Craft Beer Hipster Bars in Manchester City Centre

Obviously a city like Manchester has many places to drink beer, but where better to have…

My favourite craft brewery-run bars in Manchester

Manchester may have a number of breweries with actual brewtaps, but not every decent brewery-led bar…

My Six Best Brewtaps in Manchester City Centre

Manchester has a heck of a lot of places to drink, for sure, including a lot…

My Six Favourite Pubs In Stalybridge

Stalybridge isn’t a town on many people’s radar; it’s noted for being somewhere you pass through…

All The Pubs In Central Salford

It’s possibly unlikely you’ll be doing a pub crawl of central Salford, because, I mean, Manchester…

My First Beer Spa

The last evening of my Press Trip to the Plsen area was scheduled for a beer…

Beer in Plsen

Plsen, a city in the west of Czechia, is famous for its beer. Indeed it’s the…

A Tour of Pilsner Urquell Brewery

In September 2022 I was on a PressTrip to Plsen, and as part of that, we…

Podcast #063: Have A Beer With The Barefoot Backpacker

Welcome to Episode 063 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Some while ago,…

Podcast #062: Czech Beer Press Trip

Welcome to Episode 062 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode, the…

Is German Beer the best beer?

When people think of beer, they automatically think of Germany, and rave about the qualities of…

Podcast #036: Spirits & Wines Around The World

Welcome to Episode 36 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. We’re back to…