We tried and tested a multitude of delicious treats from GRUB Food Fair, held at the Alphabet Brewing Company, before it takes a break from the streets of Manchester

Alec Wilby muses over raised prices and real beer

He started home brews at 16

Escape the cold, wet winter evenings and enter a world of tastebud tingling spanish Tapas and intense Artisan beer

A brief guide on the essential phrases you will need when travelling to order some booze and drinking with anyone, anywhere

We visited Albert’s Schloss, whose owners ‘set about transforming a beautiful Grade-II listed building into a beautiful beer hall and cook haus’

Our guru of the Corn Exchange Sarah Lambert heads to Bierkeller for the annual ale-fuelled Christmas party

Stanley Johnson drinks up at this year’s annual Beer Convention at Victoria Baths, where ales range from Tzatziki Sour to Ice Cream Pale

Sam Joyce and Charlie Filmer-Court visit Manchester’s Beer and Cider Festival 2015

Find out what Manchester’s best foodies are bringing to the table