Be sure and check out the CAMRA website also for local beer festivals ...
last year I was in Edinburgh in June, and was lucky enough
to be there when they were holding their "Scottish Traditional Beer Festival".

Otherwise I second the CAMRA Good Beer Guide suggestion,
because the good beer pubs are fairly scares,
compared to a lot of the other areas of the UK.

Slainte,
John

(Paul Sherwin) wrote in message ...
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:03:56 -0600, "Duke" wrote:

Going to Scotland for a week in June. Plan on driving to the more remote
areas of the Highlands from Glasgow and am looking for beer, pub
(freehouse?), and B&B recommendations. I'll sample the whisky for certain,
but I'm a dark beer fan by and large.

The Scottish Highlands are not good beer drinking country, and pubs
selling cask conditioned beer of any sort are very thin on the ground.
A copy of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide may be your friend here, and will
make a good souvenir of your trip. There's lots of good beer available
in Glasgow - again, the GBG is a good starting point. It's widely
available in UK bookstores, but make sure you buy the right book -
there are lots of lookalike pub guide books around.

HTH, Paul