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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.