I've come across a few Laine pubs in London and the never seem up to much. So I thought I'd give North Laine, the brewpub in Brighton, the d college try to see what I was missing. The answer is: not a lot, but little. Here they had 10 Laine beers on draught including what looked like one-offs and specials. All were sessionable (nothing over 5%) and nothing too crazy or innovative style-wise. The brewpub itself is a bit dingy, think student bar BoHo. Glass not allowed outside which I get but also don't take as a particularly welcoming sign. Can be missed but if you do stop in you might find something.

Msn this place is tiny. I was trying to work out how many it would seat, maybe 25 with the couple of tables outside. Another bar that you would find without looking for it. The tap list is also small - four beers - plus a few interesting bottles (including some 750ml sours for over £20). The tap list has Beak x2, Vault City, and Weekend Project. I opted for the Vault City radler which was fine. Prices maybe a wee bit high. Still very much worth a look in.

Pretty good BrewDog as BrewDog goes these days. It's almost empty on an early Frisay afternoon whereas other venues are filling up. It's pretty large, with 27 beers on tap (18 BD, 9 guests). I always try to pop into a BrewDog as they often have something interesting on, and today I got a Jester King saison so that's pretty good. Otherwise a bit soulless although I can't fault it. Prices a tad bit more than they should be.