A Dundee brewery has launched a new beer in support of Scotland’s national mental health charity.
71 Brewing has released micro-batch beer - the ‘Big Floral Vibe’ - in conjunction with SAMH.
The 4.2% beer will be restricted to a single purchase per person due to its limited availability.
Brewery bosses say Big Floral Vibe offers the beer drinker ‘a delicate floral aroma with notes of candied ginger in a tart, refreshing “zingy” sour.’
And they revealed SAMH was chosen in recognition of the sometimes devastating mental health challenges the nation has faced over the last couple of years, and because it was produced with care during Mental health Awareness Week.
Duncan Alexander, founder of 71 Brewing, told Dundee Live: “I’m so proud of our brewing team for creating a beer that lifts your spirits, and for brewing it to raise money for a charity that makes such a vital difference to people who are facing mental health challenges.
“The pandemic has really shone a light on mental health, with a great many individuals experiencing problems for the first time as a result of the series of national lockdowns, great uncertainty, increased loneliness, and unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety.
“SAMH is a very worthy cause and, while the beer is small batch and limited in number, I do hope that it sells out quickly and we can get those funds to the charity as quickly as possible so that they can continue their good work.”
71 Brewing Co was established in Dundee in 2016, the city’s first active brewery in over 50 years.
Based in the former ironworks towering out of the heart of an area known as ‘Hell’s Half Acre’ the building formed a major part of the mighty Blackness iron foundry.
With a core range of crisp lagers and hazy pale ales, 71 Brewing also produce distinctive, locally sourced fruited sour beers and small batch seasonal specials that complement their core ranges.
The Brewery is currently on a journey to becoming fully carbon neutral certified by 2025.
SAMH was founded in 1923 and is Scotland’s national mental health charity.
They work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education.
- Big Floral Vibe will officially be released online at 10am this Friday on 71Brewing’s website here.
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