STAFF at Belhaven Brewery have been raising a glass to success at the Scottish Beer Awards.
The Dunbar business was among those celebrating at the national awards, which took place on Wednesday.
Belhaven Black secured the award for the Best Porter or Stout in the style category at the ceremony, beating 10 other finalists for the spot.
The success comes on the heels of Scotland’s oldest working brewery receiving highly commended status for its visitor experience at the annual Icon of Beer Awards, which are part of the World Beer Awards.
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Fiona Matheson, senior brand manager for Belhaven Brewery, said: “We are proud to have secured such brilliant results this month for Belhaven Black and our visitor experience with such notable bodies.
“We are passionate about how we create our beer and how people can experience the brewery, and it’s a joy to share our history and our brilliant beers with the general public who visit us from across the world.”
The Scottish Beer Awards were founded in 2016 to recognise the best breweries and beers in Scotland.
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The independent competition is judged by a panel of experts drawn from across the sector, bringing together industry experience and market knowledge to recognise the greatest achievements in the brewing sector in Scotland.
Belhaven Black is described as “a rich and welcoming 4.2 per cent (ABV) stout, brewed with unique Belhaven yeast and a blend of roast barley, roasted black malt and a light roasted chocolate malt that create a deliciously deep, smooth, full-bodied stout”.
Belhaven Best was also a finalist in the Best British Style Ale category and also the brewery for the Excellence in Branding award.
Haddington's Winton Brewery was also represented at the awards.
Mon Then! was a finalist for Best Juicy or Hazy Beer, while Taps Aff was in the running for Best Lager.
Oh Ya Bassa was a finalist in the Best Sour Beer category and Winton Brewery’s Station Yard Micropub, beside Dunbar Railway Station, was up for the Best Beer Destination prize.
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Next month, Belhaven Brewery will team up with Haddington-based The Cheese Lady.
A cheese and beer tasting event, which pairs five cheeses with Belhaven beer, takes place at the brewery on October 26.
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