Bottle shops in Edinburgh

Discussion in 'United Kingdom & Ireland' started by Garlic_of_Doom, Mar 17, 2014.

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  1. Garlic_of_Doom

    Garlic_of_Doom Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Sweden

    The girlfriend of a friend of mine currently studies in Edinburgh and is coming home to Sweden for a visit. She surprised me by asking if there was any beer she could pick up for me as she's carrying a empty cabin trunk over here.

    Drinkmonger, Provenance Wines and Nina's Mini Market are closest to her; do they have a good/ok selection of Scottish beer or should I point her to some other store?

    I'm very keen on trying some new porter, stout, barley wine, scotch ale etc but also more traditional and spiced ales. All and any tips regarding beers too look for are appreciated. Would be great to get a bottle or two of Skull Splitter but otherwise I'm quite happy with whatever Scottish beers beside Brewdogs offerings (which I have access to here in Sweden) that's available.
     
    #1 Garlic_of_Doom, Mar 17, 2014
  2. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    The best beer shop I've visited in Edinburgh was Great Grog, which had a good range of Scottish microbrews and plenty of beers from foreign climes (USA, Belgium, Germany, Italy). They may have a beer list on their website http://www.greatgrog.co.uk/

    I know there are other shops as well but I can't vouch for them personally. Hopefully Zimbo might chime in with up to the minute info.....
     
    #2 jazzyjeff13, Mar 18, 2014
  3. mdagnew

    mdagnew Grand Pooh-Bah (3,720) May 18, 2005 Northern Ireland
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    #3 mdagnew, Mar 18, 2014
  4. Garlic_of_Doom

    Garlic_of_Doom Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Sweden

    Thanks a lot for the tips, I'll check them out and pass on the info.
     
    #4 Garlic_of_Doom, Mar 19, 2014
  5. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Without a doubt Cornelius and The Beer Hive are the best two beer bottle shops in Edinburgh. Nina's would have been an immediate recommendation as well but it's recently changed hands and I believe it's range has been drastically reduced.

    If you're looking for interesting new Scottish beers Tempest, Cromarty and Luckie Ales are generally the best available.
     
    #5 Zimbo, Mar 21, 2014
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