There's a fellow I know runs a pool parlor and beer bar in Hartford.

Owner of Wellington cult beer bar Hashigo Zake, and distributor for a range of local craft beers.

While familiar names such as Brewdog abound, head for a local brewery or specialist beer bar to try something a bit different.

In 1982 the partners opened a standup beer bar there under the name of Mike Houlihan's, a combination of both their names.

But after hearing the high-end decadence described in other songs, going to a beer bar with a regular guy really does sound like salvation.

If you want to know more about the nature of Mr Chuwit, then I suggest you look at the beer bar scandal of January 2003.

Amsterdam is also home to a number of specialist Beer Bars.

There were also loud beer bars and serious bookstores tucked under the S-Bahn tracks.

But fear not, those £2 cocktails are just camouflage for one of the best-stockedbeer bars in the city.

She said there were concerns it could concentrate trouble and stifle new bars, particularly craft beer bars, that are popping up.

Eventually I asked if we could stop and sit in one of the better-lit beer bars to figure out what to do next.