#brew lab

memories of the trip last year

Nashville meets Edinburgh

Brew Lab

The Traveling Luggage

farmers marketing exploring

my love of pret is real

smoothie bowls at filament

drink of choice

when we all end up with the same primark scarf

nightly ritual

flat white & granola bowls (at filament)

pop up bar at filament

my venue

waiting on a show

  Until next week!

– AS.

There are places in Edinburgh that seem to be forever on my to-go list – places that I rush past on my way to being late for uni and mentally tick myself off for still having not been. Brew Lab was one of these places. That is, until a friend and I – seeking procrastination and coffee – found ourselves diverted on our way back from the library. And now, well you can’t keep me away. It oozes edge, is scandalously cool and is just the sort of place that someone as decisively unedgy and uncool as myself can go and hide away in for hours – reading and people watching... but mostly people watching. And because it’s found its home here in Old Town Edinburgh, just a stones throw from the University campus, it’s an easy escape from the soul-destroying monotony of library routine, along with its equally lackluster coffee.

    So, if their exposed brick walls, comfy leather sofas and selection of edible goodies aren’t enough to entice you, then their artisan coffee alone certainly should be. Whether you’re a self-proclaimed coffee snob or are just gagging for a ‘fix’ then you won’t be disappointed by the quality of a Brew Lab’s... brew. No wonder it's constantly buzzing with caffeine-seeking students, like myself, because let’s face it: who can resist the lure of real, proper, non-library coffee enjoyed in a setting that makes you feel like you’re lost in the backstreets of some hip European City? Not me.

@BrewLabCoffee

www.brewlabcoffee.co.uk

SF Bay Area! Go to this beer drinking event TONIGHT in Oakland!$18 gets you a custom sandblasted, bottomless tasting glass (!!!) to sample over 25 beers. All beers are produced by local homebrewers, spanning a wide range of styles and brewing techniques. It's not specifically vegan event but these beers are from small brewers so the fuck are they gonna get dried fish bladders?!?! Still, you might want to ask in a non-obnoxious way to raise awareness and make sure you're not drinking fish butts.

There's gonna be food for purchase from Spice Money, who looks rad because they're all about building community via fresh eats, but also kinda stupid, because their vegan options look like they might be pretty weak, but what do I know?* There will also be DJs, do with that information what you will.

If you want to go, you gotta RSVP and you gotta be 21 years old because IT'S THE LAW, SON.