WHY For 46 beers on tap, with great choices from Ireland, England and Belgium, and solid English fare, including a good chicken curry.

WHAT A pleasantly old-school pub (pressed tin ceilings, polished wooden floors, walled patio) that perfectly suits its old-fashioned setting in Sierra Madre’s village center. In the back is a tiny but richly rewarding package shop with a few British foodstuffs and hard-to-get beers.

WHO Patagonia-clad locals taking a break from restoring their Craftsman cottages and hiking the Mt. Wilson Trail.