The Hug and Pint, Woodlands, Glasgow

The name alone should have been enough to deter me. Most recently, this was known by the imaginative name of “The Liquid Ship.” In my long distant University days, it was “The Hub Bar.” Now it serves as just another demonstration of how Glasgow’s trendy West End area has encroached into the centre. It offers a range of exotic beers, at exotic prices, including Heville Premium Belgian lager, Estrella Damm, Staropramen, Bitter and Twisted and Franzishofen. More conventional drinks, such as Caledonia Best and, fortunately, Guinness, are also on sale The toilets and Function Suite are downstairs, but, if you’re planning a function, you’d better make it’s a small one, as the “Suite” is only marginally larger than the toilet.