Xian is probably best known as the place you stay when visiting the breathtaking Terracota Army. It’s the oldest of the ancient capitals having accommodated thirteen dynasties since 221 BCE and is […]
Richard Coldwell
Writer and photographer: Beer and Pubs
Arrow Factory Brewing, Sanlitun, Beijing
Many new wave craft brewers in Beijing started up brewing in the Hútòngs. If you missed the Great Leap Brewing post I’ll re-define the meaning; Hútòng – a type of narrow street […]
京A, Beijing
Don’t be fooled when you walk in 京A, or Jing A in pinyin, walking through the unassuming entrance you just see a small bar in front of you. Keep going, turning left […]
Rupert Brooke, Rugby
When in a new place, where do you go for something to eat after eight pubs? An easy one this, you head to the nearest Wetherspoons, especially if you’re interested in the […]
The Half Moon, Rugby
I’m not sure why we went in here on the Beer and Pubs Forum Proper Day Out? I’ll re-phrase that, had I not been part of our merry little group there is […]
Rugby Tap
A pub with no bar! A micro-pub to be precise, no confusion whatsoever here. Quite busy at half past four on a Friday afternoon. I think we got the last spare seats. […]
Crafty Banker, Rugby
Whenever you go on a ‘Proper Day Out’ and stay over in a strange town there’s always that one pub you just have to go back to. So on leaving the Pub […]
The Squirrel Inn, Rugby
You can tell whether a pub floats my boat or not by the number of photos I take. There’s only five here. The outside was a real bugger to capture and I […]
The Victoria, Rugby
The Pubcurmudgeon makes a good distinction in his account of our recent day out to Rugby, drawing our attention to the difference between Pub People and Beer People. In terms of Pubiness […]
Why Beertown Malton is my favourite beer festival
I’ll add a rider here and say favourite medium to large beer festival, because my favourite small festival has got to be Clifford Champion Beer Festival the tenth edition of which is […]