List of breweries in Scotland explained

See main article: Beer in Scotland.

This is a list of breweries in Scotland. Beer has been produced in Scotland for approximately 5,000 years.^[1] The 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] this has since grown to over 100.

Operational breweries

A-C

• 6° North Brewery, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
• 71 Brewing, Dundee
• Alechemy,^[4] Livingston
  • • The Alpha Project Brewery,^[5] Edinburgh Andrews Ales,^[6] Cummertrees Arran Brewery, Isle of Arran
• Ayr Brewing Company,^[4] Ayr
  • Barney's Beer, Edinburgh Beath Brewing, Cowdenbeath
  • Beeches Brewery,^[7] Lochgelly Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar
• Bellfield Brewery, ^[8] Edinburgh
• Black Isle Brewery, Munlochy
• Black Metal, Loanhead
• Black Wolf, Stirling
• Born in the Borders Brewery, Jedburgh
• BrewDog,^{[9] [10]} Fraserburgh and Ellon
• Brewgooder,
• Brew Toon ^[8] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
• Brewmeister,^{[9] [4]} Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
• Brew Toon, Peterhead
• Broughton Ales, Biggar
  • Cairngorm Brewery,^{[4] [10] [8]} Aviemore Campervan Brewery,^{[11] [12] [8]} Leith, Edinburgh
• Clockwork Beer,^[4] Glasgow
• Cold Town Beer, ^[8] Edinburgh
• Cromarty Brewing,^{[9] [4]} Cromarty
• Cuillin Brewery,^[13] Isle of Skye

D-I

• Deeside Brewery,^[14] Banchory Aberdeenshire
• Drygate Brewery,^{[9] [4]} Glasgow
• Eden Brewery St Andrews,^{[4] [14] [10]} Guardbridge, St Andrews
• Edinbrew Brewery,^[7] Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Beer Factory,^[15] Edinburgh
• Ethical Ales,^[16] Mauchline
• Fierce Beer,^{[17] [8]} Aberdeen
• Five Kingdoms Brewery,^{[18] [8]} Newton Stewart
• Freewheelin Brewery,^[18] Peebles
  • • • • Fyfe Brewing Company,^[4] Kirkcaldy Fyne Ales, Cairndow,^{[14] [10] [19]} Argyll Harviestoun Brewery, ^[14] Alva, Clackmannanshire Hebridean Brewing Company, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis Holy goat Brewing, Dundee
• Houston Brewing Company, Houston, Renfrewshire
• Hybrid Brewing, Grangemouth^[20]
• Innis & Gunn, Edinburgh (brewed in Glasgow by Wellpark Brewery)^[21]
  • Inveralmond Brewery,^{[14] [10]} Perth Isle of Skye Brewing Company,^[4] Isle of Skye

J-Q

• Jaw Brew,^[4] Glasgow
• John o' Groats Brewery,^[22] John o' Groats
• Jump Ship Brewing, Leith
  • Kelburn Brewery,^{[4] [14] [23]} Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Kerr's Farm Brewed Ales,^[24] Midlothian
• Kinneil Brew Hoose,^[4] Bo'ness
  • Knops Beer Company,^[25] Edinburgh Lade Inn Brewery,^[26] Callander
• Lawman Brewing,^{[4] [18]} Glasgow
• Lerwick Brewery,^{[4] [10]} Lerwick
• Loch Lomond Brewery,^{[4] [14] [27] [8]} Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
• Loch Ness Brewery,^{[4] [14] [28] [25]} Drumnadrochit
• Lola Rose Brewery,^[29] Wanlockhead
• Monolith Brewery,^[30] Glasgow
• Moonwake Beer Co ^[8] Leith
• MòR Brewing,^[26] Dundee
  • • • Odyssey Brothers,^[31] Edinburgh Old Worthy Brewing Company,^{[32] [33]} Hebrides Orkney Brewery, Sinclair Breweries,^{[4] [14] [10] [23]} Orkney Overtone Brewing co,^[34] Glasgow
• Pilot Beer,^{[9] [4] [30]} Leith

R-Z

• Scottish Borders Brewery,^[14] Ancrum
• Shilling Brewing Company,^[35] Glasgow
• Sinnister Brew, midlothian
• Six North Brewery, Stonehaven
• Spey Valley Brewery,^[26] Mulben
• Stewart Brewing ^[8] Loanhead, Edinburgh
  • Speyside Craft Brewery,^[7] Forres St Andrews Brewing,^{[26] [14]} St Andrews
• Stewart Brewing,^{[9] [10]} Edinburgh
• StrathBraan Brewery,^[36] Dunkeld
• Sugar Pine Brewing, Dunbar^[37]
• Sulwath Brewers, Castle Douglas
• Swannay Brewery,^{[4] [14] [38] [23] [20]} Orkney
• Tempest Brew Co,^{[9] [10]} Kelso
• Tennent Caledonian Brewing company Glasgow
• Tinpot Brewery,^[39] Bridge of Allan
• Traditional Scottish Ales,^[26] Stirling
• Traquair House Brewery,^[10] Peebles
• Twisted Ankle Brewing Company ^[8] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
• Up Front Brewing, ^[8] Glasgow
• Valhalla Brewery,^[26] Shetland
• Wellpark Brewery (Tennent's, Innis & Gunn),^[10] Glasgow
• West,^{[9] [10]} Glasgow
• Williams Brothers Brewing Company,^{[9] [4] [14] [40] [8]} Alloa
• Winton Brewery ^[8] East Lothian
  • Windswept Brewing,^{[7] [9] [4] [14] [38] [36] [40] [8]} Lossiemouth Wooha Brewing,^{[4] [18]} Nairn

Defunct breweries

• Alice Brewery, Inverness^[41] 1983-1988
• Atlas Brewery, Kinlochleven 2002-2004
• Caledonian Brewery,^{[4] [28] [23] [42]} Edinburgh - 2023
• Coul Brewing Company,^[43] Glenrothes - 2022
• Devanha Brewery, Aberdeen 1982-1984^[44]
• Fallen Brewing,^{[4] [30]} Stirling - 2022
• The Ferry Brewery,^[45] South Queensferry, Edinburgh - 2023
• Glaschu Brewery, Glasgow^[46] 1994-1996
• Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh^[47] 11th century - 1986
• Maclays Brewery, Alloa 1830-2001
• McEwan's, Edinburgh 1856-2008
• Scottish & Newcastle, Edinburgh^[48] 1749-2004
• Strathalbyn Brewers, Clydebank 1982-1987 ^[49]
• Strathaven Ales,^{[4] [14]} Strathaven - 2023
• StrathBraan Brewery,^[50] Dunkeld - 2022
• Top Out Brewery,^[4] Loanhead - 2023
• Tryst Brewery,^{[4] [14] [38] [28]} 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^[51] in Edinburgh.

See also

• Beer in the United Kingdom
• Beer and breweries by region
• Beer in England
• List of breweries in England
• Beer in Northern Ireland
• Beer in Wales

External links

• Scottish Beer & Pub Association
• Society of Independent Brewers
• CAMRA
• Breweries in Scotland

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