The Bricklayers Arms, Putney, SW15

I had a couple of visits here last autumn. It's slighty difficult to find, which is no bad thing, but is an excellent pub and well worth the effort. A good range of beers was on offer to suit all tastes. Not cheap with prices are in the £5 plus range, but this is London and that's the level you have to expect. I would definitely return.

Nice little back street boozer - the pick of the pubs in the area. It was pretty full when I called so I couldn't see the full range of beers on. It was a case of picking one that looked interesting from the pump clip! Whatever I had was a great pint. Glad to have called in and would do again.

I was here the evening after Bucking Fastard. Being a matchday, the pub was as busy as usual with punters spilling onto the pavement in front. However, I'm not sure if the ownership has changed. The landlady I remember and who is pictured on the walls alongside the various awards, was still behind the bar. I believe the Timothy Taylor link may have been suspended for a while, but whilst the full range has not returned, Boltmaker & Landlord appear to be regular beers once again. In addition, Timothy Taylor Dark Mild was available alongside Wimbledon Copper Leaf & Common, Five Points XPA, Howling Hops We Buy Teeth, Siren Cold-Steeped Porter & Kent Brewer's Reserve. There was no real cider. It had apparently run out on the previous evening. Another positive change that has been made is the return of proper glasses on matchdays, instead of the plastic that used to ruin the drinking experience. On a matchday, get here early to grab one of the few tables. Alternatively, come when Fulham aren't playing for an altogether much quieter experience. The lack of a real cider on my visit was a bit of a minus, but this is still the best pub in the area.

This one has returned to being a destination pub following a period when it appeared that its glory days might be behind it. Some work has been done on the place - the area to right where they used to hold beer festivals has now had residential accommodation built on it; and the toilets have been moved to the back left of the pub allowing a small outside drinking/smoking area to be created. Otherwise it's largely unchanged with a table skittles game (free to use) still in place on the lefr hand side of the pub. But where it scores highly is on the beer front, with 11 (eleven) real ales available on my visit. They have some sort of link-up with Sly Beast Brewery which is based at the Ram Inn at Wandsworth, with a couple of their ales on including an excellent porter and 4ft 2 (a reference to the gauge of the old steam railway at Wandsworth). There were four Timothy Taylor ales on including the regulars of Landlord and Boltmaker, but also a dark mild. There were also a couple of hoppy ales from Five Points Brewery; Stiff Upper Lip from By the Horns; Siren Brewery's Yu Lu which is tea flavoured (pretty awful in my opinion); but the star of the show was Wimbledon Brewery's XXX.K - t's not often you see a 10% ABV beer on handpump! This is a pretty mixed selection, providing something for most tastes. The Brickies has now returned to being a destination pub.