Reading Terminal Market
A selection of pictures from a first visit to the Reading Terminal Market.
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Pubs and beer
Proud to be in London
The benefits of travel to London include the chance to sample the local ales.
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You know you’re famous when …
A first rung of fame is being featured in a new iPhone app offered by the beer review specialists of Pintley.
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Clearing up cultural confusion: Cider
The Setting Recently I was conducting a job interview over Skype, using video. I was speaking with a prospective employee, who was perched in front of a computer at lbdesign’s London office. My colleague was with this prospective employee. As may be evident to regular visitors to this blog, I am currently based in Philadelphia.
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Hidden Gem: Henry’s Bar + Café
As I have written about on chickenmonkeydog.com, I travel about London for work, heading to client meetings and the like. Recently, I wanted to check out one of those pubs that now open early to serve coffees and teas, trying to boost profits by expanding their offerings. Exiting the Green Park Tube station, I climbed
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Brakspear’s Oxford Gold
Last summer, whilst tooling about Henley with friends on a Saturday afternoon, I popped into the liquor store. Checking out the selection of ales, I grabbed a couple of bottles of Brakspear’s Oxford Gold. I like to support my local breweries and Brakspear’s operates out of Witney, which is on the west side of Oxfordshire.
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Oxfordshire Ales Marshmellow
After a long break from writing about the finer things (pubs and beer), I have discovered a new ale worth talking about: Marshmellow by Oxfordshire Ales. I came across this bitter in Tesco and eager to try a local brew, I picked up a bottle. Listening to England thrash Croatia in the World Cup qualifiers,
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Pint of Bitter, Please
Today at the Star Inn in Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, I was reminded of one thing that I really like about country pubs in England: their simplicity. You actually can walk into a country pub and just ask for a pint of bitter. And you get one. The guy or gal behind the bar, more
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