I just re-read my last post and realised how little detail there was about essentials like beer names, hop varieties, toilet breaks recorded, peanuts spilt etc etc. That’s because Pubmeister and Madame Luna were such good company I didn’t take notes or photos. And that’s how it should be. But I was always… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LAURIESTON, GLASGOW
Tag: Glasgow
HIPPOS, HUTS & HACKMAN
A nice little pre-emptive tick at The Hippo and some praise for The Hut. Duncan had mentioned the Hippo as worth a look, so with 15 minutes between acts I popped into the basement for a half. You could be in somewhere proper crafty like Falmouth. That’s a lovely beer range, and the Hippo is a… Continue reading HIPPOS, HUTS & HACKMAN
BEER QUALITY – “It’s they that keep it that spoil it”
I hope you’re keeping up with my Big Day In Scotland. If so, you’re doing better than I did at the time. Without the guiding influence of Mrs RM, (back in Cambridge “smashing the system”), I somehow made it from the State to the Bon Accord, hopefully not by a chicken run across the M8.… Continue reading BEER QUALITY – “It’s they that keep it that spoil it”
THE STATE BAR, GLASGOW
Some more dark brown delights from Glasgow. Leaving Duncan and the delightful/enigmatic Madame Luna (report pending) in Paisley Wetherspoons, I headed for a gig at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on the western edge of Glasgow Centre. There really is some magnificent architecture around Charing Cross, once you look up above the takeaway frontages. And… Continue reading THE STATE BAR, GLASGOW
GLASGOW HIGH STREET
I’ll be arriving at my Coatbridge post very soon. I can feel your anticipation from Southwold. Yes, the Adnams is drinking very well, thank you. But first to Glasgow’s High Street. With most of Glasgow‘s Beer Guide entries around the Merchant City, Charing Cross, the West End and south towards Hampden, I’m ashamed to say I haven’t… Continue reading GLASGOW HIGH STREET
RECKLESS IN RUTHERGLEN
With any luck these posts on last weeks trips to Scotland will take so long I’ll never have to try to remember the session with Duncan McKay, the notes for which are a bit tardy. I could, of course, lump reports on pub visits to Coatbridge in with Troon, but I expect the residents of… Continue reading RECKLESS IN RUTHERGLEN
ALECHEMY
I’ve just completed my day’s 26 and a bit mile walk around Edinburgh, which as well as confirming it and Glasgow as world-class cities allowed me to do a quick comparison between their respective pubs. Both cities have about 25 pubs in the current Beer Guide, those allocations reflecting tourist numbers and population. In Glasgow… Continue reading ALECHEMY
No.1 BREWDOG FAN
Just had a superb walk around Kelvingrove Park and the Museum, housed in as great a Victorian building as you’ll see. My wife forced me into a lunchtime trip to the BrewDog across the road despite my best efforts, and the flight of their stronger beers again proved her instincts right. I’ve seen mixed reviews… Continue reading No.1 BREWDOG FAN
PERFECT BEER IN GLASGOW
I’ve had a great day re-aquainting myself with central Glasgow for the first time in 10 years. I can’t see any dramatic changes in the shops, restaurant and pub scene, certainly of the scale seen in Stockport, Cambridge or Shoreditch, but saw for the first time some stunning architecture, particularly around Kelvingrove. Byres Road and… Continue reading PERFECT BEER IN GLASGOW
THE £1 PINT
Today the family walked the 7 mile Cow Hill circuit around the hills south of Fort William, which frankly gave some of the best views you’ll get in the UK. The Highlands are an expensive short break; the Premier Inn is the most expensive hotel I’ve stayed in, which may say much about me. Worth… Continue reading THE £1 PINT
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