Shut up about Barclay Perkins

I rise just after 9 AM and have a shower. Now I feel better. Today will be an odd day. After checking out of our hotel, we have around 10 ho...

I didn't spend all my time in Glasgow last week in the archives. I also went to a couple of pubs. Mostly in the company of my mate Robbi...

I collected plenty of new photos of Usher's records last week. But, as I've just started processing them,  this is from a previous h...

Here's the first results of last week's trip to the Scottish Brewing Archive in Glasgow. Details of Belhaven's beers in 1871. As...

I rise at 9:30 feeling pretty refreshed. Go through my emails. And do some writing. Andrew is up quite late. Again. Still, we're in no r...

I made a flying visit to Glasgow this week. Obviously, to drop by the Scottish Brewing Archive. But also for frequent flyer reasons. As it l...

The next step up the Usher Pale Ale staircase is, er, Pale Ale. Which is about the same strength as a London Ordinary Bitter. It’s another p...

I get up at 6:45 AM. And discover that out flight has been delayed by 40 minutes. I could have had another hour in bed. Andrew rises about a...

I rise at 10:40. After a good long sleep. Looking at my Whatsapp, I'm amazed to see a string of messages from the hotel. That's how ...

More confusion at Usher, with an X Ale clearly marked in the brewing record as “Stock”. Pretty obvious, then, that this isn’t a Mild Ale. Wh...

I rise at 10. Andrew a little later. We check out and then trail down to our other place. It’s very spacious, with two bedrooms and two bath...