The best beer gardens to enjoy your cold pint on a warm summer's day

As summer sipping gets into gear, dedicated researcher Joe McNamee checks out the best spaces for an outdoor libation

Ihave a friend who originally hails from one of those countries where regular sunshine is a reality, not a rumour, and rain is occasional and welcome.

And there is nothing that delights nor amuses this friend more than the reaction of the natives to one of those rare outbreaks of sunshine, similar to the ‘mini-heatwave’ of just a few weeks past.