The beer geek pub quiz at the Holyrood 9A
Ahh, the pub quiz. One of the warm traditions of British life. The elbows-together attitude of people hunched around too-small tables, brows furrowed with concentration. The other groups that really don’t care, happy only to come up with as smutty a team name as possible. Everyone else, trying to just get a few right, bothered […]
The Hanging Bat’s first birthday
It seems like a lot more time has passed than the twelve months since the Hanging Bat opened – which, I guess, is as good an indication of its success as you can think of. As it was taking shape, plenty of ideas and rumours were swirling around the foam-flecked, smartphone-ready Edinburgh beer scene. That […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 18/11 – 24/11
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Exclusive: Heineken to sell the Caledonian Brewery?
Last week, it was widely reported that the Managing Director of the Caledonian Brewing Company was to step down, after twenty years with Edinburgh’s oldest brewery. Stephen Crawley worked his way up from a sales role to MD in eight years, and spent the subsequent twelve in charge of one of Scotland’s largest beer-making concerns* […]
Tyne Bank brewday – in pictures
Our latest collaboration brewday saw us venture outside our native lands for the first time, and make the short cross-border trip to Newcastle*. The Tyne Bank brewery began life in May 2011, located on an industrial estate in Ouseburn, a short stroll along the glittering riverbank from the city centre. We’ve had an affinity with […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 11/11 – 17/11
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 […]
