The Pub Curmudgeon

Last Thursday, the local CAMRA branch presented its Pub of the Month award to the Fletcher Moss in Didsbury. It’s an excellent pub well des...

Over the years, the subject of Wetherspoons has been extensively discussed on here, and in general the conclusion has been that, while they ...

On the right is a photo of the new Morrisons M-Local store that opened this week on the site of the former Four Heatons pub (originally the ...

In 1989, after strenuous lobbying by CAMRA, the government of the day brought in the Beer Orders, which were widely expected to usher in a n...

It’s a characteristic of alcohol that if you enjoy it a bit too much you will be made to pay later on in the form of a hangover. Different...

This week there has been a sad story in the media about a case in which the Court of Appeal has been asked to rule whether a woman who dran...

The thorny subject of short measures in pubs, and whether we need legislation to ensure a full liquid pint, has once again reared its head o...

In the early years of CAMRA, it was recognised that pubs and real ale were inextricably linked. Without pubs, there would be no real ale. It...

The other week I called in to the Ship at Styal, an attractive Cheshire country pub that has recently been refurbished by multiple operators...

I happened to come across this graphic on Twitter the other day, and thought it would be worthy of a retweet. I scarcely expected the vol...

My last post referred to the imminent reduction of the drink-drive limit in Scotland. On a non-beer-related forum I frequent, this led to a ...

Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill has put a dampener on Scotland’s upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations by promising to cu...

Tandleman writes here about his very positive experience of drinking in the Mill Road area of Cambridge. This is an area of densely-packed ...

With an impressive 119 votes, the poll on wi-fi in pubs shows almost two-thirds (64%) either being indifferent or seeing its absence as a ...

Some years ago, it was not uncommon for pubs to employ people with mild learning disabilities as potmen to collect empty glasses. They may n...