Brewers

The future of BrewDog’s Scottish brewing estate hangs in the balance as HSBC secures the Aberdeenshire headquarters against the company’s debts. This legal charge over the Balmacassie Commercial Park means the craft beer giant risks losing its primary production hub if it fails to find a

Edinburgh-based sour beer producer Vault City is on track for its best-ever year, with turnover expected to reach £10 million in the next two years despite the slowdown across the craft brewing sector.  The specialist brewer reported that sales surged 38% year-on-year between April and De

Loch Lomond Brewery Ltd, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube to support the next stage of its expansion. The brewery and distillery aims to increase brewing and packaging capacity to meet growing demand and to lay down more whisky casks for future revenue.

Innis & Gunn founder and master brewer Dougal Sharp has called on the government to stop pushing the pub to the brink of extinction and take measures – including cuts to VAT, on-trade duty, and energy bills – to reverse the industry’s decline. According to analysis of governmen

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.