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The 66 new Scottish pubs named in the Good Beer Guide for 2023

Beer fans in Scotland will soon be able to get their hands on this year's CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, which celebrates the very best pubs here and around the rest of the UK. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, there are over 60 new Scottish entries to the 2023 guide.

The guide's award-winning author Laura Hadland has showcased the local beer highlights across Scotland, picking out the best place to get a pint across the country.

The Good Beer Guide 2023, which is published annually by CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale), helps beer lovers take a barometer of the local beer scene. As well as covering 308 of the very best pubs across Scotland, it keeps track of brewery numbers, and notes there are now 25 new breweries across the country.

Speaking about the thriving scene in Scotland, Hadland notes that although the nation has a proud and exciting brewing heritage, “real ale availability can still be quite sparse in comparison to other regions".

The guide has been released for 2023 (CAMRA)

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Adding: "This isn’t particularly surprising when you consider that the distance between the most northerly brewery, the Lerwick Brewery on Shetland, and the most southerly, Five Kingdoms in the Isle of Whithorn, is some 400 miles!"

The experienced beer writer singles out Scottish breweries such as Arran Brewery, on the Isle of Arran, and Fyne Ales – whose Session Blonde beer Jarl won the Champion Beer of Scotland competition in 2021 – for praise.

Shockingly, they recorded that 17 Scottish breweries also closed this year.

More than 4,500 pubs were surveyed by thousands of independent volunteers, and this year, there are 66 new Scottish pubs added to the guide, with the likes of

CAMRA National Chairman Nik Antona says: “For nearly five decades, the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the country.

"The Good Beer Guide has always had an important role in acting as a barometer of the beer and pub industry. We believe information gleaned from the Guide is absolutely vital in the drive to save our pubs from closure and campaign for policies that better support pubs, local brewers and their customers.

"Whilst we experienced a boom in the brewing industry over recent years, it’s clear that the effects of COVID-19 and subsequent cost of living and cost of goods crisis has been keenly felt. I’d encourage everyone to use this Guide to seek out the very best examples of pub excellence and support these locals by visiting them."

The guide is £16.99 and is available to buy here.


The best places to get a pint have been revealed (Getty)

Which pubs are included in the Good Beer Guide?

In Scotland, 308 pubs are included in the guide, with 66 new pub entries this year. Here are all of the new entries for Scotland in the 2023 Good Beer Guide:

Aberdeenshire

Stag, Aberdeen, Crown Street, AB11 6HB

Under the Hammer, Aberdeen, North Silver Street, AB10 1RJ

Invercauld Mews, Braemar, Glenshee Road, AB35 5YR

Royal Oak Hotel, Cullen, Castle Terrace, AB56 4SD

Belvedere Hotel, Stonehaven, Evan Street, AB39 2ET

Shepherds Rest, Westhill, Straik Road, AB32 6HF

Argyll and the islands

Creagan Inn, Appin, Creagan, PA38 4BQ

Tigh-an-Truish Inn, Clachan Seil, PA34 4QZ

Ingrams, Dunoon, Ferry Brae, PA23 7DJ

Cuilfail, Kilmelford, PA34 4XA

Markie Dans, Oban, Victoria Crescent, Corran Esplanade, A34 5PN

Black Bull Inn, Rothesay, West Princes Street

Macs Bar, Rothesay, Castlehill Street, PA20 0DA

Ayrshire and Arran

Black Bull Inn, Darvel, 24 West Main Street, KA17 0AQ

Auld Brig, Irvine, 15 Fullarton Square, KA12 8EJ

Paddle Steamer, Largs, Gallowgate Street, KA30 8LX

Mill House, Stewarton, 4 Dean Street, KA3 5EQ

The Borders

Ancrum Cross Keys, Ancrum, The Green, TD8 6XH

Clovenfords Hotel, Clovenfords, Vine Street, TD1 3LU

Rutherfords, Kelso, The Square, TD5 7HL

Border, Kirk Yetholm, The Green, TD5 8PQ

Dumfries & Galloway

Douglas Arms, Dumfries, 75 Friars Vennel, DG1 2RQ

Harbour Inn, Garlieston, 18 South Crescent, DG8 8BQ

Masonic Arms, Gatehouse of Fleet, Ann Street, DG7 2HU

Creebridge House Hotel, Newton Stewart, Minnigaff, DG8 6NP

Edinburgh & The Lothians

Duck's Inn, Aberlady, Main Street EH32 0RE

Black Cat, Edinburgh, 168 Rose Street, EH2 4BA

Sandy Bell's, Edinburgh: Central, 25 Forrest Road, EH1 2QH

Artisan, Edinburgh: East, 35 London Road, EH7 5BQ

Clark's Bar, Edinburgh: North, 142 Dundas Street EH3 5DQ

Mather's, Edinburgh: North, 25 Broughton Street, EH1 3JU

Stobsmill Inn (Bruntons), Gorebridge, 25 Powdermill Brae, EH23 4HX

Black Bull, Mid Calder, Market Street, EH53 0AA

David Macbeth Moir, Musselburgh, Bridge Street EH21 6AG

Prestoungrange Gothenburg, Prestonpans, 227 High Street EH32 9BE

Greater Glasgow

Coach House, Bridge of Weir, Main Street, PA11 3NR

Hudsons, East Kilbride, 14-16 Cornwall Way, G74 1JR

Ben Nevis, Glasgow, 1147 Argyle Street, Finnieston, G3 8TB

Clockwork, Glasgow, 1153-1155 Cathcart Road, Mount Florida, G42 9HB

Counting House, Glasgow, 2 St Vincent Place, G1 2DH

Doublet, Glasgow, 74 Park Road, Woodlands, G4 9JF

ValleyScotia Bar, Glasgow, 112-114 Stockwell Street, G1 4LW

Habbies Bar & Grill, Kilbarchan, 25 New Street, PA10 2LN

Clydesdale Inn, Lanark, 15 Bloomgate, ML11 9ET

Talbot Arms, Milngavie, 30 Main Street, G62 6BU

Lord of the Isles, Renfrew, Xscape, Kings Inch Road PA4 8XQ

Highlands & Western Isles

Badachro Inn, Badachro, IV21 2AA

Cawdor Tavern, Cawdor, The Lane, IV12 5XP

Bothy Bar, Fort Augustus, Canalside, PH32 4AU

John O'Groats Brewery & Tap Room, John O'Groats, The Last House, KW1 4YR

Suie Bar, Kincraig PH21 1NA

Loch Ness Inn Lewiston, Lewiston, near Drumnadrochit, IV63 6UW

Whitebridge Hotel, Whitebridge, IV2 6UN

Fife

Ceres Inn, Ceres, The Cross, KY15 5NA

Guildhall & Linen Exchange, Dunfermline, High Street, KY12 7DR

Golden Acorn, Glenrothes, 1 North Street, KY7 5NA

Auld Hoose, Kinghorn, Nethergate, KY3 9SY

Robert Nairn, Kirkcaldy, Kirk Wynd, KY1 1EH

Loch Lomond, Stirling & The Trossachs

Tullie Inn, Balloch, Balloch Road, G83 8SW

Allanwater Brewhouse, Bridge of Allan, Queens Lane, FK9 4NY

Clachan Inn, Drymen, 2 The Square, G63 0BL

Orkney

Bothy Bar (Albert Hotel), Kirkwall: Orkney, Mounthoolie Lane, KW15 1HW

Tayside

Counting House, Dundee, 67-71 Reform Street, DD1 1SP

Capital Asset, Perth, Tay Street

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