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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Alasdair Ferguson

BrewDog given £1.3m in Scottish Government funding before falling into administration

BrewDog owed more than £550 million in debts when it was handed over to administrators in March (Image: James Manning / PA)

BREWDOG received more than £1.3 million in funding from the Scottish Government before it fell into administration, with hundreds of jobs lost as it closed dozens of bars across the country, The National can reveal.

The Ellon-based beer firm owed more than £550m in debts when it was handed over to administrators in March and was later bought by American brewer and cannabis group Tilray Brands for £33m.

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