You may have noticed some new hops-based additions to our bar menu recently. To help you get a bit more familiar, our wonderful friends from Lost and Grounded Brewers will be traveling down from Bristol on Friday 13 September, to teach us a thing or two about their delicious lagers and Belgian-inspired ales.

During the tasting, you'll get to try all the varieties currently on our menu, as well as a few others in their range. As per the brewers' suggestion, there will be a tasty cheese pairing for each of the beers, supplied by the lovely Soho Dairy, who you may remember from our previous wine tastings. Their stall can be found over on Berwick Street Market (W1F 0PH) and is worth seeking out, as they are fiercely independent and community-orientated, and offer an excellent assortment of prize-winning cheeses, straight from independent UK dairy producers.

After the tasting there's no need to resort to lighter fluid - you'll be able to pick your favourite lager or ale from the menu to take into the screening of cult classic & a popular members' suggestion: Withnail and I.

Timings:

19:00  Beer tasting with cheese pairings

21:00  Screening of Withnail and I

22:55  Expected finish

Tickets are £25 and include a space for the tasting event and the screening, as well as a beer to take into the screen. Tickets are restricted to 2 per member, meaning you can bring a date or a mate, even if they're not a member.

Please note that all beer varieties in the tasting will contain gluten, and there are no non-alcoholic versions available. All cheeses will contain dairy, and some might be produced with animal rennet, meaning not all offerings will be vegetarian-friendly.

About the film:

Withnail and I was requested by our members Felicity Taylor and Irina Boicu. Felicity writes: 'A total classic, impeccable casting (obviously Richard E Grant is fabulous but Richard Griffiths as Monty as well as Ralph Brown’s Danny steal every scene they’re in), painfully dry yet on point British humour with nary an unquotable line.'

London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors—acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann)—drown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. When Withnail's Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths) offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country. They soon realize they’ve gone on holiday by mistake when their wits—and friendship—are sorely tested by violent downpours, less than hospitable locals, and empty cupboards.

If you'd like to just attend the Withnail and I screening, without joining for the tasting, you can buy a separate ticket for this here.

The Handmade Films company and/or brand and the film Withnail and I are in no way associated with Lost and Grounded Brewers or Soho Dairy.

Cast:
Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown