Broughton Ales

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.

Broughton Ales Ltd.
IndustryBrewing
Founded1979
HeadquartersBroughton, Scotland, UK
ProductsBottled beer, cask ale
Websitebroughtonales.co.uk

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]
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References
  1. [s.n.] (23 February 2018). Borders brewery planning to expand after landing £395,000 loan. Southern Reporter. Accessed June 2020.
  2. [Campaign for Real Ale] (2018). Good Beer Guide 2019. St. Albans: CAMRA Books. ISBN 9781852493561.
  3. "Champion Beer of Scotland (By Year)". Campaign for Real Ale. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. "Top Brewers Named At Drinktec". www.bevindustry.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. "The drinking man's guide to Scotland". www.thedrinkingmansguidetoscotland.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. "IBC unveils world's top 50 beers". www.offlicencenews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. "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.
  8. "Inside Beer - International Beer Challenge 2009". www.insidebeer.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. "Archived copy". www.siba.co.uk. SIBA Annual Brewing Conference. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Broughton boosted as Tesco takes winning ale". www.scotsman.com. The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  11. "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.
  12. "15th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival". www.ayrshirebeerfestival.co.uk/. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  13. "2014 Scotland Region Beer Competition". www.siba.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  14. "Meiningers International Craft Beer Competition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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