One more last beer gift suggestion, at least until I remember something else.
You can download Beer Lover’s Britain for £5.99. Jeff Evans includes all the vital information you’d expect but also address the questions you really want answers to.
Should there be a head on my pint? Is it in the right glass? Is it meant to taste like that? How much does a pint cost? How do I pay the bill? Can I join in the games? Am I allowed to drive after drinking? What can we eat? Can we bring the children in? Is smoking allowed? Can I expect table service? What time does the pub close? Can we stay at a pub? How do we get there?
I also discovered you can download his Book of Beer Knowledge, one of ten really good beer books I already recommended.
As long as I’m suggesting guide books (avoided in making the list above because of their specialized nature) I should mention Good Beer Guide Prague & the Czech Republic. There’s a chance we’ll make it back to the south of Germany and the Czech Republic sooner than later, so already committing this book and Trips! (South) to memory.
Admit it, Stan, you’re just jealous that you didn’t think of it first.
I’m thinking about a Best Blog Post of the Year award.
I am thinking of the best catty snippy beer blogging comment thread of 2009 which I think is a separate category from the harikari brain melt freakout comment thread of 2009