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comment by b_b
b_b  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ten FIDY - Best Dark Beer in America?

I took a trip to Scotland a few months back, ostensibly to do a whisky drinking tour. And while I drank a lot of amazing whisky, I was blown away by the beer culture there. I hadn't had too many Scotch ales in my life, but each bar I went into had several on draft, the vast majority of which I had never encountered. It was like paradise. I'm not sure there's anything more pleasant than quality cask ales, the kind that need to be pulled slow from the hand pump tap. It's brilliant. Anyone who loves drinking should go to Scotland. Best spirits and amazing beer, too (I hesitate to say best beer, because I've spent a bit of time in Munich, too, and well, nothing can compare to that).