Beer
Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival returns
Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival is returning later this month – and it’s back with outstanding music and delicious food. There will be a capital line-up of over 40 internationally renowned breweries, combined with headline DJ acts from the likes and Scottish stalwarts Mogwai, as well as award-winning street food curated by the famed Pitt Street…
Read MoreBeer can bring cheer to those who need clean water
A hotel has joined the fight to provide clean water to one million people – whilst giving an excellent craft beer to its guests and visitors in Edinburgh. The family -owned Apex Hotels group have partnered with Brewgooder, the craft beer label that provides 100% of its profits to clean water projects around the world,…
Read MoreThe joy of Six in a sleepy rural Scottish village
Tucked away in the sleepy farming village of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire is a small warehouse and attached pre-fab building which serve as the offices for Six Degrees North. It may appear relatively ordinary, yet what goes on inside is anything but. With a name inspired by its location – six degrees north of Brussels –…
Read MoreAmerican drinks and snacks come to Edinburgh
A taste of America is coming to an Edinburgh bar next week. One of the foremost craft breweries in the world, Brooklyn Brewery is teaming up with Edinburgh’s Salt Horse Beer Shop & Bar for an afternoon of total decadence. Brooklyn will be taking over the bar and pouring three vintage Black Ops beers and…
Read MoreScotland’s craft beer scene is booming with these gems
Craft beer is seemingly at an all time high right now and nowhere is that more apparent than here in Scotland. There are now over 100 breweries operating north of the border for the first time in over a century according to CAMRA. Scots craft beer giants Brewdog have recently announced plans to open a…
Read MoreThe Far East’s demand for Scottish drinks is growing
Scotland’s leading exporter of craft beer and spirits is celebrating after signing several deals with Japanese importers while dramatically growing the number of produces with whom it collaborates. Chris Miller, director of JW Filshill International, said the number of distillers it was working with had doubled as it continued to generate new business overseas, particularly…
Read MoreClean Water Lager gets a huge boost for supermarket
An Aberdeenshire brewery has clinched a huge contract with a major Scottish supermarket. Brewgooder has landed a new £62,000 contract to supply all 78 Aldi stores across Scotland with its Clean Water Lager over the next six months. The Ellon-based team at Brewgooder, who have a mission to provide clean water to one million people…
Read MoreScottish venues trying to be rugby pub of the year
Two Scottish pubs hope to be Britain’s top rugby pub. The Athletic Arms in Edinburgh and the Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Moffat, have beaten off competition from dozens of other clubs and bars across the UK to be shortlisted as one of Britain’s best rugby pubs. The venues are two of five from all over the…
Read MoreThe Scot taking whisky into the land of beer
Voluntary whisky ambassador Gavin Ryan Thompson, from Ayr, wants to share his passion for whisky with the world Germany is known for its beer, schnapps and wines, but the whisky market here has sky-rocketed in the last 15 years. There are an increasing number of whisky festivals and the number of enthusiasts is growing dramatically…
Read MoreTiree restaurant beats the rest of Britain to honour
A small restaurant in the Isle of Tiree has been named as the Best Independent Craft Beer Restaurant by the Society of Independent Brewers. The Caebahr restaurant, run by Bun Dubh Brewery, bowled over the judges with the ‘beauty of the location and the quality, locally sourced menu. To some it may seem an odd…
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