Tasting Evening @ The Lazy Fox, Fulham. *Burp.

Nearly three days on from visiting The Lazy Fox and I'm still a little full. Oh the shame. The lovely deep fried shame. 

To help showcase their recent transformation into fully fledged craft beer haven, The Lazy Fox (incidentally a new client of The Beer Boutique's) held a tasting evening on wednesday night with a selection of its ample beer and food offering. Who could say no to that?

Best. Vending Machine. Ever 

The Lazy Fox is situated only five minutes walk from Fulham Broadway near a charming pedestrianised zone full of coffee houses, wine shops and restaurants. I'd actually had the opportunity to go there for dinner a few moths ago to review it for a nightlife app but I ended up not bothering. Back then it was a fairly standard place with the usual macro brewed lager on tap. The only difference? You could pour your own from the table and pay as you go. A novel idea. But without good beer, whats the point? 

Well thanks largely to new management, there's now pretty much exclusively awesome beer. The first thing you notice on entry is the "Beer Wall" - an electronic self service area that will one day potentially bankrupt me. I opted to try Tony Rebel Brew Co's Aussie Pale Ale "Billabong"on cask and found it to be absolutely singing as I sipped it outside in the sunshine and silently wished I lived in Fulham. 

Later on in the dining room, a group comprising various brewers, beer lovers and bloggy chancers (me) were treated to samples of what felt like every beer in the house and seemingly never ending platters of pub grub. Beginning with The Kernel's Motueka Pale Ale, we rattled through a selection of great beers including more Tiny Rebel, Lindeman's Pecheresse (palate-cleansing peach lambic), Odell Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout (paired with deep fried mars bar and salted caramel ice cream), Brugse Zot, Windsor and Eton Guardsman, Fordham's Ramshead and more Stout from Titanic.  

All the beers were coupled with miniature versions of the menu ranging from mini pork chops and mash with Red Devon Cider gravy, to awesome sliders, mac'n'cheese balls (these were especially good) and onion bhajis to name a few. Seemingly wanting to make double sure no one left hungry, a second helping of each was brought around as yet more beer samples were being passed around. Did I mention Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest and Longhammer IPA? There was really way too much to drink and eat all at once. But somehow I managed. 

So two days on though and I'm still feeling full. Of beer but also of the damn good grub. I'm still wishing The Lazy Fox was my local but that's not gonna stop me visiting. As far as I'm concerned its every bit as much a destination pub as any other. 

If beer is your thing - get yourself along. Along with the beer wall and other kegs there's a wide selection of bottles and three on cask. And along with all the amazing food, if you ask them nicely they'll deep fry any chocolate bar of your choice. Now that's commitment. 

The Lazy Fox, 18 Farm Lane, Fulham SW61PP