Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
Our Four Points Dinner With Best Brews
Posted by on Saturday, September 29, 2007 in - 2 comments
Remember Sheraton's Four Points hotel chain did that search for a Chief Beer Officer? Well, they picked one, Scott Kerkmans, and last night we were invited by friends to share the blowing of a gift certificate and, lo and behold, it was for our local Four Points and their Sizzles restaurant. And …
Paul Goes To Alsace
Posted by on Saturday, September 8, 2007 in - 2 comments
We've recently been on holiday to the Alsace, a very fine part of France. Having decided not to rush to get to our destination we took the over-night ferry to Holland, followed by a planned stop in Liege, Belgium the next night. When looking for a place to stop on our journey we ignored the advice …
Knut Goes To Scotland
Posted by on Monday, September 3, 2007 in - 3 comments
The trend of splitting up European nations into smaller units seems to be over for the time being. There is Kosovo, of course. And then, possibly, a part of a union that has lasted for centuries, and where nationalism seemed to us outsiders to be mostly a joke. Scotland. I've been in Scotland …
Cape Fear Wine and Beer, Wilmington, North Carolina
Posted by on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 in - 1 comment
How does one graciously respond when you ask the waitress what style a beer is that you’ve not heard of and you’re trying to pick a pitcher for three people and her response is, "it’s an ale." All I could think was that doesn’t help me and I ordered it anyways. • This scenario would never have …
My Favorite Beer Lover Of The Day
Posted by on Thursday, August 2, 2007 in - 1 comment
Scanning around the internet for a news item or two, I often come across a snippet I like...like this one from the Swindon Advertiser: • “"Many drinkers at the Cellar are members of the Swindon branch of the Campaign for Real Ale, and so it was in awe of their drinking experience that I tried … read more »
Kids And The Pub
Posted by on Friday, July 27, 2007 in - 7 comments
Just a question while the entries to the The Good Beer Blog Flying Dog Summer Gonzo-thon contest come in. What do you think of kids being in bars with their family? When I moved to Ontario from Atlantic Canada in the early 1990s, it was quite the thing to see kids in central Canadian bars at …
Josh Finds Kolsch On Tap In North Carolina
Posted by on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in - 6 comments
For my wife's last Friday working downtown we decided to pop into the Raleigh Times Bar after she got off work. This bar is one of the trendy new establishments that have sprung up as a result of Raleigh's initiative to revitalize downtown. Housed in the headquarters of the now extinct Raleigh …
Josh Goes To Mitch's Tavern, Raleigh, NC, USA
Posted by on Monday, June 4, 2007 in - 3 comments
Today, we introduce a new writer here at A Good Beer Blog, Josh Marlow, who wrote this when I asked him about himself: • “I'm 25, living in Raleigh, NC, and recently married. I have a degree in chemical engineering and a degree in English. We both have families in Asheville, which is probably … read more »
Session 4: What Is My Local Brew?
Posted by on Friday, June 1, 2007 in - 5 comments
This is the fourth session. Session number four. I did number two but that is, like, two sessions ago. Now we are under orders. Where before we spoke of things like stout, dubbels and milds, Gastronomic Fight Club now we speak of the local in beer as was suggested, nay, demanded by Blogmaster …
Vermont: Madison Brewing Co., Bennington
Posted by on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in - 5 comments
It's hard sometimes to judge a brewpub on one visit. It's a bit harder to do so on a long run when you need a break and get it even if Andy Crouch has given you fair warning to expect less than you might want. Having said that, we liked the place. First, during an early afternoon shift, it was kid …
