Stormbird

One of, if not the best, craft beer pub in Camberwell. It’s got a great selection of drafts and bottles, so it’s a great place to hit up with your friends. The only reason it’s not getting 5 stars is because it’s too popular and get impossible to get a seat. Why must it be so good? Or at least have a reserved booth for me (and well, you, of course. Unilocal buddies are nothing less than BFFs!)

— I walk in and one of my favourite Cat Power songs is playing — Metal Heart. Hooked already.
— Brooklyn Brew means hip — here in a good way. Great atmosphere, location is up-​and-​coming.
— Beer selection is pretty wide, makes this place ideal for dates and/​or chilled afternoon drinking.

purveyor of many many beers on Camberwell Church St., particularly heavy on the jetfuel hoppy craft beer side of things. Fine watering hole, gets crowded most evenings. Two pints of strong beer will run you about 9 quid
bring cash as card is not accepted

Another old drinking spot in London for me. It used to call Funky Monkey, but now it is under new management. Friendly staff, good selection of beer, not so much for wine, but it is ok. It gets very packed and keep an eye on your chair they disappear real fast.
Rowdy later on too, none the less it is a good bar spot. Great atmosphere.

While I miss the poor Funky Munkey, and I’m afraid of this «New Camberwell» pub… I have to like it.
£3 cask ales — and a good selection. Craft beer from around the world, all at a good price in bottles and kegs.
Friendly staff and a crowd that seems about 70% CCA students.
It’s just good.

Are those fairy lights? They’re really nice. I like fairy lights. I have them in my room. I wish I had more but they’re quite expensive. Can I have yours?

W-​wow. I only dropped in here for an sly half to while away 20 minutes after arriving early for a reservation at nearby Angels and Gypsies, but after stepping inside I was quickly picking my jaw off the floor when I caught sight of the bar.
There must be close to 20 craft beers on tap. Some known to me, such as the mighty Kernel, Brooklyn Lager, whose neon sign in the window is the sole indication as to the quality of beer that might lurk within. Others less known, including plenty of small UK brewers. In the fridges I spotted a similar mix of bottles, from noble Trappist beers to other Brooklyn Brewery beers, German lagers and some specialist Belgian beers. In short, plenty of stuff to get stuck into. The staff were also friendly, happily doling out free samples to help with the all-​important choosing. Ultimately I went for an excellent Kernel IPA, and very tasty it was too.
Overall? I’ll be back, and bringing beer buddies a-​plenty.

Intrigue and rumour surrounded Stormbird before it opened, taking over from the «Aargh, it’s too late to go anywhere else, we might as well» Funky Munky. Enigmatically, it had no name for several weeks, just a «Brooklyn Lager» neon sign on the window. It’s run by the same people as the Hermits’ across the road, which means they know what they’re doing. You’ll get most of the same bar staff as well, and they’re just as amicable and efficient as they are over the road. So basically, it’s a Hermits’ Cave pitched more squarely at a younger generation (students? Though students must have more money than I remember, if they can afford to drink in here!) as well as drinkers with a taste for cask ales, Belgian ales and craft beers. Beers with names like Kwak, Lindeboom, Dalston Black, Arrogant Bastard, and so on. You can get these in thirds as well as halves, which is the kind of thing that will either strike you as deeply cool, sensible and novel, or infuriatingly modish, depending on your perspective. They take their beers seriously at Stormbird, and rotate them regularly, so don’t get too hung up on any particular favourites. However, if you don’t want to drink beer, well then you’re probably best off going somewhere else.