28/09/19 - The Raven, The State and The Pot Still, Glasgow

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

Look carefully, and you'll notice bouncers on the door.   Proving again, that its doesn't matter about the establishment (micros, clubs, JDW), if the beer is rated, it will get in the guide.

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

A full circuit of the central island bar showed that the ales here are from Cambridgeshire.   Several Oakhams available.   I've heard Green Devil talked about with the same reverence as Titanic Plums but at 6%, I was in danger of being an expert on the Glaswegian road network.

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

Pot Still, Hope Street, Dailuaine - Tick #418

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

The fuss pot's owner was just as keen to make friends, passing on a drinking toast that could only come from Scotland.

"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.