Good selection of craft ale with some cask for the old skool…read more Great staff - informed and helpful - just ask for a taste if you're not sure. Admittedly for some beers you'll need a mortgage but you do only live once. Food is good with the menu changing regularly - oh - but do grab a warm sausage roll by the bar - get in quick.

We visited the long man brewery for a tour and tasting. They were both excellent. The brewery is…read morefairly small and not that old, and the tours and shop started last December but it is an absolute must if you enjoy beer and are interested in the local history of the area. The tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledgable and able to answer everyone's questions. The tour itself lasted about 45 minutes and then you all sit round the tasting table in the shop to try 4 of the beers whilst the tour guide explains how each was made and tasting notes. They are also very happy to give you an extra glass of any of the beers you fancy drinking more of after the initial tasting. They definitely aren't scrimping on the beer available to you! Also part of the tour is a goodie bag to take home containing a bottle of beer and a long man glass, and you get 15% off any purchases you make in the shop on the day. It was really excellent value for money and a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.

This review may be slightly biased due to my loves of beer, craft beer, small beer breweries and…read morebeer... So please bear that in mind! This small industrial unit is home to the By The Horns brewery, these awesome people have added a bar to the unit (there's glass separating the 2 areas). This is a beautiful thing in itself. They have a selection of draft beer and bottles (most are £3 a pint/bottle!) including a draft poured through a delicious hop cannon. There are also wine and spirits on sale. You may have noticed the weather getting worse.. And I would recommend wrapping up warm if you're visiting the bar at the moment. I do look forward to trying it in the summer when they have tables outside in the sunshine. There is a huge projector screen and they show most of the big rugby and football games. This bar is far from glamorous but it has heart and soul and great beer!

Fantastic brewery in an unexpected location between tooting and earlsfield, close to the new AFC…read moreWimbledon stadium location. Taproom is basic but a good selection of all the brewery beers and pizza from the dough shack available.

wonderful shop! brilliant selection of cheese and wines and beers plus loads of other amazing…read moretreats..... and now they even have hot delicious coffee to enjoy in house or to take away. best shop in town. helpful staff will help guide you to whatever you are looking for.

The Thresher's group dissolved a while back and the Haywards Heath branch was left vacant for a few…read moremonths. Thankfully, one persons misfortune is anothers gain. In this case, the residents of Haywards Heath are the benefactors. Grape and Grain took over the premises and offer aslightly different take on the off licence. With a well stocked deli (stocking some amazing local cheeses and pate) and a selection of chilli sauces, chutneys and other tasty bites you get more than cans of Stella or Special Brew. The ale selection at the Grape is likewise impressive with a range of local and quirky bottles that you just don't find in the chain offies. Most will have a discount on buying in three's and my biggest challenge is having to limit my purchasing to 3 bottles! I haven't purchased much wine from here, but the selection is once more of a high calibre, focusing on the wine buff rather than the bargain basement bottles. The shop also hold regular tasting sessions on the weekend and I passed an enjoyable few hours sampling the offerings of the Fallen Angel Brewery. The Grape's staff are really friendly and always up for a chat. It's the kind of shop where you end up on first name basis and can easily become one of the locals. All your other expected supplies from tobacco, mixers and such like are on sale and they will also wrap your purchases into gift packs if you want to give an alternative present to a friend. All in all, this is what a food and drink shop should be and you can tell that it is run by lovers of the finer things. Extreme top marks for the Grape and Grain!

The Dark Star Brewing Company was born in 1994 in the cellar of The Evening Star Pub, in Brighton…read more With a brew plant only marginally bigger than an enthusiastic home-brew kit the characteristic style of hoppy beers was developed and tried out on the willing guinea pigs at the bar. Within a few hard working years it was obvious that the brewery could not keep up with the growing thirst of the Evening Star's drinkers, yet alone the demand for its beers from other local pubs and beer festivals. The brewery has an excellent shop on-site and sells beer in a range of different sized containers. Probably the best beer in the Weald!

The Brewers Arms in Burgess Hill is a great pub for watching live sport in Burgess Hill. They show…read moreboth Sky Sports and BT Sport. Friendly landlord and bar staff. If you're looking for a venue to play darts, pool, bar billiards, then you can't go wrong with the Brewers. A proper traditional pub. Free parking in he Halfords car park across the road is very handy.

From the owner: The Brewers arms is a traditional pub that serves great beer! We have Sky Sports HD & BT Sport HD…read moreso we show every televised Barclay's Premier League Match! We have Darts, Bar Billiards and Pool to play! Live music on a Saturday & Game Console Tournaments (such as Mario Kart & Fifa) at least once a month!

Although it's owned by a brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) it's really quite good. Child friendly, well…read morekept beers (Tanglefoot yummy!) olde world with flagstone floors, oak beams and real fires in winter. Gets very busy for food especially at weekends. Best to book to avoid disappointment. Plenty of car parking, about 1 1/4 m outside of Ardingly village going North

Great food, awesome beers and very friendly staff! They were very considerate of our son's nut…read moreallergies. Atleast three staff members checked in on us.

Easily the best bar in Crawley town centre. Good selection of beers and ales, bottled and draught…read more Excellent pub style menu and make sure to check out the specials board. Shows most main sporting events. Interior is traditional, always clean, with a nice relaxing atmosphere. Staff and locals are all very nice

superb brewery. watch out for the double stout! the open evenings are a must.read more

From the owner: Founded in 2004 we make craft beer with hops grown in Kent and from around the world. Our new Tap…read moreRoom and Shop opened in 2016 and we relocated the brewery to Westerham in early 2017. Pizzas on Fridays and Burgers on Saturdays 4.30pm to 8.30pm

Oh Bison Beer! Why have I only just found you!? *sadface*…read more Apparently they have been open for just over a year now and I've walked down East Street soooo many times over that period but completely missed this place. This is my perfect idea of Saturday afternoon shopping! (Sorry Churchill Square). Not only do they stock ALL of my favourite beers/breweries from Beavertown to Cloudwater, Flying Dog to Wild Beer and lots more....they also brew their own which tastes pretty good too! We stocked up and purchased 10 bottles and was given a loyalty card. Every £15 you spend you get a stamp and you get something for free after every 3 stamps which is pretty good going. They also sell Growler's where you can fill it up with their own beer or they have a couple of others on draft too (Cloudwater last time I visited but they change it regularly apparently). The only thing that was a little bit off was the service, the lady was nice enough but she seemed to spend more time helping a guy who walked in asking 'Do you sell any proper beers? As in like Fosters or Carling or something?' Perhaps she realised that he needed a lot more help :) But it would have been nice to chat to her and get her opinion as an expert on perhaps beers that they stock that we've never tried before and/or learn a bit more about their own beer. But she did give me a taste of the latest Cloudwater on draft....and anyone that feeds me Cloudwater is all good in my books. A solid 5 stars for me for the selection of beers and their own brew only, hopefully the service will be 5 star worthy too next time we visit as I can see this place being somewhere that we will be visiting a lot! *happyface*

The Bison Beer shop had a very bright and inviting feel to it and on either side were rows and rows…read moreof bottled beers and obscure ales. They've got so many you could have a different one each day of the year. At the end of the shop closest to the front door they had a very welcoming bench, made, we were told with reclaimed timber from Brighton Pier. On the black board at the back were bright yellow messages and illustrations in their signature style. We glugged back the Bison's Beast Street ipa and to me it had an elderflower taste (that's a new one on them). Great little shop with a huge selection of craft beers and a massive crowdfunding campaign. They hope to raise funds to turn an abandoned listed building into an independent pub.