Yes, Tolkien and Lewis, along with some other writers, met every week at a pub in Oxford called The Eagle and Child. They would hoist a few pints and read their current writing projects to the group.
I love that they called themselves The Inklings.
Had the good fortune to have a pint in that very pub in 2019.
IIRC, that pub was pointed out to me on a trip 30 years ago. I wish I’d gone inside to have a pint!