Go go Glasgow!

Head to the Scottish city that has the edge on Edinburgh

 "Really?" That's the usual response whenever I try to encourage friends to visit Glasgow rather than Scottish capital Edinburgh, but I mean it - Glasgow is Edinburgh's less showy, less pretentious younger brother

 

 "REALLY?" That's the usual response whenever I try to encourage friends to visit Glasgow rather than Scottish capital Edinburgh.

But I mean it. Glasgow is Edinburgh's less showy, less pretentious younger brother.

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Take our tour of the Drygate Brewery, for instance, where the guide warns us: "Be prepared for the least professional brewery tour you will ever go on."

It's this self-deprecating humour which makes the city so special.

We are shown around by a man who embodies the Scottish craft beer scene — ginger, bearded and covered in tattoos.

The brewery, which produces gold medal-winning beer, is part of the massive regeneration of the city's east end that has happened since the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

from London Euston from £20 one way. Fly from Gatwick from £34.99.

STAYING THERE: Citizen M has rooms from £75 per night. See . OUT & ABOUT: City Sightseeing Tour, £13 per adult per day or £15 for two days MORE INFO: .

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