Innis & Gunn

Innis & Gunn is a beer brand and brewery based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2003 by Master Brewer, Dougal Gunn Sharp.[1]

Innis & Gunn Brewing Company
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Opened2003 (2003)
Websitewww.innisandgunn.com
Active beers
Name Type
The Original Ale
Blood Red Sky Red ale
Kindred Spirits Irish Stout
Innis & Gunn Lager Lager
Innis & None Low-alcohol-pale ale
Gunnpowder IPA India Pale Ale

Innis & Gunn has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014 [2] and has been exported to over 35 countries.[3] It is the No.1 "craft" lager in Scotland, the No.1 imported "craft" beer in Canada and the No.3 in Sweden. In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5M cases of beer in over 35 countries. The Innis & Gunn Brewery in Perth is the brand's home for innovation and barrel-ageing.

The first Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015,[4] winning the UK Casual Dining Concept Award in 2016.

With a focus on craft beer and food paints, it later expanded to Dundee and Glasgow's Ashton Lane, the largest unit opened to date.

In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4M in a crowdfund, surpassing its target of £1M in 72 hours.

In 2017, Innis & Gunn signed a distribution deal in China for its flagship ale 'The Original'.[5]

Varieties

Regular availability
  • Original - This is the brewery's flagship beer. It is aged using bourbon casks over bourbon-infused heartwood in specialty "Oakerators" It is 6.6% alcohol by volume. At first only available as a bottled beer, it is now marketed in bottles, cans and as draught.
  • Blood Red Sky - A replacement to the old Rum Cask beer, Blood Red Sky is aged using Jamaican rum barrels and is a part of the core range offered by Innis & Gunn. This red beer is 6.8% ABV and is available in bottled and as draught.
  • Gunnpowder IPA - This India Pale Ale is 5.6% ABV and is available in cans, bottles and as draught.
  • Lager Beer - Innis & Gunn Lager Beer is a craft-brewed lager, 4.6% ABV. Available in cans, bottles and as draught.

See also

References
  1. "Our Story - Beer Discovered by Accident - Innis and Gunn". Innis and Gunn. 13 January 2021.
  2. "Tennent's ends Innis & Gunn deal". HeraldScotland. 16 November 2018.
  3. "Innis & Gunn cheers exports success amid global thirst for UK beer". The Scotsman. 13 January 2021.
  4. Watterson, Kaleigh (8 July 2015). "Innis and Gunn to open first bar and restaurant". Time Out Edinburgh. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. "Three Scottish firms making it big in China right now". Business Insider. 16 March 2018.
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