When Nathan Vickers was a student, he lived in what he describes as a “horrid” student flat in Edinburgh. Its only saving grace was that he could go downstairs in his slippers and walk directly into the Athletic Arms—one of the finest pubs in the city.
“I remember looking around, not really knowing anything about beer,” he says, before running through the conflicting thoughts that entered his head as he encountered the bar for the first time.
“‘Oh, this one’s the pub’s own beer. I should probably have that one. Oh, it’s brown. Oh, but it’s quite tasty. What is this? … Oh, this is very different to what I’ve had before.’”
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