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12 Aug, 2008

Google maps links added to pub reviews

Posted by: Brad In: General| Pubs

So that you don’t have to copy and paste postcodes into google maps to really work out where a pub is, we’re now including direct links to maps of a pub’s location with each review.

09 Aug, 2008

Grain Norfolk Brewery

Posted by: Alan In: Bottles| Breweries| Norfolk

I picked up some new bottles that I’d not seen before from a brewer called Grain Brewery Norfolk. They came via the Classic Car Show at Helmingham Hall. According to the blurb: “Our belief in simplicity and quality means that all our efforts are put into making great beer for you. We have fed your [...]

08 Aug, 2008

The Market Porter, Borough

Posted by: Brad In: London| Pubs

9 Stoney Street, London, SE1 9AA (map)

This my favourite pub for finding ales. They usually have 9 ales on (8 guests and Harvey’s) that they shift pretty quickly, so I’ve never had a bad pint in there either. If you head there for ales, you won’t be alone, there’s always someone in there taking notes [...]

08 Aug, 2008

The Harp, WC2

Posted by: Brad In: London| Pubs

47 Chandos Place, WC2 4HS, UK (map)

Thankfully this isn’t really an Irish pub – as the name would imply. The Harp is definitely a great find for central London, it’s pretty quiet and has plenty of ales. They usually have Harvey’s Sussex Bitter (ABV: 4.0%) and several other guest beers. There’s also suicide door for you as [...]

07 Aug, 2008

Polypins – are they the new bottle?

Posted by: Tony In: Essex| General| Nethergate

For my 40th birthday Brad and I considered getting a barrel of ale from a local Free House. Brad had salvaged a proper Ale pump from a local skip and we reckoned it would be cool to rig one up.
After much faffing about we decided against it – mainly due to the short life of [...]

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07 Aug, 2008

A Day Out In Cambridge

Posted by: Tony In: Cambridgeshire| Pubs

We’ve been away for a long time – but now we’re back. We didn’t stop drinking – we just haven’t posted anything for a long long time.
Last weekend saw Brad and me taking a trip into Cambridge with our other halves. There are myriad pubs in Cambridge (note the correct use of the word myriad) [...]

06 Aug, 2008

New look to Alefinder

Posted by: Brad In: General

Finally, I’ve transitioned Alefinder from Blogger to the vastly superior Wordpress platform. The colour scheme is a bit funky for the moment, bit it will be changing. We’ll be blogging a lot more from now on.


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A work in progress containing: pub recommendations, ales and more importantly letting you know where to find the good stuff in the UK, along with bottled ale reviews.

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