Just spent the weekend on the shores of Loch Lomond, where we did a bit of walking and touring - and, unsurprisingly, managed to try a couple of ales as well.
On the way down, we made a pit stop at the Drovers Inn, Memus. I hadn't been in there for a couple of years, and the last time I was there, they had a house beer (Drovers) that was brewed by Isle of Skye. This time, they had three handpumps on, with one dispensing Addlestones cloudy cider, one Northern Light (which was just going off unfortunately) and the last one also from Orkney - their excellent Corncrake Ale. The food was good and it's a beautiful spot on a warm summer's day - a nice start to the weekend.
On Saturday lunchtime, we went to Drymen and the GBG listed Clachan Inn (est 1734):
Nice place - good food and two beers from Arran - Ale and AB.
In the evening, we travelled up the west side of Loch Lomond to Arrochar, on the northern tip of Loch Long. The Village Inn (http://www.villageinnarrochar.co.uk/village-inn/home/village-inn.html) is in a nice setting and has a choice of 4 beers. The board outside promised three of them would be from Fyne Ales - Avalanche, Vital spark and Pipers Gold - but the latter had been replaced by Caley's Flying Scotsman. The ubiquitous Deuchar's made up the numbers.
Believe it or not, we didn't have time for any ales on Sunday, but, on Monday we took a drive over to Helensburgh and from there through Rhu and Faslane, past the peace camp, and up the eastern shore of Loch Long back to Arrochar, where we stumbled in to Ben Arthur's Bothy. They had a couple of Caley ales on, but the place looked so run down and smelly, we resisted.
Back in Banchory for just over a week and then we're off on our annual pilgrimage to see our grandchildren - and visit some brewpubs, of course!
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