tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post6623739930065472746..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Balloch BluesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-24957323300821008072019-07-26T13:45:57.924+01:002019-07-26T13:45:57.924+01:00Ouch. I feel bad for the Balloch house.Ouch. I feel bad for the Balloch house.DavidCameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122570770687971581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-41201520500980267072018-12-19T10:32:30.186+00:002018-12-19T10:32:30.186+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116766378331360601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10864744216127654962018-12-17T07:15:58.911+00:002018-12-17T07:15:58.911+00:00Excellent Wok, Thanks for sharing with us this val...Excellent Wok, Thanks for sharing with us this valuable blog. I get solution of my problem. Visit for<br /><a href="http://www.yhcargoindia.com" rel="nofollow">Freight Forwarders in India</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562591583249941726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88917176791919759842018-07-23T07:29:44.649+01:002018-07-23T07:29:44.649+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.poshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294613487502149045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-60191507016352831092018-03-12T13:21:25.479+00:002018-03-12T13:21:25.479+00:00When real ale is good in Scotland, it's as goo...When real ale is good in Scotland, it's as good as anywhere. Same with pubs. Beer in Geordies' Byre (Ayr).Bon Accord (Glasgow), Staggs (Mussleburgh), and a fair few Edinburgh pubs you'll know. Spoons can be better than English ones too. <br /><br />Thank goodness for the Good Beer Guide, even if the entries in some cities seem to include EVERY cask outlet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-29115904780118649532018-03-12T11:54:30.564+00:002018-03-12T11:54:30.564+00:00Oh,sorry to hear that.
I thought you'd been in...Oh,sorry to hear that.<br />I thought you'd been involved in some nightmare journey involving bad weather.Syd Differentialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13287844744688635372018-03-12T09:56:52.095+00:002018-03-12T09:56:52.095+00:00Sadly Sid, it was to do with my ailing mother, now...Sadly Sid, it was to do with my ailing mother, nowt else.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-29898814158710119372018-03-11T23:32:38.762+00:002018-03-11T23:32:38.762+00:00The suspense is killing me ...The suspense is killing me ...Syd Differentialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-87200712792841669912018-03-09T13:34:23.080+00:002018-03-09T13:34:23.080+00:00I've started to really rate Fallen beers, when...I've started to really rate Fallen beers, when I've had them from decent establishments they always seem to have something more about them than other beers. They must have quite a good brewing process or something - I'd like to do some more research but I just don't get to Scotland as much as I'd like. DryLionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-34384606078209803542018-03-07T13:25:56.137+00:002018-03-07T13:25:56.137+00:00@The Maltese Penguin.
It's possible,I suppose...@The Maltese Penguin.<br /><br />It's possible,I suppose.<br />But have you ever met Alex Salmond ? If sneering at the English was an Olympic sport he'd be a shoo-in for the gold medal.<br />I imagine Mhairi Black,the youngest MP elected to the Commons for 300 years, would give him a run for his money but to be honest I can't understand a word she says.Syd Differentialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-2162368989881744012018-03-06T19:05:33.174+00:002018-03-06T19:05:33.174+00:00Why would anyone be a real ale campaigner in Scotl...Why would anyone be a real ale campaigner in Scotland or anywhere else? What would be the point? What would one hope to achieve? I mean either drink it or don't drink it. Ain't a campaign, pal.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-43769310162053909352018-03-06T15:47:29.553+00:002018-03-06T15:47:29.553+00:00MP: Balloch House indeed. Tha Balloch Hotel is lon...MP: Balloch House indeed. Tha Balloch Hotel is long since gone. Given the weather I ventured no further.<br /><br />And yes, it is Syd.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-44222189026103548472018-03-06T13:23:37.694+00:002018-03-06T13:23:37.694+00:00Balloch House, I think? A place which deserves be...Balloch House, I think? A place which deserves better. Quite nice in the garden. On my one visit I had an underwhelming glass of Proper Job. (I also had a very minor bike pile up outside, caused by a considerate 4x4 driver who was leaving the car park waving us across. No beer was even involved.)<br /><br />There is also a Marston's place, "Queen Of The Loch" at the roundabout at the entrance to Lomond Shores. New build? Iirc a sign outside promised craft beers (maybe also real ales). I did not go in as I was so miserably soaked to the literal skin that I did not even want a beer.<br /><br />Syd Differential: do you ever think it might be you, not them?The Maltese Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693275203620288419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-3434363701416706062018-03-05T22:11:29.536+00:002018-03-05T22:11:29.536+00:00Ian B
As a frequent visitor to the Ayrshire coast ...Ian B<br />As a frequent visitor to the Ayrshire coast (from Oldham) I read your Scotland blogs with great interest. Within the sea of Tennents there is a CAMRA presence in Strathclyde and their mag recommends have been enjoyed. Namely the Wellington pub in Ayr (3 hand pumps), The Ayrshire & Galloway Hotel (even Dark Star there) and Geordies Byre (Jarl on tap). Further afield The Grapes in Stranraer is unpretentious, very friendly and with real ales to savour. When in Glasgow we always call at our favourite The Pot Still but looking forward to trying some of the others you've mentioned.<br /><br />Ironically the Ayrshire CAMRA mag away day write ups list enjoyable trips to Manchester, Stockport and Huddersfield (real ale train). We are spoilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-62632357684739738022018-03-04T20:28:52.268+00:002018-03-04T20:28:52.268+00:00I've only ever been to Scotland once.It was in...<br />I've only ever been to Scotland once.It was in the 90's but every pub I went into was like stepping back into the 70s.They could have been a metaphor for the country.Hard-edged,unwelcoming,taciturn,places to get drunk and not much else.<br />I'm sure beneath the impenetrable accent and flinty exterior of most Scottish people I meet there beats a heart of gold but why would you bother your arse trying to find it.<br />They revel in their unfriendliness and their visceral loathing of the English.<br />If only they'd had the guts to vote for independence we'd be free of them by now.<br /><br />" My train and, unknown to me, a very disturbed night ahead, awaited me. "<br />Now that's a page-turner.I can't wait for how this one turns out.<br />Syd Differentialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-82575613629430560912018-03-04T17:57:05.156+00:002018-03-04T17:57:05.156+00:00Because those that think so live in.big cities in ...Because those that think so live in.big cities in England?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-64796662986485971132018-03-04T16:25:47.617+00:002018-03-04T16:25:47.617+00:00But I regularly hear from people that live in big ...But I regularly hear from people that live in big cities in England that the battle for real ale has been won so how can this be?Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.com