Bar types

The types of bars are very different. We'd like to introduce you to some of the basic pub types so that you can become more familiar with this industry. An establishment that sells alcoholic beverages (e.g. ale) and cider is traditionally a pub (or public house). It is a drinking institution and an integral part of British, Irish, Breton, New Zealand, South African, Canadian and Australian cultures. In many places, especially in villages, a pub is the heart of the community. Samuel Pepys referred to the pub as the "Heart of England" in his 17th century diary. Pubs can be found in the Roman taverns and the Anglo-Saxon alehouse, from which the system of connected houses developed in the 19th century.

A gastropub is a high quality pub and restaurant serving beer, wine and food. The term was coined in 1991 when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub in Clerkenwell, London. The name is a mixture of gastronomy and inn. The concept of a pub-restaurant added value to both pub culture and British cuisine, but it was criticized at the time that the traditional pubs could possibly be abolished. A country pub is a country pub, sometimes called a tavern. Many have traditionally acted as social centers for villages and rural communities, where rural populations could meet and exchange news. Others, especially those on the main roads, served as post stations where travelers could find shelter or refreshment before motorized transport arrived. In recent years, several country inns have either been closed or converted into eateries and instead continue to perform their traditional function of meeting and interacting with friendly members of the local community.

Roadhouse

The name Roadhouse originally comes from the post office, but a new type of roadhouse was built in the UK in the 1920s and 1930s, often on new arteries and bypasses. These are large facilities that provide food, refreshment and accommodation to motorists and charabancers. The name "Roadhouse" originally came from the post office, but a new type of rest stop was built in the UK in the 1920s and 1930s, often on new arteries and bypasses. These are large facilities that provide food, refreshment and accommodation to motorists and charabancers.

Drinking halls in 18th century

Mainly due to the establishment of gin, the number of drinking halls rose sharply in the 18th century. The Dutch brought gin to England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 by allowing gin and beer to be made without a license while imposing a heavy duty on all imported spirits, with the result that gin became so popular that the government created the market for "cuckoo grain" or "cuckoo malt". Brewer battled the thousands of gin shops in England by increasing the number of beer houses. By 1740, gin production had increased six times that of beer production, and since gin was cheap it became very popular with the poor, leading to what was known as the gin craze. More than half of London's 15,000 pubs were gin shops.

Towards the end of the 18th century, a new room was set up in the pub: the saloon. Beer bars have always offered some kind of entertainment - singing, games, or sports. Balls Pond Road in Islington was named after a bar run by a Mr. Ball that had a duck pond at the back where drinkers could shoot ducks for a fee. More common, however, was a card or billiard room. The public bar or taproom was the working class meeting place to drink. The floorboards, sometimes covered with sawdust, were unfurnished to catch spit and shrinkage, and there were only benches and stools (known as "spit and sawdust"). The drinks were generally beers and spirits of poor quality. Only men considered public pubs exclusive; Strictly enforced social labels prevented women from entering public pubs (some pubs did not lift this rule until the 1980s).