A record 16 members (one behind the camera and another elsewhere!) - half of those who then subscribed - and 2 guests attended our 1^ST Social in 2023

2026 Events

Confirmed:

'Bill English Memorial Trip to Amsterdam' jointly with SPBW) - 3^RD-5^TH July

Please make your own travel and hotel arrangements.  [However, many CAMAL members have elected to stay at the Ibis City West hotel for either 3 or 4 nights and travelling direct via Eurostar on either 2nd (mid-pm) or 3rd (early am), returning on 6th (mid-pm).]

Wherever you're staying, please meet at 'In de Wildeman' in Amsterdam @ 5pm (local time) on 3rd.

An optional visit to the Ulitje brewery on the Saturday is included.

For up-to-date information, please also consult the 'Upcoming Events' page on the SPBW website or contact Peter Chutter (CAMAL Membership Secretary). 

Proposed (long term):

'Further London Lager Microbreweries'

Noon - Antwerp Arms, 168-70, Church Road, Tottenham, N17 8AS then

1.30pm - True Craft (ex-West Green Tavern), 68, West Green Road, South Tottenham, N15 5NR, then

3pm - Bohem Brewery Tap Room, Unit 5, Littleline House, 41-3, West Road, Northumberland Park, N17 0RE then

4.30pm - One Mile End Brewery Tap Room, Unit 2, Compass West Estate, 32, West Road, Northumberland Park, N17 0XL then

6pm - Redemption Brewery Tap Room, Unit 16, Compass West Estate, 32, West Road, Northumberland Park, N17 0XL Closes 7pm

(All taprooms are adjacent to each other, One Mile End moving into Redemption's premises when the latter relocated and Bohem moving nearby to create a venue adjacent to their resited brewery additional to that at Bowes Park.)

Other Socials being pencilled-in for 2026 include:

A 40^TH Anniversary Meal (probably August). 

A trip to Bath and/or Ely (possibly October). 

CAMAL membership badges should be worn - by those who have them! - by all participating members at every event. 

  This depiction of mediæval monastic brewing appears to have the CAMAL tankard clearly in view! 

You have missed:

Saturday, 6^TH June

'Not the 1^ST Bohem pub's Anniversary' 

Most assembled outside Battersea Power Station tube station at 11.45am and, keeping the 1920s Sir Giles Gilbert Scott/Leonard Pearce (not the 'Only Fools & Horses' actor!) edifice to the right, we headed north to the River Thames. Turning left and, without going under the bridge, turning left again, beneath the railway arches, we arrived at:

noon - Battersea Brewing, 14, Arches Lane, Nine Elms, SW11 8AB.

then

Returning to the riverside and going under the railway bridge, we ascended the steps adjacent to Chelsea Bridge to access Queenstown Road. 

From the southbound stop, we took a 452 bus as a mob to Lavender Hill and, going back a short distance, turned right into Robertson Street for:

2pm - Queen's Arms, 139, St. Phillip Street, Lavender Hill, SW8 3SS.

Bohem's first venture south of the river, which turned one year old on 30^TH May, where we belatedly celebrated at this restored and revived traditional pub despite not being able to attend on the actual day. 

then

Most retraced their steps to Lavender Hill and, at the traffic light-controlled junction there, turned right to take a 77 bus a few stops along Wandsworth Road, passing the former Plough ph & brewery (once home to Thomas Woodward & Sons' brewery) en route. [A few opted to walk the back streets instead.] Opposite the railway station of that name, underneath the arches, we found:

4.45pm - Distortion Brewing, 647, Portslade Road, Nine Elms, SW8 3DH.

then

Passing under the railway bridge, we continued east along Wandsworth Road and turned left along Stewart's Lane to reach:

6.30pm - Mondo Brewing, 86, Stewart's Lane, Nine Elms, SW8 4UG.

then

Finally, continuing north along Stewart's Lane, we returned to Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Power Station². 

Saturday, 28th March

'Gander a Bicycle Affixed to the Shore'

A predominantly micropub tour of Worthing. However, given the nos. of other, including GBG 2026, pubs in the vicinity, it is anticipated that some attendees may not want to visit all micropubs where food options are limited or non-existant. 

Nearby alternative 'traditional' pubs have been posted in this font. 

Noon - The Corner House, 80, High Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DJ  (GBG 2026) then 

12.45pm - Old Bike Store, 65, Brighton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DJ then either

1.30pm - Beer No Evil, 82, Brighton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2EN or

1.30pm - The Egremont, 32, Brighton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3ED. 

We then reconvened at: 

2.30pm - Goose, 18^A, Marine Parade, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3PT then either

3.15pm - Beach House, 32, Marine Parade, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3PS or

3.15pm - The Thieves Kitchen, 10-2, Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3DL. 

We then reconvened at: 

4pm - Tasting Room (Merakai Brewery), Unit 8, Stanford Square, Warwick Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3EZ  then either

4.45pm - Anchored (GBG), 14, Montague Place, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 3BG or

4.45pm - The Three Fishes ('spoons) (GBG), 56, Chapel Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1BE. 

We then reconvened at: 

5.45pm - The Hare & Hounds, 79-81, Portland Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QG (GBG) then either 

6.30pm The Railway Hotel, 26-7, Railway Approach, 79, High Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1UR or

6.30pm - The New Amsterdam, 79, High Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DN.