12 proper pints that'll ruin your local for you

Callum Ashworth

@callum_shoreditch

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Right, confession time: I've spent more Saturdays doing a pub quiz badly than I have designing anything decent this year. But I do know my beer, and London's stuffed with places doing it mint. Here's my no-nonsense, entirely biased list of where to actually get a proper pint, not just a picture for the 'gram. You're welcome.

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12 proper pints that'll ruin your local for you — 9 items
Name	Comment	Address	City	Style
1The Harp	Won CAMRA's top pub gong more times than I've lost a five-a-side match. No music, no telly, just proper cask and standing room only. Mint.	47 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4HS	London	Cask ale
2The Southampton Arms	Sign outside says 'ale and cider' and they mean it, no lager to be found. Sawdust on the floor, chalkboard menu, zero pretence. My kind of Tuesday.	139 Highgate Road, London NW5 1LE	London	Real ale and cider
3The Euston Tap	Squeezed into a tiny old lodge building right outside the station, which is fitting because you'll definitely miss your train. Proper rotating taps, worth the wobble.	190 Euston Road, London NW1 2EF	London	Craft keg and cask
4The Rake	Tiniest bar in Borough Market with the biggest beer list you'll ever squint at. Get there early or you'll be drinking on the pavement, which, fine, still counts.	14 Winchester Walk, London SE1 9AG	London	Craft and Belgian beers
5Craft Beer Co	Ceiling covered in old beer pump clips like some sort of hop-scented museum. The lineup changes constantly, so ask what's good, not what's cheap.	82 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TR	London	Rotating cask ale
7The Pembury Tavern	Ridiculous wall of taps for a pub this unassuming. Big enough to actually get a seat after five-a-side, which honestly is half the appeal.	90 Amhurst Road, London E8 1JH	London	Craft ale
8Cask Pub and Kitchen	Proof that Pimlico isn't just posh townhouses and confused tourists. Deep, well-kept list and staff who'll actually talk you through it without the eye-roll.	6 Charlwood Street, London SW1V 2EE	London	Craft beer
9The Old Brewery	Sat inside the Old Royal Naval College, so you can feel dead cultured while absolutely smashing a pint. Great courtyard for the two sunny days London gets a year.	Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9LW	London	Lager and pale ale
11The Dovetail	Tucked down a passage you'll walk past twice before finding it. Proper Trappist and Belgian stuff in chalice glasses, very fancy for somewhere with no signage to speak of.	9 Jerusalem Passage, London EC1V 4JP	London	Belgian beers