The sun shone yesterday as hundreds of Camden Town Brewery fans descended on cobbled Wilkin Street Mews to celebrate the launch of the long-awaited bar. When we arrived mid-afternoon, queues snaked out the door but the atmosphere was so friendly, the rays so strong, and the facial hair so progressive it was like the first [...]

Best Happening 2011: Alma Street Festival
1. Alma Street Festival 2. The absence of looted shops in August 3. 2am summer swimming on the Heath When we asked for your ‘Best of 2011’ lists, certain categories lent themselves to a more creative type of response. And ‘Best Happening’ is surely one of those, encouraging some very personal replies – all of [...]

Behind the scenes at Camden Town Brewery
With the media flurry about our enviable local ale drinking options continuing apace, the Kentishtowner couldn’t resist a trip under the railway arches to see the area’s very own brewery in action. Spanning out beneath Kentish Town West station amid sacks of wheat and stacks of kegs, the Camden Brewery team are working flat out [...]

Kentish Town: the best pubs in London?
Kentish Town is spear-heading London’s oh-so-current real ale revival. And it’s not just us saying this – we would, of course – but other London sites are enthusing too, like here and here. So can we cobble together a chronology to all this? First, we think, came the Pineapple, a perfect real pub, ales and [...]

The Kentishtowner’s Top 10 of 2010
It’s the last entry of the year so, wrapping up our first season here at the KT, we’re pleased to unveil our inaugural Kentishtowner Top 10 for 2010. #1. Southampton Arms. Why? Roaring fire, wood-panelled interior, directional lighting, brain-fryingly strong ciders, dayglo ales, pork ‘n’ apple baps, a friendly crowd (you really do start talking [...]
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