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The two pubs that TBN recommended me in Rome are excellent. Well, ok, so I only went to Bir & Fud, and it's a lot more of a restaurant with excellent beer than a pub, but the food was excellent, and a great range of beer (I had the Baladin Nora - on draught <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->)

The other one the name of which is long and Italian and escapes me is across the street and down a bit. It's owned by the same guys, so I assume a similar range of great beer. They had many beers that I really, really wanted to try (Flying Dog stout on draught!) but I was with a non-beer friend on a cultural trip <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( --> I stuck my nose in just to see it and it's small and dark and poky, but looks cool.

They're in Trastevere, which is near nothing whatsoever. A good 20min+ walk from the nearest metro stop (Circus Maximus/Circo Massimo). Best to get a taxi really.

&amp;quot;microgirl&amp;quot;:2baukssd wrote: (I had the Baladin Nora - on draught <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->)[/quote:2baukssd]What did you think? Aftershave-tastic, right?

&amp;quot;microgirl&amp;quot;:2baukssd wrote: They're in Trastevere, which is near nothing whatsoever.[/quote:2baukssd]Trastevere was one of the few things I liked about Rome. It's sort of what Temple Bar was supposed to be like.

&amp;quot;kenmc&amp;quot;:1aj8f5xl wrote: think it's the weekend of the 9th.[/quote:1aj8f5xl] Well I'll be there the weekend before you then.

&amp;quot;noby&amp;quot;:1aj8f5xl wrote: Stonch has covered Italian beer and pubs on his blog[/quote:1aj8f5xl]

Wow. Good ol' Stonch. Some great info there.

It sounds like Trastevere is worth a visit then.

Oh, and needless to say I am jealous. That said I'm off on a stag to some small town in Kent in August. I haven't found out exactly where yet, but hopefully somewhere with good beers.
Failing that, I'm bringing home a sack of hops.

Bring home a sack of hops anyway.

[b:2hewo697]Dungarvan Man Arrested For Hop-Scrumping[/b:2hewo697]
Further evidence of the need for more restrictive licensing laws -- IMO