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1. 1. Main event: National Winter Ales Festival 2010

   CityLife, Friday 15 January 2010 THE pleasure of a well poured pint of real ale is a rare indulgence with a Sunday pub lunch for most of us. But on January 20, a nicely stocked bar of over 100 real ales will be a reality for anyone who visits the National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.

2. 2. Must see: National Winter Ales Festival 2011

   CityLife, Friday 14 January 2011 So soon after the indulgences of Christmas and New Year, most of us would probably go pale in horror at the prospect of four days dedicated to boozing.

3. 3. Apotheca - genius addition to Northern Quarter

   CityLife, Thursday 11 December 2008 CITYLIFE.co.uk is very excited about this new arrival to the Northern Quarter. The sexy sister bar to new pizza joint Dough, Apotheca ticked all of our boxes. Which, being a professional barfly and cynic, doesn't happen very often.

4. 4. Apotheca - genius addition to Northern Quarter

   CityLife, Thursday 11 December 2008 CITYLIFE.co.uk is very excited about this new arrival to the Northern Quarter. The sexy sister bar to new pizza joint Dough, Apotheca ticked all of our boxes. Which, being a professional barfly and cynic, doesn't happen very often.

5. 5. Alamagoozlum - a cocktail from The Modern

   CityLife, Wednesday 15 October 2008 JOHN Pierpont Morgan - a giant of American finance and a fine bartender? Times are hard for the largest banking institution in the United States at the moment, but it wasn’t always about the credit crunch, hedge funds and global economic gloom.

6. 6. Autumnal treats at the Bunbury Arms

   CityLife, Thursday 30 October 2008 ONE thing I love about real ales is their seasonality. From the biggest brewers to the most microscopic micro, they all create beers to suit the time of year.

7. 7. Fortified Christmas wines

   CityLife, Wednesday 19 December 2007 IN 's much-diminished cellar, he has a handful of vintage ports from great years, 1963, 1970, 1977. They are still there because they are special occasion wines. But there area also widely available premium ports that won't disappoint...

8. 8. Must see: Pub Fiction

   CityLife, Friday 15 July 2011 It’s been one heck of a fortnight, so we’re eyeing up the rather peaceful sounding Pub Fiction to kick off our week next Monday.

9. 9. Pub review: Bank Top Brewery Tap

   CityLife, Friday 15 July 2011 Bank Top has been brewing beer in Bolton since 1995, evolving the microbrewery concept for a new generation of real ale drinkers.

10. 10. Bar Review: The City Arms

    CityLife, Friday 17 June 2005 BLOKES and pub conversation can be split into three categories. The first is the male/female banter category that is about bravado, flirtatiousness, wit and, ultimately, seduction. The second is the male bonding category, usually the domain of the younger man and the bottle of beer. It's all about stance, clothes and women, and, of course, bravado.

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