THREE bars in Glasgow are offering punters free beer.

The Hope in the city centre, Beer Cafe in Merchant City and Munro's in the West End will be offering customers a beer on the house in celebration of Belgian National Day on Thursday.

Anyone who goes into one of the bars between Thursday and Sunday will get a free pint of Heverlee beer.

Punters must raise their pinkie finger - the gesture that pub goers in Belgium use to order a beer in a noisy pub - to enjoy a free glass.

Participation bars will also serve those who successfully order like a Belgian some authentic Belgian snacks including frites, complete with traditional toppings or Belgian chocolates.

Joris Brams, Heverlee Master Brewer, said: “My ambition when I started brewing Heverlee was to make something that celebrated all the reasons Belgium is a beer capital and take it to other parts of the world.

"It’s really taken off in Scotland, so our Belgian National Day celebration is our way of saying thanks for that support, in authentic Belgian style of course."

Anyone who can’t quite get the hang of the gesture can see Heverlee’s Facebook or Twitter accounts (@HeverleeBeer), where some ‘handy’ videos will be available to help customers redeem their pint.