London's Pride, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow

London’s Pride is an unimaginatively named Fuller’s pub found airside in Terminal 2. A couple of young ladies were accosting people as they walked in, but I walked on by in the direction of the bar counter that runs along the rear wall. The six hand pumps were drawing London Pride and ESB while the majority four hand pumps were given over to the Dark Star range drawing Orbiter, Hophead, APA and Espresso. I went for a Pride which was well served. Premium keg is also available. The large seating area is open plan and there was some low background music playing. There are far worse airport bars.

Somewhat hidden away round the corner of the Terminal 2 upper concourse. Not really operating as a pub – I was greeted at a lectern, ushered to a table and was informed it was table service. Inevitably the menu I was handed made no mention of the cask beers (though there are most of the Fuller’s bottles listed), so up I rose to head towards the bar anyway. The place is fairly nicely done; white metro tiled walls, wood block ceiling, colourful chairs and silly coloured books on a shelf. A timeline of the Fuller’s company is sketched out above the bar which is of passing interest. Usefully, there’s a live departures board so you can sup without panicking about losing track of time. Three cask available; Pride, Dark Star Hophead and the seasonal Jack Frost (NBSS 3.5, after a kerfuffle about whether it was actually on or not); airport prices but for Fuller’s that’s only a few pence above what you’d find in their managed outlets these days anyway. Decent enough, I’d happily use it again.