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Innis & Gunn is a British brewery based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2003 by brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp. [1]
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Innis & Gunn is a British brewery based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2003 by brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp. [1]
Founder Dougal Sharp was born in Aberdeen in June 1972. He was raised in Elgin, Moray, before moving to Edinburgh aged 14. The Innis part of the Innis & Gunn name is derived from the middle names of both Sharp and his brother. [2] Sharp's career in alcoholic drinks began at Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery, with his father having led the management buy-out of the company in 1987. [3] Sharp founded Innis & Gunn in 2003.
The brewery has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014 [4] and has been exported to over 35 countries. [5] In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5 million cases of beer in over 35 countries.
In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4 million in a crowdfund, surpassing its target of £1 million within 72 hours.
In 2017, the brewery signed a distribution deal in China for its flagship ale 'The Original'. [6]
The first Innis & Gunn Brewery Taproom opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015, [7] winning the UK Casual Dining Concept Award in 2016. With a focus on craft beer and seasonal food, it later expanded to Dundee and Glasgow's Ashton Lane, the largest unit opened to date.
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