Every time I am in France I end up drinking lager. And it is always Leffe. Now I like Leffe, but it isn’t ale. It is passable Belgian Beer.
I promised Enrico (my Italian friend) that – on my next trip to France – I would bring some English ale for him to try. So I [...]

Feature ales always surface when there is a national event where England are involved. Pubs all over the country start having guest ales like ‘Golden Glory’ – all sporting the England flag on the pump – luring the ale drinker to give it a go. I’ve tried a few myself and haven’t been overly impressed.
Bottled [...]

Last night I took a friend out for an evening drink and some food – and we ventured out to the ‘Marchmont’ in Hemel Hempstead. This place is significant for a few reasons:

It was my first local when I moved to Hemel Hempstead in 1986
It became my local again in 2002 when I started working [...]

Bottled ale is great if you can find it, so hats off to all the major supermarkets – they do a very good selections: Morrisons are good for price but their range is limited. If you really want to get some ale, try Ocado – the online grocery company. Research into bottled ale was made [...]

A recent trip to Dublin in aid of finding new ales and pubs for Alefinder saw me spend two days searching for Ale and failing miserably.
Seems that if you go to Dublin you have two choices – Guinness or go somewhere else.. They did also have Smithwicks but that really isn’t a choice – it [...]

France may be a great place. Full of beautiful scenery, fabulous wine and great cheese. But one thing they lack is ale. Alefinder.com is all about good ale and where to find it. But you will never see a French Auberge or inn featured on the site.
Now I eat out a lot in Lyon, France [...]