Going the extra mile at North Berwick
What’s the worst service that you’ve ever received in a pub? Most beer fans can recall at least one example of heading out for a drink that ended up falling short of their expectations. Maybe the staff were surly, or refused to replace a beer that looked in poor condition – these kinds of things […]
The Hanging Bat takes shape
It might not look like it at the moment, but in around six weeks this will be the latest addition to Edinburgh’s flourishing bar scene. The Hanging Bat is going to be interesting for any number of reasons – not least what will be behind, and on top of the bar. Yesterday, I spent an […]
New Glasgow bar – Inn Deep
Glasgow. Many a visitor from the eastern side of the country has come unstuck on its pakora-strewn, sandstone tenemented streets. We don’t visit the ‘black pearl of the Clyde’ that often, I’m ashamed to say, as for the beer drinker it has a huge amount of options. The start of Glasgow Beer Week was too […]
Stockbridge Tap beer festival preview
Edinburgh certainly lives up to its reputation as the festival city – only last weekend the annual fireworks display signalled the end of the various month-long fringe and EIF events. Whilst for many, August means excitement, late nights and countless shows, for the beerhound, it really means four weeks of busier pubs, clogged streets and […]
The Great Edinburgh Pub Quiz
Everyone loves a pub quiz, don’t they? I remember back in the day, the young, fresh-faced BeerCasters used to head down to Edinburgh’s Baillie or Antiquary pub quizzes, run by the legendary quizmaster – who flitted between the two, clad in a cape (no, really), as he still does. We never did very well, other […]
New Edinburgh Pub – The Fountain Bar
“Not a boozer for the faint hearted! Watch your back and I am not exaggerating!” “Still dangerous and if you’re not in the crack you’re gonna get cracked!” “If you’re in with your mates or a girl you b ok if you don’t stare!” Many years ago, the Fountain on the corner of Murdoch Terrace […]
