Edinburgh Beer Weekly 16/11 – 22/11
Welcome to the latest Edinburgh Beer Weekly! Every Sunday I’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 the 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 me 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?
Tuesday 17th 6:30pm
Beer and Chocolate Pairing
Stewart Brewing, Dryden Industrial Estate, Loanhead
Further Information Tickets £20 Available HERE.
First up, if you head out to Stewart Brewing on Tuesday you’ll be able to partake in a tasting of some very special beer-related goodies. Loanhead’s finest have got together with Leith’s Thinking Chocolates to produce festive chocolates, plus a tasting event that matches five of their wares with five Stewart Brewing beers. The ticket also includes a chance to taste this year’s brew of Coconut Porter, and a tour of the Stewart Brewing facility.
Thursday 19th 6:30pm
Loch Ness Brewery Takeover
The Bow Bar, 80 West Bow
Loch Ness Twitter Feed / Facebook event page
On Thursday, the Bow Bar is the place to be for a tap takeover and meet the brewer event with a slight difference. A stone’s throw from Urquhart Castle is the Benleva Hotel, and the home of the Loch Ness Brewery. Since starting out in 2011 they have grown quickly and now gained a thriving export market – and now they have decided it’s time for a brand that really fits. So on Thursday at the Bow – eight cask, six keg beers alongside giveaways and discussion from the Loch Ness team, plus a chance to witness the unveiling of their new logo and branding!
Thursday 19th 7:30pm
Bring the Magic at Spit/Fire
Spit/Fire, 26B Dublin St
Further Information. Tickets £30 available here.
There’s a choice for MTB events on Thursday, as a short hop from the Bow on Dublin Street you’ll be able to find Richard Burhouse of the fantastic Magic Rock. He’ll be hosting an evening’s tasting event where six beers will be of offer, paired with a three-course BBQ feast (full details above). During the evening Richard will talk about how Magic Rock have gone from their beginnings to becoming a household name amongst UK beer fans – and will also officially launch their new canned beers into Scotland at the same time. It should be a great night!
Thursday 19th 8:00pm
Stouts and Porters at Appellation CB
Appellation Wines, Comely Bank Road
Appellation Wines website tickets £10
Also on Thursday – the perfect beers for this time of year, this week’s Appellation tasting takes place at their Comely Bank branch and revolves around stouts and porters. With flavours of chocolate, liquorice and all manner of dark fruit, they really are a fantastic choice for the cold weather.
Friday 20th
The Hanging Bat’s Third Birthday
The Hanging Bat, 133 Lothian Rd
Further Information and Beer List
Finally, to round off the week in style, there’s a very special birthday party taking place. The Hanging Bat have reached the toddling age of 3 and to celebrate they are loading their usually-groaning beer board with even more special beer than usual (which is saying something). There’s no specific birthday beer this year – that is an extremely tempting Imperial Blackberry Porter brewed with Thornbridge that will be served at their next MTB event at the start of December. But the Friday beer list includes such house favourites as two year old Buxton/HB Berry Saki Bastard, Burning Sky Vatted Porter, Fyne Ales Jarl and many more from breweries such as Siren, Pilot, Wild Beer Co and the Kernel. Check the link above for the full beer list – and to everyonr at the Bat – many happy returns!
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!
