UTC was wandering along Old Dumbarton Road when he stumbled on the Grunting Growler. The grunting growler had always been his pet name for Mrs UTC, you see, so you can imagine his taken abackness.
Turns out that his missus hadn’t launched into a new high street business venture after all, much to his relief… but someone else had. A young American gent by the name of Jehad Hatu had decided to flee the States and the Weetabix-haired Trumpmeister to set up a craft beer off-licence business in Glasgow. Now if there’s one thing UTC prides himself on, it’s encouraging the next generation of retail entrepreneurs.
So, perking up somewhat and out of the kindness of his heart, he thought he’d show his support for Jehad’s new venture by popping in and sampling some of the young ale merchant’s wares. Least he could do, he said.