I shouldn't write this review. Not only should I not write this review, I should also go out of my way to hire the semi-terrorist hacker group ANONYMOUS to have all other reviews erased. This place is my Dream Pub, and I don't like sharing my dreams with anyone other than my overpaid psychotherapist.\n\nThere are several layers of \"cool\" that pervade this little piece of Heaven. The first thing that I observed when I entered was that everyone, patrons and staff alike, were smiling. It was like crashing a party on Planet Prozac. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, and that is a rare commodity. That was \"found a fiver in my old trousers\" cool. Secondly, the Bar staff. Though tending an absolutely slammed bar, they went out of their way on multiple occasions to help me in my selection of draughts (which there were plenty) AND rums (which there were too many). That was \"Marlon Brando in The Wild One\" cool. Finally, there were the regulars - and I have to elaborate a bit on this particular point...A Bar or Pub, in my mind, is made or broken by the type of patronage it acquires. Having said that, I can only describe hanging with the regulars at Brass Monkey as being much akin to coming home to an extended family for a celebration; a family that you actually LIKE. THAT was \" '68 Comeback Elvis\" cool.\n\nThe music was provided by Bar staff with a masterful knowledge of Spotify, and I left with (Damn them!) a long list of new artists to acquire. The d\u00e9cor is Hipster, but not college freshman with a poster print of Dali and low top Converse Hipster...More Ben Folds Five's second album Hipster. Eclectic, but not morose or elitist. I didn't eat, so I can't review the food, and why should I? Yes, they serve wonderful food, I'm sure, but your mouth should be too occupied with drinking and bantering to eat. \n\nI love this place, and it will forever hold a special place in my heart. I met some amazing people here, and my visits to 14 Drummond Street were the highlight of my trip. I'm actually planning another trip to Edinburgh, sans sightseeing, Brass Monkey-centric. Monkey Staff, consider yourself warned!
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