{"id":8174,"date":"2012-04-20T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T08:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8174"},"modified":"2012-04-20T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T10:28:11","slug":"crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown &#038; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8175\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-37\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-37-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I loved the look of the pub in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-crown-and-anchor-246-brixton-road-sw9-a-new-real-ale-bar-for-brixton\/\">preview I posted on\u00a0Wednesday<\/a>, and last night I went along to the full opening of the Crown &amp; Anchor, a fab new real ale bar in Brixton.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8176\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-30-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I arrived late but the place was still really busy, and the ale flowed mightily.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t exactly remember all the brews I ended up drinking, although I do recall that the south London-brewed Kernel was a delight.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos from the evening. I&#8217;ll certainly be back for more!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-31\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8177\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-31-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think I tried rather a lot of these. Too many, some may say \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,411\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8178\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-32-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-33\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8179\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-33\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-33-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bar has a really excellent selection of beers and it&#8217;s\u00a0definitely\u00a0worth a trip out just to see what&#8217;s new.<\/p>\n<p>The only real minus point that some complained\u00a0about\u00a0was the noise: with its bare walls, wooden\u00a0floor\u00a0and big windows, people can make a right old racket.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t bother me (aren&#8217;t pubs <em>supposed<\/em> to be loud places?) but I certainly heard one or two grumbles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8180\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-34\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-34-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,410\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-35\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8181\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-35\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-35-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/crown-anchor-launches-in-a-real-ale-frenzy-brixton-road-brixton\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8182\" title=\"crown-and-anchor-brixton-36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36.jpg\" alt=\"Crown &amp; Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton\" width=\"620\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/crown-and-anchor-brixton-36-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More info:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/crown-and-anchor-pub-brixton-road-to-reopen.282115\/\" target=\"_blank\">Talk about the pub on the urban75 forums.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Crown And Anchor is at\u00a0246, Brixton Road, London, SW9 6AQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong><br \/>\n430pm \u2013 midnight in the week<br \/>\nMidday till 1am on Friday and Saturday<br \/>\nSunday noon till 11pm<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/crownandanchorbrixton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pub website<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved the look of the pub in the preview I posted on\u00a0Wednesday, and last night I went along to the full opening of the Crown &amp; 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