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Love from London: The best pub in Britain

As you well know, the Brits take their pubs very seriously, so nobody should be surprised that they actually vote for the best pub in the country every year. The judges say the competition "analyzes all the criteria that makes a good pub - including the quality of the beer, atmosphere, décor, customer service, clientele mix and value for money."

According to the Times Online, the The Old Spot Inn in Dursley, Gloucestershire, a 100-year-old inn has won the 2008 Pub of the Year award from the Campaign for Real Ale, "despite having no juke box, pool table, fruit machine or theme." Fruit machine or theme, I love that.

You can actually watch the video to get a feel for the atmosphere here, but I'll tell you - when it comes to pub crawling, virtual reality doesn't really come close to the real thing. We'll have to wait for some sort of "Third Life" before we can actually enjoy a virtual beer.

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