Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
An Ordinary Bar in Bayonne, France
Posted by on Sunday, November 21, 2004 in - 7 comments
Cold November late afternoon. I'm entering an ordinary bar in Bayonne, in front of the market. There are half a dozen of customers, drinking coffee, tea, milk with chocolate. The bartender says a loud “hello” as I sit at the bar. I often sit on bar chair, lean on the counter. • “Bartender: What …
Nova Scotia: Maxwell's Plum, Halifax
Posted by on Saturday, November 6, 2004 in - 32 comments
As I've mentioned at my bio on the sidebar, I've noticed that Maxwell's Plum, a pub in downtown Halifax, is now offering 160 brands of beer, with 60 brands on tap. I haven't been by yet, but I promise some dedicated reportage in the coming months. I'm thinking of maybe going at them alphabetically …
Parkview Hotel, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Posted by on Thursday, August 5, 2004 in - leave a comment
In Lititz amongst the good and early to bed set. Festooned. All I could think of was "festooned". And of cold beer. Mighty fine looking.
The Merchant, Kingston, Ontario
Posted by on Saturday, April 17, 2004 in - 1 comment
Being in Ontario during the hockey playoffs is the right place to be. There is a pervasive legitimacy about being Leafs fans that you just don't get in the Maritimes with the mix of allegances for the Habs, the Bruins and whatever team is good this week. We watched the win over the Senators last …
The Queen's Inn, Kingston, Ontario
Posted by on Saturday, April 3, 2004 in - leave a comment
Another day another pub exterior. • When I was going up to find the back view of the Royal Tavern the other day, I passed this pub and realized that it said established 1839 on the awning. For those of you in outside of North America, this may not be extraordinary but for Canada - especially …
Pilot House, Kingston, Ontario
Posted by on Thursday, April 1, 2004 in - 1 comment
Another in my occasional series on the pubs of Kingston. This is at the corner • of King Street and Johnson. Half a fish and chip shop, half pub. This is our • version of Chess's of St. John's, Murphy's of Truro except it has Guinness on • tap. Your choice of fish and chips includes smoked …
The Royal Tavern, Kingston, Ontario
Posted by on Saturday, March 27, 2004 in - 4 comments
My days of bar hopping are long past. The five and a half years of rural life which wrapped up a year ago did its best to kill the habit geographically as did the advent of kids. There are, however, things that are habits and things that are personality traits and I think that the architecture of …
Old Speckled Hen, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Posted by on Sunday, March 7, 2004 in - 1 comment
To the west of City Hall on Ontario Street there are a row of watering holes including the nearest, the Old Speckled Hen, which is a bit of a faux pub but not a bad faux pub in an 1809 building discussed earlier. • Sadly it does not even sell Old Speckled Hen, a loverly hoppy ESB now made by …
Midtown Tavern, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posted by on Friday, November 7, 2003 in - 33 comments
Midtown Tavern, R.I.P. • David Swick has the whole story in Halifax Daily News: • “ • A city that prides itself on its heritage, and a legendary tavern whose days are numbered. Sounds like a match made in tippling heaven. Operators of the Midtown Tavern in downtown Halifax have applied to …
