Innis & Gunn

Innis & Gunn Brewing Company
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Opened2003 (2003)
Websitewww.innisandgunn.com Edit this at Wikidata
Active beers
Name Type
The Original Ale
Blood Red Sky Red ale
Kindred Spirits Irish Stout
Innis & Gunn Lager Lager
Innis & None Low-alcohol-pale ale
Gunnpowder IPA India Pale Ale

Innis & Gunn is a British brewery based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2003 by brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp.[1]

History and operations

Founder Dougal Sharp was born in Aberdeen in June 1972. He was raised in Elgin, Moray, before moving to Edinburgh aged 14. The Innis part of the Innis & Gunn name is derived from the middle names of both Sharp and his brother.[2] Sharp's career in alcoholic drinks began at Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery, with his father having led the management buy-out of the company in 1987.[3] Sharp founded Innis & Gunn in 2003.

The brewery has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014[4] and has been exported to over 35 countries.[5] In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5 million cases of beer in over 35 countries.

In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4 million in a crowdfund, surpassing its target of £1 million within 72 hours.

In 2017, the brewery signed a distribution deal in China for its flagship ale 'The Original'.[6]

Taprooms

The first Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015,[7] winning the UK Casual Dining Concept Award in 2016. With a focus on craft beer and seasonal food, it later expanded to Dundee and Glasgow's Ashton Lane, the largest unit opened to date.

Varieties

Regular availability

  • Original - This is the brewery's flagship beer. It is aged using bourbon casks over bourbon-infused heartwood in specialty "Oakerators" It is 6.6% alcohol by volume. At first only available as a bottled beer, it is now marketed in bottles, cans and as draught.
  • Blood Red Sky - A replacement to the old rum cask beer, Blood Red Sky is aged using Jamaican rum barrels and is a part of the core range offered by Innis & Gunn. This red beer is 6.8% ABV and is available in bottled and as draught.
  • Gunnpowder IPA - This India Pale Ale is 5.6% ABV and is available in cans, bottles and as draught.
  • Lager Beer - Innis & Gunn Lager Beer is a craft-brewed lager, 4.6% ABV. Available in cans, bottles and as draught.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Story - Beer Discovered by Accident - Innis and Gunn". Innis and Gunn. 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ The Big Profile: Dougal Sharp, Innis & Gunn. Business Insider. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ The Big Interview: Dougal Sharp, Innis & Gunn's founder and master brewer. The Scotsman. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Tennent's ends Innis & Gunn deal". HeraldScotland. 16 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Innis & Gunn cheers exports success amid global thirst for UK beer". The Scotsman. 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Three Scottish firms making it big in China right now". Business Insider. 16 March 2018.
  7. ^ Watterson, Kaleigh (8 July 2015). "Innis and Gunn to open first bar and restaurant". Time Out Edinburgh. Retrieved 18 April 2023.