No, I think the best cities for a pub crawl are defined by the availability of excellent beer. I don't want to get hogwhimperingly drunk (though strangely enough, that does sometimes occur), but I do want to experience great tastes. So I would suggest;

- York, England. Many fine real ale pubs with a map often included in the 'Ouse Boozer' local beer magazine.

- Augsburg, Germany. Taste the local rauchbier (smoked beer) and visit the many breweries.


- Regensburg, Germany. Four (might be five) breweries with pubs attached and some very fine biergartens.

- Antwerp, Belgium. A pub crawl excellent not in quantity but in quality - north to south, De Waagstuk, Oud Arsenaal, and Kulminator.

- Prague, Czech Republic. Still possible to get very fine beers here, including Pilsner Urquell from the tap - much better than the bottle - even though the bigger breweries have mainly been taken over by international firms.

- Norwich, England. I live there and I'm very biased.. The Fat Cat is the only pub in the country to have won the coveted CAMRA Pub of the Year award twice. And my local, the King's Head, has just beaten it for Norwich Pub of the Year. Add to these another 20 or so pubs serving real ale and nearly 30 breweries in the county of Norfolk, it's an ale paradise.

Andrea Kirkby
http://www.podtours.co.uk

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