Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
Found A Place I'd Never Found But Didn't Have A Beer
Posted by on Saturday, June 11, 2011 in - 2 comments
Squeezed in between leaving the Sox's thrashing of the Jays and retrieving the family from a showing of The Lion King in time for a three hour drive home, I walked around the block near Adelaide and John only to come across Smokeless Joe. I stepped through the door at the tiny dark bar, balanced …
When Is A Beer Garden Not A Beer Garden?
Posted by on Sunday, May 29, 2011 in - 6 comments
I was reading jealously in the NYT this weekend about the new wave of beer gardens in New York when I came something that made me ask what exactly the heck they were talking about: • Beer gardens have achieved such cultural ascendancy that even grand masters are getting into the act. Recently …
Pittsburg Pirates Demand Loser Pride From Fans
Posted by on Monday, May 16, 2011 in - 7 comments
Apparently, the Pittsburgh Pirates have some heaping pile of loser pride - enough to take on someone who believes in the civic good and consoles their long-suffering fans: • "I've never heard of anything so ridiculous," said Estelle Aversa, who owns the Stroll Inn. A sign in front of the bar on …
All That Base Ball Was Really About That Pitcher
Posted by on Sunday, May 8, 2011 in - 3 comments
I indulged in my other odd hobby yesterday. 1860s - 70s base ball. Two words. No gloves. No sliding. The ball springs off the bat with about as much zip as an Edam cheese would. Underhand pitching and bats that are like swinging a 2 x 4 fresh from the lumber yard. I put the thing together with …
Will The CAMRA Beer Bus Really Save The Rural Pub?
Posted by on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in - 4 comments
I am not sure if this is a great idea or one bound to fail: • The 16-seater bus will take drinkers from Colchester town centre to pubs across the area from next month. The Real Ale Runabouts will give 26 watering holes that are not well served by public transport a much-needed boost … read more »
OK, Maybe German Beer Halls Are The New Thing
Posted by on Sunday, April 10, 2011 in - 1 comment
So, with yet another article about German beer halls and beer gardens in the US, is it now officially a trend... as if there was an Office of Trends to declare such things: • ...finding a Manhattan space large enough for an authentic beer garden is a big challenge, as Jon Bloostein, owner of …
Trendy German Inspired Beer Bars In Los Angeles?
Posted by on Friday, March 18, 2011 in - 3 comments
This is an interesting story in the Los Angeles Time during a week awash in green beer and all things Irish: • Last month, Angelenos saw the debut of nighttime hangs SteingartenLA and Berlin Currywurst, and in the coming months at least two more spots serving up German-themed late-night thrills …
Beer Lines So Dirty It Was Surprising Beer Could Flow
Posted by on Monday, February 28, 2011 in - 9 comments
Gak. Yik. Gross. Gross Me Blue: • Industry insiders say there's a dirty, little secret that needs to be exposed. The problem they say is dirty beer lines, the lines connect the keg to the tap. "It's one of the big, big problems in the industry," Luke Purcell, of Great Lakes Brewing said. Purcell …
Beer Shop: Beers Of The World, Henrietta, New York
Posted by on Sunday, January 9, 2011 in - 6 comments
A long drive into western and central and then northern New York saw me complete the loop of Lake Ontario over the weekend. We had a memorial service to attend and as I had done the 401 the weekend before, I was not eager to see the Big Apple four times in eight days. So, it was Lockport …
Ontario: Fryfogel's Tavern, Near New Hamburg, Perth Co.
Posted by on Monday, January 3, 2011 in - 4 comments
Ever since I opened my copy of Julia Robert's In Mixed Company, a history of the taverns of Upper Canada from the 1780s to the 1850s, I have wondered how many of our Upper Canadian pioneer taverns there might be left out there. Well, I passed one today - the Fryfogel Tavern - and thought I would …
