Was there on Thursday evening. Initially packed, being a small venue you immediately feel a massive vibe and buzz about the place. The atmosphere is awesome, the music is always pumping, staff seem to force the acoustics to go beyond the magic 11. Don’t come here to read a book, come here to party and to enjoy some thought out tunes and great vibrant play lists. Letting the staff choose the music clearly aids the place a great deal. Mootrhead, Ska music and punk music was quite prominent whilst I was there so I was a happy pup. The staff enjoyed trashing about to tunes in a co-ordinated and lively manner. This gave a great glow and buzz throughout the room.I love seeing happy staff in their own environment. Good music too and I’m a happy punter. The beers are well thought out. I felt they could do with a couple of casks and a guest besides Mikkeller but wow blow me away, Black Hole on tap for £3 a third is bargain of the year! RESPECT. This is what I want in my ideal bar myself. I just loved that. There is a con with some of the pricing however. I thought Punk IPA in cans was far too expensive. Kernel beers were quite expensive. The range however was excellent. Martin and James please get a couple of casks on and please lower the prices for the bottles and your generic beers, then this will be truly world class. I had a brilliant evening here and am looking forward to the imminent Brewdog Camden and showing other bars how it’s done. Excellent work.

Visited on a Sunday afternoon during the Fringe festival (around 2pm). Place was just beginning to fill up with a good mix of people. The place was a lot smaller than I was expecting although we got some seats. Good atmosphere with some nice background music playing (everything from Johnny Cash to Chemical Brothers).

The service was fast & the staff seemed to know their stuff from what I could hear from other customers. They had a nice selection of beers, both bottled & on-tap, mainly from Brewdog & craft beers from the US. I was slightly disappointed that the Brewdog offerings themselves were not more varied. They had 5 or 6 on-tap but only another 5 or so in bottles but I was still able to try 2 new ones which I’m happy about.

The price was about right for what you where getting I suppose, a pint of Brewdogs Zeitgeist was £3.20 & a bottle of Alice Porter was £4.50 & I enjoyed both a lot.

I plan to go back later this month, and it will be somewhere I will visit most times I am in Edinburgh.

If you like BrewDog beers then the place has been made for you. I do and I liked the place. A nice place and great, great staff. Thanks Chris, Andrew, Lou & Co. I’ll be back. (16.-20.6.2011).

If you’ve already had most of the Brewdog beers you will still not be disappointed as they stock a massive and ever-changing range of international cult brewery beers. There is seriously expert advice from beer-nerd Kerry. Mostly Mikkeller and Brewdog on tap, then hit the above mentioned bottles featuring Cantillon, Lost Abbey, Stone, Kernel and more Mikkeller.

I had perfect timing on my business trip.This places opened close to two months ago right around the corner from the royal mile but alos the heart of university dorm country on Cowgate. That being said, I would recommend going on the earlier side. Great little place with littel tables and mostly a stand bar as the stools are low but very cool vibe the staff is some of the friendliest in the world and they know hteir beer. The guest taps and overall bottle selection very nice. Fresh Brew Dog beers taseted delicious. The pizza crust was was too soggy for my tastes but the cheese is good. I can’t wait to come back. I love this place.

A flying visit in the opening week. I had a pint of punk monk and my girlfriend went for a half of the raspberry wheat beer. Finished up with a half of a smoked beer (stone perhaps?). Loved the asethetic, the clientele (so heartening to find a pub with decent beer and no beardy weirdies about, nothing against them mind). The pizzas looked amazing, was seriously dismayed that I’d already eaten. Will be sure to return on my next trip over the water and look forward to the Glasgow opening somewhen this year.

This is the place I woluld like to have in my city

New bar in Edinburgh. Fantastic selection of tap & bottled beers from BrewDog and big name international breweries. Very busy, full of trendy young people enjoying the beers. Friendly helpful service. This is what a beer bar should be like.

Edinburgh’s newest beer arrival. Very industrial, "second-hand" decor. It works. It’s a tiny bit small, but this almost works in its favour, giving it a very "exclusive" feel. 12 taps (all keg, of course...) - six BrewDog beers and 6 guests. So far the guests have included Left Hand Imperial Stout, Flying Dog Raging Bitch and Mikkeller Vesterbro Kaffestout. So it’s hardly your usual line-up of guest beers in a UK pub. The bottle list is a thing of beauty, with beers that you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in the UK, including stuff from Mikkeller, Kernel and Nøgne Ø. The staff are super-friendly, and more than happy to discuss the beers and give tasters. As you would expect, this is a fine addition to Edinburgh’s growing craft beer scene. And yes, it’s a shame that they don’t do any casks at all. However, if it means that other great pubs like Cloisters and the Bow Bar still have their own niche, then that’s fine by me.

The pub looks very industrial but it is still quite comfortable. there are 12 taps. 6 are core brewdog range and 6 are special and/or guest taps, showing an american imperial stout of all things! their bottle range is excellent as well, and possibly the highlight. they have beer that you can’t get in any other pubs in the UK b/c they order direct from brewers, not importers. food menu is limited to cheese and meat plates and maybe pizza and the pub is small so it will likely be crowded all the time but this is a great place. staff are very friendly as well. happily giving multiple glasses knowing customers are likely sharing beer bought in bottles.