Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
A Beer Please - Don't Bother With The Swanky Food
Posted by on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in - 23 comments
In the days back when I traveled in Eastern Europe, I had a guidebook that explained the grades of drinking establishment I might expect to find and learned there was a class of bar in Poland called a pivarnia or some such thing that catered to their manly but odd working hours - there was a gap …
Session 28: Too Many Questions About Past Travels!
Posted by on Sunday, June 7, 2009 in - 5 comments
Stan made me feel a little guilty for not posting on Friday for this month's version of the Session. I was on the road Friday evening and guess that is my excuse - though I did pick up a mixed 12 of both Magic Hat and Harpoon and even got a wave through from customs so had another victory for beer …
I Might Well Like A Local That Wasn't So Local
Posted by on Sunday, May 31, 2009 in - 10 comments
Sure, we all moan and groan about the fake relocated British and Irish taverns. But its not because of the relocation so much as they are bad fakes. Once in a while they work just fine like the Old Triangle in Halifax. So why isn't there more of that? Why not a Norwegian fisherman's bar in Texas … read more »
Another Gratuitous Photo From the Past
Posted by on Friday, May 22, 2009 in - leave a comment
The best looking tavern porch upon which I never had a beer.
My Week In Beer... Or "I Travelled For No Beer"
Posted by on Friday, May 15, 2009 in - leave a comment
Well, at least I did have a beer today - a Sacket's Harbor IPA at the brewpub with lunch. I was at a thinking session so I won't get into it but suffice it to say that Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. on a warm spring day is one of the nicest spots to have a beer I have ever come across. • But the …
Book Review: "Everyday Drinking - The Distilled Kingsley Amis"
Posted by on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in - 1 comment
There are days and there are days. Some days you have club soda instead. You go for walks. You have a salad and are good to yourself. And other days you do not. That is the way things go in these times of the general awareness of the need to be healthy. But not so long ago there were not these …
Is This My Kind Of Church For Easter?
Posted by on Saturday, April 11, 2009 in - leave a comment
Lew shall sing. After all, it is Easter. I may drag myself out the door in the morning. You never know about these things. It's been a challenge since my teens. My father used to throw a chocolate egg at my head each Easter before he went off to give the sermon at church service and I continue my …
Beer's Properties Makes For Beer's Profities
Posted by on Monday, April 6, 2009 in - 1 comment
I was quite ready to scoff at today's article in the London Free Press on InBev... or is it AmBev... or maybe now just BevBev's... Canadian operations and their version of a beer school but the point on the economics of properly handling your kegs is interesting: • "In a typical bar, five to 10 …
PGP 5.0: Once There Was A Pub Game In My Town...
Posted by on Monday, March 30, 2009 in - 2 comments
So, aside from the fact that I was not a contestant in the Wellie Boot Chuck and that I walked by the Wellie Boot Chuck to actually go to the pub, I thought the Wellie Boot Chuck at one of my favorite pubs on the planet went rather well. See, I was under the impression that the boot chucking was …
Bring Wine To A Restaurant? Why Not Beer To A Pub?
Posted by on Sunday, March 8, 2009 in - 2 comments
I really like this idea from a nightclub at a hotel in Corby, Northamptonshire. Seems like the trade at The Raven isn't what it used to be: • Customers, however, concerned about spending during the recession, are staying at home and the pub is now on the brink of closure. Just a handful of … read more »
