Scottish breweries compete to be the best in Britain

Eight breweries from across Scotland will compete to be named best in Britain in CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain competition next month.

The final round of judging for the champion will take place at the Great British Beer Festival, taking place on Tuesday 6 August at Olympia London. The competition has been a year in the making with regional heats and local tasting panels across the UK.

71 breweries in total will compete for the title, including eight breweries from across Scotland to decide the very best beer in Britain.

Local breweries represented include:

• Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar – dating back to 1719, Belhaven became the largest oldest surviving independent brewery in Scotland in 2005 before it was taken over by Greene King.

• Black Isle Brewing Co, Munlochy – Scotland’s only organic brewery.

• Cromarty Brewing Co, Inverness – an innovative young microbrewery in the Scottish Highlands producing quality craft beers.

• Loch Lomond Brewery, Loch Lomond – a winning microbrewery that started life in a kitchen in Luss on the shores of Loch Lomond. LLB will be showcasing their brews throughout the week of the Great British Beer Festival with a dedicated brewery bar.

• Fyne Ales, Loch Lomond – a family-owned Scottish farm brewery since 2001, which won the bronze award in 2013.

• Swannay Brewery, Orkney – brewed in a rustic farmstead on the windswept northwesterly tip of Orkney’s mainland, Swannay has grown comfortably over the years.

• Tryst Brewery, Larbert – no stranger to a CAMRA competition, Tryst has been brewing since 2004.

• Windswept Brewing Co, Lossiemouth – founded by two former RAF pilots, Windswept Brewing embodies the spirit of rugged adventure on the edge of the Scottish Highlands.

A full list of breweries can be found here:

https://gbbf.org.uk/about/champion-beer-of-britain/

Nick Boley, Champion Beer of Britain Coordinator said: “It is an incredibly exciting time for British brewers, and nowhere is this better reflected than in the Champion Beer of Britain competition, one of the most prestigious titles within the beer industry.

“From the largest and most established brewers such as Timothy Taylor and Fullers  to the smallest startups such as Redwillow and Byatt’s, it is anyone’s guess who will win the ultimate title this year.”

The Champion Beer of Britain competition opens the Great British Beer Festival, which runs from 6-10 August at Olympia London.

For more information and tickets, visit https://gbbf.org.uk/