Super excited that our paper on foraging and pub choice is now published! 😀 @kathrynarnold.bsky.social

Station East, Gateshead 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit last night. Certainly a striking, unique layout which bleeds into railway arches. Live music at the back. Acquired and refurbished from dereliction by Hadrian Border Brewery pub in 2015. Lively bar and friendly service, good prices too 🍻👍

The Central, Gateshead 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. A bit embarrassing to have only just been here! City tavern with wedge shaped entrance. Bar room leads to a buffet bar. It is an absolute classic to be honest. Good real ale range, busy at the bar, people seemingly unaware of the back rooms👍🍻

The Dog & Partridge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Incredible. 97 year old Landlord Frank. Busy on entry, all locals. Piano room gets lit if it's busy. No food, no cards. Cash, cask and chat. TT Landlord superb. Living legend behind the bar, says he will auction off the place. STOP HIM!

Lower Royal George Inn, Pole Moor err...M62 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit Whiskered old fella with Labrador opens up. Young kitchen staff follow. Twee country pub insulated from pretty much every fashion movement since the early 1970s. Good fun and they do food. Farmers bitter in good nick 🍻👍

The Circ, Burnley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. What on earth is this?! Retro dive bar with £3.30 local cask ale, recovered bus seats as furniture and a cornucopia of cultural ephemera. Too down to earth and Burnley to be up its own backside, as would happen if you put this in central Manchester 🍻👍

The Crooked Billet, Worsthorne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Lancashire village over the moor. 2 pubs here, this one the more interesting. Tiled hallway & bar, good range of cask from independent brewers, pies and sarnies. Bar room snug busy with regulars, quiet otherwise. Very nice. Very nice indeed. 👍🍻

Slaters Arms, Bradley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Village pub, easy walk from Cononley train station or the Dalesway bus. Exterior unpromising but fairly unspoilt inside with inglenook fireplace, jugs fastened to the beams. Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker and Golden Best on cask. Social focus 🍻👍

Craven Brew Co, Cross Hills 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Enjoyable canal walk to this light industrial estate brewery tap with a pubby interior. Superb prices. Pint of dark ale, high quality sausage roll, crisps and pint of soda for £6.10. Busy inside and out. Recommended 👍🍻

The Bay Horse, Low Snaygill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Canal walk south of Skipton. Vintage Inns (Mitchell & Butlers). So sterile inside. Retirement home with a bar. From the greywash dining room era. Not bad, just Meh. Landlord & Boltmaker on cask. Nice canalside garden. A quick stop before the next target🍻

The Boathouse, Skipton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fine choice for a warm afternoon on a Bank Holiday. Barges and canal scenes with an interior design that doesn't let you forget it. Local cask ales for £4.30 and one or two interesting keg options, eg. Cloudwater Baltic Porter. 🍻👍

Pub 3429, Anderson, Fortrose. Pub of the holiday so far. 4pm opener, it is so dark n dungeony. Obnoxious American in lobby can't spoil it. Rachel n mouth breather the dog love Ivor Panda. Not sure my beer was cask but not to worry, was good fizz.

Well, thanks to the only bus today not appearing you will not have a review of Dog & Partridge, Sowood or Lower Royal New George. Both would have been first visits. Pissed off 😤

Three Pigeons Ale House, Halifax 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cassic. Not the average trad pub. Art Deco interior, yet the angular style doesn't ruin cosiness. 5 small rooms. Fireplaces, darts, TV sets the mood. One of the most highly rated 'football fan' pubs too between stadium and station. Ossett Beers 👍

The Big Six, Halifax 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ☀️ Warm uphill walk followed by a Three Points XPA for £4.20 in one of Yorkshire's best pubs. Lively in the back garden, chatty at the bar. Cool, calm,atmospheric in the lounge. Dog friendly, no kids after 7.30pm. Range of local craft cans alongside cask. Highly recommended🍻👍

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The Garden Gate, Hunslet is closed again, I'm afraid. Went to the last reopening that got the neighbourhood out. Seemed so hopeful but we're in the same position yet again. It needs a new freeholder with a track record of successfully running heritage pubs. If only Leeds had one 🧐😜

theeuropeanbarguide.com/sweden/ Delighted and, after a lot of work, relieved to share with you our newest Country page: 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 🇸🇪! 👉 31 bar profiles with full write-ups & photos ✍️ 👉 Guides to Stockholm, Malmö, Helsingborg & Gothenburg 🏙️ 👉 Maps to browse and explore 🗺️ Take a look!

