Temple Brew House, London

This basement bar, just off the Strand and Fleet Street, is run by the City Pub Group and continues their development of micro-brew pubs, joining the Good Beer Guide-listed Bath Brew House and the Cambridge Brew House, with the on-site Essex Street Brewery.

The 5-barrel brew house is visible from the bar area and at street level. There is usually a gluten-free and vegetarian option.

This is a single room bar with minimal decor that exhibits signs of architects 'arrested decay', novel lighting and schoolroom style furnishings, with some tables set aside for dining. It's generally quiet during the day though it does get noisy of an evening.

With six handpumps at the bar, behind there is a wall of 16 keg fonts that include 12 craft beers, two mainstream lagers (Amstel and Heineken), and a house cider. In addition the venue offers a large selection of canned and bottled beers. Flights of beer on tasting paddles are normally available. There is sports TV for the big sporting events, and interactive darts.

The Temple Brew House was beer pub/bar of the year winner in the John Smith's Great British Pub of the Year 2017 awards, and winner, Best New Pub, Shortlist Pints and Pistachios Awards 2015. In 2019 after a close-run contest it was second-equal placed in the West London branch Pub of the Year awards.

The venue has in the past run events such as Oktoberfests and Freshers' Months, see their website for current event details. It may also open early for major sporting events. There is a gift shop if you want a souvenir of your visit! The venue offers a discount off all food and drink to students, see venue website.

Daly's Wine Bar, adjacent to the Temple Brew House, is under the same ownership.