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Scottish Brewing Archive

The Scottish Brewing Archive was established in 1982 to collect and preserve the records of the brewing industry in Scotland. It is funded by the industry and is administered by a Board of Trustees. Since 1991 it has been housed within Glasgow University Archives and Business Records Centre.

The Scottish Brewing Archive holds records for over 120 companies including breweries, maltings, cooperages, trade associations and some licensed premises.

Label for Bernard's India Pale Ale, c1930 [courtesy Scottish Brewing Archive] The company records date from the 1780s to the 1990s, with the majority covering the 19th and 20th centuries. These reflect all aspects of the brewing industry in Scotland - historical, scientific, economic, social, technological and political. The collections are used by academics, students, enthusiasts and private researchers.

Some of the oldest and most important companies represented are Aitkens of Falkirk; Fowlers of Prestonpans; William McEwan and William Younger of Edinburgh; George Younger of Alloa and Tennent Caledonian Breweries in Glasgow.

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