Day 12: Galloway Forest Park.
Relaxed day around the Forest Park. Stopped by Maybole Abbey and Dunure Castle on our way from Arran to New Galloway.
Our Airbnb host, Margaret, was very kind and when we arrive to her place the fridge was loaded with 10 local beers (5 from Five Kingdoms and 5 from Sulwath Breweries). So thats 2 new scottish breweries and a new scottish region for me.
Before dinner I popped in a local pub in St Johns Town of Dalry (The Clachan Inn). 4 casks available, 2 new ticks for me.
After dinner I ticked all the leftovers from the previous days.
19 new beers. 3 new scottish breweries.
Day 13 and 14: Glasgow.
We arrived to Glasgow friday morning. After explore city centre, Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow University I convinced my wife to have lunch at Innis & Gunn Ashton Lane, because it was listed as a brewpub here, in ratebeer,
https://www.ratebeer.com/p/beer-kitchen-ashton-lane-innis-and-gunn/70876/
Sadly, the waitress said that the places is no longer a brewpub. All the beers were standard Innis & Gunn. So, no new brewery and probably the worst meal all the trip long.
Before dinner we come back to the city centre. Lot of ambiance and events related with the UCI Cycling World Championship. Sadly the main elite event of the day took place at Stirling, no Glasgow. But we met and talk to a couple of members of the spanish national team.
Before dinner checked in Shilling Beer Co. (Another new scottish brewery) and The Pot Still.
Was a bit difficult to have dinner with my son on a friday night. Almost all the places denied him the entry. So we ended in a Wetherspoons, eating fast because he must leave the pub before 21.00.
Scotland Stats Pre August Trip:
Total beers: 140
Total breweries: 40
Regions visited: 1 (Lothian)
Regions rated: 11/15
Now, finally at home, is time to enter the backlog and update stats.
Cheers
Alex.
