Brewery Celebrates Global Wins and 4 Star Status for Visitor Centre
Scotland’s oldest working brewery Belhaven has three new additions to its trophy cabinet this week, after the results of the world-renowned Monde Selection 2023 were announced.
The Dunbar-based brewer scooped three medals at these prestigious global quality awards: two Golds for Belhaven Scottish Oat Stout and Belhaven Wee Heavy, plus a Silver for Belhaven Scottish Ale.
The news continues a period of global acclaim for Belhaven, underpinned by the company’s long-standing commitment to brewing exceptional quality Scottish beers.
Belhaven Oat Stout in particular has taken the beer world by storm with its darkly rich, perfectly balanced character. It was named the World Beer Awards overall ‘World’s Best Oat Stout’ last year, as well as winning a Gold in the Monde Selection 2022.
The Belhaven team has further cause to celebrate this week with news that the Brewery’s Visitor Experience has been given 4 Star Quality Assurance status by VisitScotland – reflecting an excellent customer experience in the eyes of their expert tourism assessors.
Having only opened its doors in 2021, this is a huge win for the brewery team, who have worked hard to bring the story of their historic ‘home of Scottish brewing’ on East Lothian’s golden coastline to life in a personal, engaging and entertaining way.
Fiona Matheson, Belhaven Brand Manager said: ‘We are bursting with pride to have received such good news about our beers and our brewery visitor experience this month. So much hard work goes on behind the scenes and both accolades are a tribute to our teams and the dedication and passion they bring to everything that we do here in our Dunbar home. As the summer months approach, we’re looking forward to welcoming visitors to the brewery to enjoy the experience we have on offer along with a taste of some of our internationally-winning beers.’
VisitScotland Regional Director Neil Christison added: ‘Congratulations to Belhaven Brewery on achieving a 4-Star QA Award. Belhaven Brewery has been a fantastic addition to the tourism offering in Dunbar and East Lothian since they first started welcoming visitors for tours in 2021. This is a fantastic achievement for this business which reflects their commitment to providing an excellent customer experience and insight into the workings of Scotland’s oldest working brewery’.
VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance scheme represents world class excellence, helping businesses shine, enabling visitors to make informed choices and driving up investment in quality.
Established in 1719, Belhaven has been producing some of the nation’s favourite beers for over 300 years. Situated in the historic coastal town of Dunbar, its award-winning range of craft beers and ales include Scotland’s No.1 ale Belhaven Best and No.1 stout, Belhaven Black.
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ABOUT BELHAVEN
Established in 1719, Belhaven Brewery is the oldest working brewery in Scotland. Situated on the coast in Dunbar, East Lothian, just 20 miles from Edinburgh, it has a proud brewing heritage and a dedicated team making beers the traditional way, bursting with Scottish character.
As the home of Scottish brewing, Belhaven prides itself in producing the nation’s number 1 ale (Belhaven Best) and Number 1 Stout (Belhaven Black), alongside an award-winning range of craft beers and ales. All Belhaven beers use 100% Scottish malted barley, local spring water and unique Belhaven yeast.
Belhaven has been part of Greene King since 2005.
For further information please contact Burt Greener Communications:
Rachael Tyrrell / rachael@burtgreener.co.uk / 07818 075606
Lorna Burt / lorna@burtgreener.co.uk / 07792 253818