When I was in England over Christmas, I loved going to the pub and socializing. It was such a fun time, especially since I can't drink over here in America.
Pubs are great.  They're establishments licensed to sell alcohol like Beer and Ale.
Oh yes, they had tons of lagers and ales over there. What else do you know?
Well pubs are a lot of the time the focal point of communities.
Especially over in Europe, there was a pub on every block over there!
Right!  In his 17th century diary Samuel Pepys described a pub as the "Heart of England".
Speaking of the past, some of the pubs over there are ancient compared to what we have in America. Many of them were built way before America was founded.
Indeed.  In 1393, King Richard II introduced legislation that pubs had to display a sign outdoors to make them easily visible for people who would assess the quality.
Wow, even back then? They really valued the quality of their alcohol!
Yes they did, and most pubs focus on offering other drinks similar to Beer as well.