It’s no place for old men (or women) and Siena’s ‘on top of an upturned pudding basin’ geography might account more for the health of the population than the Mediterranean diet. Anyway, […]
La Diana, Siena
Richard Coldwell
Writer and photographer: Beer and Pubs
Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds
I quite like the Cuthbert B, although I went off it after a succession of poor pints a while back. Not so now, because current manager Mark Rinder is making a real […]
The Dragon, Worcester – a Church End Brewery pub
This was the best quality ale in Worcester by far. It actually got better when we popped back for a second try. Probably because there was next to no one in at […]
The Lamb & Flag, Worcester
Some might think I’m really stringing out this ‘Proper Day Out’ in Worcester. Retired Martin knocked it off in a few days and Pubcurmudgeon succinctly accounted for it in two posts? By […]
Mostodolce, Firenze
Another Italian bar selling cask ale. And yes it definitely is. In this case it’s the Mostodolce brewery tap in Florence, which in my opinion is the #1 place to go for a beer in Florence, if decent beer and a pub style atmosphere is what you are really after. Six keg lines and one […]
Firefly, Worcester
If this had been once been a pub then it would have been a travesty. On the other hand, if the place had been something else before then they’ve done a pretty […]
Nomadic Beer’s Unopen tap room, Green hopped beers and other things
This is where we hired that van from, wasn’t it? Yeah. It’s round the back of it somewhere. Actually Nomadic Brewery’s new premises are down the side of the Enterprise Car Rental […]
King Charles’ House, Worcester
The King Charles House was meant to be the convergence of the ‘Proper Day Out in Worcester’ temporary cask/keg split. Sadly it didn’t happen, well it did, just on the pavement outside, […]
The Cardinal’s Hat, Worcester
So what exactly is the Cardinal’s hat? Often a Zucchetto, could be a Biretta, on ceremonial occasions may be a Mitre. The type of hat painted on the pub’s sign is the […]
Eagle Vaults, Worcester
The entry in my notebook detailing the arrival of Retired Martin and his mate is timed at 1557hrs, your Honour. … Yes Sir, the crawl did begin at around 1130hrs. … Yes, […]
