The Pub Curmudgeon

Around this time of year, many bloggers come up with lists of “Golden Pints” which they have enjoyed during the previous twelve months. Now,...

There are plenty of things that occasionally go on in pubs which are either illegal or in contravention of some code of practice. People are...

Over recent years, the rise of craft beer has been paralleled by a similar growth in craft spirits, with new distilleries springing up for t...

The run-up to Christmas invariably sees brewers bringing out a rash of special seasonal beers. Most of these seem to follow a common bluepri...

And no, it’s not the closure of the Forth Bridge , it’s the effect on the licensed trade of last year’s reduction of the drink-drive limit ,...

I recently reported how my local Tesco Extra had taken the axe to its beer offer , removing several lines that I regularly bought. So I thou...

I recently spotted an interesting post from Jules Gray, a beer blogger I hadn’t come across before, entitled Craft Beer as a Subculture . ...

I recently looked up the Facebook page of a pub that I’ve liked in the past, but haven’t visited recently. I noticed that the page had been ...

For many years, pubs have had items on their menus that are described as “pies”, but which in fact are stews or casseroles with a pastry l...

It’s become part of the folklore of CAMRA that, at the time it was formed, real ale had virtually disappeared in the UK, and was just kept g...

...but not a place to sit. I think it was on Martin Taylor’s blog that he made a comment that he had gone into a pub and, despite a plethor...

The High Grove is a Hydes pub in the middle of a housing estate in Gatley, one of Stockport’s satellite villages. Apparently Hydes want to ...

Over the years, brewers have perceived many threats to the viability of their business, often associated with younger customers shunning pub...

Burger King have recently announced that they are going to apply for an alcohol licence for four of their outlets on an experimental basis. ...

In a recent blogpost, Tandleman described a trip round Lees Brewery , in which the tour guide said "Of course, you won't approve of...