Beer?

[rich p]

Lunchtime links;
One company makes 75% of the world's beermats;
http://www.eater.com/beer/2016/12/9/13885546/coaster-beverage-beer-cardboard

Honest Brew and Beer Hawk Bandy Words

Save the Landlord!
"These days, it’s not really about the beer — that battle has largely been won. Even grim chain pubs sell craft beer and the days when it took serious research to find a decent bitter are long gone. For me, at least, the mark of a good pub is not its look or its location. There is something to be said for a village inn where your pint of foaming ale is brought to your table next to an open fire, but it’s as easy to have a great time in a 1970s estate pub, if it has the right atmosphere. And this is created (or destroyed) by the pub landlord."
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/12/save-the-pub-landlord/

2 of the 3 pubs I waste most time in, don't have a landlord. They have a manager who covers half a dozen boozers and is rarely, if ever, seen in the evening but who sets the general tone and picks the staff. The bars are 'run' by young and generally clever people. It doesn't always work but is mostly a refreshing change from the old-style, gruff patrician landlords that used to be in situ.

 

[rich p]

My beer arrived today and without the facility of a panoramic camera, I needed two piccies...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You're out of control you disgusting old soak.

 

[rich p]

You're out of control you disgusting old soak.

...I prefer 'ridiculous'...

 

[John the Monkey]

My beer arrived today and without the facility of a panoramic camera, I needed two piccies...

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You should have got a panoramic one, and made the cheekiest beer run around the back so it could be in the picture twice.

 

[Aperitif]

Waste of money, Rich. Realise the error of your ways and remit to my safe, secure and trustworthy acquaintance in Hook Norton - who will give you a full refund by return of post.

 

[User169]

Coconut beer?!

 

[rich p]

Coconut beer?!

I know but I couldn't resist. The grankids will love it...

 

[User169]

I know but I couldn't resist. The grankids will love it...

They've made one especially for 3bm!

 

[John the Monkey]

I know but I couldn't resist. The grankids will love it...

 

[John the Monkey]

I gather @rich p used to do that at his public school

How gauche! Surely one would have people to run from end to end?

 

[rich p]

How gauche! Surely one would have people to run from end to end?

I ran from the gauche end to the droite end...

 

[Aperitif]

I ran from the gauche end to the droite end...

A prescient touch of 'Droit de "seigneur"' I suppose. Or, given that xmas hat...Señor

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'm having some of this.

It's very nice!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Honest Brew and Beer Hawk

I had never been on Honest Brew site before but they have a decent selection of beers that I have not tried, so might give them a go.
I was not too impressed by Beer Hawk when I used them. Have not used them since.

Any other suggestions for smaller online retailers that I may have missed?