When the tantalising tendrils of summer sun start warming this green and pleasant land, Obiter’s thoughts naturally turn to one thing: the silky chill of a hard-earned, post-work hop-based beverage. This becomes somewhat more than a yearning should one ever visit the offices of brewers SABMiller on a warm day. As Obiter discovered this week when paying a visit to the company’s GC, the boardroom is adorned by giant beaded mock-ups of continental favourites Peroni, Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell, and when combined with a little light spring sunlight, the desire to hit the nearest bar becomes overpowering. Next door is a little bar stocked full of all sorts of beers, packed into chiller cabinets and glistening with condensation. Alas, the offer of a drink was not forthcoming (it was just before midday, after all), but you will be glad to know that a nearby public house was more obliging in helping to quench Obiter’s thirst.