Exclusive: Heineken to sell the Caledonian Brewery?
Last week, it was widely reported that the Managing Director of the Caledonian Brewing Company was to step down, after twenty years with Edinburgh’s oldest brewery. Stephen Crawley worked his way up from a sales role to MD in eight years, and spent the subsequent twelve in charge of one of Scotland’s largest beer-making concerns* […]
What is Scotland’s best-selling craft beer?
The answer, according to a press release I received yesterday, is Arran Blonde. It arrived to announce the latest intentions of the island brewery – to begin keg production. Managing Director Gerald Michaluk stated in the release; “We have very ambitions plans and the introduction of kegged Arran Blonde will expand our market when coupled […]
The Caledonian Brewery – in pictures
It’s easy to look at the British brewing scene through craft-tinted spectacles, claiming that now is the best time there’s ever been. As we romp towards eighty breweries in Scotland, with new arrivals every week, keyboard superheroes* like myself get to make bold proclamations that we are living in the moment; that it doesn’t get […]
Deuchars – due an abv cut?
It was announced yesterday by Heineken that the abv of John Smith’s Extra Smooth will be decreasing, effective from the 4th of February – from 3.8% to 3.6%. The reports surrounding this statement mention several familiar excuses – high duty, rising costs, the recession. Heineken are quoted in the BBC article as wanting to pass […]
Scotland’s most overrated beers?
Last week, we brought you the five most underrated beers in Scotland – a post which generated a fair bit of debate, and resulted in several different breweries being mentioned (Kelburn, Fyne Ales and Williams Brothers all featuring highly). After posting, my mind turned to the other side of that equation – opinions should be […]
