EIBF Wednesday – Crosstown Traffic
On paper, the Wednesday of the Edinburgh Independents’ extravaganza was always going to involve the most legwork – with a tri-pubbed Brodies mini-festival-within-a-festival, a Harbour event at the Caley Sample Room, and the (non-EIBF) launch of the new Natural Selection Heriot-Watt beer; it figured to be the night that most resembled last year’s format of […]
EIBF – Weird Beards and Beavers
Edinburgh certainly is looking its best at the moment, with the increasingly un-Scottish heatwave melting pavements and populace alike. Inevitably, the chill will return – accompanied as ever by the annoyingly smug stating “Well, Summer’s over then, hohoho”. But, until then, bemused locals and lucky tourists alike get to enjoy the heat and light of […]
EIBF launch – a night of collaboration
The Edinburgh Independents’ Beer Festival is on us for another year, having metamorphosed from a beery long-weekend into a seven-day drinking extravaganza. Last time, I quite enjoyed scuttling from pub to pub in a single day, as beers came and went. It did end up being slightly confusing, but for those that shrugged the shoulders […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 08/07 – 14/07
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 […]
Scottish Real Ale Festival 2013 Preview
The Scottish Real Ale Festival is almost upon us once again, taking place next week at the Corn Exchange out in Slateford. With only a few days to go, the beer list is more or less finalised; but at the time of writing this preview, not every producer has confirmed their attendance. However, if everyone […]
Adam
The first sign of Adam’s arrival is the pause, as the door opens. Then, slowly, a wheelchair prods its way carefully through the opening. Eventually, the empty chair is pushed into the pub by its owner – a stooped, white haired man, dressed always in a blazer, jumper and shirt. Adam creeps across the threshold […]
