PubWatch
*jaunty opening music* “Gooood evening everybody, and welcome to PubWatch, and for the next three nights, we are live on BBC2. I’m Bill Oddie, and alongside me is Kate Humble.” “Hi Bill – I’m really looking forward to this!” “Me too, Kate, me too. We’re here – live – to observe, at first hand, one […]
BrewDog in Bristol
Hi folks, Andy here, the BeerCast’s chief non-beer beer drinker in chief. I’m most often to be found shoveling coal into the BeerCast’s servers and mending the website’s rss feeds with string, but recently i had the unexpected pleasure of being in Bristol for the opening of BrewDog’s newest bar and drinking some actual beer. […]
The Hanging Bat opens
So, the wait is over. For many months, Edinburgh’s newest beer bar has slowly taken shape on Lothian Road, visible only to those brave enough to press their noses up against the windows. On Saturday, the doors of the Hanging Bat finally opened (in a launch so soft it was practically quilted) – no publicity, […]
New Edinburgh Bar – Blackbird
Despite the claw-like grip of recession, Edinburgh’s bar scene continues to develop at a rapid pace. As we’ve seen recently with other venues, the evolution of small, locals-oriented pubs into modern gastro-boozers seems to be the on-trade trend for 2012. Whilst the Swedes have claimed Leith, the rest of the city seems to be up […]
In praise of…The Ship Inn, Low Newton-by-the-Sea
There’s no better place to be on a wild and blustery day than inside a warm, cosy pub. Last month, on a trip to Northumberland, I was lucky enough to visit the Ship Inn at Low Newton-by-the-Sea on a particularly foul autumn day, and ended up staying there for hours. Watching the grey sea batter […]
In praise of…The Marble Arch
Manchester has no shortage of great pubs, and for someone travelling there from some distance away, stumbling around and discovering them is a great pastime. However, a couple of weeks ago I was down for the IndyManBeerCon and managed to combine the festival with a specific, targeted visit to one of the city’s institutions. I’d […]
