The great British pub is an important part of British culture – both historically and to the current day. A pub (short for ‘public house’) is a drinking establishment, a place licenced to sell alcoholic beverages consumed on the premises.
Pubs are commonly associated with draught beer, including lager, ales, stouts and bitter, served in pints and half-pints, but there’s also usually a selection of wines, spirits, ciders, soft drinks and teas and coffees too. Many British pubs also serve food and bar snacks, such as nuts, crisps and pork scratchings. People go to pubs to drink, socialise and relax.