To beer or not to beer – should that be the question?

I'm sitting here besieged by a thick smog and there's absolutely no escaping it. It's everywhere. It attacks my eyes, my nostrils, my clothes - everything. I am mostly depressed but I find a strange pleasure in returning to this little restaurant located at the edge of a busy touristy street, thus offering respite from the overwhelming buzz. Another thing I love about it is its proximity to a...