Pubs with Bruce
I've been a beer lover all my life and I love to travel. Combining these is the ultimate experience. As I've traveled, I've immersed myself in the history and folklore of the places I've visited. Join me on my beer journeys. Okay, it's not as good as actually being there, but who knows? You may be inspired to enjoy travels (and beers) of your own.

Gloucester. Located in a medieval building on St.Mary's Lane, it was originally part of the Golden Heart pub and was mostly an open courtyard in the 18th century. In the 1970s it was a wine bar called the Inner Court, reopened as Greyfriars in 1987, and became Cafe Rene in 1998. The pub contains an authentic Roman well that may have been used by the Franciscan friars who founded the nearby Greyfriars monastary in 1231. There are underground tunnels that connected the cathedral to other parts of the city used by the monks as escape routes, and during the Reformation Oliver Cromwell used them to evade the Cavaliers during the Civil War. It is reputed to have six ghosts and a poltergeist, including a monk, and elderly woman, and a ginger bearded man. Inside is a spacious area surrounding a long bar (check out all the wine bottles on the ceiling of the large dining room!). I enjoyed a Stumble Bee Ale from South Hams Brewery - the addition of a bit of Slokeley honey gave it a nice sweet and bitter flavor.















