Given an extra hour in each day, a new survey has found that one in every four Scots adults would choose to spend it in the pub.
It may come as no surprise that this survey was conducted on behalf of Scottish independent brewer Innis & Gunn, and the results released just before the clocks go back this weekend, in effect giving beer drinkers that extra hour.
To mark the shift to winter hours, Innis & Gunn will be hosting ‘Sunset Sessions’ at its three taprooms in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with live trad music performances kicking off at 4.50pm, timed to coincide with sunset.
The survey of 1000 Scots also found that younger drinkers are looking forward to longer nights out, with around a third of Gen Z, aged 18 to 28, and Millennials, aged 29 to 44, saying they’ll use the clock change extra hour to get in an extra round.
Half of Scots (50%) also agreed that live music helps beat the winter blues, a number that climbs even higher among younger generations. Trad was also increasingly the music of choice, with one-in-five Scots (20%) saying they listen to more traditional or folk music now than a year ago.
Innis & Gunn founder and master brewer Dougal Sharp said: “Scotland’s spoken, and a million of us will get our wish this weekend with an extra hour in the pub!
“If you’re going to spend it anywhere, spend it with pals, a great pint, and some trad tunes,” said Gunn.
“We’ve put this event on to bring a bit of cheer to the start of winter with the clocks going back. We know half of Scots say live music makes winter better, so this is the perfect answer to that, and something of a warm-up to Celtic Connections too.”
Innis & Gunn’s free Sunset Sessions take place on Sunday, October 26 at their Glasgow West End, Glasgow City Centre and Edinburgh Taprooms. Music starts at sunset, 4.50pm, with a line-up that includes Charlie Stewart, Luc McNally, Cameron Newell, Megan MacDonald, Eryn Rae, Craig Baxter, Tom Callister and more.
