Pass up beer in place (6)
I believe the answer is:
locale
'place' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'pass up beer' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a kind of pass).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (I've seen this before).
'col' written backwards gives 'loc'.
'loc'+'ale'='LOCALE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for locale that I've seen before include "Venue" , "Scene of event or occurrence" , "Area connected with event" , "Setting" , "Spot" .)