alehouses
Where pints flow
Alehouses are establishments that serve ale and other alcoholic drinks—essentially taverns or pubs.
The term evokes an earlier era of English social life, when such places were central gathering spots for common people: The village alehouse was where news spread and deals were struck.
Now mostly historical or deliberately old-fashioned in usage.
Casual drinking establishments
- innsSmall lodging establishments
- taproomsBars serving draft beer
- drinking establishmentsLicensed alcohol-serving venues
- saloonsPublic drinking houses
beer halls · brewpubs · watering holes · roadhouses · drinkeries · hostelries · bars · locals
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- colonialOf occupied territories
- coaching innsHistoric roadside traveler accommodations
alewives · sawdust floors · hearth · trestle tables · rushlight · small beer · guild halls · tradesmen
Fermented grain drink
- meadHoney-fermented alcoholic drink
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
lager · bitters · mild · small beer · barley wine · draught · cask · barrel
Goodwill among companions
- regularsHabitual visitors
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- gathering placeLocation for assembly
- convivialSociable and cheerful
merriment · fellowship · banter · storytelling · sing-alongs · darts · cards · dice
pubs
Casual drinking establishments
- innsSmall lodging establishments
- taproomsBars serving draft beer
- drinking establishmentsLicensed alcohol-serving venues
saloons · beer halls · brewpubs · watering holes · roadhouses · drinkeries · hostelries · bars · locals · freehouse
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- colonialOf occupied territories
coaching inns · alewives · sawdust floors · hearth · trestle tables · rushlight · small beer · guild halls · tradesmen
beer
Fermented grain drink
porter · lager · bitters · mild · small beer · barley wine · draught · cask · barrel · tankard
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- regularsHabitual visitors
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- gathering placeLocation for assembly
convivial · merriment · fellowship · banter · storytelling · sing-alongs · darts · cards · dice · gossip
- tavernstavern keeper, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns, pubs
- Drinking historymead, tavern, tankard, flagon, drunk
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- brewingwort, mash, brewery, hops, malt
- Early Modern EnglandLondon, Shakespeare, Globe Theatre, Queen Elizabeth, Cromwell
- Elizabethan LondonGlobe Theatre, Southwark, River Thames, Blackfriars, Shakespeare
alehousescoffee houses
Establishments serving brewed drinks
tea rooms · teahouses · wine bars · cocktail lounges · soda fountains
alehousesbreweries
Beer production facilities
distilleries · wineries · malthouses · vineyards · bottling plants
alehouseschurches
Christian houses of worship
chapels · houses of worship · temples · meeting houses · Sunday schools