Broughton Ales
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| Industry | Brewing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Broughton, Scotland, UK |
| Products | Bottled beer, cask ale |
| Website | broughtonales |
Broughton Ales is a small Scottish independent brewery in Broughton, in the historic county of Peebleshire in the Scottish Borders. It produces a variety of beers in bottle and in cask.
History
The business was started by James Collins and David Younger in 1979 in a building in Broughton that had previously been an abattoir.[1] The company became insolvent in 1995, and was taken over by Giles Litchfield; in 2015 it again came under new management.[1] In 2018 more than 60% of its beer was for bottling; it also produced some cask ales.[2]
Awards
The company's beers have won several awards:
- In 1996, Scottish Oatmeal Stout won the bronze award of the Champion Beer of Scotland.[3]
- In 2005, Border Gold won a bronze award in the International Brewing Awards in Munich.[4]
- In 2006, Champion Double Ale won the Tesco Beer Challenge.[5]
- In 2007, Champion Double Ale was among "The World's 50 Best Beers" in the Bottlers International Competition.[6]
- In 2008, Champion Double Ale won a gold at the SIBA Scotland Annual Competition for bottled beers,[7] and Clipper I.P.A. won a gold for best bitters.[7]
- In 2009, Tibbie Shiels and Champion Double Ale won silver awards at the International Beer Challenge.[8][9]
- In 2010, Tibbie Shiels won the Tesco Beer Challenge.[10]
- In 2013, Black Douglas won a silver award at the SIBA Scotland Region Beer Competition in the category of bottled bitters over 5.0%.[11]
- In 2014, Dark Dunter won the beer of the festival at the 15th Ayrshire Real Festival,[12] and Proper I.P.A. won a bronze award at the SIBA Scotland Region Beer Competition in the category of strong cask bitters.[13]
- In 2015, Old Jock Ale and Black Douglas both won silver awards at the Meiningers International Craft Beer Competition in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Germany.[14]
References
- ^ a b [s.n.] (23 February 2018). Borders brewery planning to expand after landing £395,000 loan. Southern Reporter. Accessed June 2020.
- ^ [Campaign for Real Ale] (2018). Good Beer Guide 2019. St. Albans: CAMRA Books. ISBN 9781852493561.
- ^ "Champion Beer of Scotland (By Year)". Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Top Brewers Named At Drinktec". www.bevindustry.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "The drinking man's guide to Scotland". www.thedrinkingmansguidetoscotland.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "IBC unveils world's top 50 beers". www.offlicencenews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Siba Scotland Annual Competition Took Place on Friday 20th June in the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh". www.siba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Inside Beer - International Beer Challenge 2009". www.insidebeer.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.siba.co.uk. SIBA Annual Brewing Conference. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Broughton boosted as Tesco takes winning ale". www.scotsman.com. The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "SIBA Beer Competitions". www.siba.co.uk/events/regional-competitions/scotland/2013-2. National & Regional Beer Competitions. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "15th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival". www.ayrshirebeerfestival.co.uk/. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "2014 Scotland Region Beer Competition". www.siba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Meiningers International Craft Beer Competition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.