List of breweries in Scotland
Broughton Ales beer rangeThis is a list of breweries in Scotland . Beer has been produced in Scotland for approximately 5,000 years.[ 1] Celtic tradition of using bittering herbs remained in Scotland longer than the rest of Europe. Most breweries developed in the Central Lowlands , which also contained the main centres of population. Scottish brewing reached a peak of 280 breweries in 1840. The merger of breweries led to changes, the higher hop content of some of the beers allowed them to travel better than previous products thus creating a higher quality product for export.[ 2] Edinburgh and Alloa in particular became noted centres for the export of beer around the world. By 1920, there were only 62 brewers left. The decline continued so that by 1960 there were only 26 and by 1970, they had dropped to just 11.[ 2]
At the end of the twentieth century, small breweries had begun to spring up all over Scotland and the decline was reversed. The CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2015 states that Scotland is home to 80 breweries,[ 3]
Operational breweries
A-C
6° North Brewery,[ 4] [ 5] Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire
71 Brewing,[ 6] [ 7]
Alechemy ,[ 8] [ 9] Livingston The Alpha Project Brewery,[ 10] Edinburgh
Andrews Ales,[ 9] [ 11] Cummertrees
Arran Brewery ,[ 12] [ 13] Isle of Arran Ayr Brewing Company,[ 8] [ 12] Ayr
Barney's Beer,[ 13] [ 14] [ 6] [ 7] Edinburgh
Beath Brewing,[ 15] Cowdenbeath
Beeches Brewery,[ 4] Lochgelly
Belhaven Brewery ,[ 16] [ 7] Dunbar Bellfield Brewery,[ 6] [ 7] Edinburgh
Black Isle Brewery ,[ 5] [ 9] [ 16] Munlochy Black Metal,[ 17] Loanhead
Black Wolf,[ 13] Stirling
Born in the Borders Brewery,[ 16] Jedburgh
BrewDog ,[ 5] [ 16] Fraserburgh and Ellon Brewgooder,[ 6]
Brew Toon [ 7] Peterhead , Aberdeenshire
Brewmeister,[ 5] [ 8] [ 18] Aboyne , Aberdeenshire
Brew Toon,[ 6]
Broughton Ales ,[ 9] [ 13] Biggar Cairngorm Brewery ,[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 16] [ 19] : 2004, 2005 and 2006 [ 20] [ 7] Aviemore Campervan Brewery,[ 21] [ 22] [ 7] Leith , Edinburgh
Clockwork Beer,[ 8] Glasgow
Cold Town Beer,[ 6] [ 7] Edinburgh
Cromarty Brewing,[ 5] [ 8] Cromarty
Cuillin Brewery,[ 23] Isle of Skye
D-I
Deeside Brewery,[ 12] Banchory Aberdeenshire
Drygate Brewery,[ 5] [ 8] [ 17] [ 6] Glasgow
Eden Brewery St Andrews ,[ 8] [ 12] [ 16] St Andrews Edinbrew Brewery,[ 4] Edinburgh
Edinburgh Beer Factory,[ 24] Edinburgh
Ethical Ales,[ 25] Mauchline
Fierce Beer,[ 26] [ 6] [ 7] Aberdeen
Five Kingdoms Brewery,[ 15] [ 7] Newton Stewart
Freewheelin Brewery,[ 15] Peebles
Fyfe Brewing Company,[ 8] [ 6] Kirkcaldy
Fyne Ales, Cairndow ,[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 16] [ 18] [ 19] : 2013 [ 27] [ 28] Argyll
Glen Spean Brewing Co., Spean Bridge [ 29]
Harviestoun Brewery ,[ 19] : 1999 and 2002 [ 30] : 2003 [ 12] [ 13] [ 18] [ 31] : 2017 Alva, Clackmannanshire Hebridean Brewing Company , Stornoway ,[ 9] Isle of Lewis Holy goat Brewing,[ 6]
Houston Brewing Company , Houston , Renfrewshire Hybrid Brewing, Grangemouth [ 31] : 2017
Innis & Gunn , Edinburgh (brewed in Glasgow by Wellpark Brewery )[ 32] : 2017 [ 6] Inveralmond Brewery,[ 12] [ 13] [ 16] [ 19] : 2001 [ 20] Perth
Isle of Skye Brewing Company,[ 8] [ 19] : 2011 Isle of Skye
J-Q
Jaw Brew,[ 8] [ 13] Glasgow
