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HBB&B Turns One

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Today we turn one. What a ride! On this day a year ago we opened our doors to an enthusiastic bunch of beer lovers, having vacuumed up the last of the sawdust just 15 minutes earlier after pulling an epic all-nighter to finally complete the transformation of an old laundrette into a beer shop. Since that somewhat chaotic start, it's been nothing but good times. The past 12 months have seen us named as London's great shopkeepers, Peckham’s most loved shop, one of Time Out London’s 100 Best Shops and CAMRA's Top 5 bottle shops… all things so unbelievable a year ago that we...

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No More Heroes: drinking beer for mental health

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No More Heroes: drinking beer for mental health

Last night we got the chance to celebrate the craft beer world's underrated heroes with a fantastic event at ours hosted by beer writer Matthew Curtis of Total Ales.   This event came about when both Matt and HB&B were approached by an agency offering us cash or a donation to a charity of our choice to tell them all we knew about craft beer. As it transpired, the agency was working for a multinational brewing corporation, so naturally we both said no - but we didn't want a charity to miss out on getting some much-needed funds, so No More Heroes:...

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Hop Burns & Bottle Share with Gregg Irwin from Weird Beard Brew Co

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Hop Burns & Bottle Share with Gregg Irwin from Weird Beard Brew Co

Well, that was a night. We were thrilled to host Weird Beard co-founder Gregg Irwin as our special guest at our first official Hop Burns & Bottle Share night. Gregg and co-founder Bryan Spooner launched Weird Beard in early 2013 and by the end of that year, they were voted the fifth best new brewery in the world at the Ratebeer awards. Since then, they’ve launched what must be dozens of beers – from modern icons such as Mariana Trench to barrel-aged beauties such as the Sadako series.. Weird Beard and HB&B go way back - we've loved them for years and stocked...

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