Ghost Whale, Putney, SW15

After a brief visit to the Bricklayers Arms at the other end of Putney, I made a return visit to this craft beer shop/bar close to East Putney tube station. I was last here in March, 2020 just prior to the Covid lockdown. On my previous visit, I seem to recall just the one table in the centre of the room, with the bar at the rear of the shop and fridges selling an enticing array of beers from both bottles and cans. I don't recall the seating in the window, which I believe has now been added. The venue was preparing for a Siren takeover that evening, with the brewer coming along. As such beers (all craft) were Siren Time Eleven, Maiden 2023, Black Mirror & Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats On Oats, Burnt Mill Beyond The Firs, Burning Sky Earl Grey Grisette, Hudson Valley Amulet SIPA & Third Moon Bone Tree. The owner is a friendly chap and is knowledgeable about beers, as you would expect. I've yet to try the Brixton branch of this chain, but despite the lack of cask ale and the inevitable high prices, it's something a little different that I don't mind trying every once in a while.

Official site of Ghost Whale - www.ghostwhalelondon.com

Official site of Ghost Whale - www.ghostwhalelondon.com

One of a small specialist chain of bottle shops that also offer craft keg beers on tap. With the main table being used for a Belgian beer tasting when I visited, there was little else in the way of seating available - just a few stools by the short counter and by one of the front windows plus a rustic bench along the side wall. I went for the Pressure Drop Parachute, that was very much in the 'London murky' style (which thankfully tasted much better than it looked, and so it should at £5.00 for a schooner...).

Lovely little bottle shop with 4 keg beers to drink in.Friendly barman/shop assistant.Hard to know what to call them.What I like about bottle shops is the staff have time to talk to you and seem happy to and are knowledgeable about the product.Ask a typical barperson where a beer comes from and they say the cellar.Doh! Gypsy Hill-hepcat,Deya -into the haze ipa (superb) and Wiper and True -hard milk shake were on but the £10.60 a pint milk shake didn't for some reason appeal to me.Great bottled selection.