John o' Groats Brewery,[ 33] John o' Groats
Jump Ship Brewing,[ 6]
Kelburn Brewery,[ 8] [ 12] [ 19] : 2006 and 2014 Barrhead , East Renfrewshire
Kerr's Farm Brewed Ales,[ 34] Midlothian
Kinneil Brew Hoose,[ 8] [ 9] Bo'ness
Knops Beer Company,[ 18] Edinburgh
Lade Inn Brewery,[ 9] Callander
Lawman Brewing,[ 8] [ 15] Glasgow
Lerwick Brewery,[ 8] [ 16] Lerwick
Loch Lomond Brewery,[ 8] [ 12] [ 28] [ 7] Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Loch Ness Brewery,[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 18] [ 20] Drumnadrochit
Lola Rose Brewery,[ 35] Wanlockhead
Monolith Brewery,[ 17] Glasgow
Moonwake Beer Co [ 6] [ 7]
MòR Brewing,[ 9] Dundee
Newbarns Brewery, Leith [ 36]
Odyssey Brothers,[ 37] Edinburgh
Old Worthy Brewing Company,[ 38] [ 39] Hebrides
Orkney Brewery , Sinclair Breweries ,[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 16] [ 19] : 2000, 2003 and 2009 Orkney Overtone Brewing co,[ 40] Glasgow
Pilot Beer,[ 5] [ 8] [ 17] Leith
R-Z
Scottish Borders Brewery,[ 12] [ 13] [ 20] Ancrum
Shilling Brewing Company,[ 41] Glasgow
Sinnister Brew, midlothian
Six North Brewery,[ 6]
Spey Valley Brewery,[ 9] Mulben
Stewart Brewing [ 7]
Speyside Craft Brewery,[ 4] Forres
St Andrews Brewing,[ 9] [ 12] [ 6] St Andrews
Stewart Brewing ,[ 5] [ 13] [ 16] [ 6] Edinburgh StrathBraan Brewery,[ 20] Dunkeld
Sugar Pine Brewing, Dunbar [ 42]
Sulwath Brewers,[ 13] Castle Douglas
Swannay Brewery ,[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 19] : 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 [ 31] : 2017 Orkney Tempest Brew Co,[ 5] [ 16] Kelso
Tennent Caledonian Brewing company [ 6] Glasgow
Tinpot Brewery,[ 43] Bridge of Allan
Traditional Scottish Ales,[ 9] Stirling
Traquair House Brewery ,[ 16] Peebles Twisted Ankle Brewing Company [ 7] Aboyne , Aberdeenshire
Up Front Brewing,[ 6] [ 7] Glasgow
Valhalla Brewery ,[ 9] Shetland Wellpark Brewery (Tennent's, Innis & Gunn),[ 16] Glasgow West ,[ 5] [ 16] Glasgow Williams Brothers Brewing Company ,[ 5] [ 8] [ 12] [ 6] [ 7] Alloa Winton Brewery [ 7] Windswept Brewing,[ 4] [ 5] [ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 20] [ 6] [ 7] Lossiemouth
Wooha Brewing,[ 8] [ 15] Nairn
Defunct breweries
Alice Brewery, Inverness [ 44]
Atlas Brewery , Kinlochleven 2002-2004Caledonian Brewery ,[ 8] [ 14] [ 19] : 1996, 1997 and 1998 [ 30] : 2002 Edinburgh - 2023Coul Brewing Company,[ 45] Glenrothes - 2022
Devanha Brewery, Aberdeen 1982-1984[ 46]
Fallen Brewing,[ 8] [ 17] Stirling - 2022
The Ferry Brewery,[ 47] South Queensferry , Edinburgh - 2023
Glaschu Brewery, Glasgow [ 48]
Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh [ 49]
Maclays Brewery , Alloa 1830-2001McEwan's , Edinburgh 1856-2008Scottish & Newcastle , Edinburgh[ 50] Strathalbyn Brewers, Clydebank 1982-1987 [ 51]
Strathaven Ales,[ 8] [ 12] Strathaven - 2023
StrathBraan Brewery,[ 20] Dunkeld - 2022
Top Out Brewery,[ 8] Loanhead - 2023
Tryst Brewery,[ 8] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Falkirk -2023
Younger's , Edinburgh 1778-1931
Champion Beer of Scotland
The Champion Beer of Scotland (also known as CBOS) is an award for Scottish beers presented by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), at their annual Scottish Traditional Beer Festival[ 52] Edinburgh .
See also
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