Writer and blogger specialising in alcohol-free beer, craft beer, hospitality and getting outdoors.
If you’re considering opening a micropub, one of the first things you can do is get a personal alcohol licence. This is so you can be the micropub’s designated premises supervisor (DPS) once you’ve found a premises.
The DPS authorises the sale of alcohol in a licensed venue. They’re also the main contact for local authority and the police if there are any issues.… Read more
This is an ever-growing list of dog-friendly pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants in Southampton and the surrounding area. Includes a description of each pub that allows dogs, plus where to find them.
With hundreds of acres of green spaces, four city parks recently named among the top parks in the UK and the New Forest and South Downs National Parks in easy reach, Southampton is a great place for dog owners.… Read more
Find out what options are available if you want to save money on food and drink when you fly with Easyjet.
One of the reasons Easyjet flights are so cheap is because nothing onboard is free. Then – as you’d expect – everything you can buy inflight on the plane is marked up.
Take the prices of some of the prices on its Bistro menu for example:
OK.… Read more
Discover 10 of the best Christmas food and drink gifts from producers and businesses based in Hampshire. Includes something for all tastes and budgets.
When you’re stuck for what to buy someone for Christmas, you can’t go far wrong with food and drink – unless you have a habit of panic buying those mass-produced gift sets from the “seasonal aisle” in the supermarket…
Fortunately, Hampshire is a hotbed for quality food and drink.… Read more
Find out about the beer and food we sampled on the second South Hants Hop Social meet up at the new Overdraft craft ale bar in Winchester.
It’s not often you can go somewhere decent for a few drinks and a bite to eat and come home with change from £30, especially in Winchester.
I did just that last night on our second South Hants Hop Social meet up in Winchester.… Read more
It’s handy that we can now pick up bottled and canned real ale almost anywhere – supermarkets, corner shops, even some cafes an tea rooms now stock it.
However, while there are some nice bottle-conditioned ales out there, drinking real ale from bottles and cans doesn’t really do it for me. I much prefer it how it fresh, straight from the cask or keg.… Read more
