Saturday 1 October 2011

Scottish breweries in 1869

September has gone, but Scotland's still hanging around like a drunk who's forgotten the way home. I'm having too much fun with this theme to stop now. And I've just invested in a book about brewing in Alloa. May as well put it to use.

Time for another map. Just three decades later than the last one, but you'll notice a few changes. In particular, how the brewing industry was increasingly concentrated in a few towns in central Scotland and the East coast. Take a look:



View Scottish Breweries in 1869 in a larger map

Not all breweries are included, but those that are missing are extremely small - ones brewing fewer than 100 barrels a year.

Want all those breweries in handy table form? Here you go:


Scottish brewers in 1869
Brewery Town
Elsmie, Geo. & Co Aberdeen
James, Wm. & Co  Aberdeen
McAdam, Wm. &Co Aberdeen
Marshall, T. & Co. Aberdeen
Black, Wm. & Co Aberdeen 
Cowie, Alex. & Co.  Aberdeen 
McNellan, John & Co. Alloa
Maclay, James Alloa
Meiklejohn, R & Son Alloa
Younger, George & Son Alloa
Arrol, Archibald Alloa 
Blair, Alexander Alloa 
Wilson, J.C.& Co. Annan
Key, John M,  Anstruther
Richardson, J. Athelstaneford
Cunningham Athelstaneford 
Watson, James Ayr
Banff Brewery Company  Banff
Pudgeon, Elizabeth  Belhaven
Milne, W Biffie, Old Deer
Eadie, W. Blackford, Auchterarder
Sharp, B & D Blackford, Auchterarder
Eadie, R. and Sons Blackford, Auchterarder
Ogilvy, James Blairgowrie
Durie, Alexr Brechin
Gallaway & Knox Cambus
Knox, B.& Son Cambus, Alloa
McDonald, W Castle DougIas
Barclay, James Catrine 
Renton, Thomas Chirnside
Davidson, Andrew Coldstream
Howe, Henry Cullen
Mitchell, R & J Cupar
Dalkeith Brewery Company  Dalkeith
Gilliespie, Alex Dumbarton
Rennie, James Dumfries
Turner, William Dumfries
Corsen, Wm, & Co Dumfries 
Gray, William Dundee
Ure, William Dundee
Whitten, George Dundee
Ballinghall & Son Dundee 
Wilson, R. Dunfermline
Brown, Wm Dunfermline 
Berwick, W. & Co Edinburgh
Dick, Chas. & Son Edinburgh
Drybrough & Co Edinburgh
Edin, & Leith Brew. Compy  Edinburgh
Fulton & Paxton Edinburgh
Jeffery, J. & Co  Edinburgh
McMillan, R & Co. Edinburgh
Mackay, Geo & Co. Edinburgh
Melvin, Alex Edinburgh
Muir, James & Son Edinburgh
Pendrigh, J. & G. Edinburgh
Raeburn, W. & J. Edinburgh
Ritchie, George Edinburgh
Simson, James Edinburgh
Steel, Coulson & Co. Edinburgh
Taylor, Anderson & Co. Edinburgh
Usher, J & T Edinburgh
Younger, William & Co. Edinburgh
Younger, Robert Edinburgh
Aitchison, J.& Co Edinburgh 
Bernard, T Edinburgh 
Campbell, Arch Edinburgh 
Carmichael, T Edinburgh 
McEwan, Wm Edinburgh 
Stenhouse, J. Edman, Kelso
Young, A & J Elgin
Arnott, Henry & Co Elgin 
Aitken, Jas. & Co Falkirk 
Bonthrone, Alex Falkland 
Lyall, Lawrence Fisherrow
Whitelaw, William Fisherrow
Hossack. John Forres
Haldane, Wm. Galashields
Hunter, David Gatehouse
Lynch, Owen Glasgow
Scott, William Glasgow
Steel, Coulson & Co. Glasgow
Tennent, J. & R. Glasgow
Wordie, Peter Glasgow
Baird, Hugh & Co Glasgow 
Black, P. & A.  Greenock 
Buchanan,J,  Haugh, Inverness 
Spence, Alexander Huntly
Black,G,Thornbush Inverness 
Murray, Wm.  Jedburgh
Summer, John W Jedburgh
Fraser, John Keith
Moyes & Gowans Kilmarnock
Stocks, John Kircaldy
Gilroy, Thos. & Co Lanark
Paterson, W & Co. Langholm
Nelson, John Lawrencekirk
McNair, John Leith
Brown, J. & Geo Leven 
Simson, James Melrose
Ross, Wm. & Co. Montrose
Davidson, John Montrose 
Cunningham, C N. Berwick 
Smith, J Newton, Ayr
Young, D.B. Newton, Ayr
Solomon, W.T. Newton-Stewart
Sacell Brewery Co. Paisley
Muir and Martin Perth
Stewart, James Perth
Wright, John & Co. Perth
McGlashan, Geo Peterhead
Wallace, James Peterhead
Brothers, P Portelphinstone 
Fowler, J. & Co Prestonpans
Paxton, G. & Sons Richardland, Kilmarnock
Haig, Wm. St. Andrews
Ireland, D. S St. Andrews
Burden, Ann Stirling
McNicholl, Robert Stirling
Campbell, John Stranrear 
McCaig, John Thornhill
Steel, W. West Barns, Dunbar
Doig and Martin Wigtown
Source:
LOFTUS'S ALMANACK FOR Brewers, Distillers, AND THE Wine and Spirit Trades, 1869, pages 38 - 39, 

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