The Craft Beer Revolution from both sides of the pond
Bring on the crowds! Like a lot of people, I have managed to overcome my fear of infection enough to pay fairly regular visits to pubs. I've even ventured more frequently into the lawless hell-hole that is Brighton where mask-wearing has never really caught on. Large crowds though? A different kettle of sour. All the same, I was struck by the coincidence that the London Craft Beer Festival should be happening in the week that I "happened" to have taken some time off work. I had a look at their booking information and was reassured to see that only those who could show evidence of a recent negative test were allowed in. So I bought myself a ticket. It was held in Tobacco Dock , in Wapping, and my first thought on arrival was "how the hell are they going to fit that lot into even a large exhibition hall?" There must have been four or five hundred hardy souls squashed onto the tow path between the canal and the wire fence around the venue. The answer to my questio