Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
Brodie Visits Pub Italia, Ottawa, Ontario
Posted by on Thursday, March 15, 2007 in - 7 comments
In this post we introduce sometime comment maker, full time lurker Brodie as a writer here on A Good Beer Blog. He wrote me an email that started like this: • “Hey Al - I wanted to drop you a note and a few pics of my recent field trip to Pub Italia in Ottawa. The restaurant is located in …
Bier Markt, Toronto, Ontario
Posted by on Friday, February 23, 2007 in - 2 comments
Just a short note. Last night, I visited Bier Markt in the Big Smoke for the second time, the first being a short stop waiting to jump on a train at nearby Union Station with nothing but a Rochefort 6 to keep me company. The gathering was a small bloggy get together hanging out with these three …
Smoking Bans And Beer
Posted by on Thursday, February 22, 2007 in - 10 comments
Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's biggest brewer, is reporting that it will suffer because of the ban on smoking in pubs - but is that really the case? • “The ban on smoking in public places in England this summer will contribute to falling beer sales across the country, with the number of pints of …
Paul Goes to Two Cambridge Pubs
Posted by on Friday, February 16, 2007 in - 1 comment
“[Alan here. Before we get into this post, the third of Paul's series this week, I just have to point out my gratitude for these contributions as well as all those of all those who get to post here - Knut, Gary, Donavan and the rest. And I have to say that I had a hard time cropping Paul's …
Paul Goes To The Laxfield Low House, Suffolk, England
Posted by on Monday, February 12, 2007 in - 9 comments
I’ve never been to a pub quite like the Laxfield Low House. First up that’s not its proper name, but it’s what the locals call it. Its official name is The Kings Head, an Adnams pub now, but it is the stuff of legend. I’ve known of it for a number of years but have never managed to get to it … read more »
What Makes a Good Local?
Posted by on Saturday, February 3, 2007 in - 5 comments
I was recently down in Baltimore revisiting the beer scene that I covered last year during Saint Patrick's Day or actually Saint Patrick's week. I discovered a bar or taproom called Max's. As a certified beer nerd I took one look at Max's beer selection and was suitably impressed. They have 70 …
Knut Goes To The World's Northernmost Bar
Posted by on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in - 3 comments
Kroa, Spitzbergen • Three hours by plane straight north from Oslo, excluding 45 minutes stopover in Tromsø, and you arrive at Longyearbyen airport. It is minus 20 degrees Celsius, but the gale hits you as you exit from the plane and run for the terminal building. It is pitch dark, which … read more »
The Ladies And Escorts Door
Posted by on Saturday, January 13, 2007 in - 6 comments
I have only encountered the vestiges of this movement twice. Once with the LBR (or Lady's Beverage Room) on Spring Garden Road in Halifax, NS and again at the Douglas Tavern in Renfrew Co., Ontario according to the sign at one end saying "Ladies and Escorts" - the separation of the Canadian sexes …
Paul Goes to Nottingham
Posted by on Thursday, January 11, 2007 in - 1 comment
To the green wood, men! • Well, not really...but a few days before Christmas I was lucky enough to make a trip to Nottingham on business, and stop over there. The company I work for owns a factory in Beeston, so first port of call after finishing work was a visit to the Victoria Hotel there … read more »
Best Beer Headine Of 2006
Posted by on Saturday, December 30, 2006 in - leave a comment
There are a lot of ugly headlines about dumb and nasty things done with some passing connection to beer. Then there are others that make you smile: • “Thirsty German sells beagle to buy beer • A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer …
