Boutique brewing in Walthamstow

My friends based in Walthamstow have been telling me for ages about a little industrial estate where a brewery and a gin palace sit opposite each other.

So when I headed up there to see them a few weeks ago we made it to the Ravenswood Industrial Estate and the Wild Card Brewery & Mother’s Ruin:
 

The Wild Card Brewery has a tap bar open every weekend, with food stalls around to feed those indulging in a cheeky half.

You can pick up selection packs of their bottled beers or get a whole crate for a party, you can also take away casks – check out their website here: Wild Card Brewery

Chips with Dips was one of the food stalls there when we went. There was also a Colombian food stall selling authentic empanadas (I know from my visit to Colombia earlier in the year!)
 

There was a festive feel with Christmas trees being sold around the corner and this wonderful mural being painted. Father Christmas was also there – but the kids had already seen him this year (how does he have the time?!)

The children could join in decorating the present with spray paint – fiddly with small hands – they all did a great job! Money from doing this went to charity.

After braving the cold for as long as we could (mainly to watch the girls painting) we headed inside Gods Own Junkyard to warm up and take in the neon.

It really is amazing – full of neon lights and vintage items including some stupendous glitter balls!

Huge!

A random shark attack…

A shoe you could live in!

Quality vintage style neon

Yep – she’s been waiting a long time!

When we’d warmed up a little we dragged the kids to Mother’s Ruin Gin Palace.
 

Now I know what you’re thinking, its ok to bring kids in!! Inside there is a cafe and Mother’s Ruin work with them to create a gin afternoon tea, with cocktails in tea pots!

We didn’t go for this option, but instead a tasting plate of the different fruit liqueurs they had on offer – oh and some hot chocolates for the kids.
 

Damson, Sloe gins and Rhubarb & Ginger vodka were the order of the day