The pub is a great British invention. Here, experts pick their favourites for Sunday lunch, picturesque settings, craft beer, history and more. All (but one) are child- and dog-friendly
Category Archives: beer
10 of the best brewery tap rooms in Europe: readers’ tips
Our tipsters try everything from a Peak District brewpub crawl to a beer in Ukraine named in ‘honour’ of Vladimir Putin
Former London strip joint wins Camra pub conservation award
Scottish Stores close to King’s Cross station is singled out as an example of how to bring a much-loved urban landmark back to life
Vilnius’ thriving – and refreshingly cheap – craft beer scene
Vilnius is Europe’s cheapest city and its artisan beers are a bargain. Beer blogger Liz Dodd explores the cellar bars beneath medieval streets, and taps into Lithuania’s ancient brewing tradition
Top 10 craft beer pubs in east London
Amid the waterways and warehouses of east London are the breweries and pubs that give the area its reputation as the epicentre of the UK craft beer movement
Top 10 craft beer pubs in Birmingham
As craft beer fans head to the Birmingham Beer Bash this weekend, we go in search of the pubs serving the city’s superlative ales
Drunken Badger
Party animal discovered surrounded by seven empty beer bottles, along with two more hidden in bushes, believed to have been stolen from beachgoers
Hop to it: a craft beer tour of north Wales
A thriving community of breweries and micro-breweries has created a craft ale boom in the region. And what better souvenir than a case of beer that you’ve designed yourself?
Top 10 craft beer bars in Budapest
Already known for its lively nightlife, the Hungarian capital is also experiencing a boom of new microbreweries and specialist ale producers – which are celebrated at Főzdefeszt, a beer and street food festival that runs from 5-7 June
Top 10 craft beer pubs in Leeds
Yorkshire may be the spiritual home of traditional English bitter, but in Leeds new-wave ale is so prevalent it is arguably the UK’s craft beer capital, full of brewers’ tap rooms, traditional boozers and even an Indian street-food venue