Arran Brewery has resumed production after a “cataclysmic” boiler failure left it unable to brew beer for almost all of this year.
Despite the setback, the brewery managed to bottle a significant amount of beer at the beginning of the year, thanks to full tanks post-Christmas. However, the absence of a functioning boiler halted further brewing activities. Multiple attempts at a repair were initially promising but ultimately unsuccessful, causing further delays.
However, engineers successfully restored the boiler to full working order last month and the brewery is back in business, albeit at a reduced capacity for the moment.
A spokesperson for Arran Brewery said: “It’s been an incredibly tough year for us and we’ve not quite ramped back up to full speed yet, but we’ve had a successful brew of our Arran Blonde, and Arran Dark has just entered the maturation stage and seems to be as delicious as ever!”
The next planned brew is Arran’s British IPA, Brewery Dug, which will be overseen – aptly enough – by Freyja, the brewery’s dug.
