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...unassuming village of Sipson, England, all roads lead to the King William IV pub - a late 15th century tavern known for its cask ale and the ceaseless chatter of good-humored barflies. On Thursday afternoon, however, the lager and the laughter stopped flowing. Forty villagers watched the television mounted in the bar silently as Geoff Hoon, the nation's Transport Secretary, announced that he had approved plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. For Sipson, which sits on the airport's northern perimeter, it's nothing short of annihilation: the village's 700 homes and businesses must...
...around!”“Oh?” said The Stable Boy.***The Stable Boy and Oliver P. Swindleton met that evening in one of the neighboring county’s taverns. It was crowded. Tucked into a corner, leaning at one another over tankards of ale, Ollie and The Stable Boy conversed for not more than five minutes. The Stable Boy handed Ollie an envelope and a small bag of coins. Through the patrons’ shouts, songs, yells, and roars, this writer was able to make out the following word: “Roxanna...
Something’s brewing in Adams House, and it’s not just beer. Last week at Carpe Noctem—Adams’ answer to the other houses’ more plebeian Stein Clubs—a blonde ale called “Gold Room Gold” made its debut and house pride bubbled to the surface. The five gallons of “Smada” beer (“Adams” backward), brewed in the house kitchen under the direction of brewmaster Joseph D. Hiatt ’11, ran out within...
Southern Comfort. The new $570 million Raleigh-Durham International Airport opened this week, featuring 40 electronic check-in kiosks, 19 gates and 10 lanes through security with the latest and fastest security screening equipment available. Inside, there are 25 shops and restaurants, including an oyster and ale bar and an organic food market, to occupy you before your flight. Currently serving the airport: Air Canada, American Airlines, American Eagle, United and, beginning Nov. 6, Delta...
...expressed little concern about the quality of the time-proven brew. “I’m not worried. I’ll still buy Sam in bottles,” said Harvard Law School student Nichele M. McClendon ’06 with a Samuel Adams Summer Ale in hand. “I actually bought some last weekend, and it was fantastic, as always.” —Staff writer Laura C. McKiernan can be reached lmckiern@fas.harvard.edu...