Posts Tagged: Pubs and Tavs
Top Five Bars in Rochester, NY
Posted by on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 in - 11 comments
This is more for me that you. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has a column called "The Beer Guys" and, today, they list the tops bars in town: • “So here's our list. Agree, disagree. Who cares? It's our column: • MacGregor's Grill & Tap Room. There are five in our area: Rochester …
Gritty McDuff's, Portland and Freeport, Maine, USA
Posted by on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 in - 6 comments
Gritty McDuff's Brewpub, Portland • I got to visit both the Portland and Freeport locations of the oldest brewpub in Maine within 24 hours. I am glad to say the brew in each is fine even if the setting of the Freeport pub is a bit rough. It is a bit like drinking in an old storage shed though …
Britain's Smallest Pub
Posted by on Monday, April 4, 2005 in - 13 comments
For as long as I can remember there has been debate about the smallest pub in the UK. For long periods, the Nutshell, in my home town of Bury St Edmunds has be proclaimed as that smallest pub. The other contender, the pretender to the throne, is the Smiths Arms in Dorset. The Nutshell is a timber …
Beer Bloggers Meetup in China
Posted by on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 in - 5 comments
I liberated the Unabrewer from the hotel he was stuck at near Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Sunday night. Together we checked out two of the better reviewed brewpubs in Shanghai: the • Shanghai Bund Brewage Co (SBBC) and Le Bar/Brauhaus. • The SBBC is located on 11 Hankou Rd …
New York's Oldest Bars
Posted by on Saturday, March 12, 2005 in - leave a comment
I am a huge fan of the not blog Forgotten New York and its regular and comprehensive investigations of some aspect or another of New York's architectural heritage. This week we have a study on some of the oldest bars in New York City.
The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, New York
Posted by on Sunday, March 6, 2005 in - leave a comment
The last of what Lew Bryson has called "the triumvirate" of Syracuse's temples to ale, the Blue Tusk, was my favorite for the mood of the day. Much Middle Ages on tap as well as Stone and Victory and even Blue Lite for who knows why. Loud and chatty, we walked in and immediately got into a two and …
New York: Awful Al's Whiskey and Cigar Bar, Syracuse
Posted by on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 in - leave a comment
Never was a beer from Stone so appropriate... • We only stopped in Awful Al's briefly when walking between Clark's and the Blue Tusk. Two reasons. I was told to stop taking photos and it is a reminder of how great the anti-smoking laws are for the consumption of fine beers. It is, however, the …
Clark's Ale House, Syracuse, New York
Posted by on Sunday, February 27, 2005 in - leave a comment
Click above for bigger beauty • I came away from a visit to Clark's Ale House knowing I should visit it again in a different circumstance. In the middle of a semi-sub-roaring tour of the town with friends, the quiet of Clark's was a little disconcerting and, given a wrong moment, felt like …
Ice Cold Beer v. Brauhaus
Posted by on Saturday, February 26, 2005 in - 2 comments
Ice • Cold Beer (ICB) is on Emerald Hill, just off the overcrowded Orchard Road shopping district, and is a decent spot for an afternoon escape or a happy-hour indulgence. On the rare occasions that I have had to brave Orchard on a weekend afternoon, I generally have wound up at ICB for a pint …
Oh, So Bitter!
Posted by on Saturday, February 19, 2005 in - 3 comments
From the Golden Lion Pub and Brewery in Lennoxville, QC, comes Bishop's Best Bitter. I picked up a 500 ml bottle from my local depanneur, which specializes in imported beers and Quebec microbrews. • I've had the Golden Lion's so-called flagship brew -- Lion's Pride -- several times before. They …
