Jenn Merrick, former head brewer at Beavertown Brewery and founder of community based brewery Earth Station spearheaded the project, which was hosted by Kat ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
Lidl is raising a glass to equality with the launch of the first ever gender-balanced beer aisle, giving equal shelf space to beers brewed by women and fema ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
A Scottish brewery has launched a Bovril-inspired beer to toast the 100th episode of one of Scotland’s favourite football TV programmes. Drygate Brewery, based in Glasgow, has created the ‘bold and beefy’ stout in celebration of BBC’s fan-led Scottish football programme, A View From The Terrace, which reached the milestone of 100 episodes on 24 […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Lidl has announced an exclusive new Scottish craft beer range, Beinn Brewing, in partnership with long-standing supplier, Stewart Brewing. Crafted in homage to Scotland’s scenic landscape, the Beinn Brewing range consists of three tropical pale ales that are perfect for the spring and summer. The beers - Citrus Belter, Tropical Trossachs and Beinn Hazy - […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
The Champion Beer of Scotland is the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)’s ultimate prize for Scottish cask beers, and the 2021 gold was presented to Fyne Ales for its single-hop blonde ale earlier this month. “It’s fantastic that Jarl has been recognised as Scotland’s best cask ale again, especially in the year that our brewery […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Vault City, the Portobello-based modern sour beer brewery, has launched a 5.5% ABV beer which is now sold out after being purchased by a number of bars across the UK ahead of Burns Night. The Iron Brew Sour is the latest experimental beer by the brewery which has previously launched tributes to other popular soft […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Titled Disclosure: The Truth About BrewDog, the programme will air at 7pm on BBC One Scotland on Monday 24 January, and sees reporter Mark Daly investigate 'the truth behind the company's marketing and financial hype.' According to the show blurb, Daly 'hears disturbing claims about BrewDog’s corporate culture.' In June last year, an open letter […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
What’s your favourite ingredient?Chilli. I’m a sucker for spicy foods and I add it to everything. I’ve been known to douse a fry up in Vengeful Spirit Hot Sauce and I love it so that much we even made a beer with it last year, Do you have a guilty food pleasure? A battered half […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
The Cold Macsween Beer (Haggis beer) was the brainchild of Edinburgh based online drinks specialist Flavourly and uses the exact spice blend from the top se ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
With all the furore currently surrounding craft beer, many people will have overlooked the cask ales that kick started the demand for good beer in the first ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
Edinburgh-based Cold Town Beer clinched the top national accolade for its flagship beer, Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - Speyside Cask Matured. Now in its eighth year, the London Beer Competition has become one of the most respected and international beer competitions in the world. Unlike traditional competitions that judge beers solely on taste, the London […]| Drink | Scotsman Food and Drink
The Line of Duty star hopes to bring his Restless Natives lager to the UK, as he discusses new BBC travel show, Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling. Mart ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
Harviestoun Brewery, which is based in Alva, near Stirling, has been brewing since 1983 - meaning they have been making craft beer in Scotland long before it became a popular trend. To mark four decades, Harviestoun has chosen National Beer Day to announce its plans to roll-out a national campaign, including two new product launches, […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
The finalists in the 7th annual Scottish Beer Awards have been announced with 33 breweries and 201 beers brewed in Scotland progressing to the finals of the national competition, which is sponsored by Aldi. The awards programme is the largest independent assessment of the Scottish brewing sector ever created and the results provide an important […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
The nationwide deal will see Morrisons – one of the UK’s big five supermarket chains –– stock two new and exclusive product lines from Vault City across its 497 stores across the UK. The new flavours – Dark Fruits and Peach & Passion Fruit Bellini – have been created exclusively for the Morrison’s launch, and […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
What is it? For those who can’t choose between a nip or a jar, there’s Holyrood Distillery’s The Mash Up, which is calling itself Edinburgh’s first beer and whisky event. It will involve access to the venue’s spirits lab and whisky distillery, the opportunity to chat with local brewers and distillers, including Campervan, Nc’Nean, Pilot, Wemyss Malts […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Aldi has revealed the line-up for its 26th Scottish Beer Festival, which will showcase 25 craft beers from eleven breweries across the country, including several retail exclusives. Kicking off in-store from Thursday 28 April, the festival will take place across all of Aldi’s 101 Scottish stores in a deal worth over £86,000 to the breweries involved, […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Jump Ship Brewing, an alcohol-free brewery based in Edinburgh, is launching a beer to support the Drinkers for Ukraine initiative, which assists with donations to the Red Cross’s humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. The beer, called RESIST, is an anti-imperial stout brewed with the addition of beetroot as a nod to the country’s popular dish […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Scotland’s biggest celebration of craft beer will have a new home, with 2022’s festival taking place in SWG3 in Glasgow from 8-9 July. The Glasgow Craft Beer Festival, formerly the Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival, will celebrate great beer, good food and live music in the city’s West End, with fans encouraged to sign up for […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
The Fruits of the forest triple-stacked breakfast waffle beer is the latest in a long list of experimental beers by Portobello’s Vault City. Although it’s full of fruit, co-founder Steven Smith-Hay, has urged beer fans to avoid drinking five-a-day. Co-founder Steven Smith Hay, who was working as an IT consultant when he began brewing beers […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Scottish celebrity chef Tony Singh has announced the launch of a range of beers, in collaboration with Scottish Brewery of the Year, Fierce Beer. As one of the UK’s best loved chefs, renowned for his lively personality, this is Tony Singh’s first foray into the drinks market. Tony explained: “I’ve been looking to create something […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Edinburgh-based brewer, Cold Town Beer is gearing up to support Scotland in this year’s Six Nations Championship with the launch of their brand-new Cold as Ruck ale. A play on the brewery’s tongue-in-cheek ‘Cold as f***’slogan, the limited-edition ale has been created to celebrate Scotland’s chances in the competition and will be available on tap […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Produced by Arcade Beerworks the Rose Pale Ale is brewed using distilled rose water giving the beer a delicate floral taste. The new beer is the fifth release from Arcade Beerworks. A modern hazy pale ale with bold flavours of citrus, passion fruit and grapefruit, balanced with a subtly sweet malt body and interwoven with […]| Craft Beer | Scotsman Food and Drink
Research by VisitScotland has revealed growing visitor demand for Scotland’s food and drink experiences, including visiting breweries. Almost half of visito ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide is celebrating its 52nd edition with the publication of the 2025 Good Beer Guide. To mark the milestone, ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
An Edinburgh brewery is celebrating the return of one of their favourite creations - a Buckfast-inspired sour beer. Having sold 7,000 litres of their ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
To celebrate their sixth birthday, Vault City – the mad scientists of sour beer – have introduced a double deep-fried caterpillar cake stout titled DDF Cate ...| foodanddrink.scotsman.com
