First Edinburgh JDW decision; Council says no
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First Edinburgh JDW decision; Council says no

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Nov 13, 2014
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The planning application for Jimmy Chung’s on Waverley bridge is still open, however

JD Wetherspoon look to sweep the board in Edinburgh
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JD Wetherspoon look to sweep the board in Edinburgh

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Sep 30, 2014
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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 […]

Behind closed doors; a pub crawl with a difference
Celt Experience: Resonance, Cheese and Bowling
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Celt Experience: Resonance, Cheese and Bowling

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Mar 14, 2014
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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]
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Vaping in bars; the bartender’s perspective [guest post]

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Mar 10, 2014
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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
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A night of mystery

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Jan 16, 2014
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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, […]

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