Brixton Beers. Part Six – Crown and Anchor’s Cranker

This is the final installment of a mini-series where we introduce you to some of your local brews. And under the spotlight is the Crown and Anchor’s “Cranker”

‘Cranker’ is an all round nod to the pub’s regulars. Firstly, its name comes from the monicker they give to this Brixton Road boozer. Secondly, as one regular pointed out – the pub has so much choice and a constantly changing range of brews, it can be hard work choosing if you’re drinking there a lot. (Now and then even a proper beer drinker likes a bit of familiarity).

So, The Crown and Anchor took the bull by the Horn’s Brewery, and whipped up their very own cask staple.

Branded a session ale, it has a citrusy punch to it and uses two US hops and one from Australia. They were looking for something light. What’s interesting is that the first batch was too light by management tastes, so they’ve since tweaked it a little to up the hoppyness, and give it a more floral nose (as the saying goes).

So, as this goes to print Cranker v2.0 should already be flowing from the pumps.

Where can you buy it? The Crown and Anchor.

Meet your other local brews here.