Italy was never the sort of place I’d have considered for a beer trip. Wine, scenery and history, yes; beer, definitely not. But the appe...

Back in the summer when the sun was shining and the pubs were busy I was on my annual trip down to Cornwall, exploring some pubs along th...

In May last year we were sad to hear of the passing of Vidmantas Laurinavičius. Vidmantas was the expert on all things beer and brewing i...

Blimey, it’s only Tuesday. As you’ve probably gathered, my 170 pub crawl has been put on hold. Or has it? The Government’s advice on pubs...

Despite a rich brewing history, Oxford has in recent years had very few “brewery taps”. At the end of the last century just before Morrel...

Swan and Castle (#27) Four of Oxford’s pubs took advantage of the traditionally quiet post New Year period to carry out some refurbishmen...

Last Wednesday, Oxford CAMRA celebrated all thing pubs and beer with its annual awards night at the St Aldates Tavern. True to form, I to...

Lighthouse (#19) I walk past this pub nearly every day, but I confess I drink here very infrequently. It’s a tall, thin Victorian buildin...

My Thursday night out plotted a route around Carfax, considered by some to be the centre of the city. The Carfax Triangle, as I have call...

I’m not as nostalgic as I used to be. I really miss that. But this was a change to wallow in some pub nostalgia, as we travelled the sout...