This August we're heading to 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 🇧🇪 for 10 days. Brussels and Ghent are certainties, Antwerp and Bruges are probable, but looking to explore more of Flanders too. Ypres, Lier, some rural routes and yes, plenty of brown cafés.

In De Wildeman, Amsterdam 🇳🇱 celebrated their 40th birthday this month. A perennial inclusion on our Top 100 Bars In Europe ✨ 🍻

Our next trip away is to Belfast at the end of May! We have 6 guide entries from our previous visit in September 2024 • The Sunflower • Maddens • The Garrick • Crown Liquor Saloon • Kelly's Cellars • The Spaniard Hoping to expand that further. Recommendations welcome! 👍

My most visited bars abroad 🧵 1 of 3 🇦🇱 Komiteti, Tirana 🇦🇹 Kanguruh, Vienna 🇧🇪 A la Becasse, Brussels 🇧🇦 Zlatna Ribica, Sarajevo 🇧🇬 High Five, Sofia 🇭🇷 Pivnice Medvedgrad Ilica, Zagreb 🇨🇿 U Černého vola, Prague 🇩🇰 Jernebanecafeen, Copenhagen 🇪🇪 Valli / Koht, Tallinn 🇫🇮 Salhojankadun, Tampere Cont'd...

Le Bal Infernal, Ghent. Service Au Bar A bar where you can exchange books.

The Cardigan Arms, Leeds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Quiet lazy Spring Sunday ☀️ Harvey's Armada Ale on cask 🍻

St Mars of The Desert, Sheffield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2nd visit. Pay attention to the limited opening hours. Great beers, great bar, great courtyard. One of the best taprooms in the UK for sure 👍🍻

theeuropeanbarguide.com/latvia/ Following April's trip to Rīga, we are pleased to unveil a fully updated country profile for 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮 🇱🇻 16 new bar profiles and updated map to explore 🗺️ Take a look 👍🍻

www.jcted.cz/taborsti-boj... They're trying to end U Lva in Tábor, one of the best boozers in 🇨🇿 in my opinion. But maybe we can stop this? Please take a moment to sign the petition even if in sympathy with the idea a town deserves its best pub. ✍️ 👇 e-petice.cz/petitions/pe...

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theeuropeanbarguide.com/latvia/ Following April's trip to Rīga, we are pleased to unveil a fully updated country profile for 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮 🇱🇻 16 new bar profiles and updated map to explore 🗺️ Take a look 👍🍻

www.jcted.cz/taborsti-boj... They're trying to end U Lva in Tábor, one of the best boozers in 🇨🇿 in my opinion. But maybe we can stop this? Please take a moment to sign the petition even if in sympathy with the idea a town deserves its best pub. ✍️ 👇 e-petice.cz/petitions/pe...

We never made it to The Rat Race, Hartlepool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and never will! One of the UK's forerunners on the Micropub scene is closed. Famous for anti-lager approach. We expect to see a lot more this decade as those who created Micropubs in early retirement in 00s call it a day or can't sell the business on.

Sometimes I'm more critical of venues than typical bar/beer blogs/social media accounts. Why? - Distinguishing high quality venues from the others, rather than making out everything's always great is realistic & shows due respect - I'm not trying to butter up anyone, instead trying to be honest

York 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds-Malton train is phenomenally expensive for a sub 1hr journey, so at least I can rinse the ticket by breaking the journey! Blue Bell as great as ever. Free cheese& crackers on Sundays. Nice chat with locals. Golden Ball that have bought out their freehold from pubco scum! Woo! 🍻👍

Brass Castle Taphouse, Malton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Not going to say Malton doesn't need it (it does) but jeez, what a tired, uninspired bar. How can so many breweries that create beautiful, imaginative creations not be able to create a fitting space to consume them?

