jjsint
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Setting - 7 | Selection - 6 | Service - 7 | Food - | Value - 6 | Overall - 6
Innis & Gunn Beer isn't the best on the planet but I remember liking their Edinburgh taproom well enough. This taproom, near Hillhead subway Station and the Hunterian museum, is grubby and well-attended with a small bar in the back. It isn't so exciting with six Innis & Gunn beers (I think I'd had them all) with seven guests, mostly easily available but two Ossiansand a Campervan make up for that. Another 'can be missed' but completionists may wish to try it out.
jjsint (1552) reviewed Òran Mór 10 months ago
Setting - 7 | Selection - 4 | Service - 8 | Food - | Value - 4 | Overall - 6
Arts centre bar converted from a church. A couple of cask ales plus various basic keg such as Drygate's Kelvin. A number of whiskies are avilable so worth checking to see with your own eyes as the menu is far from accurate. Not a bad place to hang for a short while but can be missed, especially from a beer perspective.
jjsint (8701) reviewed Kelvin Pilsner from Drygate Brewing Co 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught keg at Òran Mór, Glasgow. Light to mid-gold, clear with a small uneven film of white head. Clean grainy, malty aroma, decent if uninteresting.Taste is grain, some metal. Sweet without being saccharin and a bit rounded at the end. Lighter body with heavy-ish carbonation. Not bad but pretty basic.
jjsint (8701) reviewed Younger's Tartan Special from Eagle Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at the Imperial, Glasgow. Slightly ruddy light to mid-brown, clear with a film of off-white head. Light malty aroma. Not much there. Taste is decent although muted: sweet at first with a stewed tea bitterness in the finish. Medium body and carbonation. Not great but enjoyable enough for what it is.
jjsint (1552) reviewed Scotia Bar 10 months ago
Setting - 9 | Selection - 4 | Service - 8 | Food - | Value - 6 | Overall - 5
Belhaven pub tucked away to the south east of St Enoch centre, just north of the Clyde. Claims to be Glasgow's oldest pub from 1792. Olde wordle inside with a large U bar and a small snug to the right. Lots of live music. The beer list isn't great, with a couple of Loch Lomond on cask and a couple of West on keg. The rst is macro. Small whisky selection with some good 'uns hidden away a bit. Lots of bars like this in Glasgow: worth checking out for atmosphere but you won't get many ticks. Over 18s only.
jjsint (8701) reviewed Best from Belhaven 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Draught keg at the Scotia Bar, Glasgow. Very light brown and ckear with a good-sized off-white head and lots of cloudy lacing. Caramel aroma, a little metallic. Sweetctaste, more caramel, a little malt. Not much here. Light joy with medium carbonation. It's as basic a bitter as you'll ever have.
jjsint (1552) reviewed Sloans 10 months ago
Setting - 9 | Selection - 2 | Service - 9 | Food - | Value - 5 | Overall - 5
Old, opulent pub with a circular bar in the middle of the main area. There's a bistro, restaurant and snug bar as well. Worth seeing, and they deal well with the crowds, but the beer isn't up to much. One cask beer (Wild Swan by Thornbridge on my visit) but they also have an excellent whisky selection. You won't get ticks but I can't not recommend this place for the atmosphere. Card only.
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jjsint (8701) reviewed Mosaic Vista from Polly's Brew Co. 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Keg draught at the Pharmacie Arms, Syston. Light gold, hazy with a spotty white head. Gentle stone fruit aroma, touches of cantaloupe. Sweet, sugary taste with lots of melon and some blueberry and pink grapefruit. Finish is more bitter. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. Special stuff!