The Bobbing John (JD Wetherspoon), Alloa

Named in memory of the Patons and Baldwins cotton mills, this is a modern 'spoons housed in the quite grand former Alloa Co-operative Society building dating from 1895. Relatively light inside due to the enlarged front windows, and there is also a raised patio beer garden at the rear. Very disappointing selection from the 12 handpumps: just Doom Bar, Deuchars IPA, Abbot and two from Harviestoun - Schiehallion and Bitter & Twisted (£1.69) available from the first bank. Unusually, the second bank had six 'clips' on to advertise events, Facebook and TripAdvisor. Mind you, I suspect that there is very little real ale elsewhere in town...