Allanwater Brewhouse, Stirling

To re-quote the reviewer below, this is a completely unexpected haven from the outside world that is well worth visiting (if you can find it). A lovely place in an old outbuilding, made to feel traditional inside and nicely laid-out with some eclectic touches. Items of note included a log burner, hundreds of old bottles above the bar, various breweriana, a carved wood bear and a selection of board games. As the Allanwater (formerly Tinpot) brewery tap it was no surprise to see five of their cask available; my 90/- was fag-end (NBSS 2) but the Green Hop was much better (3.5); this place was GBG’23 listed but has dropped out of the 2024 edition. If I recall, there was also some cider to be had. We partook of the pizza menu with the bear looking on like it was begging for a slice and were quite satisfied with our chow. A nice stop and worth getting the train up from Stirling to try.