Breweries · Central Scotland
Innis & Gunn
Edinburgh's oak-aged-beer brewer (2003), with a city-centre tap and beer kitchens.
ronnie leask — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Innis & Gunn (2003) is the Edinburgh brewer best known for oak-aged lager and stout. The Lothian Road brewery tap and a chain of city-centre Innis & Gunn beer kitchens make it the most-visible Edinburgh craft brand for tourists.
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From the Wikipedia article
Innis & Gunn is a Scottish brewery based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2003 by brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp.
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Background
History
Founder Dougal Sharp was born in Aberdeen in June 1972. He was raised in Elgin, Moray, before moving to Edinburgh aged 14. The Innis part of the Innis & Gunn name is derived from the middle names of both Sharp and his brother. Sharp's career in alcoholic drinks began at Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery, with his father having led the management buy-out of the company in 1987. Sharp founded Innis & Gunn in 2003. The brewery has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014 and has been exported to over 35 countries. In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5 million cases of beer in over 35 countries. In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4 million in a…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.9522, -3.1972
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH2 2EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Established
- 2003
- Official site
- www.royalscottishacademy.org
Sources
- manual: innis-and-gunn-edinburgh (manual)
- wikipedia: Innis & Gunn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Innis & Gunn?
- Innis & Gunn is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH2 2EL).
- When was Innis & Gunn built?
- Built or established in 2003.
- How do I get to Innis & Gunn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH2 2EL. It sits within the Edinburgh North and Leith parliamentary constituency.