Posts Tagged ‘Beer’
Help is at hand to turn a great business idea into a winner
A new competition and award has been launched to help innovative Scottish food and drink businesses turn their great idea into a winning brand. Set up by Edinburgh creative and research agency Guy & Co, the 2018 Guy & Co-creation Award has been developed to support Scotland’s flourishing food and drink industry by recognising innovative…
Read MoreIt will be cheers for the beers at festival
South Queensferry is set to host its largest-ever outdoor beer and music festival. Ferry Brewery, the first and only brewery in South Queensferry since 1851, are set to launch the inaugural Ferry Fest event due to soaring attendances and demand from their Lothians-based monthly beer and music event, Ferry Brewery Nights. The headline event is…
Read MoreHighland Games treat for Father’s Day
A Father’s Day treat is in store as the stage is set for Aberdeen’s Highland Games on Sunday. Final preparations are underway for the popular city gathering, which is now in its 58th year. The games will run from 10am to 5.30pm at Hazlehead Park and feature a mix of traditional events, entertainment and activities…
Read MoreScots distillery to open Beijing’s first gin bar
A Scots firm is to open the first-ever dedicated gin bar in Beijing. A brand-new venue to the popular Chaoyang District of Beijing, the Pickering’s Gin and Seafood Bar will showcase Pickering’s gins alongside fresh Scottish seafood in the cosmopolitan Sanlitun area of the Chinese Capital, on Saturday July 21. Following months of collaborative planning…
Read MoreFestival will celebrate all things broccoli
Scotland plays host to festivals of all kinds during the year, but one of the most obscure is being held next month. Loch Leven’s Larder, near Kinross, will be hosting its second broccoli festival on 14 July 2018. Launched last year, the event is the only one of its kind in the UK and aims…
Read MoreFrom dream to brewing reality in just three months
In December 2016, Murray Campbell had a dream. He wanted to open a brewery. Three months later, it happened. Campbells Brewery was established in early 2017 in Peebles by Murray. It was a complete change of direction for Murray who, up until that point, had been involved in a tent business. However, with a dedicated…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Small Scottish Music Festivals in 2018
In Scotland, we love our music – whether bigger events attracting thousands, to smaller, more intimite gathers. With the future of Scotland’s largest festival, T in the Park still uncertain and potential replacement TRNSMT standing as the countries only major event, perhaps it is time to consider some of the smaller and more unique gatherings…
Read MoreOne team of 30 women created a brand new beer
An all-female brewers’ collaboration has released a new craft beer limited edition: Rhubarb: A User’s Guide. In an industry first, the new beverage was available at last weekend’s Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival. Led by brewing expert Jenn Merrick, female brewers, including current brewers, students and lecturers at Heriot-Watt University created this unique kettle sour in…
Read MoreA new Scottish ginger beer hits the shops
A new Scottish craft ginger beer is set to bring a smile to the face of the nation. Big Willie is all about the spirit of adventure and discovery, as it turns back the clock to the days of adventurous seamen, when Big Willie was the mythical Royal Navy purser who kept a beady eye…
Read MoreSupermarket has its third festival of Scottish beers
A supermarket is toasting the Scottish craft beer industry by holding its third in-store Isle of Ale festival. Lidl UK has announced the event, starting today, which will see brewers throughout the country benefiting from a combined business deal worth £75,000. The twice annual celebration of Scottish craft beer features a collection of 19 beers…
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