Though it's buried at the back of a security-gated working industrial estate, Fourpure has the fanciest taproom on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Revamped and reopened in 2019, the drinking area has an indoor wrap-around balcony, suspended egg chairs, trailing vines and a huge oval-shaped bar with 43 taps.


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