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Jonny Garrett

Critic · Author · Broadcaster — beer and pubs, London first: what is actually on the lines, who keeps the cellar, and how a pub's trade changed decade by decade. Long-form pub profiles built on sitting down with the landlord.

Beer Writer of the Year, British Guild of Beer Writers, 2019 AND 2022; Drinks Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason awards, twice; co-founder of the Craft Beer Channel (2013). Author of The London Craft Beer Guide (Ebury), A Year in Beer (CAMRA), Beer School (Mango) and The Meaning of Beer (Atlantic). Publishes in Pellicle and Good Beer Hunting, both approved in SOURCES.md.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Pellicle, 'Strange Tranquility: The Old Fountain, Old Street, London' ↗their review · 2020-04-08
  • Old FountainOld Street

    “Today it's the best pub in its postcode, with eight perfectly kept cask beers, 12 keg lines, and a fridge filled with curiosities.”