Beer
Craft beer exporter on a mission to China
Scotland’s leading exporter of craft beer and spirits has embarked on an ambitious two-week trade visit to China. JW Filshill International is on an export mission to the Far East, after a breakthrough in sales of Scottish craft beer and spirits. Now, it is seeking to build on a series of export deals and further…
Read MoreBrewgooder thanks the kind and jokes with cheapskates
Scottish beer brand Brewgooder congratulates or calls out customers for their support for ‘Honest Box scheme’. Not for profit beer Brewgooder has taken to social media to praise the legends and single out the bargain-hunters on the back of their ‘Honesty Box’ Campaign. The campaign which launched earlier this month, set out to prove how…
Read MoreIs this the world’s best job for pub-goers?
A Scottish pub wants to PAY a lucky volunteer to drink beer, watch sports and take part in a pub quiz. The Projectionist Hungry Horse pub on Intu Braehead Leisure has launched a search for the UK’s first ever ‘Pub-licist’ and is encouraging locals to apply for the coveted role – which will include drinking…
Read MoreYou can pay what you want for this six-pack of lager
A Scottish beer brand Brewgooder is inviting drinkers all over the country to pay what they want for a six-pack of lager. From noon today, there will be 1,000 six-packs of Brewgooder’s Clean Water Lager bottles for sale exclusively online and people will be able to pay as little as one penny or as much…
Read MoreGet ready for a weekend festival of beer
The Craft Beer Experience is coming to Edinburgh next month, from 15–17 November. The Edinburgh Craft Beer Experience promises to be a truly immersive beer event, taking over all three floors of the Assembly Roxy on Roxburgh Place to bring you a taste of the very best beers from Scotland, the UK and Europe.…
Read MoreScots pay for replacement bell – with beer
A historic bell destroyed in a Belgian church during World War I has been repaired – thanks to Scottish beer drinkers. The treasured bell that once hung in Belgium’s Park Abbey is to finally ring again, 100 years after it was destroyed, thanks to sales of premium Belgium beer, Heverlee, in Scotland. The most valuable…
Read MoreSupermarket kicks off its latest festival of beer
A total of 35 exceptional craft beers from seven unique breweries across Scotland will feature in the line-up for ALDI’s 16th Scottish Beer Festival. Kicking off in-store today (11 October), the featured breweries span the length and breadth of Scotland in a deal worth £115,000 to the breweries involved. The ALDI Scottish Beer Festival will…
Read MoreGenesis of a charity success brewing story
Two Scots are behind a charity project that sees money go to great causes every time someone drinks their beer. Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn are behind craft beer BrewGooder, with profits going to fund clean water projects in developing countries. Their work has already raised huge sums, and we turn back the clock to…
Read MoreTheir beer is well bread on the Isle of Bute
An island-based brewery is helping build Scotland’s reputation as a leading proponent of the circular economy. Bute Brew Co have put circular economy principles into practice with their Thorough Bread, which is made using leftover bread. The 5.1% alcohol craft beer is made from unsold loaves of bread donated from the local Co-operative store. Backed…
Read MoreLet’s say cheers for the beers at Scottish awards
The winners of the third annual Scottish Beer Awards have been revealed at the biggest ever celebration of Scottish brewing held in Edinburgh. Nearly 400 guests from across the UK brewing industry gathered to hear news on award winners after a wide-ranging competition which has been running since February. Awards were presented for both business…
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