Duke of Hammersmith, Hammersmith

Following the acquisition by BrewDog of the small Draft House chain of London pubs, this one was renamed the Duke of Hammersmith: external signage still includes the original name, the Laurie Arms, and the "Beer Here" sign put up by the previous owners.

The interior, complete with original ten-foot stained-glass windows, is a celebration, using original gig posters and photos, of the Hammersmith Palais which used to flank the pub on three sides until it was demolished in 2013. The various spaces are defined by exposed brick walls and Victorian pitch pine cladding and the furnishings include ochre-yellow upholstered steel-framed benches with fluted backs lining those walls and a variety of hard chairs. There is a tiny smoking area on the left at the back of the pub plus a bigger separate non-smoking patio area to the right. Pavement seats at the front extend to the south. All in all a charmingly quirky environment.

The wide range of keg craft beer (up to 20 taps), cocktails and pub-favourite food offerings, including Sunday roasts and a kids menu, are as expected for BrewDog. There are three handpumps on the bar and in summer one or two may be devoted to real cider by CAMRAs definition.

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