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The History of Your Local Pub

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Ponto

The local pub – or bar for our American friends – is a staple in your social life, a place of fun, friendship, and pain (if you overindulge, that is). In many places, pubs and bars are hubs of the community – serving as the primary meeting place for everything from a few pints after

American Beer – Living in the shadow of Prohibition

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Marc Henshall

Prohibition is one of the most peculiar chapters in American history. Arguably, it is single handedly responsible for destroying the American beer scene – leaving a small number of large brewers to essentially run a monopoly for many years to come. Therefore, when I heard about a fascinating exhibition touring the US called American Spirits – The