What the Romans do for us…

Birra del Borgo, Baladin, and BrewFist are names well recognisable to serious drinkers in the UK as they can often be found on the taps at some of our more interesting specialist beer bars and discerning bottle shops. But there is always something particularly appealing about sampling beers in their natural habitat of their domestic…

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A little bit of Italy in Chiswick

The cafés, galleries, wine bars and fromageries on the leafy lanes of Chiswick in the spring sunshine can sometimes make you feel like you’re on holiday on the continent. At The Italian Job (@TheItalianJobW4), a new, Italian craft beer gastropub, there is no question which country you’ve been transported to. For many people, Italian beer means…

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Lokal – a top Prague concept

    For me Lokal in Prague gets that balance between beer and food perfectly. It’s something that can often be a problem in the UK as we all know gastropubs simply aren’t pubs. They don’t work. Lokal is a mini chain that dispenses beer from the famed tanks – with both the Pilsner and…

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