Aldi Scotland’s popular in-store Scottish Beer Festival is back today (Thursday 29 August), featuring five returning fan favourites alongside the exclusive launch of Innis & Gunn’s brand-new Tequila Cask Blonde beer.
Marking the first UK supermarket to offer this innovative craft beer, Aldi’s long standing Scottish Beer Festival is back to celebrate the very best of Scottish brewing. Customers can be among the first to sample these delicious new brews, available across all 106 Scottish Aldi stores from Thursday 29 August, while stocks last.
The Innis & Gunn Tequila Cask Blonde is matured using specially selected real tequila casks, combining the smooth character of a blonde ale with distinctive notes of tequila. The flavours from the casks provide the distinctive citrus and spice tequila character, while the sweetness from the oak adds depth, ensuring this beer is as accessible and refreshing as it is original.
Innis and Gunn are one of the UK’s most successful premium beer brands. Launching in Edinburgh in 2003, founder and master brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp quickly established a reputation for his innovative oak cask maturation, creating a bold new beer in the market. Innis & Gunn now brew many multi-award-winning beers from craft lagers to IPAs.
Aldi Scotland’s line up also includes the return of five fan favourites. Broughton Ales’ Bring Out The Imp! is a rich, full bodied imperial stout with a soft liquorice finish while Loch Lomond Brewery’s Only Happy When it Rains IPA is sweet and juicy with citrus notes.
Also from Loch Lomond Brewery is their Helles Glen Pilsner, a light and citrus brew with a balanced malty flavour. The Cold Town Citrus DIPA is a vibrant zesty beer with a mango aroma and a hint of caramel sweetness to balance the hop profile. Finally the Velo Radler from West Brewery is fresh hazy brew, blended with blood orange soda, that’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Richard Holloway, regional managing director, Aldi Scotland, said: “We’re very pleased to be the first UK supermarket to bring Innis & Gunn’s Tequlia Cask Blonde beer to market.
“The craft beer industry continues to thrive in Scotland, while tequila has seen a rapid rise in popularity, so I’m sure this will be a huge hit with customers.
“Our Scottish Beer Festival is always a highlight, and this exclusive launch represents our ongoing commitment to supporting Scottish breweries, while offering customers the opportunity to sample locally produced, top-quality brews at everyday prices.”
