Double Up
Well, all those emails and calls certainly paid off. A tweet, linked to Instagram, plops into the timeline in the middle of the afternoon, with a mere six words of fanfare. In a single moment, that announcement carries the suggestion of a beer that many people have been wondering about for a long time. Fyne […]
Beacons
What’s the best time of day to go the the pub? The time that you fancy a beer, obviously. But the thing about these living-rooms-at-length are that they cater for all kinds of situations. And that’s as true for the cliched ‘life events’ that we celebrate there (wedding receptions, final exams, the conclusion of a […]
Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen opens
This year is already shaping up to be a big one for Innis & Gunn. Having launched their Beer Bond back in May with a view to raising £3m to fund the construction of a new brewery – a figure they were very close to, as of a month ago – they have also now […]
Hit the Deck
I last did it during a national anthem. Every beer drinker will have had a similar end result at one time or another – whether they were standing to attention during ‘Flower of Scotland’ or in their local pub, or at a beer festival. Letting it slip. Putting beer on the deck. Dropping your pint. […]
Scottish Real Ale Festival 2015 Preview
The Scottish Real Ale Festival is almost upon us once again, with doors opening at noon on Thursday (the 9th) at the Corn Exchange out in Slateford. The all-important beer list is finalised; if everyone comes through with the casks, this time there will be a quite astonighing 60 different breweries present at the Corn […]
