The all-female brewing team at Harviestoun have scooped a gold at the World Beer Awards for the brewery’s iconic lager Schiehallion.
Schiehallion won the gold award in the classic pilsner category and was also the only Scottish winner in that class. It is now shortlisted in the finals of the World Beer Awards, taking place on 24th August. There, it has a chance to be crowned the planet’s best craft lager.
“We’re over the moon to have won this top gold award for Schiehallion,” said Harviestoun’s master brewer, Amy Cockburn. “The success and global reputation of this very special craft lager is owed to the unrelenting passion and craftsmanship of everyone in the Harviestoun brewing team.
“When you name your beer after a mountain like Schiehallion, your beer had better be breathtaking too. Ours has an elegant head, fresh crispness, and a lingering grapefruit finish, which is all thanks to a lot of uphill work from our entire brewing team.
“As a pioneering producer and modern craft classic, we’ve been brewing since the early 1980s and have been crafting beer long before it became a popular trend. But we’re continuing to innovate and develop our product range.”
As part of this year’s celebrations to mark 40 years as a modern craft classic, Harviestoun will be releasing a new limited edition lager and a limited edition 40-year-old expression of Ola Dubh. The development of both new products is being led by Amy and her fellow brewer, Lisa Matthews.
