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Belhaven Brewery

Documented history of the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, Scotland dates back to 1719, although the brewery site has even older cellars and wells, and monks were thought to have brewed beer locally centuries before. The brewery produced beers for the region, and, after commercial rail reached Dunbar in 1846, for a wider audience. The Dudgeon family, the brewery’s owners from 1815 to 1972, diversified the business to focus on maltings while producing smaller amounts of beer. The move enabled the business to survive the widespread economic changes that would lead to the closure of many Scottish breweries through the 20th century.


Belhaven has brewed its Scottish Ale longer than any other beer. Malty and mildly hoppy, it has a ruby color in the glass and delivers a sweet, smooth and creamy finish. Its Wee Heavy is a 6.5 percent ABV classic Scottish heavy, yet it has a lightness of flavor and a great reddish color in the glass.


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