Husband-and-wife team Stuart Lascelles and Claire Ashbridge-Thomlinson decided to quit the day jobs and start brewing late in 2011; they appear to have made the right decision. Elegant branding and approachable if unspectacular beers – both their staples, ELB Pale Ale and Foundation Bitter, come in at around the 4 per cent alcohol mark – have established them as one of the quiet stars of the London brewing scene.