BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush, Shepherds Bush, W12

All the below still holds true. Feels like quite a small BrewDog venue compared to some others these days. The board over the bar listing all the beer choices does feel a bit overwhelming but it is nicely laid out by style and here does seem to be, relatively speaking, more guest beers these days than in the past. Not a data driven observation, just a hunch. The venue, just off Shepherd’s Bush Green, was lively, but not stupidly so on my visit a bit after 8pm. Definitely orientated to younger ages than me. A lot looked like this is their go to venue around here and would probably remain here all evening. Don’t get that, have been happy ticking off BD London venues mostly, but it would hardly be my go to even if it was my geographically immediate venue to home. Had a pint of their own brew called Shore Leave, a mid 4% abv pale ale that was very pleasant. I struggle to rate any BD venue above the mid point of the range. No real negatives but just doesn’t tick the boxes for me as anything other than a quick one and move onto some where with more character and beyond mind numbingly boring.

A slightly downmarket Brewdog with a student feel, in the usual industrial style. The bar looks a bit like a kitchen counter but fronts an impressive wall of 40 or so keg taps serving a number of guest brews alongside their own range, although all seemed to be IPAs of some sort apart from one stout. There are a couple of small seating areas to the rear, along with a bank of pinball machines and a couple of video games, with a pile of board games to one side. Just missing a nice cask ale.