quite frequently had Cantillon Nath bottles in lately (amongst other things). Oh and craftndraft is in this area too, they get a lot of Deya/Verdant/Northern Monk etc although it does turnover quickly.

BottleShop is definitely gone, sadly I would swerve A&H personally, Moor is worth a look and Kernel only opens for bottle sales at the moment. You can pick Kernel bottles up elsewhere quite easily too (and you definitely should). My focus for the Beer Mile would be BBNo, Cloudwater and Partizan, followed by Moor and Fourpure if you have time.

Definitely don't miss the Harp if you haven't been before. Best pub in London. Craft Beer Co pubs are great too (there are a few around now)

 

They'll definitely have cans from the previous week if you go on a Thursday, they sell but it's nothing like what you get in the States. Worth trying Pressure Drop while you're there too, some of their latest beers have been good.

 

Just making sure you know that The Experiment is open from 5-10pm on Thursdays.
I don't think there should be much difference in what day you go, they're sure to have plenty of cans in stock

 

Just been past The Hop Locker stall in the Southbank market and they've got a few Verdant cans - Even Sharks Need Water, Bear With Me and Wow.
Plus loads of stuff from Cloudwater, Left Handed Giant and Odyssey breweries, amongst others

 

Northern Monk, Wylam, Left Handed Giant and Odyssey are all decent and worth checking out.
I'd also recommend Wander Beyond, Deya, Black Iris and North Brewing.

 

I'll be in London next week, staying at the Apex London Wall hotel, any suggestions for spots near there? Will definitely be looking up some of the places mentioned in this thread, thank you!

 

Not too far from your hotel, you could try
Beer Hawk Charterhouse (pub and bottleshop)
The Old Red Cow (pub)
The Dovetail (Belgian bar)

 

Thank you!