The Cold Beer Company, Stirling

Given the name, you would be right to expect that this is a keg-only outlet. It does offer a couple of notional 'craft' beers from Glasgow's West, but the remainder are fairly standard fare. Being (temporarily) in a retro mood, I opted for the Wm Younger's Tartan Special (£2.75) in preference to the Belhaven Best. Apart from that, the building frontage (being the old Post Office) is quite impressive but the interior is a sports bar barn. It does do food, claims to have 200 whiskies and hosts live music, but you can't help think that Wetherspoons would have made a much better job of things.

Official site of The Cold Beer Company - www.coldbeercompany-stirling.co.uk