Chips and Beer

Coconut Grove, Bangalore
No. 86, Spencers Building,

Church Street,

Bangalore,

560 001, India

+91 80 25596149

 

Recommended by one who knows.

A leafy retreat with good, competitively priced, beer.

Bushe's Bar

Baltimore

West Cork

Ireland

 Our correspondent writes: 'I'd like to kick off the Irish section by recommending a lovely seaside pub in Baltimore, West Cork called Bushe's Bar. It's a cozy,  family run pub full of interesting maritime artefacts. I don't have the exact address, but you can't miss it as it's the only proper pub  on the waterfront.'

'It's the perfect place to pass a leisurely afternoon chatting with  locals and puzzling over the crossword. I only drink Guiness in Ireland, but you can also find other good local brews.'

'Remember that a half pint is called a glass in Ireland, not that you'll probably order one!'

Gordon Biersch

640 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
phone: 650-323-7723
fax: 650-323-6129

hours:
Sun-Thurs: 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Fri-Sat: 11:30 AM - 1:00 AM

http://www.gordonbiersch.com/restaurants/index.php?pg=location&sub=loc&location_id=15

 

aloft Lexington

 

727 Marrett Road - A · Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 · United States · Map
Phone: (781) 761-1700

A hotel bar with an excellent local brew called Rapscallion

Our correspondent writes: 'If you are in Boston, MA look out for Rapscallion Honey (http://drinkrapscallion.com/honey.html), a very smooth and drinkable pint from a local brewery. I got mine in the bar of "Aloft" in Lexington, MA.'

Fanny's Real Ale and Cider House

63, Saltaire Rd, Saltaire, Shipley,
West Yorkshire, BD18 3JN

Good atmosphere, with superb real ale and cider. Ideal for Xilinx and Altera FAEs, bewildered in the midst of those dark satanic mills in Yorkshire. [Thanks to Tim Wells for this one]

Krah-Krah www.krah-krah.at Rabensteig 8 1010 Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria +43 1 5338193

"Central Vienna has the Krah Krah bar, Rabensteig 8,1010 Wien", writes our correspondent, " very fine and big selection of German/Austrian ales and a few czech  ones thrown in. but moody and argumentive staff (and that was before I  didn't tip them".

  

The Bishop's Arms at the Elite Plaza Hotel V. Hamng. 3 40422 Göteborg, Sweden +46 31 720 40 00‎

 

" If you are ever stuck in Gothenburg, Sweden (not recommended), there

is a passable ale house called Bishop's Arms in the basement of a

 hotel on Järntorget 6. The ales are UK real ones and Belgian beers. It

really is the only thing to do at night in the city and better than a

wild evening on the Tuborg", writes our correspondent.

The Cricketers' Arms

Orlando

 

www.cricketersarmspub.com

5250 International Dr # 52
Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 354-0686

 

"Small pub with 4 real handpulls, notably Ringwood's Old Thumper", writes our correspondent, "very cosy pub amid all the glitz of Orlando."

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

915 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Portland

Oregon

The Lucky Labrador is a chain of pubs in Portland, Oregon

http://www.luckylab.com

The web-site reads: 'Located in an old roofing and sheetmetal warehouse. With high wood trussed ceilings, the Lab's warm rustic ambiance is a great place for a neighborhood pub. Founded in October, 1994, the Lab produces some of the tastiest brews in the North-West and serves up some simple, yet excellent, pub fare. Outside on the back covered patio is a great place to relax and converse with friends or hang out with your canine. We are proud to be a casual brew pub where people can enjoy quality products in an unpretentious atmosphere.'

Our correspondent writes: "For unpretentious read frankly down at heel, but the IPA was very good. I am told by a local ex-pat that the Hawthorne Bitter is pretty close to an English Bitter (it was being served that night - they rotate their beers) and  if you read the blurb, they serve their beer in the English way."

West End Tavern