Here is the definitive guide to the UK’s micropubs: small, owner-managed pubs with an uncompromising focus on cask-conditioned craft beers and ales, personal service and good conversation. No electronic games; no table football; no gassy beer or lager; only the simplest bar snacks. Unique features of the book include quotes from the regulars, tourist attractions nearby to combine your micropub visit with a pleasant outing, as well as information on the best craft beers and local microbreweries.
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Mark Dredge writes about beer, food and travel. His first book, Craft Beer World, looks at some of the most interesting and delicious craft beers you can find. Book two, Beer & Food, is the ultimate look at combining beer with food. His third book saw him travel the world in search of the answer to the question: What is the best beer in the world? His fourth book is called Cooking with Beer, featuring around 70 recipes all using beer as a key ingredient.
He’s a multiple award-winning writer, having won the British Guild of Beer Writers Beer and Food Writer of the Year in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016, plus Beer and Travel Writer of the Year in 2016. He’s been published in print and online around the world and is an international beer judge.
He lives in London, England.
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A pocket-sized, travelers’ guide to some of the best walking and best pubs in the Peak District. The book also explores some of the region’s fascinating industrial heritage and has useful information about local transport and accommodation.
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This book is a culmination of more than a decade looking and thinking about pubs of all kinds. With a huge current interest in craft beer and pubs, this is a timely reflection on the various different guises of the English pub throughout the 20th century, from early working pubs, architecturally modern pubs of the 1950s and 60s, to mock-Tudor roadside pubs, corner locals and 1980s theme pubs.
Boak and Bailey, award-winning beer writers, have their own inimitable, informative and entertaining writing style that has made their beer blog so highly regarded.
Meticulously researched, engagingly written and highly informative, this is the definitive book about the social history and culture of a particularly British institution.
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Walk up a thirst with this pack of three great walking guides that put real ale pubs at the centre of every route.
This pack includes London Pub Walks (cover price £11.99), Yorkshire Pub Walks (cover price £9.99) and Wild Pub Walks (cover price £11.99).
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Join the author Daniel Neilson on 22 walks in beautiful remote or mountain landscape, each with one or more great pubs – often with historical significance – at journey’s end. The book is aimed at the large market of hill walkers who enjoy long days out followed by some refreshing beer in a welcoming pub.
The areas covered are: Peak District; Lake District; Highlands/Islands; Scottish Borders; Snowdonia; Pembrokeshire/South Wales; North York Moors National Park; and Yorkshire Dales National Park. The walks vary in the level of challenge, from long walks in lower-lying areas to Grade 1 scrambles.
Published: 22nd May 2017
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A highly quaffable collection of quotes about beer, pubs and drinking.
Excerpts from radio, theatre and other media are also included.
‘A lovely little book to dip into whilst you are supping a late night ale‘ – David Harris, British Guild of Beer Writers.
‘A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation’ – William Blake
‘A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it is better to be thoroughly sure’ – Czech proverb
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Refreshed and revitalised, this CAMRA best-seller is the ideal companion for the beer-curious London pedestrian. Over 200 pubs are embraced by more than 30 walks, with each journey of exploration defined by clear mapping and instructions, detailed pub listings and notes on cultural and historic highlights en route.
Published October 2016
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Explore 101 of the best beer and brewing-related days out from around, Britain. This second edition contains many new entries and is packed with details including local accommodation and other nearby attractions.
Published October 2015
‘You will find museums, stately homes, farms, battlefields, coastal paths and, of course, some of the UK’s most fascinating pubs, all gathered together, and arranged by region, in this neat, clearly laid-out volume.’ Jeff Evans, Inside Beer
This book is a sheer delight. It underscores the way in which beer are brewing are part of the warp and weft of the British way of life.’ Roger Protz, Protz on Beer
Tim Hampson is Chair of the British Guild of Beer Writers, and an established beer writer and author. He writes for the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent and What’s Brewing, CAMRA’s monthly newspaper.
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Find Your way to a great pint with this comprehensive guide to 375 pubs serving real ale in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Scottish Borders. An independent guide compiled by local CAMRA members from their extensive knowledge of the pubs. List the real ale selection and lots of useful information for every pub. Plus details of all the local breweries and their beers.
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