vegan Scotland

For a lot of people, summer means attending beer festivals.

For me, summer means attending vegan beer festivals! My series of Vegan Beer Fest UK events has become synonymous with this time of year and I’m thrilled to be heading back to Scotland next weekend for the third annual Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest.

Run in conjunction with Mono and William Bros, this event is set to be a rollicking Bank Holiday Sunday celebration of beer, cider, food, and karaoke!

Almost 25% of tickets have already been snapped up so book online now if you want a £4 advance ticket (£7 on the door).

We are excited about the food and karaoke, but of course it is all about the beer.

Check out the INCREDIBLE beer list for the Sunday August 5, 2018 event below:

On draft

• WILLIAMS BROS – Birds & Bees – 4.3% ABV – Summer Ale – Brewed for the summer evenings when we down tools for the day and retire to the beer garden. This bright, golden ale is a blend of lager malt, Cascade, Amarillo & Nelson Sauvin hops with a late infusion of elderflower. Fruity, aromatic and deliciously refreshing
• WILLIAMS BROS – Caesar Augustus – 4.0% ABV – Lager/IPA Hybrid – This Lager /IPA hybrid is a revolution in refreshment and flavour. All the crisp clean notes of the finest lager but with the discrete bitter finish of a well-balanced IPA. It’s not confused about what it wants’ to be, it’s just the best of both worlds
• WILLIAMS BROS – March Of The Penguins – 4.8% ABV – Stout – This creamy dark stout, deep chocolate in colour has a nose of roast malts, coffee, liquorice & orange peel. The aromas carry on into the flavour with a smooth mouthfeel, rich malty start, fresh hoppy middle & a delicious lingering sweet orange after taste. Sure to get you marching again
• BOON – Framboise – 5.0% ABV – Lambic – Boon Framboise is a blend of old & young lambics with added raspberries. It pours with a high-rise, pink fluffy head. Though obviously full of raspberries, the nose isn’t sweet. A sherberty character is in the forefront, along with a characteristic sour lambic smell & a tart raspberry hint. On the palate though, the raspberries almost taste fresh, and the faintest impression of wheat character. Boon Framboise is clean in the finish, leaving a gentle fizz and a hint of tartness
• BURNT MILL – Steel Cut (GF) – 4.8% ABV – Gluten Free Pale – A gluten free pale ale brewed with a blend of oats, buckwheat, maize & sorghum to give the beer a smooth base. Dry-hopped during fermentation with Summer and Enigma hops
• CLOUDWATER – DDH Pale Centennial Mosaic – 5.5% ABV – DDH Pale Ale – Centennial takes the lead in this 16 g/L double dry hopped Pale, backed up by Mosaic & Citra. The malt base includes Dextrin Malt, Flaked Oats & Wheat malt for body and texture
• CROMARTY – Hit The Lip – 3.8% ABV – NZ Session – A summer session beer packed with juicy hoppy flavours of peach and pine. Let this nectar hit you in the lips and you’ll be lying back in fruity hoppy heaven!
• DRYGATE – Anima – 4.5% ABV – Wit – Belgian tradition Glaswegian spice. Coriander seed, orange and lime. A refreshing Wit with a fruity twist
• DRYGATE – 7 Peaks – 5.0% ABV – IPA – A riotous, uncompromising, and bold cacophony of mosaic hop aromatics on a crisp malt backbone
• FALLEN – Local Motive – 3.9% ABV –Session IPA – A session beer turbo-charged it with Mosaic dry-hops. Easy-drinking but loads of flavour. Mango, citrus, earthy pine, stone fruits
• FIERCE vs DEVIL’S PEAK – Imperial Café Racer – 8.5% ABV – Imperial Porter – Devil’s Peak brewery have taken Fierce’s deep, dark coffee porter to another level with rich roasted Kenyan espresso & Madagascan bourbon vanilla for a sweet little lift
• FYNE ALES – Twilight Haze – 5.7% ABV –Vermont Ale – Twilight Haze is a hybrid fusion of traditional wheat beer and juicy new world IPA. Brewed with lots of wheat, orange peel and coriander, Twilight Haze was given a liberal dry-hopping with Mosaic, Citra and Calypso and left unfiltered and unfined to deliver big, bold, juicy flavours
• MAGIC ROCK vs GIGANTIC – Robots vs. Clowns – 5.3% ABV – Oaty India Pale Lager – Golden promise along with two types of oats give a simple but smooth mouthfeel. De-bittered Mosaic hops were added in the kettle and then Amarillo was added to the FV before transfer. The beer was then fermented cold using lager yeast before undergoing an extended maturation of 6 weeks and further dry hop additions of Amarillo and Mosaic. Crisp, fruity and drinkable just as all lager should be
• LOCH LOMOND – Southern Summit – 4.0% ABV – American Pale Ale – A tropical pale ale. A stone fruit aroma leads to a light citrus flavour that is rounded off with a clean & refreshing finish
• OVERTONE – NEIPA – 4.5% ABV – New England IPA – Soft & juicy New England IPA made from a combo of Citra & Mosaic hops. Glasgow’s newest brewery
• PILOT – Blue Lady – 5.0% ABV – Specialty Pale – A refreshingly floral pale, brewed with Edinburgh’s own Blue Lady blend, a variation on Earl Grey made with grapefruit oil and marigold flowers
• TINY REBEL – Bucky – 4.8% ABV – Amber/Red Ale – Bucky is an American Amber hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic
• TRACK – El Dorado Table Beer – 3.2% ABV – Table Beer – A lightly toasted malt base combines with the citrus and floral hop notes for a refreshing, beer with a light mouthfeel and plenty of hop punch!
• UP FRONT – Funk Punch – 6.2% ABV – Bretted Fruit Saison – Cranberry & pomegranate bretted saison, brewed with De Ranke yeast & a blend of wild brett strains, left to age for 9 months & finished with organic cranberry juice & pomegranate molasses
• UP FRONT – Funk Punch – 6.2% ABV – Bretted Fruit Saison – Cranberry & pomegranate bretted saison, brewed with De Ranke yeast & a blend of wild brett strains, left to age for 9 months & finished with organic cranberry juice & pomegranate molasses

