The Pub Curmudgeon

Amidst all the excitement surrounding news of lockdowns and tiers, Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland (which seems to be the new name ...

Tom Kerridge’s TV series on saving the British pub has turned the spotlight on the activities of the large tied pubcos. To many people, the ...

Some people regard supermarket loyalty cards as an invasion of privacy, but I have to say I’m not too bothered about the Tesco Clubcard so l...

I was kindly sent a review copy of the 2021 Pub Life Calendar . Its creator Michael describes it as “a fun take on characters I’ve seen in...

I have to say I had my doubts when I heard that a TV series on Saving the British Pub was going to be hosted by celebrity chef Tom Kerridge...

No chance of being able to advertise these tempting artisan cakes Still deep in the Covid crisis, and with the end of the Brexit transit...

Yesterday, Boris Johnson announced a new national lockdown lasting four weeks until the end of November. Not surprisingly, as before, hospit...

My local pub was built in 1939 and its fabric remains little altered since then. Around the walls of the lounge are a series of little push-...

When the new restrictions on how pubs could operate were imposed in the middle of September, many people expressed the view that their comb...

Last Sunday I tweeted the following from one of my local Wetherspoon’s, which was met with a surprisingly vituperative response. Just encou...

On Monday, the government set out a system of tiers of lockdown restrictions to standardise the various local rules in place across England....

The bar counter is a key element in a pub. It allows it to showcase the products that are available and highlight any new launches or lines ...

The official NHS test and trace app was launched last Thursday, and has reportedly already been downloaded more than 10 million times. It is...

I’m conscious that this blog has turned into a running commentary on the government’s Covid policy, but given the way it has dominated the n...

To listen to some in the media, you would think that the pub trade is out of the woods now. Drinkers have flocked back since they reopened o...