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At its height, in the 19th century, Edinburgh's brewing industry comprised of some 40 or so breweries. The smell of Edinburgh's proliferating breweries helped make its nickname "Aulde Reekie" stick. While, today, small brewing operations can be found in and around Edinburgh, the Caledonian Brewery, aka "the Caley", is the last remaining of the original Victorian breweries in operation. The Brew House, set in a red brick building in Edinburgh's Slateford area, remains relatively unchanged since 1869. Its best-known beers are Caledonian 80 and Deuchars IPA, award-winning ales that you can find in many Edinburgh pubs .

In 2010, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe , the Caley hosted comedy competition Take the Mic (16-22 Aug, 7pm) in its heritage centre.

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Do you like beer? Do you like Ales? Do you like heritage? Then you are at the right place at the Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh/ Dalry, off Slateford Road! Today I joined a 1.5h tour of the brewery premises to get some knowledge of Beer/Ale brewing with an aftermath of tasting certain brands like Deuchars, Flying Scotsman, 80 Shillings and Over the Bar, my favourite being the FLYING SCOTSMAN. I am not normally an ale drinker, but this time I made an exception. In addition we got some nice pies served with the beer what was the perfect ending to a nice day! Check out their website! You can book your own tours (especially popular with stag/hen nights) which range from £12 to £30 dependent if you like food with your tour and beer/ale tasting. The brewery is old and traditional, still showing some of their original features. It's very clean and presentable, not like other places. Last but not least, the staff is very engaged and present the spirit of this place very well. Enjoy!

The Caledonian Brewery has been producing fine ales since the second half of the nineteenth century and still is one of the most thriving businesses in the city. The brewery is unusual in a way as it focuses on brewing cask conditioned ale, which was normally brewed in England. The stable ales that the brewery produces are Deuchers IPA and Caledonian 80 (a more typical Scottish like ale). However, throughout the years the brewery has produced a variety of different ales for special occasions. Ales such as Over the Bar, Highland Fling, Auld Acquaintance and Old Seadog are just some the ales which reinforced by enjoyment of Caledonian Brewery. I started purely on Deuchers IPA and from then on, I began my journey through the many quality ales that this brewery produces. If you want to taste the best of Scottish brewing, then why not taste a tipple from the Caledonian Brewery!

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Monday, November 20, 2006

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how does one het such a wonderful tour?

We just called ahead and asked for an appointment. It helped that I had some beer-writing credentials, but I think they'd have been happy to oblige anyway.

I really like this site, it's so important to know more about this topic, keep it up and of course every time I have time I'll love to check out again

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I see on the Caledonian website that they offer Brewery Tours for groups of 8 - 12 (for either 12 or 18 pounds depending if you want to try some scotch as well).

Karen and Kate

Hello Karen and Kate -

Thanks for your interest!

Unfortunately, after contacting the Events Coordinator at the brewery for advice, I was notified that they have just recently cancelled the public tour for health and safety reasons.

So back to the drawing board for me - but if I find anything else similar I will let you know.

This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity.

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Would you believe it if I told you that beer is the third most consumed drink in the world? Right up there after water and tea, before both coffee and wine. Beer goes way back and was probably the first alcoholic drink ever to be intentionally produced. The oldest chemical proofs of beer making are almost 6000 years old and were found in the Zargos Mountain of western Iran. Many believe that beer as a beverage is way older than that, up to even 10 000 years old.

In the early days of beer's history, historians believe that the golden beverage served as much moe than just a joyful refreshment. It seems as though beer was used as an important instrument, serving as labour payment as well as nutrition. For example; when the great pyramids were build in Ancient Egypt, some 3800 years ago, beer was given to the workers as payment as well as both nutrition and refreshment. Each labourer earned 4-5 litres of beer per day. Who knows, if it wasn't for beer, perhaps one of the seven great wonders of the world would never have come about.

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At the Victoria Caledonian Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery, we craft outstanding beers, exceptional single malt whiskies, and great visitor experiences. Visit our spacious tasting room and enjoy a flight, pint or a wee dram. Join us on one of our guided tours and feel the grains of barley slip through your fingers and smell the fragrant aroma of hops as you discover the art and science of brewing and distilling. Quench your thirst with the crisp taste of fresh beer as you stand beneath the towering stainless steel brewhouse and delve into the complex and subtle flavours of a dram of whisky while admiring the hand hammered copper of our whisky stills.

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