Edinburgh Beer Weekly 22/09 – 28/09
Welcome to the latest Edinburgh Beer Weekly! Every Sunday we’ll be posting a preview of all the beery happenings in the city for the next seven days – so you won’t miss a thing. You can sign up to our subscription service, ensuring you’ll get a notification every Sunday when the Edinburgh Beer Weekly is published. Just enter your email address in the panel on our front page. Also, follow us on Twitter (@thebeercast) to keep right up to date throughout the week. There are so many great beery things going on at the moment – stay tuned to the BeerCast, and enjoy each and every one of them!
So – what’s happening in the Edinburgh beer scene over the next seven days?
Wednesday 24th 8:00pm
All the leaves are brown
Appellation Wines, Comely Bank Road
Appellation Wines website tickets £10
Summer looks to be on the way out – which for Edinburgh usually means an end to the rain and a sudden mild spell of actual warm weather. Against that background, Appellation Wines Comely Bank branch are hosting a beers for Autumn tasting, previewing what you might be drinking as the weather cools a little. Amber ales, reds, bitters and brown ales ahoy.
Saturday 27th 1pm-6pm
Great Grog Bottled Beer Fair
Café Camino, Little King Street
Website, tickets £10 (£8 conc/students)
Great Grog first opened their doors in 1999 – and their emphasis on beer has steadily increased over the years. Saturday sees the return of their bottled beer festival, held in the hall of Café Camino – the relaxed lunchspace associated with St Mary’s Cathedral. Head along and try all kinds of beers from Scottish producers – at least ten of whom will be in attendance. Tickets are available in advance from Great Grog on Dalkeith Road, or on the day at the festival itself. Confirmed brewers in attendance include Brewdog, St. Andrews, Tryst, Tempest, Alechemy, Barney’s, Knops, Top Out and Stewart, plus Brewstore will be there to answer all homebrew-related questions.
Saturday 27th 12pm-9pm
Doors Open Day at Summerhall
1 Summerhall
Summerhall website / Barney’s Beer on Twitter FREE
On the same day, Summerhall are joining in with Doors Open Day by throwing theirs open to the general public. From noon on Saturday you’ll be able to explore the residential streets of Summerhall and enjoy beers from Barney’s brewery, as well as seeing where the magic happens. Not only that, his mini-bar-van will be there, dispensing beer – plus, Summerhall’s on-site gin distillery Pickering’s will be around with a bar of their own. Living Mountain Record Shop and Coco Chocolate will also be setting up shop.
The Edinburgh Beer Weekly will be published every Sunday here on the BeerCast. If you have an event in or around the city that you’d like to feature – please get in touch at the usual email address. Cheers!