Ciders on tap

• THISTLY CROSS – Cloudy – 5.5% ABV – Dry Cider – Medium dry farmhouse style cider
• THISTLY CROSS – Elderflower – 4.0% ABV – Floral Cider – Sweet & floral cider infused with elderflower
• THISTLY CROSS – Strawberry – 4.0% ABV – Fruit Cider – Sweet & fruity cider with pressed Scottish strawberries
• THISTLY CROSS – Traditional – 4.0% ABV – Sweet Cider – Sweet session cider

Bottles & Cans

• ALMASTY – Raspberry Saison – 5.0% ABV (33cl bottle) – Fruit Saison – Bursting out of the bottle with classic Belgian esters laced with masses of fruit
• AUGUSTINER – Helles – 5.2% ABV (50cl bottle) – Helles – Made according to the German Purity law its made with all Bavarian hops and malt, then given a long secondary fermentation to make for a crisp, smooth beer with a lightly hoppy finish. It’s the ultimate summer beer and absurdly drinkable
• BASQUELAND / NØGNE – Kveik Table Beer – 3.6% ABV (33cl bottle) – Kveik – The boys of Basqueland went to the Whats Brewing festival in Norway where they met up with the team from Nøgne – the pioneers of Scandinavian craft beer. Thus was born a collaboration, Kviek, named after a traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast. This is a table beer made with Mosaic & Ella hops
• BELLFIELD – Bohemian Pilsner – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF Pilsner – A classic Czech pilsner style, featuring Saaz, a noble hop, pale with a light body, background bitterness and gentle floral tones leading to a soft finish. The Bohemian Pilsner was our first beer to go into production
• BELLFIELD – Lawless Village IPA – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF IPA – Named after our neighbourhood of Portobello. A copper coloured, aromatic beer brewed as a traditional American IPA made with pale crystal malts and Cascade and Centennial American hops for a modern, citrusy finish. Enjoy this renegade chilled with friends
• BLACK ISLE – Goldfinch – 3.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF Session IPA – Goldfinch beer is bursting with citrusy zing. A multiple award winning beer, it’s a light, refreshingly hopped session IPA, & comes with the added bonus of being certified gluten-free
• BURNING SKY / TWO ROADS – The Call – 5.0% ABV (33cl bottle) – NEIPA – New England ish IPA brewed with Two Roads Brewing from Stratford, Connecticut USA. Brewed using ingredients and techniques from both breweries to produce a juicy session IPA with double dry hopping to up the flavour
• CAMDEN – Strawberry Hells Forever – 4.6% ABV (33cl can) – Strawberry Lager – We have a confession. Strawberry Hells isn’t really forever. Because we brew this beer with British strawberries, we can only make it in the summer. So while it’s tart, crisp and well rounded, it’s not around for long. We could have called it ‘Strawberry Hells sometimes’ but it didn’t have the same ring to it
• DE LA SENNE – Taras Boulba – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Belgian IPA – Light blonde with 4.5% alc., generously hopped with the finest aromatic hops, giving it a very refreshing character and a scent reminiscent of citrus
• DRY & BITTER – Great Gig In The Sky – 8.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – DIPA – Take on a modern Imperial IPA. They infused fruity American hops with Australian Galaxy hops with a double dry-hop to make this interstellar IPA reach even higher altitudes of hoppiness
• DUPONT – Saison Dupont – 6.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Saison – A coppery blonde beer, with aromas of fine hops, with marked bitterness, dry and very refreshing as it was originally. Coppery blond, the finest aromas and a strong bitterness transform this beer into a thirst-quencher with no equal, just the way it was created
• FRANK BOON – Boon Oude Gueze – 7.0% ABV (37.5cl bottle) – Gueze – Discover the fruity grapefruit and cheese-like flavour with a touch of Muscat grapes. Let yourself be pleasantly surprised by the round body. The sour mellowness and touches of dry oak are characteristic. The colour is light-yellow/amber, crowned with a firm head. The aftertaste is long, dry and intense
• HITACHINO NEST – White Ale – 4.0% ABV (35cl can) – Wit – This White Ale is brewed with wheat malt, and flavored with coriander, orange peel and nutmeg
