The Directory of UK Brewers

Breweries In The Local Government Authority area of Aberdeenshire

8th June 2022: The changes to alternative names for breweries are now mostly incorporated. There may be an odd error that we are hunting down.

We list 21 breweries in the Local Government Authority area of Aberdeenshire. Of these, 12 are open breweries, 9 are closed breweries and 0 are otherwise categorised (see footnote).

Breweries in production

Braemar Brewing Co Ltd Tap Room
(Braemar, Aberdeenshire 2021-Still Brewing)

Brew Toon Ltd Tap Room
(Peterhead, Aberdeenshire 2017-Still Brewing)

Brewdog plc No Cask Ale
(Ellon, Aberdeenshire 2007-Still Brewing)

Burnside Brewery
(Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire 2010-Still Brewing)

Clinkstone Brewing Company Limited Small Format
(2021-Still Brewing)

Copper Fox Brewery Ltd Small Format
(Rhynie, Aberdeenshire 2019-Still Brewing)

Deeside Brewery & Distillery Limited
(Banchory, Kincardineshire 2006-Still Brewing)

Quiet Brewery
(Banchory, Kincardineshire 2014-Still Brewing)

Reids Gold Brewing Company Limited Small Format
(Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire 2018-Still Brewing)

Six° North Brewery
(Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire 2013-Still Brewing)

Twisted Ankle Brewing Co Small Format
(Tarland, Aberdeenshire 2019-Still Brewing)

Ward Hill Brewing Co Small Format
(Meikle Wartle, Aberdeenshire 2020-Still Brewing)

Breweries whose names are used on beer no longer in production

7 Reasons To Brew Ltd Closed
(Durris, Aberdeenshire 2016-2018)

Aberdeenshire Ales Ltd Closed
(Mains of Inverebrie, Aberdeenshire 1995-1998)

Beer Story Brewery Closed
(Insch, Aberdeenshire 2017-2019)

Bodachra Brewing Company Updated Closed
(Potterton, Aberdeenshire 2018-2020)

Borve Brew House Closed Brewpub Photo
(Ruthven, Aberdeenshire 1983-2001)

Devanha Brewery Closed
(Alford, Aberdeenshire 1982-1987)

LabRat Brewing Limited Updated Closed
(Stonehaven, Kincardineshire 2019-2022)

The Old Foreigner Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire 2007-2010)

Platform 22 Cafe & Brewhouse Closed Brewpub Small Format
(Torphins, Aberdeenshire 2016-2019)

Footnote

Other categories of "brewery" include, amongst others, brewers whose status is uncertain and probably not brewing, closed breweries whose brands are produced elsewhere and brewery groups non-brewing headquarters. Contract, cuckoo and gypsy brewers, who are free to move premisses, and not allocated to a county.

Last Updated : 13th June 2022