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Innis & Gunn plans new brewery in Edinburgh

The beer maker said it is expanding to meet growing domestic and international demand.

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A craft brewer has announced plans to build a new brewery in Edinburgh which could create up to 30 jobs.

Innis & Gunn said it is expanding to meet growing domestic and international demand, and to support its aim of achieving turnover of £40 million by 2021.

Its core range of craft lager, IPAs and barrel-aged beers will be produced at the new brewery, which would have a capacity of 400,000 hectolitres.

The location of the site has not been revealed and will be subject to the outcome of planning applications.

Its existing brewery in Perthshire, which the firm acquired when it purchased Inveralmond Brewery in 2016, will continue to brew the Inveralmond Brewery range of cask and bottled ales as well as focusing on experimentation and limited edition barrel-aged beers.

Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn, told shareholders of the plans at the company’s AGM in Glasgow on Thursday evening.

He said: “Building a new brewery will cement our Edinburgh heritage as well as creating a focal point for our beers in the capital.

“It provides the brewing, packaging and warehousing capacity we need as we continue to strive to meet the surging demand for our lager.

“For me, putting the brewery in Edinburgh, where we first brewed Innis & Gunn, feels like we have come home as a business.”

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