Shilling Brewing Company, Glasgow

As described below, saving me some tedious typing on my phone. Not really my sort of place, a big, empty room with difficult acoustics and keg beer. But someone recommended it, so here I am. Lots of beers from Shilling and others. I went for their Glasgow Red 4.4%, on one of the taps on the back wall. The lass serving had a bit of trouble with it, which meant that her back was to me for about a minute, which is not ideal from a customer service point of view - not only is she not facing me but she can't observe the room and the door and has no idea what might be going on. The beer was priced at £5.70/pint but I was charged £2.99 for my half, which was not as cold or gassy as many keg beers, but if it was cask I would say it was a bit green and underdeveloped.

A lovely Art Deco building (another old bank building) that caught my eye and got added to my crawl list when I spotted it housed a brewpub (Shilling Brew Company). Rather less of that Art Deco inside and really it's a bit of an open-plan barn but is tastefully done nonetheless especially if you get a seat facing the magnificent windows. A plethora of (key)keg beers available and there's a jumbo Untappd board to help you decide. Seating is designed for larger groups and was populated with upmarket (for Glasgow) punters. Thirds came in a copper flight, delivered by a cheerful potboy. Tried a couple of the brewery’s own wares of which were decent, plus beers from Downlands and Wilde Child. Prices are upwardly mobile. If you like something a bit different then this is a fair shout, I enjoyed my hour here – it’s handy as being a late(ish) opener as well.