The Corn Exchange (JD Wetherspoon), Arbroath

Nice enough Spoons, ale was ok, usual set up but nice building

Grand-looking building, now converted for a second time (the intermediate stage being the Olympia Picture Palace that opened in 1912). Nothing special inside, unfortunately, with no clues about its previous incarnations in the various seating / dining areas. Not much choice from the two banks of four handpumps either, with only the (Sinclair) Atlas White Corries (£1.99) being of much interest.

This Spoons is set on part of the ground floor of this old building. It's smaller inside than the exterior might suggest consisting of a wide rectangular room with the bar to the rear and a raised area to the left. The fixtures and fittings are all fairly typical. I got here before Beer O' Clock on a Thursday but by the time I left in the early afternoon it was quite busy with people coming in for food. There are two sets of four hand pumps here but the choice was poor with three available soon and one unused leaving just Abbot, Doom Bore, Redcastle Tower IPA and Banks's Sleeping Giant IPA. I went for the Tower IPA (£2.09) which was very poor and the Sleeping Giant (£2.09) which was OK. This is another GBG 2018 listed Scottish Spoons let down by poor choice and quality of the beer. It's a shame as I quite liked it as a Spoons.