It is 40 years since Broughton Ales legendary Scottish Ale ‘Old Jock’ first appeared in pubs and bars across Scotland – and that anniversary has happily coincided with a triple whammy of awards for this stalwart of Scottish Brewing.
In September 2023, Old Jock won the Society of Independent Brewers Scotland’s overall best cask ale award and a gold award in the strong ale category. This was followed in December 2023 with the Campaign for Real Ale’s Champion Strong Ale of Scotland Award.
This success in Scotland means that Old Jock will be flying the Scottish flag in both SIBA and CAMRA’s UK finals, taking place this spring.
David McGowan of Broughton Ales commented: ‘’ As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Old Jock, the brand has doubled in size in the last five years and won a host of awards from our peers at SIBA and from beer fans at CAMRA.
“Entering 2024, we are looking to extend distribution of Old Jock Scotch Ale into other parts of the UK, particularly at on-trade beer festivals and in selected pubs and bars. We are also seeing more bars stock Old Jock in bottles, which has proven particularly popular with tourists and visitors,” he noted.
“Our head brewer Ian Smith has been with us for over 40 years and Old Jock is still hand-crafted using the same brewing process and open fermentation vessels which gives the beer it’s unique award-winning flavour.”
McGowan added: “Beer drinkers of all ages are looking for heritage and provenance, and quite simply Old Jock is a masterclass in Scottish Brewing, and our cask variant has the medals on the mantlepiece.”
Broughton Ales was founded by David Younger and James Collins and has been producing award-winning beers including Old Jock, Merlin and Hopo IPA since 1979. In April 2021, Broughton Ales merged to become part of Consolidated Craft Breweries.
Old Jock Scotch Ale is available in 500 ml bottles and, for the on-trade, in nine gallon casks.
