Humphrey Smith, a British brewing boss, yearned to hang on to an idyll of the past. We remember his exacting standards and devotion to keeping the modern world at bay https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/07/16/humphrey-smith-dictated-what-a-good-pub-should-be?taid=6a5d443a2532dd00013280d9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter