The Pub Curmudgeon

Over the years, I’ve come across people who have an intense interest in hi-fi, but are totally cloth-eared when it comes to music, and other...

I remember the first time I bought a pint of bitter – when slightly underage – in 1976. It cost 21p. Now, obviously there has been a great d...

One of the reasons marketeers put forward for people buying premium bottled ales is to give themselves a treat. And a growing category that ...

On my journey to work, there are two pubs within half a mile of each other with their freehold up for sale. They are both prominent, strikin...

As there had been so much discussion about cider duty, I thought I would run a poll to find out how often blog readers drank cider. This has...

I reported recently that the official advice to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day had been shown to have only a negligible imp...

As several other commentators have pointed out, Labour’s 2005 election manifesto included the following commitment: “We will legislate to e...

Edinburgh pubs face a new threat from City Council plans to restrict their capacity if they don’t have enough female toilets . Under new bui...

I was a touch surprised recently to read that one beer blogger (some young whipper-snapper, I think) was occasionally in the habit of drinki...

Another sacred cow of Healthism has been slaughtered with the news that scientists have discovered that the magic “five a day” portions of f...

Good news for cider producers and drinkers that the government’s plan to increase duty across the board by 10% above inflation has been shel...

I recently had the occasion to drive along Victoria Avenue in Higher Blackley, Manchester, for the first time in a number of years. Along he...

In yet another attack on drinkers, The Publican reports that the government are planning to introduce drinking licences as a means of curb...

I recently concluded a poll asking the question “Should the UK drink-driving limit be reduced from 80mg to 50mg?” There were no less than 14...

Managed house operator Mitchells & Butlers have announced that they are planning a “rapid” exit from wet-led pubs , and intend to focus ...