Walking - and the Babbity Bowster - ticked off in the day. This left darkness to explore some more of Glasgow's Good Beer Guide entries.
The Raven, Renfield Street, 1924 Mobberley Brewhouse - Tick #417
Evening pub visits usually mean external photographs are at a premium. I must have been feeling brave at pub #1
Glasgow - Early Evening |
The bouncers were only there to hand out ear protectors. Surely a candidate for the loudest GBG entry and I include the time someone asked for a Fosters in Covent Garden's Harp. Catering for the casual diner, the football fan and disco queens. Dogs are allowed in until 9pm.
Very popular but friendly people happy to share tables.
And the ale? Surprisingly from Cheshire. Greater distances to come - by the time I got to the GBG entries in Stirling, I was drinking Cornish.
The State, Holland Street - Oakham Ales Thrill Seeker - Tick #418
We couldn't hope to find a more traditional bar than the State, providing endless fun for Social Media checkins. If Mappiman was in a real state, he could have had a lesson in Glaswegian geography.
Ceiling Mounted Street Map |
Instead, a highly enjoyable Oakham Thrill Seeker. That 1.2% reduction could make all the difference.
Especially when the next stop is a famous whisky bar.
In every way, my type of establishment |
Just as no visit to Edinburgh will be complete without a visit to the Guildford Arms, I cannot see myself coming to Glasgow without popping into the Pot Still.
Saturday night and its everything that Britain is famous for with its pubs and inns. Packed with excitement and punters that have traveled far and wide. Being from Worcestershire, we were almost classed as locals.
In a pub with 400 malt whiskies and a hand printed guide in 1980's stationery binding, it would be rude not to experiment. A first try of a Speyside Dailuaine, which is now saved in my to buy list.
We sat in a corner and quickly made friends.
Mrs M making friends with a total Fuss Pot |
"Here's Tae Us.... Wha's Like Us.... Damn Few.... and they're all a'deid."Sometimes a single venue can make an entire trip worthwhile.
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