Scottish Beer

**Omar Zaragoza** · 22nd November 12, 08:13 AM

Hello guys,

We have a stablished stand where we sell beers from around the world, and I'm trying to bring some Scottish Beers, I can import all of these beers but I want to know if you have any comments about them.

77 Lager
Trashy Blond
5am Saint
Punk IPA
Hardcore IPA
Paradox Imperial
Tactical Nuclear Penguin
Sink the Bismarck

Are they real Scottish beers??

**Cecil** · 22nd November 12, 08:26 AM

Do they say product of Scotland? I found some nice ales on the islands off Scotlands west coast.

**Omar Zaragoza** · 22nd November 12, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Cecil

Do they say product of Scotland? I found some nice ales on the islands off Scotlands west coast.

Yes, they say product of Scotland, but I havent heard anything about them

**Cecil** · 22nd November 12, 08:51 AM

Have you tried to google up any info on them? Thats what I do most of the time. None of those names are familiar to me.

**Phil** · 22nd November 12, 08:57 AM

Never heard of any of them. They may be the product of someone's back yard but I doubt if they come from any well established brewery.
Have you tried ones like 'Fraoch', Traquair, Orkney brewery, Belhaven and many others. Here are some in the Edinburgh area that might give you some leads - http://www.scottishbrewing.com/brewe...ndlothians.php -.

**Lime** · 22nd November 12, 09:00 AM

I think a few of them are from Brewdog: http://www.brewdog.com/

**Tartan Tess** · 22nd November 12, 09:17 AM

Wow, that is some site.

**Macman** · 22nd November 12, 11:35 AM

"Tactical Nuclear Penguin" and "Sink the Bismark" are made in Scotland, but I wouldn't call them typical Scottish beers. I've never tried them myself, but I'd call them high-alcohol novelty beers.

**Grizzly** · 22nd November 12, 12:25 PM

As a real ale drinker I cant say that I have heard of any of them. They seem to be a relatively new brewery with products aimed at a less discerning clientele. Phil above has listed more traditional beers. I strongly advise you to take his advice.

**Lime** · 22nd November 12, 01:01 PM

I haven't tried them myself but I understand that BrewDog are high quality craft beers but clearly they are on the "trendy" edge of the spectrum. I personally don't care for the genre... but I might be doing them a huge disservice. I wouldn't get mislead by the high alcohol content; there is a bit of a move towards sipping stronger beers.

I tend to go to quite a few beer festivals and various real ale (old man!) pubs and can confidently recommend Fyne Ales: particularly Vital Spark: http://www.fyneales.com/ as a favourite.