• MAGIC ROCK – Fantasma – 6.5% ABV (33cl can) – Gluten free IPA – A dank and juicy IPA using Golden Promise, wheat and Cara Munich malts in the mash for a sweetly smooth body. For the hops we judiciously bittered with Magnum in the kettle followed by Citra T90 in both the whirlpool and in dry-hopping. The aroma/flavour is fruit-filled, dank and resinous, with plenty of tropical mango giving a moreish drinkability. Fermented with our house American ale yeast (WLP001) for a refreshingly clean finish, this IPA is also our first gluten-free beer using Brewers Clarex®
• MIKELLER – Drink’in The Sun – 0.3% ABV (35cl can) – Low/No alcohol – Rich and hoppy with nice tropical fruit notes to take your mind off the lack of alcohol!
• NORTHERN MONK – Heathen – 7.2% ABV (44cl can) – IPA – The American-bred Citra hops made their entrance into the industry with a bang, taking the craft brewing scene by storm with their otherworldly tropical fruit flavour and aroma. Our take on this juicy hop takes the best of its exceptional characteristics to brew a bold yet balanced IPA. A simple base of British pale malt is coloured by small kettle additions of our UK and US hops blend for a soft, fruity bitterness
• ORVAL – Orval – 6.2% ABV (33cl bottle) – Low/No alcohol – A world-class Belgian Trappist pale ale. Famous for its beautiful “Belgian lace” left on the glass from its huge head, this orangey-amber coloured ale is as complex as they come. It’s smooth yet crisp, tart yet dry. It carries with it flavours of lemon rind, freshly-cut hay, notes of spice and aromas of flowers and lemon
• SCHLENKERLA RAUCHBIER – Helles Lagerbier – 4.3% ABV (50cl bottle) – Smoked Lager – Brewed with fine Bavarian aroma hops from the area around the city of Nürnberg. It’s lagered in century old caves underneath the historic Schlenkerla brewery and maltings. Schlenkerla Helles is boiled in the same copper kettles and bottom fermented by the same yeast as the historic Schlenkerla Smokebeer. Its subtle smokiness without using smoke malt makes “Helles Schlenkerla Lager” a unique representative of the classic lager beer style “Bavarian Helles”
• STILLWATER – Classique – 6.0% ABV (35cl can) – Farmhouse Ale – A postmodern deconstruction of the American industrial lager made with naughty ingredients like corn and rice, completed with pilsner malt and lots of your favorite old-school American hops and farmhouse ale yeast.. “your Grandfather’s new beer”
• STONE BREWING (USA) – Tangerine Express – 6.7% ABV (35cl can) – Tropical IPA – An india pale ale packed with whole tangerine & pineapple. A tropical IPA that transports you to a hop-induced state
• TINY REBEL – Gin & Juice – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Botanical Pale – Bucket loads of juniper berries, citrus peel and aromatic spices give the beer a delicious, dry note, which is balanced out by the juicy fruit flavours from some punchy hops. It’s like an afterparty in your mouth!
• TRACK – Half Dome – 5.3% ABV (33cl bottle) – American Pale Ale – They added lime zest to the kettle and the dry hop to give it a little extra edge & hopped it extensively with Ekuanot, Vic Secret & Galaxy. The big punchy hops give way to a delicate citrus finish. A totally crushable killa
• UP FRONT – Ahab – 6.0% ABV (33cl can) – Stout – A complex, deep & rich fusion of dark malts w/ the fruity hop finish of an American Stout. Roasted chocolate & coffee malt notes, balanced w/ a fruity & spicy hop finish. Unfined, unfiltered & vegan friendly
• UP FRONT – Ismael – 6.0% ABV (33cl can) – IPA – Showcases the subtly sweet malt characteristics, heady hop notes & robust bitterness of an American IPA. Bitter, floral, piney, resinous, fruity & dank with a clean and crisp malt backbone. Unfined, unfiltered, & vegan friendly
• WILLIAMS BROS – Roisin – 4.2% ABV (33cl bottle) – Tayberry Ale – We brew a light, crisp blonde ale and add bucket loads of fresh Tayberries into cold tank & leave the two to mingle for 3 weeks. Róisin pours champagne pink with sweet hop & berry aromas which also carry through to the taste, with a satisfyingly lightly tart finish

You can RSVP and invite friends over on the Facebook event page.

Book tickets online here.