Exclusive: TSA to re-brand: “We’ve been at the back for too long”
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing variations of the same story from more than one Edinburgh publican. Someone enters, politely introduces themselves as being from Traditional Scottish Ales, and asks if they would be interested in taking TSA’s beers in the near future. Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be much of a story – walk-ins […]
Fyne Ales announce massive £2m expansion
The Fyne Ales livestock shed; site of the brewery development. Photo by Adam Shafi of Walking and Crawling, used with permission It’s been something of a long time in coming, but finally, the news we were all waiting for has arrived from the mist-shrouded Argyll hillsides. Fyne Ales, one of Scotland’s most respected producers, are […]
Art meets Craft: introducing the Drygate Brewery
There’s something fitting about launching a new Glasgow brewery in a gallery, I think. Looking over at the city from the easterly end of the M8, it always comes across as a boiling cauldron of creativity. That’s probably due to being drawn through every now and again for Events (with a capital E); gigs, exhibitions, […]
Exclusive – Edinburgh’s Hanging Bat to launch dual-brand brewery
Around fifteen months ago, the Hanging Bat opened its doors for the first time, adding yet another fantastic beer bar to the city’s drinking scene. Plenty was written about how the Bat was different (not least by me), but you always got the impression that the Lothian Road site wasn’t going to be the endgame; […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 17/02 – 23/02
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 […]
Shopping under the Influence
This past weekend, I was dispatched from the flat to pick up a few essentials. After a brief wander through the sun-drizzle, I ended up in Waitrose. Don’t judge me; I live in the 0.05% of Scotland that has access to the hallowed white and green corridors. I go there partly because of their selection […]
