Beer and beards come together to form The Brawtherhood Brew

Two Scottish firms have joined forces to create a new beer. Drygate Brewery and Braw Beard have teamed up to create The Brawtherhood Brew – a 5% American Wheat Ale brewed with orange peel, orange zest and citrussy hops from the US. Brewed on the 250L Studio Brewery under the Seven Peaked roof of Drygate…

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Views are wanted to keep beer campaign all ale and hearty

Real ale lovers across Scotland have the chance to come together to discuss their campaign’s future at a number of meetings. Members of the Campaign for Real Ale – CAMRA – is holding discussions throughout February and March, to follow a root and branch review of the organisation’s purpose and objectives, known as the Revitalisation…

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Scottish brewing industry is all ale and hearty

Scotland has a proud history of creating fine ales and to mark these, VisitScotland has brewed up its very first craft beer map. It’s believed that beer has been brewed in Scotland for more than 5000 years and with more than 115 breweries, stretching from the Valhalla Brewery on Unst in Shetland to Portpatrick Brewery…

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Scottish brewery launches crowdfunding campaign to open new bar

An Aberdeen brewery has started a crowdfunding campaign to open a bar in its hometown. Fierce Beer’s campaign went live at 10 am on Friday, 15 December, and has already reached £77,972 of its £100,000 target, before it closes on January 12, to raise money for the project, which see will the business to fit…

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Scottish craft beer expert heading for China as awards judge

A leading champion of Scotland’s craft beer sector has been invited to Beijing to take part in the judging for the country’s ground-breaking Chinese Craft Beer Awards this week. Chris Miller, director at the Craft Beer Clan of Scotland and a veteran of the sector, was invited to join the international panel of judges in…

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