DemonBrew cease operations
Back in the first few days of the year, we made the short trip along the curve of the outer Forth Estuary to a blisteringly cold Prestonpans, for a brewday with Dave Whyte of DemonBrew. Fast forward three months, and although we’re the other side of Easter, surprisingly the icy weather is only just taking […]
New Edinburgh bar – Jake’s Place
Market Street in the city centre has always had plenty of drinking options, with several bars co-habiting, elbow to elbow; as if they’ve shuffled down the hill from the Mound or Cockburn Street, and all come to rest at the bottom. The Doric, Hebrides, Belushi’s, Sportsters and the like have now been joined by the […]
Princes Street to become beer garden
Edinburgh Council have today announced proposals to install what is said to be the world’s ‘longest outdoor bar’ in the city. Following the recently-revealed Gehl plan to move eastbound traffic away from Princes Street, the Council acted swiftly to introduce plans for a range of amenities for the newly-created pedestrianised areas. However, in a surprise […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 01/04 – 07/04
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 […]
Homebrew at Heriot-Watt
With such a grand title, the ‘Institute of Brewing and Distilling Sensory Suite’ at Heriot-Watt University brings to mind low, soft downlighting and sculpted, ergonomic couches. The reality is just a little different – the squat, rendered campus building actually resembles a driving theory test centre, complete with small booths, monitors and headphones. The other […]
The hottest ticket in town
At the end of last month I droned on at some length on the subject of Meet the Brewer events – one of the very best ways for beer-makers to build interest in their products. There was a time when these sorts of evenings were rapid, shouty affairs as the brewer wobbled on the bartop […]
