Scottish Licensed Trade News

Heather ale gets a whisky finish

Williams Bros links up with Auchentoshan to unleash Fraoch 22 TWO respected names from the worlds of beer and whisky have joined forces to..

February 9, 2012

SIBA’s new Landlord

YORKSHIRE brewery Timothy Taylor, perhaps best known for its Landlord ale, has joined the Society of Independent Brewers. SIBA said the..

February 7, 2012

TCB broadens its ale horizons

SOME of Scotland’s best-regarded craft beers are poised to reach a wider audience thanks to a new distribution deal with Tennent..

January 12, 2012

New craft beer is full of beans

STIRLING-based drinks firm VC2 Brands has launched a new coffee-flavoured beer. Said to be brewed with double-strength coffee bean..

April 14, 2011

Microbrewers slam duty rise

Cask ale producers fear latest hike will damage sales CRAFT beer producers across Scotland have slammed the latest duty hike, saying it..

April 14, 2011

Kelburn enters the bronze age

AN East Renfrewshire brewery has scooped a bronze award in the Society of Independent Brewers’ national beer competition. Kelburn..

April 14, 2011

Fuel cuts don’t go far enough

MICROBREWERS say moves to cut fuel duty and scrap the fuel duty escalator don’t go far enough to tackle the “crippling” cost of..

March 31, 2011