Brewers

One of the world’s rarest beers has been brought back from the brink of history. Innis & Gunn, in partnership with historic brewer Allsopp’s, has unveiled the 1875 Arctic Ale, a robust 9.5% ABV recreation of the provisions taken on Sir George Nares’ legendary North Pole expedit

Christmas has come early for Scotland's beer fans following the release of a limited-edition craft ale from a leading Edinburgh microbrewery.  The team behind Edinburgh’s Cold Town Beer have poured their passion into the extra special ‘Barrel Aged Imperial Stout’, which has be

Charlotte Cook hopes to make Uile-bheist Brewery in Inverness a true beer "destination" after being appointed new Head Brewer at the £7.5 million distillery and brewery. Ms Cook, who started out at Brewdog, takes over from Lukas Pretzer, who has returned to Germany to work for Kaspar Schulz, a

A 150-year-old bottle of one of the world’s rarest beers has been opened for the first time since the 19th Century as part of a project to recreate the Victorian ale originally brewed to sustain Arctic explorers. The bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale, produced in 1875 for Sir George Nares&r

A Highland craft brewer is retracing centuries of history to bring a rare red lager to the Scottish market.

Palestine’s first microbrewery, Taybeh Brewing Co, has secured a listing with Co-op to stock a new lager it is creating in partnership with Glasgow-based Brewgooder in 1,600 stores across the country. Brewed by the Scottish B Corp and Taybeh’s Madees Khoury, the beer – named Sun &a

Independent decorator's merchant Brewers has acquired Stirling-based The Paint Shed, which has 20 stores across Scotland, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has provided growth capital investor BGF, which has backed The Paint Shed since 2020, with a successful exit.