First Edinburgh JDW decision; Council says no
The planning application for Jimmy Chung’s on Waverley bridge is still open, however
JD Wetherspoon look to sweep the board in Edinburgh
The St John’s Church on Victoria Street, with the door of Finnegan’s Wake lower left, Liquid Rooms lower right This flurry of paperwork to the City Chambers raises a number of questions, the most obvious of which being; does Edinburgh need more pubs, and, if so, does it need more Wetherspoons? This is an interesting […]
Celt Experience: Resonance, Cheese and Bowling
Over the years I’ve been going to the Stockbridge Tap, I’ve seen many things occur inside; many strange and beautiful things. Never a cheeserush, though – that’s a first. Last Tuesday, there was more than one occasion when a polite, but eager, queue formed instantaneously following the appearance of a wooden board, laden with the […]
Vaping in bars; the bartender’s perspective [guest post]
I don’t often feature guest posts on the BeerCast, certainly not since back in the day when we were a loose collection of beery wannabes, anyway. After buying out the other BeerCasters in a series of aggressively litigious takeovers, it’s pretty much just me here, rattling around the empty corridors. However, yesterday I was DM’d […]
A night of mystery
When thinking of beer, what’s the magic, all-important c-word? The one I keep going on about, time after time? No, it’s not Craft. Not Citrus, either. Nor does it come from the c-hop legions of Citra, Cascade, Chinook, Columbus etc etc. Caramel? No, still wrong. Clarity? Not so much, these days. As I’ve said before, […]