All change at Haymarket
Edinburgh’s other railway station – the one used by local residents rather than Waverley’s taxi-seeking tourists – sits on a large and confusing junction at Haymarket, in the west end of the city centre. Perched on that junction is the rounded façade of the Haymarket Bar, staring back at the station of the same name. […]
Knops IPA unveiled in Smackdown
Last night Edinburgh’s local gypsy brewer Robert Knops unveiled the first bottles of his newest beer – Knops IPA – in a WWE style head to head contest against three flash opponents from the USA. The Smackdown pitted each of his bottled offerings with a similar (as much as possible) beer from across the pond […]
Stone takeover BrewDog Bar
BrewDog pride themselves on their rock n’roll attitude, but last night their Edinburgh bar really got a blast of energy in the shape of the Californian whirlwind Greg Koch. The co-founder and CEO of Stone Brewing Co was in town as the BrewDog Bar turned over their entire tap lines, for one night only. The […]
Red Squirrel Edinburgh opens
Edinburgh’s Lothian Road has seen a fair bit of shuffling over recent months, as new arrivals try to pull the reputation of the street upwards. One of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, the clubs, strip clubs and ‘saunas’ – plus the heavy traffic and occasional roadworks – give it something of a dodgy reputation. […]
BrewDog Edinburgh opens
The latest addition to the growing BrewDog empire arrived quietly last night, with the laid-back opening of BrewDog Edinburgh. Following the original in Aberdeen, the second branded bar for the Fraserburgh operation opened with a very unBrewDog-like ‘soft’ launch – primarily to check everything worked before the official launch in a few days. The BeerCast […]
The Session #49 – The problem of Deuchars
The Session takes place on the first Friday of every month across the beer writing world. One blogger suggests a theme and others post their thoughts or responses. For March 2011, the Session is hosted by Stan Hieronymous at Appellation Beer – and the theme is a ‘regular’ beer. This topic for the 49th Session […]
