Night Moves
#NewBeerThursday at Drygate
Like all fashionable things, the craft beer revolution has hit a bit of a plateau. Expensive ales and IPAs, like beards and burger joints, are everywhere now. I can go into the pub downstairs and pay almost a fiver for an artisanal beer from Denmark or somewhere, and nobody will bat an eyelid.
We’re past the point where people complain about them, and so – if the familiar trend for hip movements plays out as it always does – the inevitable decline is just around the corner. Across the country, traditional pubs are disappearing and being reborn as hipster-friendly, faux-vintage bars with curated fridges. But things that are cool then become ubiquitous soon lose their edge. Anyone with a beard will tell you that. What happens to the businesses built on craft beer when the fad passes?
The Drygate needn’t worry. It emerged during the craft beer revolution, but it is built on stronger foundations than a passing trend. A partnership between speciality brewers Williams Brothers and Tennent’s owners C&C Group, it is the country’s only “experiential” brewery. Enthusiasts can make their own beer, watch brewers in action, and enjoy a brew paired with sophisticated food from The Vintage kitchen.
Once a month, there’s a new beer club which attracts boffins and beginners alike – much like the increasingly popular Glasgow Gin Club, it’s a chance to get together and enjoy, discuss and dissect the top notes and tails of unfamiliar and exciting brews. And the space is great for parties, too: Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 launch their new EP here tomorrow night with The Rockalls, and in a fortnight local collective Don’t Drop have their Halloween party with rising stars Mia Dora playing live. The term “craft beer” might be on the wane, but the Drygate is a versatile and vital part of Dennistoun now: it is here for the long haul.
Night Moves
#NewBeerThursday at Drygate
Q: Describe your worst hangover?
1. Dave Lannigan, 35, Shawlands, “Pancreatic acid death”
Alexandra Waltenberger, “Dave made me cry”
2. Victoria Scott-Lewis, 31, West End, “I wasn’t able to eat Middle Eastern food again for years”
Chris Lewis, 31, West End, “Two words: dry retching”
3. Kyle Crossman, 25, Cowcaddens, “It was like having TB”
Arthur Fernandez, 22, Woodlands, “Wine, Coke, and an Ibuprofen omelette got me through it”
4. Will Millinship, 33, Govanhill, “It was like a million screaming banshees”
5. Daniel Garrido, 22, Spain, “Like having a hole in my head”
Pepa Sanz Capdevilla, 24, Spain, “I ended up with appendicitis”
6. David Gabriel, 24, Spain, “I just couldn’t stay awake. I kept falling asleep”
Jon Herrero, 25, Spain, “I felt like I’d been in a car crash”
7. Jonathan Macle, 26, Yorkhill, “I’m not sure but I might have it tomorrow”
Margaret Law, 23, Shawlands, “When I was on a 12-hour shift the next day”
Henry Masson, 31, Dennistoun, “The ones that last two days are the worst”
8. Ailsa Clark, 25, Dennistoun
Favourite Club? Nice N Sleazy
Favourite Bar? Mono
Favourite DJ? Tigerbeat
Favourite Band? Breakfast Muff
First Club? Honeycomb, in Edinburgh
What You Drinking? Whisky
Describe Your Dancing? Pure, brutal realness.
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