The Bay Horse, Burythorpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1st visit. Great to bag another country pub for the guide! North Yorks but owned by Old Mill Brewery from near Goole. Superior cask selection for a rural pub with 6 lines. Unusually cosy, rustic interior. Antidote to the beige dining rooms found all over. Recommended!👍🍻

www.leuvenactueel.be/horeca/horec... Café Belge, Leuven 🇧🇪 closed, staff left outside without notice of what's happening. Reports of a bankruptcy petition. We'll be removing this one shortly 😕

theeuropeanbarguide.com Pleased to unveil a brand new section of our site allowing you to 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲! *Work In Progress* & incomplete but hopefully already quite useful. Rather give you use of it now than make you wait. I'll be working to complete the remaining content (a long, boring task)

Over the next few months we'll be: - Publishing our Top 100 Bars in Europe 2026 🌍 - Unveiling a new function to browse bars by style/category 📖 - Publishing an e-book about our travels and memories 📚 - Writing up 120 currently outstanding bar profiles ✍️ Exciting times ahead. Watch this space!

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New Feature Article ✍️! theeuropeanbarguide.com/in-defence-o... As tech & tourism changes pubs, we examine a "time stands still" local in Prague 🇨🇿 where even they have been gradually adapting. Where change can be absorbed, is it to be welcomed? Take a look!

That's it! 17 days / 96 bars 🔹/ 50 new guide entries ⭐ 🇸🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇩🇰 ...and our Trip is over. The work doesn't stop, in fact the write ups ✍️ start now. I hope you enjoyed the journey. If you did & want to see more, please consider a donation! theeuropeanbarguide.com (Hit Donate)

That's it! 17 days / 96 bars 🔹/ 50 new guide entries ⭐ 🇸🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇩🇰 ...and our Trip is over. The work doesn't stop, in fact the write ups ✍️ start now. I hope you enjoyed the journey. If you did & want to see more, please consider a donation! theeuropeanbarguide.com (Hit Donate)

Yesterday's scores from Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit🔹 New Guide Entry ⭐ Ölhallen 8.8 Silverkällen 7.3🔹 Majornas Bryggeri 7.3🔹 Crippas Café 7.2🔹 O/O Bar 7.5🔹⭐ Steampunk Bar 7.4 🔹 Coming to the end of our tour of Latvia, Sweden (and a bit of Denmark/Lithuania) today!

Ölhallen, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 4th visit. To see what it's like in the evening. More mixed race when I arrived, for sure, nice. Locals table in the corner still occupied of course. Quick passing of custom: quiet then suddenly busy & vibrant. Sweden, this is what you could have had *everywhere* You blew it👍🍻

Steampunk Bar, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit. Crikey Kirkstall Brewery from Leeds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on tap here. For a fortune. Well-lit, if rather slick bar/bistro (it's Sweden). Good service and chatty locals this quiet Sunday. Last orders called 9.15, (the steampunk era element we didn't need) 🍻👍

O/O Bar, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit. Little bar for O/O Beers. 8 taps with 3 guests and a side-pull for their Pils. Quite a nice space. Knajpa style drop-in. Worth noting for sure. Audience younger but not exclusively. 🍻👍

Crippas Café, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit. Lured here for the promise of punk environs and pizza buffet. It's kind of neither, though definitely serves as an alternative space. Drinks selection again quite weak but a friendly environment and enormous dog. 🍻

Majornas Bryggeri, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit. Good to follow up a throwback with something modern (or vice versa). Pros: neighbourhood crowd, non-city feel, nice beers, normally a cask line on. Negatives: seen it all before interior and surprisingly all-white mural of drinkers. Can't be deliberate 🍻

Silverkällan, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 1st visit. Battered old greasy spoon, Czechs would call a Putyka, Swedes a Sunkhak. Cheapest beer & food you will find. 77kr got a 0.5l bottle of beer and a bacon/egg/cheese sandwich. For the discerning scourer of working class life. 🍻👍

Ölhallen, Gothenburg 🇸🇪 3rd visit. Opening time 11am, fills up within 1hr even on a Sunday. Recognisable Northern Europe pub atmosphere that you can find from Cork 🇨🇮 to Tallinn 🇪🇪 (providing you go to Valli Baar). A pub for people watching, then as it gets busier, joining in👍🍻