Quiet Brewery (Banchory)
This is a "nano" or kitchen brewery, supplying a range of bottled beers to Buchanan's restaurant, adjacent to Woodend Barn Arts Centre.
This is a "nano" or kitchen brewery, supplying a range of bottled beers to Buchanan's restaurant, adjacent to Woodend Barn Arts Centre.
The Orkney brewey is located in the former schoolhouse in Quoyloo near Skara Brae. It also has a range of multi-award winning ales of which the most iconic are Dark Island and Skullsplitter. It boasts a visitor centre and conducts public tours. It is owned by Sinclair Breweries, which is now the holding company for both the Orkney and the Atlas range of beers.
This is a small one-man brewery at the coffee shop in Torphins. Beer is only available in the cafe but bottles were available to buy and take away. There is no cask beer.
Established in 2011, using a 12 barrel plant, sits at the very edge of the North Atlantic. The Shetland Islands regular humidity, plentiful clear water and cool, crisp air provide the vital ingredients to brew beer with individual character and a unique dimension. Cask conditioned Lerwick IPA was launched May 25th 2015 and other beers include Shetland Pale Ale, Azure and Tushkar.
NB All beers are now brewed at the Spey Valley Brewery at Mulben.
The brewery was re-branded and revamped its range in 2015. The brewery was formerly Brewmeister and began brewing in 2012 at Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire but moved in 2013 to an industrial unit at Keith in Moray and in 2014 moved to a larger unit in the same industrial estate.
An Aberdeen Brewery producing a range of fruit and sour beers for the craft ale market. Production is predominantly keg beers but recent trial of "Eskimo Joe" in cask form. Fierce have a bar in each of Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
March 2022: Companies House notice to Wind Up the company after threat to strike-off.
Based in Royal Deeside near Banchory, Deeside is an independent craft brewery whose signature beer is Macbeth.
Beer is predominantly kegged or bottled.
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.
Small Craft brewery in Potterton brewing for a couple of local pubs and specialist bottle shops.
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. Now also has breweries in Columbus (Ohio, USA), Berlin (Germany) and Brisbane (Australia).
Brewdog state they do not brew Cask Ale, although Dead Pony Club is sometimes available as "Live Beer" . Taking beer and food orders and doing deliveries. Beer pick-ups may be done at some of their pubs. Best to check the website for fuller details.
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