One of my favourite pubs and amongst the most frequently visited over the past twenty-five years in Cambridge, during which time it’s gone through several changes, though its many incarnations remind me of John Peel’s description of The Fall as being “always different, always the same”. ...
There were to be ground rules, of course: first I decided I could only visit pubs which I had never set foot in before. If I once found some of these places intimidating, then I considered that exercising the confidence I now have as a regular pub goer would help me define the raw ...
Others try to identify specific dive bar characteristics,as exemplified by reference sources used byThebeerchaserin his journey to visit bars, taverns and pubs in Portland – and subsequently, other locales including Europe, Alaska, Colorado, the South and Oregon regions east of the Cascades, and...
A place to settle in and enjoy one of the last neighborhood pubs in the city. Drinks also very, very reasonable. Beer is fresh and cold. My friends and my favorite meeting place.” 5/2015 (#21) But as for Me! I haven’t been back to my birthplace in Merrick, Long Island since ...
new beers have been pumping out from the local breweries, we are seeing more announce they are looking to open, and it’s almost advent calendar season. I hope you’ve been enjoying my Friday Beer News and if you have anything you’d like included in that, let me know on twitter, in...
And if you want to keep things loose there are somedecent crawlswith varied and interesting pubs: St Michael’s Hill– Zero Degrees, The Open Arms, The Robin Hood, The White Bear (sometimes), Beerd, The Highbury Vaults. Gloucester Road– start at The Inn on the Green at the top, drop...
Some take up the hobby as a bit of fun, others are unhappy with the price and choice of real ale or craft beer in pubs, and others start so they can make beer to suit their own styles and tastes. In all cases the resulting beer... 60, 90, or Otherwise: Finding the Best Boil ...
Some of the beers were excellent, some mundane; some of the pubs were stunning, others less so. But probably the greatest testament to ‘spoons endeavour is that Miranda and I are now physically incapable of passing one without popping in to see if they’ve got any of that damn elusive ...
have made him a local champion of collaborative spaces. Now, in partnership withBeer and Napkins, Joe is pushing boundaries, taking ideas from the “third places” (pubs, cafes, community spaces) and transforming them into prototypes. Through thisNapkins to Prototypeinitiative, he’s lighting the...
For the curious, you can read an excerpt from The Silverberg Business on Lithub and Butner’s nearish title story “Adventure” on The Deadlands. Congratulations to all the finalists! Sorry to say we won’t be at the convention, especially irritating to me as Kij Johnson is one of the ...