Ryan in London

Last week Joe's cousin Ryan arrived from California with just a few London goals: beer on tap, beer from cask, beer in bottles, pie, mushy peas, and maybe see Big Ben. I kid, of course, but the itinerary was quite heavy with craft breweries and brew pubs all over Londontown. Here's a quickie overview of his visit:

Arrival on Wednesday, March 5 and immediately off to the Bull in Highgate. The afternoon/evening included BrewDog and the Southhampton Arms.

A quick visit to central London on Thursday. Tower Bridge, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, and Baker Street for the essential Sherlock Holmes photo-op. Euston Tap for an afternoon rest. Then back to Highgate for dinner at The Flask.

 The view walking towards the Thames from London Bridge station: Tower Bridge on one side, the Shard on the other

Ryan's first British pie in London

It's so London! The Eye and Big Ben/Parliament!

That's right, 221B Baker Street comes with hats!

On Friday, Ryan's beer vlogger friend came in for a night to show Joe and Ryan some of his favorite beer-themed stops in London. Euston Tap,

Saturday was craft brewery tour day (Kernel, Beer by Numbers, Partisan)! And then we spent the evening at BrewDog and I brought cupcakes!

pouring samples of Ryan's homebrew for the BrewDog crew to try

Sunday and Monday we skipped across the English Channel for a quickie visit to Belgium.

Tuesday - Thursday, Ryan had to work during the day, but evenings were still reserved for pubbing and enjoying as many rare brews as he could find.

Another successful visit to London for our California family (and another taste of home for us).