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"Suds McQueue":1ccceqb7 wrote:
I'm intrigued by this haggis burrito business,where could a man procure one of these?
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Illegal jacks which is situated just up the road from The Hanging Bat (essential destination!) The Bat and the squirrel both do excellent food too

We stuck to the West End so didn't get to all the pubs mentioned above, but of those we did drink in:

The Hanging Bat is fantastic, with an expected upgrade to stunning once the beer from the onsite nanobrewery is available. My other favourite from the weekend was the Caley Sample Room -- a bit out of the way but easily got to by bus, and probably worth it.

I loved The Cloisters but The Red Squirrel was a disappointment: no cask, very few of the keg fonts had beer, and the one I tasted wasn't very good. Maybe we caught it on a bad day. It's a short hop from The Hanging Bat and close to loads of other West End pubs, so it's not a big investment to have a look in.

Regarding traditional pubs, there was a great selection in The Blue Blazer and Thomson's was also good. Both are among just four pubs in Edinburgh (a local told me) which serve beer by the "tall font" Scottish air pressure method. Real Ale with extraneous gas: quite a rarity <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> The Bow Bar is another of the four but I can't remember the other one.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:1fhb079x wrote:
Regarding traditional pubs, there was a great selection in The Blue Blazer and Thomson's was also good. Both are among just four pubs in Edinburgh (a local told me) which serve beer by the "tall font" Scottish air pressure method. Real Ale with extraneous gas: quite a rarity <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> The Bow Bar is another of the four but I can't remember the other one.[/quote:1fhb079x]

The Athletic Arms, a.k.a Gravediggers, is another one that dispenses with air pressure. It's a curiosity alright.

What bothers me about it is that the air dispense arrangement has a return line from the drip trays so you get some recirculation. Now they're supposed to use a clean glass every time and they get through the kegs very quickly so there's not much opportunity for an infection, but I'm still not entirely comfortable with it. Possibly just squeamishness on my part.

&amp;quot;upsidedowna&amp;quot;:177hdu6p wrote: The Athletic Arms, a.k.a Gravediggers, is another one that dispenses with air pressure.[/quote:177hdu6p]That's the one! It's "The Diggers" rather than "The Gravediggers", though. It seemed nice, and is highly recommended locally, but was a bit crowded to get a feel for it when we were there.

In fairness, we were the ones crowding it <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

Did you get to try any Cromarty Red Rocker? I think it's a fantastic beer. Never got to try any of the rest of the range but would think if the Red is that good the rest must be too.