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This is a list of breweries in Scotland. Beer has been produced in Scotland for approximately 5,000 years. [1] The Celtic tradition of using bittering herbs remained in Scotland longer than the rest of Europe. Most breweries developed in the Central Lowlands, which also contained the main centres of population. Scottish brewing reached a peak ...
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Tennent Caledonian is a brewing company based in Glasgow, Scotland.. It was founded in 1740 on the bank of the Molendinar Burn by Hugh and Robert Tennent. [1] It is owned by C&C Group plc, which purchased the Tennent Caledonian Breweries subsidiary in 2009, [2] from Belgian brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev (formerly known as InBev).
The use of bittering herbs such as heather, myrtle, and broom [3] to flavour and preserve beer continued longer in remote parts of Scotland than in the rest of the UK. Thomas Pennant wrote in A Tour in Scotland (1769) that on the island of Islay "ale is frequently made of the young tops of heath, mixing two-thirds of that plant with one of malt ...
Belhaven Brewery is a brewery based in Belhaven, Scotland. The brewery dates from 1719, at least; by 2005 it had become the largest and oldest surviving independent brewery in Scotland. In November 2005, the Suffolk based brewery Greene King completed a £187 million takeover of the company. The brewery complex is designated Category A listed. [1]
The Volunteers pub in Keighley, Yorkshire, was tied to the local Timothy Taylor Brewery from 1859 until 2013 [1] In the United Kingdom, a tied house is a public house required to buy at least some of its beer from a particular brewery or pub company. That is in contrast to a free house, which is able to choose the beers it stocks freely. [2]
Eden Mill St Andrews are independent distillers based in Guardbridge, Scotland, about 3 miles (5km) north-west of St Andrews. The distillery is located on a 38-acre (15 ha) site, known as the Eden Campus, owned by the University of St Andrews. Brewing began in 2012.
SPB Hospitality is a multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Houston, Texas.The company owns several casual dining restaurant chain brands, including Logan's Roadhouse, Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom, J. Alexander's, Stoney River Steak House, Krystal Restaurants, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, and Rock Bottom Restaurants Breweries.