Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
Politics, Pubs, Leadership and Density
Posted by on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in - leave a comment
Interesting observation in the Montreal Gazette today about why it is that the two-dimensional Pub Minister and other cynical forms of political band wagoning over the pub trade has gotten such attention in UK election: • Few commentators question the need to help out a sector of the economy … read more »
One Of The More Interesting Bars In the World Today
Posted by on Saturday, April 17, 2010 in - 1 comment
And it is in Zimbabwe. This account in The Times of London today by the son of the owners of the resort where the bar can be found is hilarious. Imagine coming home for a visit to run into this at the other end of the property: • ...from my left, a tall, beautiful girl, graceful as a gazelle in …
The British Breakfast Bar Makes Sense To Me
Posted by on Thursday, March 11, 2010 in - 7 comments
I hadn't realized that alcohol sales were actually illegal here in Ontario before 11 am until I did a bit of a hospitality training session last year. We are barred from beer and breakfast. I just hadn't been out looking for a mid-moring drink, I guess. Things are different elsewhere. Not only is …
Dutch News: "The Consumer Is Being Taken For A Ride"
Posted by on Monday, February 15, 2010 in - 5 comments
Back from a few days on the road and I am shocked - shocked!! - to find out there is an underworld of bootlegged beer out there. The news today comes from the Netherlands but this could be happening in your home town: • People drinking a beer in Amsterdam have a big chance of it being an …
My First Hospitality Seminar - And What Do I Say?
Posted by on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 in - 3 comments
I like to think I know a thing or two about beer but I probably know diddly when it comes down to it. I go on here and yak at other people's blogs but have I really been put to the test? Well, I have been invited to lead local folk in the hospitality trade through an introduction to good beer and … read more »
Do The Principles Of "The Moon Under Water" Hold?
Posted by on Sunday, November 29, 2009 in - 4 comments
Nothing like nicking an idea from a smarter beer blogger. Pete Brown has waxed about George Orwell by way of introduction to his post about that beer movie called Beertickers: Beyond The Ale. While the movie is likely to be recognized as the best beer movie of the year, Pete's comments about it … read more »
Ontario: Two Evenings In Dark Bars In Toronto
Posted by on Monday, November 23, 2009 in - 1 comment
Beer culture is is such a delicate and hopefully early state of development in Canada - even after all these years - that there are only a few places you hope to find an important work related training course so that when the bell rings and class gets out, well, you have something to do. I found a …
So Maybe Local Might Be Like Olaf The Ugly's Local
Posted by on Monday, October 19, 2009 in - 2 comments
I am thinking of my dream pub again. Something more interesting than the faux Irish pub at the mini-mall.You know, having a Munich beer hall nearby might be all well and good - but am I going to go all the time? This story reminds me that in my dreams I want a Viking beer hall in my neighbourhood …
Is One Bar With 23 Good Taps Better Than 23 With One?
Posted by on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in - 9 comments
This is one of those elemental questions that in the end may well lead to not that much. It may be a personality test. It may speak to your experience or innate preferences. It arose from the article in today's New York Times that started with the very attractive photo taken by Piotr Redlinski at …
Doctor Who On Life In The Pub Then And Now
Posted by on Sunday, October 4, 2009 in - 7 comments
Being a modernly moderate drinker with a writing problem is not my only odd habit you know. While being a beer nerd is all very well and good, among other things I have this little itsy-bitsy thing about 1960s and 70s TV sci-fi shows. I have all the Space: 1999 episodes on DVD as well as the …
