One cannot fault Charlie McVeigh’s attitude towards beer, and the places that sell the fine hop-laden stuff. After associating himself with countless high-end venues, most notably Rowley Leigh’s Le Cafe Anglais, he has opened a trio of establishments in southwest London that aim to provide interesting and reasonably priced food with a staggeringly ambitious range of beers.

As a resident of the trendy plains of Shoreditch, I tend not to venture further west than Soho, or anywhere south of the river. So, journeying all the way to Clapham on a Thursday night was dedication to my palate’s cause indeed. My curiosity had been ignited by the Prohibition-themed [...]

With mounting glee, I made my way to Powder Keg Diplomacy, a name just pretentious enough to pique the interest of city workers with an inexorable need to throw their ill-gotten gains on quality dining not involving burgers.