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4 Exciting Drinking Games To Play With Friends Over FaceTime!

So it’s your best-friends birthday this week and rather than going out to a restaurant or a few bars to celebrate, recent events mean you and your friends are going to prop your phones up and enjoy a few gins and a giggle over FaceTime (RIP Houseparty). In this blog, we’re going to help you […]

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Beer Pharmacie is Coming to Syston

Calling all beer fans in the Syston area! You’ll be pleased to know that the area’s first micropub is opening this week and it looks like it’s going to be a good one! The Beer Pharmacie cask and tap house is set to open on Thursday, December 20, in High Street, and it aims to […]

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Welcome to Leicester’s Latest Cafe

Calling all coffee lovers! If you’re in Leicester then there’s a new independent cafe that you’re going to want to hear about. Based on Charles Street, the charming Cafe Conexion is looking to get famous for the fact that the coffee that they serve, is roasted right there on the premises. The coffee is all […]

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Say Hello to the New Gin Distillery Powered by Wind

Gin has really taken off again this year, with new flavours and botanicals being introduced and experimented with all the time. But one thing that tends to remain the same is the distillery process of a London Dry Gin (the base for most of the flavoured ones). However, there’s a new company, based in Leicestershire, […]

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Coffee You’ll Love and Birds Will Love You For

We all love coffee right? But you should also love the brand that you buy and what it stands for. Not only can some brands pay their farmers and workers unfairly but some can also be harmful to the environment. That’s where Bird & Wild is different. They are fairtrade, organic and on a mission […]

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Where to Get American Beer in the UK

We love a good food-and-drink day because not only is it an excuse to, you know, eat and drink, but it’s also a great chance to discover some new places. October 27 is American Beer Day and while you might automatically think of European brands when choosing a beer, there are loads of great American […]

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“Quick, To The Bar, It’s Stoptober!”

Yes, we know that title sounds a little funny, but it’s only because, on this month, Stoptober will be taking place for many people around us, in order for them to improve their health and relationship with drink and smoking to make a change that could stay for life! This October, it’s time to move […]

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Join Us For Beer and Pizza Day

Was there ever a better combination than beer and pizza? Whether it’s enjoyed on a boys night, sat outside on holiday or watching a film, there really is nothing else like it. Pizza is certainly an old tradition, with the first pizza believed to have been invented in 1522 when the people of Naples started […]

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Punch Day – What’s It All About?

While you’d be forgiven for thinking this national unofficial holiday is dedicated to something you do in a boxing ring or a stationery tool you use to make holes in things, Punch Day on September 20 is actually all about the delicious, fruit-filled drink known as punch. You may think of it as mainly an […]

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The City’s First Leicester Beer Week is Taking Place Next Month – Here’s Everything You Need To Know!

Last Friday was International Beer Day, and we Brits do love our Beer. You only need to look at the number of Beer Festivals held up and down the country, plus the increasing number of breweries popping up, to know how important beer is to us.     If Leicester isn’t already firmly on the […]