Birdcage (Bethnal Green)

• The Draft House are responsible for 15 of the best places to drink beer in London
• The latest to join the team is The Draft House's refurbishment of Columbia Road classic
• It is a white sauce with chopped parsley and a dash of pale ale (rather than the traditional eel juice
• My chicken and bacon was a fine example of the genre
• Bottled beer list is predictably strong
• Max Chater from Bump Caves (the experimental bar beneath Draft House Tower Bridge) is the man responsible for ready to go Sazeracs
• Quirky spirits created on the Bump Caves rotovap to pair with particular beers
• The Birdcage is a wonderful local
• The last time I was at the Birdcage it was still a proper East End boozer populated by old men and a couple having a loud drunken argument
• Families and bearded young men were chowing down on pie and mash with mushy peas
• Except the discovery of serving hummous with a good dose of harissa on top
• The Fox is a great pub in Haggerston with a very strong craft beer focus

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