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GBG Selection 2025 Beer
2025 Beer of the Year
The brewery and Beer of the Year 2025 has been announced.
Swannay Brewery (Orkney), Grill (Aberdeen)
1 month ago
GBG Selection 2025
2025 Pubs of the Year
The winner of the Pub of the Year (PotY) competition 2025 has been announced.
Craft Bar (Pitmedden), Grill (Aberdeen), Helgi's Bar (Kirkwall, Orkney), Ravenswood Legion (Banchory)
1 month ago
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Cairngorm Gold Wins Gold
Cairngorm’s Black Gold has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival Winter 2025.
Cairngorm Brewery (Aviemore)
1 month ago
North Sea Ale 67 Cover
North Sea Ale Magazine Available
The winter 2025 issue of our branch magazine North Sea Ale is now published and available to download.
North Sea Ale 67 - Winter 2025
1 month ago
Old Festival Shirts

As part of an ongoing project to clear out one of the branch store areas, a box of 51 unused festival volunteer shirts has been found.

6 months ago
Craft Pitmedden Inside 2024
Formartine Pub Crawl by Bus
A bus-and-beer-tour day-trip from Aberdeen around Oldmeldrum, Pitmedden and Ellon.
Redgarth (Oldmeldrum), Craft Bar (Pitmedden), Tolbooth (Ellon)
1 year ago
SPOTY Redgarth 2024
Redgarth Presentation 2024
The branch presented the Redgarth with their award for Shire Pub of the Year on 23rd March 2024.
Redgarth (Oldmeldrum), Redgarth SPOTY 2024
1 year ago
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Globe Inn Presentation 2024
The branch presented the Globe Inn with their awards for Pub of the Year on 20th March 2024.
Globe Inn (Aberdeen), POTY 2024 Globe Inn, CPOTY 2024 Globe Inn
1 year ago
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Meet the Mor Brewer
The Justice Mill in Aberdeen hosted a Meet the Brewer event.
MòR Beers (Broughty Ferry)
1 year ago
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Windswept Blown Away
It is with sadness and despair that we heard of the decision of Windswept Brewery to close.
Windswept Brewing (Lossiemouth)
1 year ago
Brewery Beer of the Year
Brewery of the Year 2024
What breweries do we think are the finest in our region?
Swannay Brewery (Orkney), Burnside Brewery (Laurencekirk)
1 year ago
Pubs of the Year
Branch Pubs of the Year 2024
Which pubs do we think are the best in our region?
Globe Inn (Aberdeen), Redgarth (Oldmeldrum), Helgi's Bar (Kirkwall, Orkney), Ravenswood Legion (Banchory)
1 year ago
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Winter Social 2023
Sixteen hardy members of the branch braved the elements to attend an afternoon and early evening social in the Prince of Wales
1 year ago
Symbol of loss
Absent Friends
Since we last held a beer festival we have learned of the passing of a number of the stalwarts of the branch.
1 year ago
Dry January 2024
Dry January 2024
In January, Alcohol Change will be running it's annual "Dry January" campaign. Do you agree?
1 year ago
Scot Beer Discount
CAMRA Discount on Spey Valley, Broughton and Alechemy online
As a thank you to all CAMRA members UK wide, Consolidated Craft Breweries are offering CAMRA Members 15% discount on all beers on the ScotBeers website
Broughton Ales (Biggar), Spey Valley Brewery (Keith), Alechemy Brewing (Livingston)
1 year ago
Scot Beers
Own a share of Consolidated Craft Breweries
Scot Beers (aka Consolidated Craft Breweries) are crowdfunding.
Spey Valley Brewery (Keith), Alechemy Brewing (Livingston), Broughton Ales (Biggar)
1 year ago
Beer Fiddle
Beer and Trad Music
Listen to traditional music while enjoying your pint.
Blue Lamp (Aberdeen), Wellington Bar and Grill (Aberdeen), Old Blackfriars (Aberdeen)
1 year ago
Howff Burnside
Howff partners with Burnside
The Howff is celebrating our new partnership with Burnside Brewery.
Burnside Brewery (Laurencekirk), Howff (Aberdeen)
1 year ago
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Best Strong Bottled Beers
The competition to find the best strong Scottish beer Bottled Beer has many strong contenders.
Five Kingdoms (Isle of Whithorn), Burnside Brewery (Laurencekirk)
1 year ago
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