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Aberdeen and Northern Isles CAMRA Branch

BOTF 2014

The 2014 Beer of the Festival, held at Pittodrie Football Stadium, was:

BOTF 2015

The 2015 Beer of the Festival, held at Pittodrie Football Stadium, was:

BOTF 2016

The 2016 Beer of the Festival, held at Pittodrie Football Stadium, was:

Ideally located at the Albert Hotel in the centre of town, the Bothy is handy for shops, buses and ferries to the outer isles. Busy in the early evening after work, it is also a lively part of the night scene at weekends.

BOTY 2020 Cromarty Swannay

The Mainland Beer of Year was awarded to Cromarty Happy Chappy and the Island Beer of the Year was awarded to Swannay Orkney Best.

BOTY 2021 - No Award

No Award due to covid-19

BOTY 2022 Orkney

This year the branch elected not to nominate both a mainland and island Beer of the Year, and chose only one overall winner. Congratulations to Orkney Brewery and the beer Island Life for being awarded the branch Beer of the Year 2022.

BOTY 2024 Scapa Special

Branch Beer of the Year (BOTY) 2024 is Scapa Special from the Swannay Brewery

Boyne Hotel (Portsoy)

A recently modernised hotel painted in a light grey throughout

Braemar Brewing Co.

A brewery in Braemar village which produced its first cask ale in 2021.

Braemar Lodge

Victorian shooting lodge with log cabins and bunk room, on-site restaurant and bar.

Braided Fig (Aberdeen)

An exceptional dining pub with a tree growing inside the upmarket wine bar.

Brams Bar (Kilmarnock Arms) (Cruden Bay)

Smart hotel and restaurant, lounge and public bar with a good whisky range.

Brew Toon (Peterhead)

Brewery opened in Peterhead town centre early October 2017. No cask beer at the moment but doing keg and bottle deliveries. See website for full details.

Brew Toon Bar (Peterhead)

A bar owned and operated by the local Brew Toon Brewery.

BrewDog (Inverurie)

Everything you expect from a BrewDog pub. Situated in the former Mitchell's Dairy Restaurant, in the middle of the town next to the Town Hall.

BrewDog (Peterhead)

A small but typical BrewDog pub with decoration featuring garish murals, a couple of booth seating areas and the rest is tables and chairs.

BrewDog Brewery (Ellon)

Originally in an industrial unit in Fraserburgh, the brewery complex and the DogTap are situated on the outskirts of Ellon. As well as its now huge range of beers, its first beer, Punk IPA, it now also produces gin, whisky and other spirits.

BrewDog Castlegate (Aberdeen)

A spacious ground level bar located in the old Athenaeum building with plenty of bench seating and tables with 22 lines focusing on Scottish craft beer, worldwide guest beers and two live beer lines.

BrewDog DogTap (Ellon)

Based on an industrial estate to the east of the town lying in the shadow of the shiny brewery decorated in the Brewdog usual trademark industrial chic. Beer range varies. Food alternates from pizza, mezze, tapas and platters. Pre-booked tours available.